High winds strike central Kansas town injure none
A severe wind storm hit Herington and surrounding areas with 50 to 60 mph winds and two inches of rain in 25 minutes. A small tornado was reported east side of town. Mobile homes, a church roof, and multiple houses suffered damage. several dozen people required minor emergency care but no serious injuries. Governor Bennett ordered emergency aid as damages were estimated in the hundreds of thousands to millions.
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Herington
UPI
Jim Hay
Hays
Kansas
Highway Patrol
National Weather Service
Robert Bennett
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
U.S
RCD to hear forestry reports in Erie meeting
Forestry reports on accomplishments and plans will start the Southeast Kansas Resource Conservation and Development meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at Neosho County Courthouse in Erie. Extension foresters Jack Rowland and Jerry Bratton will discuss woodland improvements and the 1978 forestry plan of action. Reports cover the tourism booklet, the Bridge Safety Act of 1977, and activities of the Southeast Kansas Branch Experiment Station.
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Southeast Kansas
Neosho County
Erie
Jack Rowland
Extension Forester
Rc&d Extension Foresters
Jerry Bratton
Southeast
Kansas
Southeast Kansas Branch
Kansas State Bank Agricultural School graduates 38
Dale E. Washburn of Bank of Commerce among 38 graduates from Kansas State University Manhattan school of agricultural banking. Over 200 enrolled. curriculum included agricultural financing analysis farm management estate tax planning and problem loans. Program presentations by bankers and K State faculty. School sponsored by Economics Department Kansas Association of Bank Agricultural Representatives with Kansas Banking Association.
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Dale E. Washburn
Bank of Commerce
Kansas State University
Manhattan
School of Agricultural Banking
K-State Economics Department
Kansas Association of Bank Agricultural Representatives
Kansas Banking Association
Bennett makes play for Kansas tourism boost
Gov. Robert Bennett announced two El Dorado Industries mobile information centers to promote Kansas culture and history. The units staffed by Fort Hays State and Kansas State University photo journalism students will run June 18 to August 20, traveling about 3500 miles to steer travelers toward state attractions and raise tourism spending.
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Topeka
UPI
Kansas
Union
Robert Bennett
Kansas Department of Economic Development
el Dorado Industries
Fort Hays State University
Kansas State University
Bennett
KDED
Kansas Park and Resource Authority
Highway Patrol
Department of Transportation
Industry tax cut shakes Carter oil and gas plan
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to trim President Carter’s proposed oil and natural gas tax, reducing both expected energy savings and revenue. Administration estimates of saving 3.3 million barrels daily by 1985 and $90.53 billion in revenue from 1979 to 1985 were pared to about 2 million barrels and $44.6 billion, with lower per barrel and per thousand cubic feet rates for 1979 and 1985.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
Carter
U.S
Declining birthrate prompts talk of women in combat
At a San Diego military symposium Army Col. Henry L. Taylor warned that falling birthrates and a shrinking pool of recruits may pressure changes to combat restrictions on women. He noted the Navy is studying manpower needs and questioned whether incentives or pay scales should rise to attract qualified recruits, and if women should play larger combat roles.
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San Diego
Pentagon
Army
Henry L. Taylor
Navy
Taylor
Director of
Defense Research and Engineering
Wernher von Braun dies at 65 after cancer battle
Von Braun, famed space program architect and former Nazi rocket expert, died in Alexandria Virginia at 3 a.m. after a two year colon cancer illness. He led the team that developed the Saturn rockets and helped launch America's first satellite and Apollo moon missions.
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Washington
UPI
Wernher von Braun
America
Germany
Alexandria
von Braun
Wirsitz
East Prussia
American Space Center
Gestapo
Peenemunde
Hitler
U.S
Huntsville
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Flight Center
Russia
Sputnik
Defense Department
Navy
Army
Rocco Petrone
United States
Moon
Deaths and funerals of J. Dale Skelton former Chanute coach
J. Dale Skelton of Tulsa Oklahoma died June 11 after a long illness. He coached Chanute football to a 44-4 mark in five seasons with two undefeated squads and led Chanute High School to the 1936 state basketball title. Survived by widow Opal of Tulsa and son Dale A. of St. Louis with former coaching posts at Kemper Military School and Missouri Valley College.
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J. Dale Skelton
Chanute
Tulsa
Okla
the Tribune
Kemper Military School
Boonville
Kemper
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
Opal
S. Lewis
Tulsa Okla
Dale A
St. Louis
Graveside rites held for C. E. Ashwell in New Albany
Graveside rites were conducted June 11 at New Albany for C. E. Ashwell who died June 6 at Payette Idaho. He was a brother of Laleta Houser of 110 N Lafayette.
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New Albany
C. E. Ashwell
Payette
Idaho
Laleta Houser
Lafayette
Vance says human rights message raised Latin American sensitivity
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance returns to Washington after three days with Latin American ministers. He touts raised sensitivity to human rights across the region, cites OAS work, and notes mixed reactions from democratic and military regimes. He warns no fixed deadline for a SALT deal, seeks lasting accord.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Washington
Carter
Vance
Trinidad-Tobago
Andrews Air Force Base
Grenada
Organization of American States
OAS
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
Soviet Union
Human Rights Commission
Commission
United States
Colombia
Venezuela
Regents push medical split between Wichita State and KU
The Kansas Board of Regents health education committee backed severing ties between Wichita State University and the Wichita branch of the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. D. Cramer Reed would resign as WSU vice president for health education and lead the Wichita medical center branch as KU vice chancellor. The move faced opposition from Wichita leaders and lawmakers who urged delay and warned of diminished local input and power.
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Topeka
UPS
Kansas Board of Regents
Wichita State University
Wichita
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Regents
Sedgwick County
D. Cramer Reed
WSU
Reed
Medical Center
Ben Foster
Foster
Ardena Matlack
D-Clearwater
Glee Smith
Larned
Archie Dykes
Medical
Mafia boss linked to multimillion swindle indictments
Michael Rizzitello of Canoga Park and four associates were indicted on charges they ran a nationwide scheme creating dummy supply firms and billed corporations for non-existent shipments. Targeted firms included McDonald’s and Tandy Corp. Lawmen said some companies paid for goods they never received.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Michael Rizzitello
Canoga Park
West Coast
Richard Jenkins
McDonald's Hamburger
Tandy Corp
Radio Shack
Rioting in South Africa Leaves Seven Dead Near Port Elizabeth
Police in Port Elizabeth opened fire on rampaging mobs in the Kaba and Kwanabuhle townships. Seven blacks killed with bullet and shotgun wounds as fires raged. Twenty three wounded hospitalized under guard while rioters destroyed schools, shops, a liquor store, a beer hall, and a funeral parlor amid 36 hours of arson.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Port Elizabeth
Piet Hugo
Kaba
Kwanabuhle
Hugo
Soweto
Ex-criminal seeks Kansas medical license in rehab bid
Dr. Bernard Finch, 12 years in California prisons for a 1959 murder, addressed the Kansas Board of Healing Arts seeking a license to practice. He described rehabilitation, passed the FLEX test, and faces a July decision amid questions of public trust and possible court challenges. Finch plans to relocate his practice and noted his Missouri license and therapy work.
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Topeka
UPI
Bernard Finch
California
Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Kansas
Missouri
Finch
Frank Johnson
Missouri Board
Francis McGuire
Kansas Board
Bolivar
Johnson
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James Meit
RCD
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Great Britain
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Menninger Foundation
Barbara
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Pittsburg
Ross Shook
Hutchinson Osteopath
Herman Jones
Kansas City
Ottawa
Don McElvoy
Buford
Gloria Anderson
Fuller Brush Company
Lincoln
Humboldt
David Hale
Sam
Al-Anon
Alcoholics Anonymous
S Highland
Bernice
Shirley Huffman
Bea Dunlap
Calvary Temple Church
No. Malcolm
William and Betty Dobbs
Eufaula
Oklahoma
the Armory
Ridge
Reno
Murray Hill
Autumn Manor
COX
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