Nixon Signs 21.3 Billion Education Bill With Bus Provisions
President Nixon signed the 21.3 billion education bill praising its scope while criticizing the antibusing provisions as inadequate and a retreat from responsibility. He proposed a one year moratorium on court ordered desegregation and called the bill’s temporary moratorium illusory. The measure also includes a delay on desegregation orders pending appeals, which Nixon decried as political evasion.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
KBI Enters Erie Funds Shortage Case
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation joins Erie in examining a 25193 shortage in city funds uncovered during the annual audit by Sterner McDowell. County Attorney Raymond Radford said two KBI agents are assisting local officers and progress is being made. The shortage spans 1968 to April 30 of the current year.
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Erie City
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Erie
Sterner - McDowell
Area Forecast: Showers and warmth with southerly winds
Today at 1 p.m. the high is 77 and the low 59 with a 43 percent humidity. Tonight should stay mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers or thundershowers and a low in the low to mid 60s as southerly winds rise to 5 to 15 mph. Saturday offers partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent precipitation chance and highs in the 80s.
AMA changes expand voice in medicine and limits on marijuana
The AMA House of Delegates approved major reforms in graduate medical education giving hospital officials and the public a say in training interns and specialists. They also admitted medical students to the House and moved toward broader young physician involvement in inner councils. The group supported treating possession of insignificant marijuana as a misdemeanor while condemning production and sale, and deferred public participation in setting fees and unions in federally financed programs.
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Organized Medicine
House of Delegates
AMA
Zumalt Addresses Juvenile Offender Issues in Neosho County
Ray Zumalt, county juvenile officer, says no definite progress on a Neosho County detention facility while Crawford County moves to convert an old hospital. He notes most need is for hearings awaiting judges, with no bond system for youths and housing in jails or foster homes. He opposes publishing juvenile names and stresses individualized handling and rehabilitation.
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Ray Zumalt
Neosho County
Crawford County
Zumalt
Chanute
Intercepted Letter Indicates Miller On Right Track
A fragment notes an intercepted letter to Cha mentioning candidate Miller appears to be on the right track.
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Cha
Miller
Gene Miller Opens Senate Run in Conservativ e Party Tour
Gene F. Miller, Conservative Party candidate for U S Senator, visited Chanute en route from Lawrence to Coffeyville. He promotes Get Us Out focusing on U N reform, claims U N is a front for enemy spies and American communist influence. He targets the Council on Foreign Relations and links Birch Society membership to fear of communist takeover.
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Coffeyville
Miller
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United Nations
New York
Council On Foreign Relations
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Russia
Gene Miller
U.S. Senate
Wallace
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Reynolds Shultz
Camp Fire Owes $36,000 and Is Seized by IRS
Charles Thomas of the Internal Revenue Service says Camp Fire Campers at 106 N Ashby is seized for about $36,000 in trust fund taxes. The IRS will sell the property by sealed bid or public auction if the lien is not fully paid. earlier mortgages or judgments are paid after the sale under the first in time rule.
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N. Ashby
Charles Thomas
Internal Revenue Service
Thomas
Internal Revenue
IRS
Democrats Plan 18 Hour Telethon Entertainment Drive
Washington AP reports the Democratic party outlines an 18hour telethon style convention featuring brief taped appearances by presidential contenders led by George Wallace. The event aims to present Democrats as more entertaining than rival party while addressing a $9.3 million debt. Wallace’s wife, Andy Williams, Alan King, Shirley MacLaine, and Paul Newman are among entertainers touted in the gala effort.
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Washington
Democratic Party
America
George Wallace
Wallace
Andy Williams
Alan King
Shirley MacLaine
Paul Newman
Teasdale Faces Warrant Over Parking Fine
Kansas City AP reports a warrant was issued by a municipal court clerk for Joseph P. Teasdale Jackson County prosecuting attorney and gubernatorial candidate over a $2 parking fine unsatisfied by the June 1 deadline. No officer had served the warrant by Thursday night.
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Kansas City
Joseph P. Teasdale
Jackson County
Joe
Teasdale
Nixon weighs temporary meat import quotas lift
President Nixon said he is studying a temporary lift of meat import quotas to ease rising food prices while keeping the option of stricter controls. He noted such a move would widen the U.S. meat supply but may take time to have effect.
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Washington
Nixon
Newsmen
U.S
Israeli Warplanes Bomb Guerrilla Targets Along Lebanon Border
Israeli warplanes bombed and strafed guerrilla targets in southern Lebanon as rocket and artillery fire roared across the border during the night. Each side accused the other of starting the exchange near Palestinian guerrilla camps along the disputed frontier.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
floods and Agnes toll climb as new storm nears
Eastern floods from Tropical Storm Agnes and a developing inland storm dumped more rain on central Pennsylvania and southwestern New York. The Ohio River at Pittsburgh topped flood stage. The death toll reached 47 by late morning with many missing and feared dead. Major evacuations were under way in western Pennsylvania and New York.
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Associated Press
Agnes
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
New York State
Pound Free to Find New Value Shocks World Markets
Britain abandons fixed pound rate with no government support triggering a rush on the dollar and a gold price surge of over $2 an ounce. London foreign exchange market closes until Tuesday as the European system halts, while Frankfurt sees the dollar dip to 3.15 marks.
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London
U.S
Platform committee begins work to build Democratic program
In Washington the 150 member Platform Committee met for the first time to elect a permanent chairman and form a 15 member drafting subcommittee as they start shaping the party platform after two weeks of nationwide sentiment sampling.
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Washington
White House
Stones Stop in Kansas City Draws 15 Arrests
Police reported 15 arrests during the Rolling Stones concert at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. Fourteen arrests were for disorderly conduct as about 75 fans forced entry, while one individual was turned over to juvenile authorities. Stevie Wonder joined the show to perform before a 10,000 plus audience.
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Kansas City
Stevie Wonder
Municipal Auditorium
WASHINGTON House panel backs tough FTC bill on warranties
A House subcommittee approved a consumer protection bill hailed as the strongest FTC strengthening in 58 years. Rep. John E. Moss said the measure will curb misleading warranty practices and address fine print versus bold print in consumer product warranties.
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