Alderman Endorses Right to Look Away in Sunbathing Debate
Madison alderman Robert Weidenbaum defends topless sunbathing as within legal and moral rights in front of two adjacent housing cooperatives, including a Christian cooperative whose owner complains. He suggests residents can avert their gaze. He ties the stance to a Supreme Court ruling on nudity in outdoor screenings, emphasizing personal choice to avoid unwanted view.
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Robert Weidenbaum
Madison
Wis
Department of Common Sense
Christian Coop
Weidenbaum
U.S. Supreme Court
Prisoner argues for probation cost savings in forum letter
A Kansas inmate at Hutchinson's Kansas Industrial Reformatory writes that after a 110 year felony theft sentence and denied probation he would have cost taxpayers far less with probation plus alcohol treatment. He notes restitution to victims, character witnesses, and the impact on his wife while awaiting parole.
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Kansas Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Chanute
Kansas
Topeka
Reflections on Korea War Anniversary and Memories
A reader recalls the 25th anniversary of the Korean War start and relays personal memories from wartime Korea. He notes harsh winters, ravaged scenes, and the uncertainty of military service after signing up as an inactive reservist post World War II.
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Korea
Army
Memories of the Korean War and the cold hard lessons learned
Keith Wright recalls a tour near the front with the Canadian Princess Pats in Korea. He describes brutal weather, squalor, near-misses with a mine, and the pointless glamor of war. He questions the war’s outcome, notes the stalemate, and argues Korea should be one country.
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Princess Pat Brigade
We Love Our Enemies and Pray for Persecutors
A brief religious reflection cites Matthew 5 44 urging love for enemies and prayer for those who despitefully use and persecute. The verse emphasizes forgiveness and mercy in Christian teaching.
Nixonism and the Press Under Suppression in America
A critical essay condemns post Watergate moves to muzzle reporters and curb press freedom. It argues officials from judges to lawmakers push secrecy, book bans, and jail threats against sources, fearing the exposure of power and the First Amendment as a bulwark. It warns of a growing "Sixth Column" of actors undermining free speech and a free press to control information.
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Washington
Potter Stewart
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
America
Congress
Two Car Crash injures Chanute men. fatal heart attack follows
A two car collision on the highway north of Chanute Saturday night injures Raymond Wilson 1017 S Forest and brothers Johnny and Rex Hamilton 202 S Denman with bruises and cuts. Wilson’s father Markem M Wilson 1001 S Garfield dies of a heart attack about 2 a m Sunday after learning of the crash. Fifty years ago (1925) Frank Burkhart, once with the local electric plant, was killed in Madison oil fields while working for Kansas Electric Company as a live high voltage line caused his death.
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Chanute
Raymond Wilson
S. Forest
Johnny
Rex Hamilton
S. Denman
Wilson
Markem M. Wilson
S. Garfield
Frank Burkhart
Madison
White Way
Burkhart
Kansas Electric Company
Kissinger to Turn Over Foreign Gifts to U S Government
Henry Kissinger moves to catalog and hand over to the federal government a large collection of gifts received from foreign countries during his six years as secretary of state. Under the Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act gifts above 50 dollars must be turned over to the State Department for disposition as public property. The State Department warns officials to turn over such gifts as quickly as possible after receipt.
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the Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Henry Kissinger
U.S
State Department
Legal Department
Kissinger
Congress
General Accounting Office
Protocol
Jones
The
Tribune
Kissinger Gift Record Shows Dozens From Mideast Trade
State Department files list gifts to Henry Kissinger from 25 countries totaling 72 items, with Egypt and Syria prominent. Objects include a 26 inch Algerian sword, a Japanese clock, Ivory Coast tusk, and a Mexican Kissinger painting, while many gifts sit un catalogued awaiting federal transfer under the Gifts Act.
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Algeria
Israel
Egypt
Japan
Ivory Coast
Alexandria
Syria
Kissinger
Eve
Mexico
State Department
California Sues 11 Oil Firms Over Antitrust Claims
California files a multimillion dollar antitrust suit in federal court against 11 major oil and gasoline companies alleging a conspiracy to restrain crude oil production and fix prices. The action seeks treble damages and divestiture of oil production interests.
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Donald B. Thackrey
San Francisco
UPI
of California
Michael I. Spiegel
Federal District Court
Standard Oil Company of California
Texaco Inc
Union Oil Company of California
Atlantic Richfield
Continental Douglas Oil
Exxon
Getty Oil
Gulf Oil
Mobil Oil Company of California Ltd
Phillips Oil
Shell Oil
Evelle Younger
California
Topeka Forms 135th Signal Platoon National Guard
Gov. Bennett announced the formation of the 135th Signal Platoon in Topeka effective July 1. The unit has 51 personnel and will be based at the National Guard Armory. The 69th Infantry Brigade will handle training and recruitment for the new unit. It will provide vital communications support to National Guard units during disasters.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Robert Bennett
Army National Guard
National Guard
69Th Infantry Brigade
Bennett
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Mike) Harris
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