July 4 celebrants face supervised displays in Chanute and Erie
City fire and police urge adherence to ordinances for a safe holiday. Fireworks sales are restricted until June 27 or after July 5 and can only be used on July 4. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars and up to three months in jail.
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Erie Chamber of Commerce
Maline
American Legion
Recreation and Parks Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Chanute Country Club
Chet Hale
Chanute
Hale
Neosho County Ends Highway Safety Program in St Paul Turmoil
Neosho County Commission moves to terminate the Highway Safety Program affecting Ron Rohr who lived in St Paul and policed as town marshal. St Paul councilors offer to share deputy costs while Sheriff Kern ponders contracting one staffer. The health department gains a $2,008 public grant and $1,004 federal match to fund immunizations and screening.
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Andrea Groves
Neosho County
St. Paul
Ron Rohr
Rohr
Jay O'Brien
O'Brien
Sheriff's Department
Hubble
Health Department
SRS
County budget picture looks brighter
Neosho County commissioners hear that district courts in the 11th District overspent but may edge toward relief. Court administrator Chris Johnson says 44,392.27 of the 67,600 spent by May excludes reimbursements and a 14,000 juvenile probation grant awaits repayment to the 1977 budget.
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Neosho County
Chris Johnson
Reim
Johnson
Weather and county project updates after heavy rains
Partly cloudy weather outlook with highs in the lower to mid 90s and cool nights. County engineer Charles Ingle reports road damage from heavy rains is mostly routine with some dirt roads needing regrading and Shaw Road to be resurfaced in July by Beachner Construction. Ingle seeks bids to replace courthouse roof flashing and seal it asphalt, reopen Old Austin Bridge for foot traffic, and estimates cost about 2350 for bridge grading and 2500 for a weld fence with an extra 2500 from township funds. County commissioners note disaster declaration not requested unless rains persist.
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Charles Ingle
Ingle
Austin
Intercepted Letter to Cha from Nute Described
A brief note notes an intercepted letter addressed to Cha and signed by Nute. The fragmentary text indicates a personal correspondence with no additional context or identified events.
Hunt for murder suspect turns into clash of methods
Locust Grove Oklahoma authorities chase Gene Leroy Hart accused of three Girl Scout murders. Heat sensors and National Guard helicopters join SWAT teams in rugged Skunk Mountain terrain as experts probe caves and underground hides. Hart, an escaped convict, remains at large amid ongoing, evolving search.
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Locust Grove
Okla
UPI
National Guard
Skunk Mountain
Gene Leroy Hart
Sid Wise
Mayes County
Pryor
Supreme Court sides with government on Nixon tapes control
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that government control extends to Nixon White House tapes and documents. The decision upholds a 1974 district court ruling, with Brennan authoring a broad opinion and Burger and Rehnquist dissenting. Watergate material not in evidence remains outside the dispute.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Richard Nixon
White House
U.S. District Court
Warren Burger
William Rehnquist
Nixon
William Brennan
Brennan
Congress
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Erie
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David Kern
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Bill Richman
Cha
Yours
Lori Lee Farmer
Michelle Guse
Doris Denise Milner
Hart
Wise
Labette County
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
Burger
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