Diplomats Slain in Khartoum Embassy Siege
Black September militants killed U S ambassador Cleo Noel Jr and outgoing chargé d affaires G Curtis Moore in the Saudi Embassy Khartoum 26 hours after seizing the building Four other diplomats remained captives including the Jordanian and Saudi envoys as Sudanese troops moved in amid a sandstorm President Nixon urged nations to unite against international terrorism.
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Khartoum
Sudan
U.S
White House
Nixon
Cleo A. Noel Jr
G. Curtis Moore
Guy Eid
Adly el Nasser
Sheik Abdulla Malhouk
Malhouk
Moore
Noel
Black September
Israel
Palestine
Voting Spots Listed for Chanute and Surrounding Areas
Chanute voters will choose nominees for the District 413 Board of Education and the Chanute City Commission in a Tuesday primary. Polling places include North Malcolm Center, Alcott School, Royster Junior High, Central Park Building, Murray Hill School, Lincoln School, fire stations, Senior Trade School, and Roosevelt School. Some voters vote only in one election at designated precinct halls. districts extend into Logan and Erie townships plus Crawford and Walnut townships with multiple listed halls and churches. A separate District 101 primary uses similar listed venues across Big Creek, West Erie, East Erie, Grant, and surrounding townships with county lines noted. A Sudanese government statement reported the executions news relayed to the interior minister by the Saudi ambassador, who remains detained in the Saudi embassy along with a Jordanian diplomat. News also refers to demands for Sirhan Sirhan’s release and the release of various gang members and commandos held in Jordan, Israel, and Germany.
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Chanute
Board of Education
Chanute City
Commission
North Tioga
Unified School District 413
Logan Township
Allen County
North Tioga Hall
South Tioga
South Tioga Hall
Danville Township
Earlton
Big Creek Township
Big Creek Church
Erie Township
West Erie
East Erie
Erie City
Grant Township
Munich
End Of Takeover Talks At Wounded Knee Move Toward Settlement
Federal officials and American Indian Movement leaders meet near Wounded Knee to outline steps toward ending the armed standoff. Agreement includes roadblocks not moved closer, hostages free to travel, and dispatch of armored vehicles for night defense while AIM attorneys plan talks with authorities. Roads remain blocked five miles south of Wounded Knee.
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WOUNDED KNEE, _ SD
Wounded Knee
Horace Webb
Justice Department
Webb
Pine Ridge
FBI
AIM
Aaron Desersas
Washington
Oklahoma
Missoula
Mont
St. Paul
Minn
Des Moines
Iowa
Highway Patrol
Kansas Senate approves wiretap bill for court orders
The Kansas Senate approved a bill detailing procedures for law enforcement to obtain court orders to wiretap for specified criminal activity, with a 31-7 vote. The measure limits emergency wiretaps and outlines acceptable surveillance methods while House actions on liquor and private clubs prompted overtime debate.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
House
Senate
Kansas
Supreme Court
Judge upholds strip cell ruling in 1969 Kansas riot case
US District Judge Wesley Brown finds cruel and unusual punishment in strip cells for four inmates and a former inmate. He notes some inmates were stripped of clothes and kept in bare cells with no toilet facilities, but allows strip cell use under limited conditions and finds tear gas and water hoses not cruel and unusual.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Penitentiary
Wesley Brown
Brown
Gas Price Rise Briefly In Chanute
Gas prices rose one cent at most Chanute service stations starting Thursday then reverted to normal by Friday afternoon. Station managers cited bulk-rate hikes and a brief informal agreement to raise prices though Deep Rock kept its price, and factors included competition and corporate decisions.
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Chanute
Craig
Ray
Apco
Deep Rock
South
Lincoln
Ray Williamson
Williamson
Bob Phillips
Kerry McGee Corporation
Vern Miller Stands Firm
Topeka Kansas Atty General Vern Miller defended his stance that serving mixed drinks on commercial airline flights that stop in Kansas violates the state constitutional ban on the open saloon. He said no one has the right to pick and choose laws to enforce and remained firm despite criticism from legislators airlines and chambers of commerce.
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Topeka
Kan
Airlines
Chambers of Commerce
Statehouse
Vern Miller
Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Miller
Orozco Seeks Answers on City Planning and Roads
John Orozco of 121 S Kansas runs for City Commission with questions on budget surpluses and street paving. He notes planning must address current inner city needs and expanding outskirts while endorsing asphalt plant purchases for resurfacing as a step forward.
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John Orozco
S. Kansas
Orozco
Planning Commission
Chanute
Intercepted Letter Mentions Vern and Heaven Drunks
An intercepted note references Vern in a quip about irritation and busting drunks in heaven with playful slang and a northern city cadence. The fragment hints at a humorous or coded message without full context or clear event.
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14Th Street
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Jordan
Germany
Rick Cornish
Jeft
E. S. Cornish
Jeff Cook
Dale Cook
Chanute High School
Bill Craig
Vickers Service
Cha
Vern
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