10 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1972
Page
1
Gov. Robert Docking signed fifteen bills in Topeka continuing the spring legislative agenda. The action caps a session milestone and includes measures affecting state programs and budget allocations.
The Kansas House sent a wide penal reform bill to Gov. Robert Docking on the final day of the 1972 session, aiming to emphasize rehabilitation under a revamped Department of Corrections. The move coincided with rapid final actions as 20 measures headed to the governor and 32 to the Senate before midnight adjournment.
Sen Robert Dole charged AT&T violated the law by agreeing to install phones at the Democratic National Convention in Miami while a 1.5 million debt from 1968 remained unpaid. He demanded public hearings to probe whether the firm views the arrangement as a loan or gift and noted AT&T would cover about 80 000 of the costs.
See-Kan RC&D will discuss the Big Hill Reservoir project east and north of Cherryvale at the Erie meeting with Keith Krause of the Water Resources Board. Liebert urges state action to finance and push the project toward construction amid concerns over annual $50,000 water payments starting 1976.
The intercepted letter to Cha accuses Republicans of embarrassment and claims Democrats are broken with both parties short on ethics. The brief notes a partisan climate and concerns over ethical standards.
City officials and park superintendent Al Guiot met with private contractors for about an hour and a half to discuss bathhouse renovation at the municipal pool. They seek durable material to reduce maintenance costs while avoiding high initial expense.
City manager Kenneth Sanborn outlines plans to speed meter testing, repair, and replacement. Water department offers 25 new meters monthly to swap out obsolete units, with expected gains in accuracy. A gas program is planned pending similar rollout. Meter readers check for faults on rounds and staff recently completed a Kansas City maintenance course.
In Charlotte six tax advisers gave six different outcomes on an IRS form, with final figures ranging from a $77 due to a $377 refund. They charged $27 to $50 for service, and one consultant claimed to appear in court with clients. IRS auditor David Kestler cautioned that the signer is responsible for all content.
Forecast calls for fair weather and a bit warmer tonight with southwest winds 10 to 25 mph diminishing this evening. Saturday remains mostly sunny and warmer with lows in the low 40s and highs in the 70s and near zero precipitation chances.
The Environmental Protection Agency ordered an immediate halt to interstate shipment of pesticides used for predator control and began recalling existing stocks. Thallium sulfate, cyanide, strychnine, and 1080 are banned, affecting 19 products and prompted by wildlife-killing incidents including eagle deaths in Wyoming.
In Gordon Nebraska Raymond Yellow Thunder died of a cerebral hemorrhage after his body was found Feb 20. A second autopsy found no evidence of torture or mutilation, while five whites were arrested with charges including murder and false imprisonment. A preliminary hearing is set in Gordon.
Two month old Christopher Lynn Calahan of Fort Riley Kansas will be discharged from University Hospital in Omaha wearing a red No 1 T shirt marking him as the first patient transported by the hospital on wheels and a Nebrasketball fan. He was born premature in Holdrege and brought to Omaha Jan 7 due to a flu epidemic. He returns to Fort Riley with his parents M Sgt Donald Calahan.
In Paris Left Bank the 63 year old Renault official Robert Nogrette was freed unharmed after a 48 hour kidnapping. He entered a laundry and attempted to reach his wife by telephone but failed, then called police and was taken to a station by a radio car.
Washington AP Britt Hume testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that President Nixon was involved in settling an antitrust suit with ITT. John Mitchell denied the charge as hearings continued on alleged Justice Department improprieties in the ITT settlement.
A National Black Political Convention begins in Gary Indiana with about 2000 delegates expected to gather to chart black political direction for the next decade. The agenda includes a potential presidential candidate endorsement and the formation of a black political party.
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