Nixon defies Senate on Dean testimony in Watergate probe
President Nixon declared he will not permit his legal adviser John W. Dean III to testify on Capitol Hill and challenged the Senate to test him in the Supreme Court. He said former Atty. Gen. John Mitchell and fundraiser Maurice Stans would testify if summoned. The White House also addressed Gray FBI director nominations amid continuing Vietnam ceasefire concerns.
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Nixon
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Supreme Court
White House
John Mitchell
Maurice Stans
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Dean
Gray
Consid
U.S
Wheelchair Basketball Benefit Game Announces Halftime Shows
Chanute High School pom pon team Royster High School band and Royster twirlers perform at a wheelchair basketball benefit Saturday at 8 p.m. in Neosho County Community Junior College gym. Jesse Jackson chairs Chanute Human Relations Board which sponsors the event featuring Topeka Dealers vs local wheelchair team. Chanute roster includes Dr. Joe Fahler Robert Sellman Dick Ray Steve Rausch David Williams John Willcott.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Joe Fahler
Robert Sellman
Dick Ray
Steve Rausch
David Williams
John Willcott
Hospital Usage Increases At Neosho Memorial Hospital
The annual report shows higher use of all facilities except laboratory and obstetrics. Births dropped to 222 in 1972 from 270 in 1971, while admissions rose from 2,890 to 2,983. Outpatient treatment climbed to 5,619 with revenue up to 1,373,521. Payroll accounted for over 60 percent of expenses, and improvements included a $28,512 X-ray scanner.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas
Ball Park
Court Won't Review School Plan Order
Kansas Supreme Court denied a motion to stay the Johnson County district court order to revise the state school aid distribution system. Lawmakers expressed optimism a new finance plan will be passed this session despite the denial, with Senate and House conferees working to reconcile differences.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Moscow, Kan
Johnson County
Kansas
Statehouse
Sen
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Ting
Tom van Cleave
Kansas City
Kan
Robert Docking
House
Fredonia Family Named Southeast Kansas Farm Family of the Year
The Lloyd Kebert family of Fredonia was named 1972 Farm Family of the Year for southeast Kansas by FHHA at a Chanute awards dinner. They will represent District 4, 13 counties, in state competition, alongside other local winners and nominees.
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Lloyd Kebert
Fredonia
Kansas
Farmers Home _ — Administration
FHHA
Chanute
Kebert
Fmha
Rebert
George R. Simmons
Eric
Robert Zentner
Welda
Billy K. Jones
Cherryvale
J. T. Taylor
Oswego
Donald L. Stainbrook
la Cygne
Allen County districts join for ACTION career education program
Three Allen County districts Iola Humboldt Moran join in an ACTION project to prepare high school students for multiple occupations. Trailers cover technical business and service fields with students researching jobs by interviews, recordings and reports under teacher Carla Ekhoff. Funding came from Title III with OEO support, but future remains uncertain after OEO changes.
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Allen County
Iola
Moran
Humboldt
Carla Ekhoff
Roger Rankin
Don Bain
Glen Terrill
Marmaton Valley
Boards of Education
State Board of Education
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Government and industry say beef demand drop may be brief
Treasury economist notes strong economy could boost beef demand despite prices. National Association of Food Chains reports 15 of 16 chains cut beef purchases last week, suggesting a temporary dip rather than lasting price impact.
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Washington
Treasury Department
National Association of Food Chains
Intercepted Letter in Sardinia News Sparks Curiosity
An intercepted note mentions cheap oranges in Sardinia and a curious value for a “few” at 17 cents. The fragment hints at a sensational or lewd backdrop while suggesting a broader, implied education over years.
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Sardinia
Jordan ruler commutes death sentences of Black September conspirators
King Hussein of Jordan reduces the death sentences of guerrilla leader Mohammed Daoud Odeh and 16 associates following pressure from Arab leaders. The militants, linked to the Black September group, were cited for the 1972 siege in Khartoum that killed two American diplomats and a Belgian. The new terms remain unclear but likely keep them jailed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein of
Jordan
Mohammed Daoud Odeh
Daoud
Khartoum
Hussein
Court Sentences Emma Gallozzi For Sex Lessons To Teens
In Sardinia Emma Gallozzi, a 50 year old housewife, received 25 months in prison for providing sex lessons to teenagers in exchange for oranges. Police traced the scheme to nightly orange thefts from groves after interrogating five boys who said oranges were the price for lessons and a 100 lire fee was charged for each class. The trial, held behind closed doors, found her guilty of sexual acts on minors and instigating theft.
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Iglesias
Sardinia
Emma Gallozzi
Mrs. Gallozzi
Blizzard Delay Stalls Talks at Wounded Knee
Negotiations between the federal government and an occupation Indian force at Wounded Knee resume after a severe blizzard. Reported shortages of supplies and food rationing threaten the stalemate as the Indians insist the weather and rationing will not drive them out.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Retired Canadian diplomat question on Pentagon Papers leak
Chester Ronning told jurors at Ellsberg and Russo trial that his 1966 peace mission to Hanoi was not secret by the time it was copied in the Pentagon papers. He said U S officials likely undermined his effort by leaking a proposal to the press before it reached Hanoi.
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Los Angeles
Hanoi
United States
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Chester Ronning
Ellsberg
Russo
U.S
Explosions Kill and Wound Dozens at Mekong Buddhist Service
In Tra Cu district town, Vinh Binh province, a series of blasts during a Buddhist ceremony near Saigon killed 17 to 20 people and wounded 82 to 88 as the worst terrorist attack during the 47 day cease-fire. The South Vietnamese military reports 17 dead, 88 wounded, while a deputy police chief cites 20 dead, 82 wounded.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Tra Cu
Vinh Binh
Senate votes to divert highway funds to urban transit
The Senate approved a symbolic 49 to 44 vote allowing cities to use part of $850 million in road-user taxes from the $18 billion highway aid bill to finance mass transit updates. The move challenges a highway building policy since 1956, with the trust fund near $6 billion yearly from gasoline, tires, and lubricants taxes.
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Washington
Senate
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