Burglary spree hits South Santa Fe businesses
Police report five South Santa Fe businesses hit Monday night with losses at each, including Craig's gasoline station and Bowl Mor Inc. Vending and prize boxes were broken into at three taverns, with tool sets and equipment taken from G and W Tractor and Tire. An earlier attempted break in at Chanute Iron and Supply was thwarted by a bathtub stack.
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South Santa Fe
Santa Fe
14Th South
Craig
S. Santa Fe
Owl
Bowl- Mor, Inc
G&w Tractor and Tire
Chanute
Two Youths Hurt In One Car Crash Near Parsons
At 315 a.m. today on US 59 three miles north of Parsons a 1962 Pontiac ran off a curve and overturned injuring driver Ronald K. Mc Clenning 21 of Parsons and passenger Ronald D. Hill 2 of Eric. Both were admitted to Labette County Medical Center. vehicle damage estimated at 500 dollars.
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Parsons
Ronald K. McClenning
Ronald D. Hill
Eric
Labette County Medical Center
The
Highway Patrol
McClenning
Parents Fair School Test Shows Low Return Rate
Larry Nelson assistant principal said only 45 percent of the March 3 parent questionnaires for the Chanute Plan had been returned as of March 13. The school urged more returns to ensure statistical accuracy and included stamped self addressed envelopes for response.
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Larry Nelson
Nelson
Supreme Court voids Tennessee one year voting wait
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 1 that Tennessee’s one year residence requirement for voting in state and federal elections violates the right to travel and move freely. Justice Marshall suggested 30 days could be acceptable while Chief Justice Burger dissented. Separately, the trial of Judith McMullen on marijuana possession was postponed to April 18 in Erie amid prior continuances.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger
Marshall
Judith McMullen
Chanute
Erie
Raymond Radford
Neosho County
McMullen
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A brief intercepted letter reveals lawmakers determined to have the final word in a political exchange. The note hints at ongoing tensions between legislators and a correspondent identified as Cha.
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Cha
New Law Changes Property Tax Statements In Kansas
Neosho County follows a 1972 law requiring tax notices to show dollar amounts per $1,000 of assessed valuation along with mill levies. Don Harding, county treasurer, notes the shift reflects a long practice dating to 1956 and earlier in Kansas.
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Erie
Neosho County
Don Harding
Robert Docking
Ing
Kansas
Harding
Session Extends Again as Dozen Vetoes Loom
The Kansas Legislature will return March 2 for one more day after midnight adjournment. Key items missing include a 12 million plus omnibus budget and extensions of tax lid and local sales taxes. Pay hikes for county and state officials remain under consideration as vetoes and conference reports loom.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Five Amendments Target August Ballot And State Reforms
Kansas Legislature completed action on resolutions for a special election August 1 with at least five constitutional amendments. Reforms aim to modernize public institutions and remove obsolete provisions. Other bills include financing for the University of Kansas Medical Center and state budget measures. The move follows a court-ordered apportionment struggle and veto battles with Gov. Docking.
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Robert Dovking
House Senate
Ways and Means
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Penal Reform Among Bills Governor Signs into Law
Governor Robert Docking signed 23 bills on the final day of the 1972 session, expanding total enacted measures to 380. The penal reform bill reorganizes Kansas prisons under a corrections secretary, prioritizes rehabilitation, and sets a year for study and priorities with no initial funding for upgrading facilities. Also signed were acts giving the Board of Pharmacy new classification powers, tuition for dependents of missing in action personnel, an Interstate Corrections Compact, private detective licensing, and creating the district attorney offices in Sedgwick, Johnson and Shawnee counties.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
State Board of Pharmacy
Sedgwick
Johnson
Shawnee
Hearing Wednesday On Senate Districts
The three judge federal court plans to set districts for the Kansas Senate election. A 1968 apportionment was ruled unconstitutional and a temporary plan was used. The court retained jurisdiction for a valid apportionment for this year’s election.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas_ Senate
Federal District Court
Senate
Pot Cache Found In Engine Six At Santa Fe Park
Six plastic bags containing about an ounce of marijuana were found in the display railroad engine at Santa Fe Park by Girl Scouts during a Saturday bicycle outing. Police Chief Lige Matlock said the bags are held by police and that the initial write up may have delayed the report. The officer suggested "O.K." may reflect positive confirmation in police jargon.
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Santa Fe Park
O.K
Lige Matlock
Haunted House Babysitter Reports Unexplained Washing Machine
Mrs. Herbert Schwartz nodded off while babysitting in Pretty Prairie Kansas and woke to a running washing machine with all controls off and no one around. The incident was reported as an odd local curiosity.
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Pretty Prairie
Kan
Herbert Schwartz
Storm Death Toll Mounts in Japan Blizzard
TOKYO AP reports at least 118 people killed and 22 missing as blizzards and storms lash regions during the spring arrival holiday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek drafted for sixth term in Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek is drafted for a six year term as president of Nationalist China. The National Assembly awarded 1,308 votes for Chiang with eight abstentions in Taipei. In Chicago, Muskie vies for delegates in Illinois presidential primaries against McCarthy and Govern as part of the race for the Democratic National Convention.
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Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Taiwan
National Assembly
Chiang
Chicago
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Illinois
Whitehouse
Muskie
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George Govern
South Dakota
Charges Dropped Against Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper
Reno County Attorney Porter Brown dismissed two counts of misdemeanor battery against Gilbert Gonzales of Valley Center. The charges stemmed from a disturbance on December 3 during the Kansas Highway Patrol fifth division Christmas party at the Hilton Inn in Hutchinson.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Reno County
Porter Brown
Kansas Highway Patrol
Gilbert Gonzales
Valley Center
Hilton Inn
Jail Break Erupts as 27 Prisoners Escape in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati, twenty seven inmates fled the Hamilton County jail in civilian clothes after overpowering guards. Four murder suspects and four women were among the escapees. Police, bolstered by 400 officers, had recaptured four by dawn. The breakout occurred on the six story courthouse jail top floor when a trusted inmate pistol whipped a jail officer.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Hamilton County
Stocks Fall In Wake Of Dollar Devaluation Fears
New York stocks slid sharply in active trading as news on possible dollar devaluation spurred heavy selling. The Dow Jones 30 fell 10.39 points to 930.76 at 11 a.m. amid concerns a delay could renew monetary speculation.
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New York
NBC loses bid for new trial in Loretta Young case
A Superior Court judge denied NBCs motion for a new trial after a jury awarded Loretta Young 559000 in a contract dispute. The case centered on a 1959 fashion clause requiring that nonacting intros and closes be cut from reruns of her TV series.
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National Broadcasting Co
Loretta Young
F. Ray Bennett
Miss Young
NBC
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