Grand Ole Opry House to be dismantled for church use
The Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville will be dismantled and its bricks repurposed for a nearby church. WSM president Irvin Waugh noted the building began as a house of worship and should have another life as one. The Opry has been at the site since 1941 and hosted stars like Billy Sunday and William Jennings Bryan.
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Nashville, Tenn
Grand Ole Opry
Irvin Waugh
WSM
Nashville
Waugh
Opryland
U.S.A
Sam Jones
Tom Ryman
Billy Sunday
Charlie Chaplain
Carrie Nation
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas House backs bingo change despite warning
The Kansas House approved a bill by 74 to 32 to remove criminal penalties for bingo run by religious educational and fraternal groups. Atty. Gen. Vern Miller warned the activity would still be unlawful. The measure moves to the Senate which already passed a separate bill aiming to legalize bingo. In a separate note, Frank Carlucci urged a two year extension for the Office of Economic Opportunity to preserve federal aid for the poor amid proposed agency shifts by the Nixon administration.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Vern Miller
Senate
House
Washington
Frank Carlucci
Office of Economic Opportunity
Nixon
House Education and Labor Committee
Carlucci
Gardenhire Trial Delayed To May In KU Shooting Case
Keith E. Gardenhire 18 of Wichita had trial set for today in Douglas County District Court but it was reset to May 24. He is arraigned on an amended complaint charging aggravated battery after originally facing attempted murder in the Dec 7 shooting of Harry K. Snyder 22 on the KU campus.
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Lawrence
Kan
Keith E. Gardenhire
Wichita
Douglas County District Court
Gardenhire
University of Kansas
Harry K. Snyder
Topeka
K. U
Bandits Steal $1.5 Million in Silver From Dade Museum
Police said thieves tricked a guard at the Dade County Art Museum and escaped with a silver collection valued around 1.5 million dollars. The pieces, dating to 1815, were linked to Napoleon Bonaparte and his brother Jerome of France, per Villa Vizcaya manager R. K. Preston.
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Miami
Dade County Art Museum
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jerome
France
R. K. Preston
Villa Vizcaya
Governor asks halt on Lyons nuclear waste funding
Gov. Robert Docking urged the joint congressional committee on nuclear energy to suspend funding for the Lyons Kansas nuclear waste repository until tests prove safety. In a letter to Sen. John Pastore he asked that no money be allocated until adequate study and evaluation of questions and concerns are completed.
Linda Shriver to Be 1971 Cherry Blossom Princess
Linda Shriver a Kansas University sophomore will be crowned 1971 Cherry Blossom Princess for Kansas at the Kansas State Society of Washington dinner dance in Washington She is daughter of Rep Garland E Shriver Wichita and will represent Kansas in the Cherry Blossom Festival which opens in Washington on March 30 Also the Supreme Court refused to halt Rep John Dowdy's bribery and conspiracy trial set for May 3 in Baltimore Dowdy is accused of taking a $25000 bribe from home remodelers to block their prosecution by the Justice Department
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Washington (Ap
Linda Shriver
University of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas State Society of Washington
Washington
Miss Shriver
Garner E. Shriver
Wichita
Supreme Court
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Dowdy
Baltimore
Justice Department
Wilson
Kile
Chanute
Campaign clash over city manager posts and spending
In a March primary, Clyde Kile led with 956 votes and R D Wilson had 684 for two regular city commission terms. The April general will award a four year and a two year term to the top two finishers, as Kile and Wilson spar over city manager scrutiny and a proposed ski run and landfill funding.
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Clyde Kile
R. D. Wilson
City Commission
Kile
Wilson
Schultz
McGregor
FDA weighs emergency action on contaminated hospital fluid
The FDA considers removing the contaminated intravenous sugar solution from hospitals and nursing homes after a wave of infections. Abbott Laboratories produced the fluid. Baxter solutions are used at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Ralph Nader criticizes the delay, and the agency may allow continued use with new handling rules until other manufacturers fill the gap.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Ralph Nader
FDA
Abbott Laboratories
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Baxter Laboratory
Abbott Laboratory
Glen Dormois
Nader
Charles C. Edwards
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A playful line notes that students in physics aren’t the only ones told to go fly a kite, suggesting a lighthearted or witty exchange within a correspondence.
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Cha
Raids Hit North Vietnam as Saigon Pulls Troops Back
AP reports heavy day two raids by USS fighter bombers on North Vietnam while 10,000 South Vietnamese retreat across the border from Laos under intense enemy pressure.
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Saigon
USS
North Vietnam
Laos
Russia supplies Egypt with additional Mig 21 interceptors
U S intelligence reports indicate Russia has bolstered Egypt's air defenses by supplying about 90 more Mig 21 jet interceptors since last year. The claim underscores growing arms support amid broader regional tensions.
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Washington
Egypt
Weight bar theft at 801 8S Western residence
Mrs Haines reported a muscular thief visited the Dean Haines home Friday night and stole a hand forged steel weight lifting bar with about 80 pounds of weights from the garage. The call came to police at 11 30 Saturday.
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Dean Haines
Western
Railpax Announces 21 Daily Routes Across Nation
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation reveals its Railpax plan with 21 city pairs, using 1500 of 3000 cars from 22 railroads to cut losses by over half. Routes include Chicago to Cincinnati, Seattle, St. Louis, Detroit, New Orleans, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles and more with one daily train each direction and some added runs.
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Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Railpax
David W. Kendall
Chicago
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Ind
Seattle
Milwaukee
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Willmar
Minn
Fargo
N.D
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Minot
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San Point
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Yakima
Wash
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Mich
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Tenn
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Temple
Tex
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Miami
Tampa
St Petersburg
Fla
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Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Bainbridge
Waycross
Jacksonville
Orlando
Auburndale
Los Angeles
Galesburg
Iowa
Ottawa
Newton
Kan
Hutchinson
la Junta
Colo
Albuquerque
Flagstaff
Variety of Trees Coming For Planting by Residents
The Chanute Chamber of Commerce plans a tree sale for residents to replant or add to property. A shipment of saplings arrives this week with varieties including northern red oak hackberry sweet gum thornless honey locust red bud golden rain mimosa and Kentucky coffee tree. The sale runs April 1 2 and 3 with planting recommended for the first of the month.
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The
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Vernon Lohmann
Lohmann
Forestry Department
Kansas State University
Chanute
Bathhouse bids tallied for municipal pool rebuild
Mideco Constructions Co. Inc. Humboldt submitted the apparent low bid of 21 773.62 for the bathhouse project at the municipal swimming pool. The engineer’s estimate was 22 000 plus an 8 percent architect fee of 1 760. McBride and Dehmer Construction Inc. Wichita bid 26 745. Bids go to the city commission for final approval.
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Mideco Constructions Co., Inc
Humboldt
Midco
McBride and Dehmer Construction, Inc
Wichita
Miller voids Winfield Legion booze plan ruling private club rule applies
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller says the Winfield American Legion, licensed as a class A private club, cannot rent a room to an outside organization for members to bring liquor and have the Legion sell setups unless the room is included in the licensed premises. He warns the plan would violate private club licensing rules and alcohol control regulations unless conditions are met.
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Topeka
Vern Miller
American Legion
Winfield
Kan
Miller
Winfield American Legion
Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board of Education
Richard B. Camp
Cowley County
David W. Kester
State Department of Education
Two Car Collision Injures Five Near Neosho
A two car crash on US 169 south of here at 10:20 p.m. injures five people. Frank E. Tichenor is hospitalized with a broken collar bone and Herbert E. Matlock Jr. and three others were treated and released for minor injuries. Damages are estimated at $500 to each vehicle.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
US 169
Here
Herbert E. Matlock Jr
Frank E. Tichenor
S. Garfield
Roland Vogel
Tichenor
Chanute Ambulance Service
Matlock
Karen
Kay
Scotty Sturgeon
Robert
Sandra Sturgeon
W. Main
Scotty
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