Five armed bandits hijack beef tractor in Baltimore County
Frank Rumons and his wife Rita of Kansas City said they were held for three hours as five armed thieves hijacked a trailer carrying 37,604 pounds of beef worth 45000 dollars. The couple were blindfolded then released near a police station after the cargo was removed.
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Baltimore, Md
Frank Rumons
Rita
Kansas City
Baltimore County
Reddick
Neosho Memorial Hospital
West Main
Rail freight rate hike approved across regions
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved permanent freight rate increases nearly 12 percent in the eastern and western United States and 6 percent in the South. Total new revenues fall about 300 million below railroad requests, with much of the rise initially granted as temporary boosts.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Budget cuts struck by House Ways and Means in Kansas
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee trimmed Gov. Docking’s budget by more than 17.5 million including a 5.22 million general fund cut to welfare and a 12.29 million cut to the Highway Commission. The action may still change in the House and Senate and could affect federal funds and road projects across multiple counties and parks.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Clyde Hill
Rates Center
Highway Commission
Hill
Bathhouse and Central Park building get cooling and bathhouse renovations
City commission awarded bids for bathhouse renovations at City Park and air conditioning for the Central Park building. Midco Construction of Humboldt will remodel the bathhouse for 21 773 62 with completion by May 22 and Lampliters of Wichita won a 5 878 20 bid for 20 tons of air conditioning.
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City Park
Central Park
City Commission
Parks and Recreation Department
Midco Construction
Humboldt
Commission
McBride and Dehmer Construction
Wichita
Lampliters
S. Evergreen
Guiot
Parks Department
Guiet
Gene Goff
Park Department
Goff
Burghart’s
Plummer
West 14Th
Burghart
Governor asks extension of homestead deadline for seniors
Gov. Robert Docking urged the Legislature to push the homestead exemption filing deadline to year end. The 1970 law set April 15 as the final date. He noted many seniors may be unaware of this tax relief for those over 65.
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Kansas
Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Shigella Outbreak Reported at Parsons State Hospital
An outbreak of shigella at Parsons State Hospital and Training Center sickened 60 patients and 22 employees. Most cases are mild and few victims require bed confinement. In Topeka the Kansas Neurological Institute reported several cases since December with some still recovering and no new outbreaks.
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Parsons, Kan
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center
Topeka
Kansas Neurological Institute
Kansas House freezes state agency staff numbers for 1972
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee voted to cap agency positions at the 1972 budgeted levels, approving 404126 for the governor’s department while noting the governor’s request for austerity. The panel also barred the Kansas Department of Economic Development from long term aircraft leases.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Ways and Means Committee
Clyde Hill
R-Yates Center
Governor
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Johnny Cash former accountant sued over missing funds
A temporary restraining order bars Herman A. Clark from taking money from five Nashville banks. Johnny Cash sues Clark and wife for more than $300,000 converted into three accounts, seeking about $304,000 in recovery.
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Nashville, Tenn
Johnny Cash
Cash
Herman A. Clark
Clark
North Vietnam attacks widen as refugees cross border
In the northwestern South Vietnam sector fighting intensifies as thousands of South Vietnamese flee across the border from Laos. The AP reports on the escalation and evacuation amid continuing hostilities.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About a Bunny Club Rumor
An intercepted letter to Cha references a rabbit named East er still being around and notes a prior rumor that the animal joined a bunny club in Kansas City. The casual message mixes affectionate chatter with a light rumor about group affiliation.
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Kansas City
Weather Area Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight with little temperature change. Wednesday will be warmer with highs around 50 degrees and lows in the lower 30s.
Cha nute Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Plans
The Cha nute Lions Club will sponsor an Easter egg hunt for children on Easter Sunday April 11 at 2 p.m. in Highland Park. Three divisions preschool kindergarten grades one to three and grades four to six increase chances for finds. Randall Diver chairs the committee and Robert Lassman presides.
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Chanute Lions Club
Highland Park
Randall Diver
Egg Hunt
Robert Lassman
Lions
Nixon says Laos actions assure ongoing Vietnam troop withdrawals
President Nixon described allied Laos operations as ensuring continued monthly U S troop withdrawals of at least 12 500 from South Vietnam in an hour long TV interview He argued against a fixed date withdrawal and suggested a second term in 1972 while noting Agnew's uncertain fate He praised South Vietnamese gains in Laos but warned judgment will take weeks or months and that April will bring the next withdrawal announcement
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Washington
Nixon
Planning Commission
Planning Board
City Commission
Don Manning
Burkman
Laos
South Vietnam
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S. Ashby
Pam Harris
Mike Harris
Steve Hansen
Joseph R. Hansen
Robert Sime
Red Cross
Neosho County
Chanute
Charles Forsyth
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J. D. McMillan
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Stark
Thayer
Erie
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Earlton
Chanute Red Cross
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Lovewell
Milford
Perry
Pomona
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Atty
Vern Miller
Richard C. Loux
Loux
By Terry Koch
al Guiot
Midco
Jack Reddick
Reuben Burkman
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South Evergreen
18Th Street
Wilson
Burkeman
Dale McCoy
Kepley
Boards of Electrical and Plumbing Examiners
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Weeks Electric
N. Lafayette
Bob Frederick
Thummel Lumber and Electrical
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Electrical Board
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Ernest Brnzen
N. Garfield
Carl Nordt
Lassman
S. Santa Fe
Charles Larson
Plumbing Board
Homestead
Employe Freeze
News Digest
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My Lai
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Buenos Aires
Roberto Levingston
Food and Drug Administration
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