Park Rules Tabled Again By City Commission
The city commission tabled the mobile home park ordinance again as owners argued it would drive parks out of business. Executed session preceded a potential pass, with tie down rules and state law limits on locating mobile homes cited as remaining factors. Six of seven Human Relations Board appointments were made, with roles for clergy, business, Mexican Americans, education, blacks, and professionals. An $1.25 million industrial revenue bond for Kustom Electronics was approved, alongside an $8 500 bathhouse upgrade at the municipal pool. A beer license for Thelma Trembly at Southside Tavern was approved after confirming six months residence in the county. A Safari West plat presentation left unresolved utility easements and street dedications, postponed for architect review. Cancer Control Month was proclaimed with Kansas cancer statistics cited. Meeting adjourned to April 10 at 4 p.m.
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City Commission
Human Relations Board
Jerome Beat
Robert Nixon
Stanley Allen
Melvin Owen
Jesse Lee Jackson
Alta Spurrier
Livingston Witten
Thelma Trembly
W. Main
Southside
S. Santa Fe
Safari West
Floyd Heath
Jim Blessing
Vestibule Hearing Concludes Amid Court Commission Meeting
Judge Richard Ashley presided in the Memorial Building second floor vestibule while City Commission convened on the third floor. An arraignment was waived and a marijuana possession case was set for 2 30 p m Monday with the court aiming to finish before the 4 p m commission session.
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Richard Ashley
Memorial Building
City Commission
Commissioners
Court Delays Pot Ruling in City Court Trial
Five defendants charged with marijuana possession awaited a ruling as Judge Richard Ashley took the case under advisement after hearing testimony from Neo sho County Undersheriff Arden Hammons Sheriff David Kern and the defendants. The court faced seating and venue disruptions as it debated possession definitions and joint possession.
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Richard Ashley
Neosho County
Arden Hammons
David Kern
Rick Hively
Hively
Roger Reno
Edwin Noland
Rebecca Nel
Kansas House Rejects Tax Lid Compromise and Sends Bill to Conference
The Kansas House rejected a Senate approved compromise extending the local sales tax lid and sent a $12 million omnibus appropriations bill to a conference committee as the 1972 session winds down. Wichita led opposition to a longer lid extension.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
House
Senate
F. C. McMaster
Wichita
Howard
Bridge Priorities Set for Neosho County Repairs
Neosho County Board of Commissioners set ERSE priorities for replacing and repairing 18 bridges on the federal secondary road system. Eight bridges are closed awaiting replacement after a Topeka engineering firm inspection ordered by the federal government. Priorities were based on usage and convenience, with No. 1 over McCarty Creek near Erie and an estimated $4,000 replacement. No. 2 over Big Creek near Chanute carries about $110,000 in replacement costs. No. 3 east of Erie at $80,000. No. 4 near Big Island east of St. Paul at $200,000. No. 5 east of Urbana at $45,000. No. 6 east of Urbana. Continued on Page 11.
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ERSE
Neosho County
Board of County Commissioners
Kansas Sate
Topeka
Erie
McCarty Creek
Erie City
Big Creek
Chanute
Big Island
St. Paul
Urbana
Kansas Senate Rejects Nuclear Waste Repository Proposal
The Kansas Senate blocked a conference committee report to oppose locating a nuclear waste repository at Lyons Kansas until safety is proven. The surprise move appears to kill the resolution for this session as 19 senators supported the report while 21 were needed. 13 voted against and eight abstained.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
Conference Committee
Lyons
Docking vetoes three Kansas bills including tax levy move
Gov. Robert Docking announced vetoes of three 1972 legislature bills in Topeka. He blocked a land tax in lieu of property taxes for the Forestry Fish and Game Department. He also vetoed funding for the Dodge City Cultural Center and a cap outlay levy for schools, arguing local tax increases require voter approval and that House Bill 1301 would undermine the tax lid.
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Manhattan
Topeka
Lawrence
Clyde Hill
R-Yates Center
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kan
Robert Docking
State
Forestry, Fish and Game Department
Cultural Heritage and Arts Center
Dodge City
Docking
State Library Commission
Public Talks Set at Neosho County Junior College
Public talks for a voter registration conference will be held in the college auditorium at Neosho County Community Junior College. Speakers include John Peterson Topeka 10 am How to Get Elected and Keep the People Informed Dr Mike Harder Wichita State University 10 20 Politics and Pressure Groups Atty Gen Vern Miller 11 Legislation and the Law Dr Melvin Neely Topeka 11 National Education Association representative Education and Legislation.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
John Peterson
Topeka
Mike Harder
Wichita State University
Vern Miller
Melvin Neely
National Education Association
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Court Clutter
An intercepted note titled Dear Cha references court clutter beyond the judicial calendar in a concise, playful communication. The fragmentary text hints at bureaucratic or legal overload without detailing actions or outcomes.
Baby born as mother dies after gunshot at Wichita hospital
In Wichita a baby was delivered by cesarean section after Loretta Williams, 20, died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen during emergency surgery at Wesley Medical Center. Police said the gun discharged while the husband showed it to his wife. the infant remains in critical condition.
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Wichita
Wesley Medical Center
Loretta Williams
Trade Deficit Rises to Second Largest on Record
The Commerce Department reports February imports outpaced exports by 597.6 million dollars, the nation's second largest merchandise trade deficit. It also notes leading economic indicators rose for an eighth straight month, up 0.5 percent, the smallest gain in five months.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Senate Republicans Demand End to ITT Hearing
Leading Senate Republicans urged an end to hearings probing why the Justice Department dropped anti trust charges against ITT. At a news conference Hugh Scott and Roman Hruska denounced the probe as a political circus while four Democrats pressed to continue. Meanwhile King Hussein met Nixon and sought U S backing for a semiautonomous Palestinian state and about 40 million dollars in new military aid for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Roman Hruska
Neb
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jordan
Hussein
White House
Nixon
West Bank
U.S
Senate panel approves raise in Social Security minimums
The Senate Finance Committee approved a plan to lift minimum Social Security payments to 200 dollars a month for individuals with 30 years of contributions and 300 dollars for married couples. Chairman Russell B. Long noted current minimums sit near 133 dollars for those with 50 years in a covered job.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Soledad Brothers verdict in prison guard murder case
An all white jury cleared Fleeta Drumgo and John Clutchette of murdering a guard at Soledad Prison. Acquittal came Monday for the two men linked with George Jackson in the Sole dad Brothers group. Jackson died last August at San Quentin during an alleged escape attempt.
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San Francisco
Soledad Prison
Fleeta Drumgo
John Clutchette
George Jackson
Soledad Brothers
Jackson
San Quentin
Nixon aide in Key Biscayne charged with drunken driving
A private security agent assigned to the Florida White House was charged with drunken driving after crashing into a utility pole near Nixon’s bay side home in Key Biscayne. The accident caused a two hour power blackout for the area, though the presidential compound had an alternate power supply. Nixon was at Camp David, Md., at the time.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Florida White House
Nixon
Bayside
Camp David
Protestants mass in Belfast protest over British rule
More than 60,000 Protestants marched on Northern Ireland's Parliament in Belfast to protest Britain's seizure of power. A general strike halted normal life for a second day as bombs killed two civilians near Limavady, raising total deaths to 290 in nearly three years of sectarian violence.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Limavady
Londonderry
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