Democrats Propose Plan to End Senate Chairman Seniority
Two liberal Democrats Humphrey and Harris propose removing party chairmen from power for crossing party lines or allying with discriminatory groups. The plan threatens Mississippi chairmen Stennis and Eastland by linking seniority to party loyalty, potentially shifting control of key committees and altering party identity in Congress.
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Congress
Hubert Humphrey
Fred Harris
John Stennis
James Eastland
Mississippi
Mississippi Democrat Party
Senate
Democrats
Stennis
Eastland
Call for tougher highway safety measures after rising fatalities
Claud R. McCamment cites 1971 Kansas toll of 678 dead and nearly 26 000 injured with a ten year total of 6547 killed and 286 000 injured. He urges periodic license exams, annual checks for elderly drivers, stricter driver discipline, vehicle inspections, safety device emphasis, and a highway department re‑survey to reduce sudden death on roads.
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Claud R. McCamment
Kansas Highway Safety Director
McCamment
Open Marriage Highlighted As Essential Reading
A reader praises Open Marriage for its humane, sensible guidance and urges it as compulsory reading for married couples. The note emphasizes its applicability to young people and newlyweds, while calling out its practical insights.
Open Marriage and the Debate on Fidelity
The piece critiques open marriage concepts, noting authors claim choices depend on trust and communication within a marriage. It argues such views challenge traditional marriage norms and cites divorce statistics and surprising claims about fidelity to illustrate ongoing cultural tensions.
Ratification of presidential tenure limit reaches early carrier status
Twenty five years ago Topeka Kansas ratified congressional action capping presidential terms to ten years. The session also named Howard Jester acting superintendent of schools amid job applications and noted cement manufacture paused to install a new power system costing nearly half a million dollars after a year of construction. The rest discusses opinions on outside relationships and changing social rules.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frank Carlson
Howard Jester
Today in History March 31 1972 highlights and birthdays
On March 31 dates include the 1854 US Japan treaty opening ports, Haydn’s 1732 birth, the 1889 Eiffel Tower opening, the 1917 US Virgin Islands possession, and more. Notable items cover WWII Rotterdam bombings, Newfoundland joining Canada, and the My Lai verdict a year ago. Plus birthdays and a tax quip.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Joseph Haydn
Austria
Paris
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Managua
Nicaragua
Rotterdam
Newfoundland
Canada
Television Log Sunday and Weekday Schedules. 1960s era listings
Broad daytime and prime time TV listings show a Wichita Kansas Tribune style schedule with channels KCMO KUHI KOAM KMBC KTWU KODE WIBW KTEW and others. Programs include The Jetsons Sabrina Bewitched Hokey lines and sport and religious programs with multiple daily time slots across Saturday and Sunday.
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Koam.tv
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Kode.tv
Wibw.tv
Ktew.tv
Chanute
Wdaf.tv
Washington Merry-Go-Round exposes payola in record industry
Jack Anderson reports new payola scandal in the billion-dollar record business. Disc jockeys and program directors receive free vacations cash prostitutes and cars as payoffs for song plugging. Some DJs racked up thousands at Las Vegas venues all charged to record companies. The piece recalls past congressional hearings that exposed bribery to shape public taste.
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Washington
Las Vegas
Payola and Belfast IRA deaths dominate front page features
The piece links payola in the U.S. music industry to large unreported payouts, revealing how top forty lists are rigged by record companies and disc jockeys. It also covers Tony Lewis of the IRA bomb squad, his funeral, and the impact on Belfast’s youth, with vivid scenes of families, uniforms, and streets.
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Les Whitten
George Clifford
Belfast
Tony Lewis
Lr.a
Lewis
I.R.A
Edward Heath
Fells
Children’s Hospital
Geraldine
Irekend
Evening TV Schedule Highlights Dramatic Classics and Sitcoms
Listings show a weeknight lineup featuring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Room 222 school life, Don Rickles specials, The Odd Couple, The Partridge Family, Wagon Train, Love American Style, and Batman. Included are late night programs, Weather-Faith forecasts, and classic films such as King of Kings.
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Francis
Campobelle
Emperors
New Clothes Action
Arthur Godfrey
The
Mohicans
Cade
Bold Ones
John King
Simon Locke
Jack Hartman
Bill Russell
David Frost
Batman
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Newman
Burl Ives
Dick Cavett
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My Lai
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John J. McCloy
Henry Morgan
Chanute Tribune
Dial
S. Highland
Dwight McCreight
Terry Murphy
F. M
Mike) Harris
Neosho
Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kan
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Sin the News
Woody Woodpecker
Funky Phantom
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the Jetsons
Lidsville
Sabrina
Whizzo’s Circus
Issycais
Bill Anderson
Klassroom Kwiz
Amer
ll—Auction Action
SeaLassie
Porter Wagoner
Lawrence Welk
Hee Haw
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Treehouse Club
Tom Jerry
Oral
Pana
By Jack Anderson
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Jesus
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Don
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Sanford & Son
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