Parents accuse Royster school of drug problem and prejudice
Three Royster Junior High mothers charged the district board with drug use and prejudice at the school. They alleged marijuana LSD and liquor in facilities, inadequate counseling, and lack of black representation in activities. Officials defended programs and urged factual discussion.
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Terry Koch
Royster Junior High School
Ethel Rogers
Patricia Parker
Margaret Nivens
District 413 Board of Education
Royster
Barbara Keller
Rogers
Paul Parsons
Earl Gehrt
Parsons
Nivens
Ray Zumalt
Zumalt
Miles Rickart
Parker
John White
White
Rickart
Dr. Gehrt
Dale Fairchild
Fisher
Fairchild
Growing Family Expands In Paxico Wedding Crowns 34th Child
In Paxico Kansas at the Roman Catholic church David Hund a 45 year old widower with 11 children married Patricia Ebert widow of Onaga who has 12 children. 200 relatives and friends attended. The 23 children participated from oldest Barbara Turner 22 to Janet Hund 2 serving as flower girl.
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Onaga
Kan
David Hund
Paxico
Hund
Patricia Ebert
Barbara Turner
Waverly, Tenn
Janet Hund
Topeka names two Methodist district superintendents
Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe of Topeka announced two new district superintendents for the Kansas East Conference. Rev. Richard E. Johnson of Yates Center will lead the Parsons district, replacing Rev. M. Max Wright. Rev. Merwin R. Kurtz of Grandview UMC Kansas City Kansas will head the Ottawa district, succeeding Rev. T. Neal Hiatt. Both Wright and Hiatt will take local church assignments, with all appointments effective June 11 after the annual conference in Kansas City.
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Topeka
W. McFerrin Stowe
United Methodist Church
Kansas East
Richard E. Johnson
Yates Center
Parsons
M. Max Wright
Merwin R. Kurtz
Grandview United
Hiatt
Kansas City
Kan
Plane theft suspect held in Arkansas faces interstate transport charge
Clarence E. Dunham 34 of Claremore Oklahoma was arrested in Fayetteville and charged with interstate transportation of a stolen airplane after a plane reported stolen in Larned Kansas. The FBI says he is sought in connection with thefts of several airplanes and armed robberies across multiple states. Bond set at 1500 by Federal Magistrate Walter Niblock.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Claremore
Okla
Clarence E. Dunham
Larned
Kan
FBI
Dunham
Fayetteville
Walter Niblock
POW Rejection in Paris Strains Prisoner Exchange Plan
North Vietnam rejected a U S proposal to intern POWs from both sides in a neutral country. The move affects ongoing discussions on prisoner exchange and international mediation efforts hosted in Paris.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Miller says undercover work finds drug buys hard to make
Atty Gen Vern Miller reports undercover agents struggle to find drug purchases due to paranoia among dealers. He notes a few small buys are occurring and plans arrests when ready to bring cases to a head.
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Topeka (Ap
Vern Miller
Lawsuits Total Over 57 Million From Kent State Shootings
Five civil suits filed in Cleveland seek more than 57 million in damages linked to Kent State University shootings a year ago that left four students dead and nine wounded. Combined with prior cases claims exceed 87 million.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
Mid-America Ends Federal Funding Ties Unanimously
Mid-America voted to end reliance on federal funding at its annual meeting. The group plans a membership drive from May 10 to May 24 aiming to raise 25 000 more in private support to fund a 61 000 budget. Robert Pratt urged self sufficiency while officers and trustees listed.
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Parsons
Mid-America
Board of Trustees
Charles Scanlan
Fredonia
Terry Murphy
Chanute
Thayer
Galesburg
Stark
Mid- America
U.S. Department of Commerce
Manda
Robert Pratt
Coffeyville
Parsonian Hotel
Pratt
Joe Cumiskey
Pittsburg
Charles D. Thompson
Cherryvale
Ray Shepherd
Fort Scott
Jack Flynn Jr
Robert Hartley
Baxter Springs
Murphy
Scanlan
Glenn Beal
Joe Keller
Frank Liebert
Ken Caldwell
Fred Harris
John Mc
Protesters Regroup After Bond Posting Amid Capital Unrest
About 1,000 antiwar demonstrators marched toward the Justice Department in Washington as police watched. More than 7,000 arrested over the weekend were released on bond with 1,500 remaining in jail by noon, while 4,000 federal troops withdrew from city streets.
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Washington
Justice Department
Pentagon
Art Show at Neosho County Library Opens Wednesday Evening
An art exhibit arranged at Neosho County Community Junior College library runs from 7 to 9 Wednesday with works by 28 students of Mrs. Paschal Grimes. The show is also open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and closes Friday.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
Paschal Grimes
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Message
A brief intercepted note addressed to Cha conveys a light tone about conversation focus and rails, ending with a casual sign-off. The fragment hints at railway terminology and a personal, playful exchange.
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Cha
National Guard arrests flood Washington streets
In Washington protests led to over 7 000 arrests as courts run like factories. The Justice Department studies whether a federal grand jury should probe Kent State shootings. Supreme Court death penalty rulings may affect 648 condemned inmates. Resor flags hard times as Vietnamization continues. Rogers advances Middle East tour ending in Egypt. James Earl Ray nearly escaped a lethal sentence at Penitentiary. Banking panel eyes Chase Manhattan stock disposal pre bankruptcy. Congress ready to renew Nixon price control powers for a year.
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Washington
National Guard
Kent State University
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Two Pulitzers Awarded for Kent State Coverage
The Akron Beacon Journal staff won for local reporting on the Kent State University killings. John Paul Filo earned the spot photography prize for his iconic image of a grieving student beside a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen
Akron
Ohio
Beacon Journal
John Paul Filo
Governor Enters Topeka Hospital for Traction
Governor Robert Docking will enter St. Francis Hospital in Topeka to be placed in traction for a back ailment. Doctors diagnose a pinched nerve in the sacroiliac area and expect him to remain in traction for several days. He had severe back pains since Friday and was confined to bed at Cedar Crest before admission.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
St. Francis Hospital
Docking
Cedar Crest
Executive Mansion
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Coffeyville Community Junior College
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