Ford seeks 605 million for Vietnamese refugees program
The Ford administration outlines a two year 605 million plan to transport and care for up to 150 000 Vietnamese refugees. Of this total 98 million is earmarked for postwar Vietnam reconstruction and 507 million would require congressional approval to run to Sept 30 1975.
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Washington
Ford Administration
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
L. Dean Brown
United States
Brown
Nessen
Vietnam
Congress
Chanute Chamber names Tom Hoxie executive director
Tom Hoxie was chosen by unanimous vote to head the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce replacing Wayne Sparks who resigns April 12. Hoxie 52 will start May 12 and aims to boost membership with an open door policy and efforts to attract more local involvement. He previously worked in San Jose Waco Fresno and San Diego and lives in Pryor with his wife Jeri. He noted a bright future for smaller towns.
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Sparks
Westerman Electronics
Hoxie
Chamber
Chanute
San Jose
Waco
Tex
Fresno
Calif
San Diego
Jeri
Pryor
Okla
Independence
Kan
Lawrence
Oregon State
Corvallis
Ore
Letter Teases Rebel Welfare Rebates Plan
An intercepted message mentions a plan attributed to Jerry to distribute a fiscal rebate of 4033 dollars to each refugee. The note titles a target audience and proposes a large per capita payment as a policy gesture.
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Jerry
Fire destroys Baker's Rexall Drug Store in Yates Center
A early Saturday blaze gutted Baker's Rexall Drug Store along with Western Auto and two upper apartments on Yates Center square. No injuries. a tenant sprained an ankle after jumping from a roof. Rexall now operates emergency service from a rear annex while medicine is shipped in and plans for a new building are unclear.
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Yates Center
Baker’s Rexall Drug Store
Western Auto Store
Jay Atkins
Wichita
Atkins
Larry Morrison
Cindy Heffern
Bennett vetoes fire marshal appeal bill and consumer code change
Gov. Robert F. Bennett vetoed two late session bills in Topeka. One would have created an appeal process for fire marshal orders, and the other would have amended the Uniform Consumer Credit Code regarding post delinquency installment payments. Bennett indicated he will finish signing remaining measures before adjournment and sign the junior college aid bill while reserving line item vetoes on some appropriations.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Commission On Civil Rights
James Bibb
Topeka State Hospital
Robert Wolfe
Bennett vetoes fire marshal appeal bill after Wolfe resignation
Former Gov. Robert B. Docking era notes Wolfe’s resignation preceding Bennett’s January takeover. Bennett doubts allegations against a former official and questions the approach as a viable solution. He cites seven reasons to veto the fire marshal appeal bill, stressing an existing right to appeal and concerns over constructionist interpretation.
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Robert B. Docking
Wolfe
Bennett
Israel massing troops along ceasefire lines report says
A Jordanian paper claims Israel is massing troops and armor along the Syrian and Jordanian cease fire lines with tank columns and missile batteries moved to concentration points. No comment from Israel Syria or Jordan. In Beirut a blast injures four at Al Moharrer offices tied to Palestinian guerrillas.
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Associated Press
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
al Moharrer
al Dastour
West Bank
Jordan River
Ford to host Rabin in Washington June 11 12
President Ford will meet Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Washington on June 11 and 12. The talks follow Ford’s earlier June meeting in Salzburg with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Rabin accepted the invitation to discuss matters of mutual interest and to strengthen U.S.-Israel ties.
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Washington
Ford
Yitzhak Rabin
White House
Ron Nessen
Salzburg
Austria
Anwar Sadat
Nessen
Rabin
Social Security Deficits Rise in Short and Long Term
A government report to Congress warns Social Security deficits will be higher than projected both now and in the future. The Old Age and Survivors program will pay out more than it collects this year, with about a 3 billion dollar deficit and reserves exhausted by 1981.
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Washington
Congress
Hike-Bike fundraiser draws nearly 200 riders and walkers
Sunday afternoon turnout neared 200 for a Love Inc and Kansas Association for Retarded Citizens event. Routes included 30 miles won by B B Candell in just under two hours, a six mile walk won by Justin Wright, and a 12 block mini-walk won by Jimmy Solomon. Julie McDonald was the first woman to finish the 30 mile ride. Frank, age 52, was the oldest rider.
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Love Inc
Kansas Association For Retarded Citizens
Bill Lopeman
B. B. Candell
Neosho County
Julie McDonald
Frank
Lopeman
Justin Wright
Jimmy Solomon
L. D. Rowan
NCCJC Trustees to Discuss Salaries and Programs
Neosho County Community Junior College board meets at 8 p.m. Tuesday to consider President J C Sanders recommendations on employees salaries and to hear about extended coverage liability insurance. Attorney Bill Coombs reports on Michael Forsyth versus the college.
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Neosho County
Don Tucker
Weather Area Forecast Variable clouds and possible storms
Weather area forecast calls for variable clouds tonight and Tuesday with scattered showers or thunderstorms. Possible severe storms this afternoon and tonight. Lows tonight in the upper 50s to lower 60s highs Tuesday in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Winds southerly 10 to 25 mph. Rain probability 60 percent tonight and 40 percent Tuesday.
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Graham Martin
Martin
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Wayne Sparks
San Jose, Calif
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Cha
Everybody’s Grocery
Bob Morton
Baker’s
Chris Wheatley
S. Larson
Sylvia the Witch
Melinda McNeill
Dracula Baby
Royster Junior High
Royster
Tom Hoxie
NCCJC
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