One Dead Fifty Hurt In Joplin Tornado Disaster
A tornado struck Joplin Missouri at dusk injuring at least 50 and killing one person Rick Johnson a 23 year old Missouri Southern College student died in the trailer park damage Authorities said 37 blocks suffered damage and the National Guard was mobilized to curb looting Emergency crews from surrounding areas aided cleanup and relief efforts multiple structures were destroyed including trailers homes and businesses across downtown Joplin and nearby towns were also affected with transportation and utility damage reported
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Missouri
Rick Johnson
Missouri Southern College
Johnson
College
Mooreland Plaza
May City
Nancy
St. John’s Medical Center
National Weather Service
12Th
Main Streets
Pennsylvania
Seventh Street
Fourth Street
Range
Kansas
Rothville
Santa Fe
Chicago
Bill Hunter
Lin County
Marceline
Galena
Kan
Missouri- Kansas
Storm safety plan cites neighbors shelters and basements
Public safety director Lige Matlock and Civil Defense chief Toland urge pre arranged neighbor shelters for tornado safety. Best spots include home basements or southwest room away from glass, and shelters like tunnels at Neosho Junior College or rooms near fire station, underpasses, and basements in downtown buildings.
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Lige Matlock
Public Safety
Ralph Toland
Civil Defense
Matlock
Toland
Land Value Order Stayed in Kansas Farmland Valuations
The Kansas Property Valuation Department won a stay on implementing a March directive to adjust farmland valuations by median district values. Gov. Docking sought legal review, and the appeal was filed after a Shawnee County ruling, delaying enforcement until the Kansas Supreme Court decides.
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Topeka
Kansas Property Valuation Department
Ronald F. Dwyer
Robert Docking
Vern Miller
Miller
Shawnee County
Attorney General's
David Prager
Kansas Supreme Court
Prager
Property Valuation Department
Dwyer
High Court
Area Forecast: Partly Cloudy and Cooler Into Friday
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Friday with a low near 54 and a high around 75.
Viet Cong and Saigon announce overlapping Buddhist ceasefires
The Viet Cong declared a 48 hour ceasefire to mark Buddha's birthday, broadcast on Liberation radio. A South Vietnamese 24 hour truce was also announced, with Thieu stating forces would observe noon Saturday to noon Sunday Saigon time. Liberation radio set a 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Monday cease fire.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Buddha
Liberation Radio
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Cong High Command
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragmentary note reads Intercepted Letter Dear Cha The author suggests the best place to be during a tornado is somewhere else and signs off with Yours.
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Cha
Four Applicants to Date For City Manager's Job
Four resumes have been submitted in response to the city manager ad in The Tribune. The city clerk names one applicant as a retiring army officer and another as a current city manager of another city, plus two more with municipal government experience. The commission will review applications and invite prospects for interviews if desired.
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the Tribune
Bonnie Moffatt
Vesta Light. Com
Kansas Government Journal
International City Managers Association
Blood drive exceeds goal at Neosho County Junior College
Donors at the Red Cross bloodmobile on the Neosho County Junior College campus collected 84 units from 9 30 a m to 1 45 p m Wednesday surpassing the 75 unit quota. There were 16 deferrals. Schultz noted city commissioners may hire a new manager by unanimous vote and is pursuing Kansas University help for candidates with public administration and utilities knowledge.
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Red Cross
Neosho County Junior College
West German mark strengthens on market chatter
Worldwide market reports show the dollar gaining strength in West Germany as traders await a Bonn decision on the mark after a meeting of Common Market finance ministers. In Washington antiwar protests intensify near the South Vietnamese embassy and city jail as authorities plan a tactical retreat. In Saigon fighting escalates in eastern Cambodia with ground and air forces clashing. The Senate begins debate on the Nixon administration’s volunteer army bill amid Southeast Asia policy concerns. Cairo sees cautious optimism as Rogers visits, with both sides wary of progress toward an Israel Egypt accord.
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West Germany
Bonn
Washington
Washington City
Senate
U.S
Southeast Asia
Cairo
William P. Rogers
Egypt
Israel
Rescuers Struggle as Mudslide Kills Five in Quebec
In St. Jean Vianney 26 people remained missing after 42 cottages collapsed into a mud crater Tuesday night. Five fatalities are confirmed as rescue teams search the wreckage amid ongoing uncertainty for survivors.
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ST. Jean Vianney
Que
Steady Jobs At Parsons Army Ammunition Plant
Parsons Kansas production at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant will stay near current levels through 1971 with no major staff cuts, says plant manager Horace Landes. Day and Zimmerman employs about 1,700 locally. the Army adds 65. Bids for over $1 million in construction at the plant were opened in Omaha.
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Kansas Army Ammunitions
Parsons
Horace L. Landes
Landes
Day and Zimmermann, Inc
Day and Zimmerman
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Corps of Army Engineers
Omaha
Neb
Mt Hood student hosts frog jumping contest winner
In Gresham Oregon Rick Walton of Mt. Hood Community College led a frog jumping contest with his frog Ho a Loo Ney jumping 12 feet 5 inches to win the event. Walton said the frog responded to a massage the night before.
Delay in Capitol Area Plaza raises project cost by 8.8 million
Architect Henry W. Schirmer of Wichita says legislative inaction to appropriate 600,000 during the 1971 session delays the Capitol Area Plaza project by at least one year. He warns rising material and labor costs will push the total to about 8.8 million, adding office buildings south of the statehouse.
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Topeka
Capitol Area Plaza
Henry W. Schirmer
Wichita
Robert Docking
Statehouse
Gambling Arrests in Major Michigan Roundup
More than 400 FBI agents and local police began a Michigan roundup of 151 persons on federal gambling charges. The operation in 37 cities included a Detroit police inspector and 15 other officers. Fifteen indictments were announced by Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell and grand juries in Detroit and Grand Rapids.
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Washington
FBI
Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
United States
Steel price hike matches U S Steel increase
Republic Steel Corp matched U S Steel Corp s 614 per cent rise on auto and appliance items from its Cleveland headquarters. The spokesman said the hikes and dates align with U S Steel for about one third of industry shipments and include electrogalvanized sheets not handled by U S Steel. Other major firms including Jones Laughlin National Armco and Wheeling Pittsburgh were reviewing prices.
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Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic
Cleveland
Ohio
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
National
Armco
Wheeling- Pittsburgh
Kansas Surtax Rules Have Minor Changes
The Kansas Department of Revenue plans to keep the sales tax starting threshold at 15 cents. Revenue director James F. McDonald says adjustments to the first seven brackets will ease taxes for shoppers. Purchases from 94 cents to $1.20 will be taxed at four cents in Topeka Lawrence and Manhattan where a half-cent sales tax funds police and fire protection.
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Topeka
State Department of Revenue
James F. McDonald
Lawrence
Manhattan
Faster Rise in Wholesale Prices Surges in April
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices rose three tenths of one percent in April, with the index for industrial commodities climbing four tenths of one percent, signaling renewed inflation pressures for the Nixon administration.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
Aggressive Shift At Kansas Civil Rights Panel
Four new appointees bolster the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights promising a tougher stance on minority rights. Executive Director Troy Scoggins cites changes in attitude and use of statutory power, including a first discrimination charge against the Rosedale school district and plans to probe housing and welfare issues involving Mexican Americans. The panel also fights to readmit a Black woman to Emporia nursing school while noting staffing vacancies and ongoing appointments by Gov. Docking.
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Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
Troy G. Scroggins
Scoggins
Kansas
Rosedale
Kansas City
Kan
Daniel Oropesa
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