Sinatra Sues Wilson Over Unauthorized Biography
Sinatra files a 3 million lawsuit against columnist Earl Wilson claiming his book Sinatra An Unauthorized Biography damages his public image and could undermine an upcoming autobiography. The suit argues the biography misleads readers and reduces demand for Sinatra's own work.
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Kansas enviro chief blasts crop sprayers over pesticide use
Mel Gray state environmental director in Topeka denounces aerial spray firms fined for pollution by endrin and methylparathion. He argues farmers must protect crops while safeguarding the environment, backed by Richard Wettersten of the Kansas Forestry Commission.
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4-H club visitors brighten final day of lawmakers’ session
The Neosho County group visited Topeka for the National Leadership Conference, arriving with 4,000 girls and 165 boys. A lawmaker from the same county hosted a 20 minute Q and A, then rode with the chartered bus toward Chanute and Erie.
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Cannon Campaign Cash Ties Aviation Industry to Senate Power
Washington reports Senate ally Howard Cannon secures aviation industry donations while controlling committees that regulate airlines military aircraft and space policy. Contributors include Page Airways executives and other major airlines along with defense contractors. Debate rises over Carter’s momentum and possible Church challenge.
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Carlson girls find nine coyote pups on family farm
Barbara and Marilyn Carlson daughters of Mr and Mrs John Carlson ten miles west of Chanute in Wilson county discover nine coyote pups in a brush pile on the family farm. An eighteen dollar bounty will be awarded to the girls. Fifty years ago 1926 W M Kelso Thayer buys Chanute Mercantile grocery at 1029 S Santa Fe from Hutchinson and Walters. Bible verse Psalms 49 10 ends page.
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Wilson County
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Thayer
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EPA finds two thirds of 1975 cars fail emissions tests
EPA tests of 291 privately owned 1975 cars in Chicago and Houston show about 66 percent failed at least one of the three auto-emission standards. Despite failures, EPA signals careful action and considers line testing prototypes and nationwide inspection and maintenance as possible controls.
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Testimony Damaging to State Department By Fired Envoy
James Akins, dismissed after nearly 20 years in foreign service, told a Senate subcommittee that the State Department ignored Saudi proposals to curb the Russian naval presence in the Indian Ocean and to roll back oil prices. He suggested the Soviet base in Somalia underpinned calls for a U.S. base at Diego Garcia.
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Malpractice laws seen ineffective in Kansas plan
A medical law specialist says Kansas new malpractice statutes will not lower health care costs and may harm poor patients. The package limits claim time, funds a $10 million stabilization pool, enables screening panels, and permits judges to approve attorney fees, but real effects may take years to show.
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Wholesale price surge ends lull with 0.8 percent April rise
The Labor Department reports a one year record gain in farm and food prices driving wholesale prices up 0.8 percent in April, lifting the Wholesale Price Index to 181.3 and signaling continued higher costs as steel aluminum and copper increases loom.
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