KU Protesters Rally as Chancellors Skips Petition Read
About 150 students gathered at KU in Lawrence before noon as protests against U.S. mining tactics in Vietnam continued. Chancellor Chalmer’s boycott followed vandalism the prior night that caused an estimated $500 damage to the military science building and prompted a law enforcement warning.
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University of Kanas
Indochina
Douglas County
Lawrence
Willam Albott
Kansas Highway Patrol
Military Science
Water Line Completion Advances City Project
The water line from the plant to Safari Industrial Park is finished and in service with no leaks in tests. Smoky Hill Safina contractors laid a raw water line starting Thursday and work moves north along Katy Street. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn awaits pressure changes residents may feel along the completed path.
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Safari Industrial Park
Charles Williams
Smoky Hill
Safina Contractors
Katy Street
Kenneth Sanborn
Lair Buys Home State Bank in Erie
Stark State Bank proprietor Virgil Lair announces purchase of Home State Bank Erie for about 4.5 million dollars, with all stock acquired from Mr and Mrs Earl Miller. Lair plans to move to Erie and retain bank staff, taking over operations June 30. He will continue Stark State Bank operations, totaling about 2.5 million.
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Erie
Virgil Lair
Stark State Bank
Home State Bank
Lair
Earl Miller
Piqua
Stark Sate
Stark Bank
Sidney S. Linsent
Erie Bank
Galesburg
Miller
Mann Heads Guard Unit In Chanute Command Change
Kansas National Guard captain Scott O. Mann assumes command of the Chanute guard unit succeeding Ed Ranz III who served since November 1971. Mann has 12 years of guard service with prior tours in Iola Wichita and Yates Center. Three guardsmen begin 19 weeks of active duty training as privates James McGuffey, Bill Ray and Kenneth Dillon depart for Ft Polk La and Ft Leonard Wood Mo respectively.
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Scott O. Mann
Chanute
Humboldt
Mann
Ed Ranz III
S. Tennessee
Iola
Wichita
Yates Center
James McGuffey
S. Katy
Bill Ray
S. Evergreen
Voters Registering Across Neosho County This Week
Er ie Neosho County registrars conduct multiple registration days this week and next. A total of 390 voters registered at St Paul Stark Big Creek Church and other sites. County clerk Wayne Gibson Jr. notes voters may register at any stop regardless of residence. This year Kansas requires all voters to register and 18 to 20 year olds may vote. Registration books remain open at the county clerk's office.
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Erie
Neosho County
St. Paul
Stark
Big Creek Church
Wayne Gibson Jr
Kansas
Chanute
Bands Plan Creamy Concert At Senior High Lawn
A spring outdoor concert by five Unified District bands plus ice cream and cookies is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m on the Senior High lawn. Bill Armstrong, instrumental music instructor, explains the event showcases students from beginner to high school levels and allows parents and friends to view the program.
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Ome
Unified Distri
Senior High
Bill Armstrong
Armstrong
Royster
Mansfield Describes China After 16 Day Visit
Washington AP Sen Mike Mansfield and Sen Hugh Scott returning from a 16 day China trip describe the country as a hard working early to bed society with clean orderly cities and low crime. They note subsistence plus incomes for factory workers and free medical care with cheap entertainment.
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Washington
Mansfield
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
China
Peking
Weather Summary For Today And Tonight
Area forecast shows showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon and evening ending tonight. Winds turn northwest 10 to 20 mph. Increasing clouds decrease tonight with a low in the 50s and a high in the 60s Saturday. Precipitation probability 80 percent tonight and 30 percent Saturday.
Proposed Water Rates From Consultant Study
The City Commission tabled a water rate schedule identical to Wilson and Company's plan to raise total revenue by 30 percent. Large users would bear more of the load, with a 59 percent surcharge for out of city customers a key point of debate. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn supports the surcharge to ensure non residents contribute to system support.
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City Commission
Wilson and Company
Salina
Ken
Neth Sanborn
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted note jokes about ice cream eaten from unlikely containers. readers are amused by the absurd image of dessert served from a tuba. The playful fragment hints at humorous correspondence and a lighthearted tone.
Ships Redirect Amid US Mine Blockade Near Vietnam
Pentagon reports several merchant ships bound for North Vietnam have altered course likely toward Chinese ports or other routes. Twenty five ships headed for Haiphong earlier. additions include one Soviet and one Somali vessel, with possible another Soviet ship leaving before mines activated.
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Washington
Pentagon
North
Vietnam
Jerry W. Friedheim
North Vietnam
U.S
Hiker Puzzle Endearing Escape From New Orleans
Larry Durren Jr. a Lockport boy 6 was left behind in New Orleans while on a class trip. He tried hitchhiking home guiding cars the wrong way on a one way street until a motorist helped him reach a phone. State police carried him home in grand style.
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New Orleans
Larry Durren Jr
Larry
Lockport
Here
Audubon Park Zoo
Flood Strikes New Braunfels. Eight Dead and 25 Missing
A 90 minute cloudburst swept New Braunfels as water from the Canal and Guadalupe rivers surged through residential areas. Authorities report eight deaths and 20 to 25 missing while about 3,000 residents fled rising floods.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Royce Couch
Canal
Guadalupe Rivers
IRS to audit midsize firms for inflated profits
Miami reports that IRS agents will scrutinize thousands of medium size businesses for inflated profit margins. Donald Rumsfeld, head of Nixon's Cost of Living Council, says audits target firms under price controls but too small for the Price Commission. Firms usually under 50 million in annual sales with more than 60 employees qualify.
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Miami
Fla
Internal Revenue Service
Donald Rumsfeld
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
The
Price Commission
Protests Sweep United Nations and U S Campuses
U N headquarters in New York closed to tourists amid a rising tide of demonstrations against Nixon's Vietnam policy. Thousands march across campuses on the third day of protests as police fire at a crowd at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque campus.
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U.N
World Body
New York
Nixon
University of New Mexico Albuquerque
Bombing at U.S. Army HQ in Frankfurt kills officer
The U.S. Army reports no identification of the bomber after a Thursday night blast at its Frankfurt headquarters kills a lieutenant colonel and injures 113. Police decline to comment on Vietnam protest theories as ceilings collapse and windows shatter in the officers' club.
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Germany
U.S. Army
U.S
Vietnam
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