Meat swindle exposed in military procurement probe
Tribune editorial notes long standing corruption in meat purchases revealed before the U S Senate subcommittee. Edward Kehl described up to 192000 daily substitutions of lower quality meat and inspectors allegedly duped by gifts and bribes. Senator Lawton Chiles warns fraud runs to millions yearly beyond Boston.
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U.S. Senate
Edward Kehl
Boston
Connecticut
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Hutchinson officials clash over liquor law at college dance
City manager and police faced an uproar over enforcement as eight officers attended a Hutchinson Community Junior College alumni dance at the Sports Arena. Two arrests followed amid complaints of overbearing policing and flashlight searches, highlighting statewide tensions between enforcement and legality in public buildings.
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Hutchinson
Hutchinson Community Junior College
Gestapo
Hutchinson City Commission
Chanute to host second annual Antique Show and Sale
This weekend May 15 16 Chanute hosts the 2nd annual Antique Show and Sale at the Armory sponsored by the Southeast Kansas Bottle and Relic Club of Chanute Dealers from six states will display items with rooms for local club members and guests The event has been advertised nationwide and TV Last year’s show drew great crowds and this year’s is expected to grow Support from Chanute residents is sought to establish the event as an annual attraction.
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Chanute
Southeast
Simpler outside than inside Politics by Henry K Baker
Opinion by Dr Henry K Baker arguing politics appears simple to outsiders while insiders juggle many minority interests. He mocks planning, government power, and inflation while urging practical, direct action and humor to engage readers. The piece blends satire with critique of postwar policy, media, and public figures.
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Henry K. Baker
M.D
Panama Canal
Ussr
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Liberation
Cousin in Congress helps build fortune
Investigative report links Rep. Joe Evins and cousin James E. Rice to a pattern of exploiting a Small Business Administration program. GAO audit cites diverted funds and inflated profits from minority firms, with former staff director Howard Greenberg paid as a consultant. Evins and Greenberg deny improper motives.
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Washington
Joe Evins
D-Tenn
Smokey Mountain District
James E. Rice
Rice
Rep
Joe
House
Small Business Committee
First Central Bank of
Smithville
Evins
Howard Greenberg
Evin
Greenberg
Small Business Administration
Capitol Hill
SBA
Best (Services
Best Services
Armed Services
Fort Benning
Best
Worldwide Services
General Accounting Office
GAO
Rep. Evins
Supreme Services
Congress
Local Newspaper Subscription Rates and UP News Rights
Rates listed for mail and carrier delivery in area towns with tax included. Chanute Post Office Boxholders options for one year six months and three months. Carrier delivery in Chanute priced monthly with tax. UP News exclusive republication rights noted for local news and dispatches.
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Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Chanute
United Press International
Bees from Louisiana Arrival Replaces Winter Loss
Twenty five years ago Art Rule flew 80 bee packets from Louisiana to the area. The 1.5 million bees will replace the winter loss and sustain local pollination. Fifty years ago in 1926 a rural high school district for Grant township was approved by the Kansas supreme court, marking the first rural high school in Neosho county.
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Louisiana
Grant Township
Kansas Supreme Court
Neosho County
Skubitz Blocks Cuts in Outdoor Recreation Grants
In Washington the House rejected Rep. Joe Skubitz's bid to curb a planned rise in Land and Water Conservation Fund grants. The panel advanced a Sebelius amendment eliminating a quarter of funds for indoor facilities while keeping a shift toward population-based grant distribution defeated on a voice vote.
Keys Back Carter in Democratic Presidential Race
Kansas Congresswoman Martha Keys joined 16 other freshman Democrats in backing Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination. She urged that Carter would lead with ground level support toward a more equitable society a stable economy and world cooperation. Carter pledged to work with House and Senate leaders on a legislative program if elected.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Congress
Martha Keys
D-Kan
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Capitol Hill
Carter
House
John Jenrette Jr
D-S.c
Washington
Senate
Governor considers friendly suit over post adjournment power
Kansas Secretary of State Elwin Shanahan weighs whether to publish a post adjournment bill as Gov. Robert Bennett seeks a test case. Attorney General Curt Schneider urged cooperation but left publication decision to Shanahan. A friendly lawsuit could be filed to settle if she withholds, aiding a Supreme Court ruling on gubernatorial authority.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Elwin Shanahan
John Martin
Curt Schneider
Shanahan
Robert Bennett
Kansas Supreme Court
Schneider
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Jack Cloherty
Small Business
Chanuteste Tribune AR
N. Evergreen
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F. M
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
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Fifth District
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Ohio
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Bennett
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