School Drug Project Approved For Unified School District 413
A pilot drug education project for Unified School District 413 for the 1971 72 year won approval as one of 18 districts. About 1500 per district from HEW through the State Department of Education funds kindergarten through 12. A leadership team of one student one school personnel and one community rep will oversee it. The team includes Wendy Bowyer Carl Druart and Ray Zumalt. They will attend a KU workshop July 19 30 and 39 participants total. The focus is preventative education using audio visual tools and an inter discipline curriculum to build understanding and deter drug involvement.
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Unified School District 413
Buford Fisher
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
State Department of Education
Fisher
Wendy Bowyer
Wendall Bowyer
N. Grant
Carl Druart
S. Highland
Ray Zumalt
R. 2
School of Pharmacy
Railroads Resume Service After Break in Walkout
The AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen ended a two day strike after Congress approved a 13.5 percent wage hike and Nixon signed the bill. Freight trains rolled again within hours at Penn Central as other railroads planned to restore service within 24 hours.
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Washington
U.S
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Congress
Nixon
C. J. Chamberlain
Penn Central
West Virginia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Quaker Oats Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Patrol Car Hits Bridge Structure In Erie County Crash
Erie undersheriff Dale Powell suffered facial injuries and chest contusions when his patrol car struck the north superstructure of the Neosho River bridge on Shaw Road. Powell was hospitalized overnight for observation. Wendell Collins received a passing violation citation. The crash disrupted rail service briefly but trains were returning to schedule.
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Erie
Dale Powell
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
David Kern
Powell
Neosho River
Shaw
Keith Dillon
Highway Patrol
Collins
The
Santa Fe
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha About Drug Headache
The note jokes about the drug problem being a headache and proposes a sarcastic remedy of taking aspirin, signed by Nute. The brief reads as a lighthearted communication with a personal greeting.
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Cha
Army Demotes Koster Over My Lai Probe Failure
Secretary Resor demotes Maj. Gen. Samuel Koster to brigadier general and revokes his Distinguished Service Medal for inadequate investigation of the My Lai massacre. Brig. Gen. George Young avoids rank reduction but receives a letter of censure. Eleven other officers remain under study as outcomes of the case are reviewed.
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Washington (Ap
Stanley Resor
Samuel Koster
My Lai
Koster
West Point
Resor
George Young
Army
Young
Humboldt Merchants Hullabaloo Night Market Sale
Humboldt merchants plan an annual nighttime sale Friday from 8 to 11. Participating shops will close for the evening and reopen at 8 for the three hour sale with special discounts and promotions.
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Humboldt
Mule Train to Trek Santa Fe Trail 150th Anniversary
A mule pack train will depart Santa Fe New Mexico on June 26 to mark the Santa Fe Trail origin 150 years ago and travel east to Shawnee Kansas reaching July 10. Walter Young president of the Santa Fe Trail Association announced the trip which will visit towns along the route with units from participating towns.
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Hugoton
Kan
Santa Fe
N.M
Shawnee
Walter Young
Santa Fe Trail Association
Subpoena Bank Records Hint at Surprising Findings
Internal Security Committee Chairman Richard H. Schord says he will disclose surprising information found in subpoenaed bank records. The panel enters its second day of inquiry into two peace groups that organized large demonstrations in Washington.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Richard H. Schord
D-Mo
Liquor By The Drink Win In 46 Texas Counties
In AP reporting from Dallas, voters in 46 counties including major population centers approved local option measures to permit liquor by the drink. The overwhelming approval affects counties that cover about half of Texas residents.
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Dallas
Traffic Lanes Added In Highway Blocks
South Santa Fe between 13th and 19th gains two extra lanes to four with no parking on either side. Lige Mattock states state workers finished white striping and no parking signs, warnings issued this week and arrests slated to start next Monday. Paint crews will also stripe through traffic on two highways in town.
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Santa Fe
South Santa Fe
Ing
Lige Mattock
Public Safety
Mattock
Matlock
Elite Saigon Troops Hunt Border Base in Cambodia Search
A 700 strong South Vietnamese battalion combs frontier areas on the Cambodian border seeking a major North Vietnamese base and command headquarters as military spokesmen report. Nixon revenue sharing bill for manpower finds new life after a surprise Republican and Southern Democrat show of strength in the House.
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Saigon
Washington
Nixon
House
Kansas weighs private mail system to beat rising postage
Kansas State Controller James Cobler says the state may switch from U S government mail to a private firm after a postal rate hike. The plan could save money, with costs rising from 2.42 to about 3 million dollars annually, and agencies likely seeking supplemental 1972 budgets.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
U S
James Cobler
Cobler
Wichita
Independent Postal Service Association
U. S. Postal Service
Lockheed Dims Loss Outlook If Loan Blocked
Washington AP reports Lockheed Aircraft Corp has doubled its estimate of job losses if Congress does not guarantee $250 million in loans required to complete the TriStar jumbo jet.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Rizzo Wins Philadelphia Mayoral Primary Dramatically
Former Police Commissioner Frank L. Rizzo secures a landslide victory in the Democratic mayoral primary, defeating a liberal congressman and a Black candidate in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Budget cuts threaten Topeka State Hospital crises
Dr. Walter Menninger warned at a Shawnee County Mental Health Association meeting that Gov Docking and the 1971 legislature’s cuts to Kansas mental health funding will trigger crises at Topeka State Hospital in accreditation consolidation training adolescent treatment and outpatient services.
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Topeka, Kan
Robert Docking
Topeka State Hospital
Walter Menninger
Menninger
Mental Health Association of
Shawnee County
Maine man returns from Vietnam after impersonating brother
A 22-year-old Maine man, Wesley Storer of Yarmouth, who assumed the identity of his brother Spec. 4 Glenn Storer in the Army, arrived in Saigon on April 21 aboard a military flight. No charges were filed.
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Saigon
Maine
United States
Vietnam
Wesley Storer
Yarmouth
Glenn Storer
Governor Docking Aide Says Return To Office Delayed
An aide reports Governor Docking will likely not return to the Kansas statehouse until next week due to a back ailment described as a pinched nerve in the sacroiliac area.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Statehouse
Docking
Nixon wins first round against phased Europe troop cut
The Senate rejected 63 to 26 a plan for phased U.S. force reductions in Europe unless East West talks begin on mutual withdrawals. White House supporters saw enough votes to back President Nixon in opposing unilateral cuts to the 300,000-man force.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
U.S
Europe
White House
Temporary Injunction Bars Securities Sales by Firm
A Kansas temporary injunction in Neosho County bars Charles T. Chicorelli of First U. S. Corp. from selling securities in Kansas without proper registration. No sales occurred in Neosho County. some occurred elsewhere. The order, tied to alleged dishonest and unethical practices, remains until registration is obtained or halted.
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Neosho County
Charles T. Chicorelli
The
First U. S. Corp
Memphis, Tenn
John White
Chicorelli
State of
Kansas
White
Kansas Securities Commission
City Receives 32 Applications for Manager Position
City Clerk Bonnie Moffatt reported 32 applications for the city manager role. Applications slowed, with a May 22 ad in the Kansas Government Journal likely to bring in a few more. Commissioners met to set hiring procedures, with another meeting planned. Mayor Vesta Lightfoot said many meetings lie ahead and a selection date is not set. City Manager Ross Cooper intends to depart July 1.
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Bonnie Moffatt
Kansas Government Journal
Vesta Lightfoot
Commission
Insurance payouts planned for southeast Kansas storms
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell said 1,300 wind and hail claims are expected from the Baxter Springs and Galena area. Total payments may run between one half and three fourths of a million dollars, with Bax ter Springs claims averaging 200 to 250 dollars and Galena about 500 dollars per claim. Most damage appears covered by insurance.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fletcher Bell
Baxter Springs
Galena
Bell
Area forecast notes warm trend with cooler night
Temperatures today at 1 p m 65 with a 47 reading yesterday and 82 last year. Highs reach near 70 Thursday as area stays generally fair. Winds become light and variable tonight with a low near 40. Precipitation 29 inch yesterday. Relative humidity 52 and barometer 30 06. Sunrise 6 09 Sunset 8 28.
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Humboldt Merchants
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Darrell Kellogg
Peace Probe
Texas
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