Nixon Sees Real Progress Possible at Moscow Summit
President Nixon announced at a White House reception that his trip to Moscow aims for real progress on arms limits and broader East West issues. He criticized prior summits as cosmetic and said a substantive agreement may be reached in Moscow.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
White House
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Camp David
Anatoly Dobrynin
Head Start Enrollment Boost Aims to Meet Class Needs
Fourteen applications for the summer Head Start program have been processed. Melvin Owen, director, notes a shortage of applicants now but cites Chanute’s capacity for two classes of 15 students. At least 20 children are needed to operate the program.
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Melvin Owen
Chanute
Owen
Murray Hill School
Gray Panthers Debate Letter Tone and Fear of Revolt
Intercepted letter to Cha discusses the phrase Gray Panthers as an attempt to intimidate older Americans. The author argues the effort fails to incite fear or rebellion among the elderly. The piece reflects concerns about age-based political rhetoric and public reactions.
Sewer Study Proposal to Be Heard by City Commission
The first in a series of engineering proposals for a sewer study will be presented Monday at 4 p.m. by Cook Flatt Strobel of Topeka. The commission will consider making 4 p.m. the official meeting time and a sanitation utility policy resolution. It will designate a representative to the See-Kan Regional Planning Commission and fill vacancies on the Library Board and Board of Zoning Appeals. A report and final pay estimate on the swimming pool project will be submitted.
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City Commission
Cook, Flatt, Strobel
Topeka
Commission
See-Kan Regional
Nixon aide cites flaws in busing bill compromise
John D. Ehrlichman said the Senate House compromise to slow busing falls short of Nixon’s fast fair and final standard. He warned the measure would lapse Jan 1 1974 with no replacement and suggested the President might veto and seek further legislation.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Senate House
John D. Phrlichman
Senate
House Conference Committee
Vigil ends as critics blame governor over Vietnam policy
A week-long war protest at the Kansas Capitol concluded with denouncing Gov. Docking for not taking a stand on Vietnam. Docking declined to comment citing lack of information and belief in noninterference in foreign policy. Mayor Nhieu of Saigon urges city youths to cut hair as a sign of shared hardship.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
U.S. Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Docking
Saigon
Do Kien Nhieu
Radical Old Form Power Group Leads Aged Social Uprising
Margaret Kuhn 67 of Philadelphia mobilizes the Gray Panthers to push social change for the elderly. The Interdenominational Consultation on the Elderly plans a Ghost Ranch meeting and regional sessions while lobbying Congress and corporate boards.
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Radical Old Form Power Group
Denver
Margaret Kuhn
Philadelphia
Gray Panthers
Miss Kuhn
Ghost Ranch
Abiqui
New Mex
Santa Fe
City Budget Tightening Under State Tax Limit
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn begins assembling the 1973 budget amid inflation and a state tax lid. He plans to base requests on department needs and shift funds to aid the Fire Department while keeping operating expenses tight and compliant with cash-basis rules. The plan targets July submission for August state review.
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Sanborn
Black Agenda Spurs debate at Gary convention
A Black Agenda drawn at the National Black Political Convention in Gary Indiana sparked controversy over two resolutions condemning forced school busing and Israel policy. Gary Mayor Hatcher and co-chair Diggs Fauntroy voiced reservations while Baraka urged unity. Area forecast calls for partly cloudy warm weather with highs in the 80s.
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Washington
Gary
Ind
Israel
Diggs
Tax refunds granted to Barton County farmers
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals reduced property taxes for 350 Barton County rural land owners by 12 to 36 percent for 1971. A refund will be issued for taxes paid under protest, and the second half 1971 payments due in June will be recalculated at the new rates.
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Great Bend, Kan
State Board of Tax Appeals
Barton County
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