Dobson quits Chanute city planning role over law conflicts
City planner Cliff Dobson resigned May 6 citing ethics and conviction clashes with an organization directing him to defy local and state law. He met with four commissioners and City Manager Bob Bunting to explain his decision and criticized censorship and staff underutilization while urging continued professional guidance.
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Cliff Dobson
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Chanute
Charles Lesher
Lesher
Commission
Bob Bunting
Bill Boone
Bunting
Kansas
Wichita
Boone
Tractor trailer rear-ends pickup near Chanute
A 1968 Ford pickup was struck from the rear by a tractor trailer at 2 34 p m Thursday three miles south of Chanute on U S 169 by Hillside Auto Salvage George E Duncan 37 Colorado Springs Colo was northbound behind a pickup driven by Earl F Clampitt 70 Thayer When Clampitt slowed to turn left Duncan hit the left rear of the pickup Duncan went off the road through a fence owned by Charlie Murphy R 4 Duncan was treated and released from Neosho Memorial Hospital Clampitt was uninjured Damage was estimated at 7000 to the tractor trailer 750 to the pickup and 150 to the fence Kansas Highway Patrol investigated the accident Charges may be filed later.
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U.S
Hillside Auto Salvage
George E. Duncan
Colorado Springs
Colo
Earl F. Clampitt
Thayer
Clampitt
Duncan
Charlie Murphy
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kansas Highway Patrol
Carter calls Nixon attitude tragic after war dissent actions
President Carter called Nixon's claim that the White House could use illegal tactics to crush dissent during Vietnam War “tragic.” Nixon argued wartime presidents have extraordinary powers, while Carter and aides said no president is above the law. Nixon defended illegal acts and criticized Pentagon Papers leaker Ellsberg as a “punk.”
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Nixon
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Vietnam
David Frost
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Frost
Daniel Elisberg
Pentagon
IRS
Brief Geneva talks bring near arms limit framework
U.S. and Soviet negotiators held a fourth, unusually brief one hour and 10 minute session in Geneva over a new strategic arms limitation accord. A Pentagon representative joined Cyrus Vance's team at the Soviet diplomatic mission with Andrei Gromyko leading the talks. Reporters were barred, and Vance avoided comments upon returning to his hotel.
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Switzerland
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U.S
Pentagon
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Andrei Gromyko
Vance
Gromyko
Young Fails to Halt Calls for South Africa Boycott
U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young spoke at a U.N. conference in Maputo urging peaceful moves toward majority rule in southern Africa while militant states pressed for a total economic and arms boycott of South Africa and Rhodesia. He warned of a race against time and urged negotiated settlement where possible.
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Maputo
Mozambique
Young
Carter
Southern Africa
Rhodesia
South Africa
U.S
South- West
Afria
United Nations
America
Africa
Area Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Thunderstorms Ahead
Mostly cloudy through Saturday with a good chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Locally heavy storms possible this afternoon and tonight. Highs 75 to 80, lows in the mid to upper 50s. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 50 percent this afternoon, 60 percent tonight and Saturday.
Lindbergh Flight Celebrated At 50th Anniversary Events
New York marks the Lindbergh flight's 50th anniversary as Anne Lindbergh and Neil Armstrong join dinners to raise funds for a Lindbergh Memorial Scholarship Fund. The 1927 solo New York to Paris flight is cited as opening modern commercial aviation.
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Anne
Neil Alden Armstrong
Barry Goldwater
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