Nixon and Kosygin sign space and SALT accords in Moscow
President Nixon and Premier Kosygin sign a joint space exploration agreement and a broader SALT framework in Moscow. Secretary Rogers and Soviet science chief Kerin signing a science cooperation accord. A separate U.S. arrest for LSD possession is noted. Brezhnev to join in upcoming ABM and missile freeze accords. Nixon tours Kremlin site and Moscow landmarks.
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Regional Planners Finish Organizing in Southeast Kansas
The See-Kan Regional Planning Commission moved toward HUD first level certification after a Erie meeting. Pat Halligan said he would contact HUD for certification, unlocking 387000 in matching funds for Chanute water system improvements. Bill Shutte was elected chairman and Kenneth Sanborn as secretary treasurer.
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City Rejects Idea to Base Utility Bills on Income
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn said the city rejected a state official’s suggestion to tie utility billing to ability to pay. He declined to identify the agency and warned such a system would be a radical change with unclear ramifications.
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Intercepted Letter Warns Against Hydrogen Bomb Flight
An intercepted letter warns that Russians should not originate a flight with a hydrogen bomb. The missive is signed with a closing “Yours” and reads as a cautionary communication in a wartime context.
Regulations Expand High Mortgage Limits On 90 and 95 Percent Loans
The Federal Home Loan Bank Board raised maximum loan amounts for 90 and 95 percent conventional mortgages. For 95 percent loans buyers can borrow up to 36 000 dollars, up from 30 000, with effective dates in June and policy aimed at major suburbs and young families earning over 10 000 dollars annually. The ruling signals easier access to pricier homes with smaller down payments.
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California Looms Large in Democratic Primary Fight
McGovern has won key primaries and leads in delegate totals, with 17 contests left. Wallace has six wins and Humphrey gains, while Muskie slips toward a convention showdown as McGovern nears the nomination threshold.
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Area Forecast: Partly cloudy with warm temperatures
Partly cloudy with little change in temperatures. Winds becoming light and variable tonight. Low tonight in the 50s, high Thursday near 80. Sunrise 6 06 Sunset 8 32. Yesterday 57, highest on date 67, lowest 38. Relative humidity 50 percent. Barometer 28.84 inches.
Postal Protest by unions to protest bargaining rights
Hutchinson and Wichita postal workers plan an informational picket today in front of their post offices. The protest, part of a nationwide action near the Washington Monument, targets bargaining rights and political freedom under Hatch Act restrictions. Wichita and Hutchinson are the only western Kansas offices to indicate participation.
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In This Week's 4 County Notes
Dwight Wallingford, district editor, surveys four counties with brief notes on local happenings this week. Highlights include community events, school activities, and municipal updates shaping the region.
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Byline Carlson Returns to Write KU Class of 1922 Anniversary
The Kansas City Times carries a feature by Conwell Carlson about the University of Kansas 1922 graduating class marking its 50th anniversary in Lawrence last weekend. Carlson, veteran Kansas City Star writer and Chanute native, recalls class officers including Arthur E. Garvin and notes Garvin’s early editor roles and local ties to Raytown News.
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Cap” Garvin
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Abortion Advocate Oldtimers Remember W. J. Henrie
W. J. Henrie, 76, of Grove Oklahoma, died May 11. A chiropractor turned osteopath, he practiced in Grove for 23 years before a manslaughter and abortion conviction in 1962. He served 25 months, had his license revoked, and claimed to have delivered over 1 250 babies amid global patient reach.
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Kansan delivers gifts from Nixon visit to China and bears to U S
Dr Theodore Reed director of the National Zoo in Washington and Mrs Reed formerly Mary Crandall of LeRoy visited the Crandall Ranch near the Woodson Coffey County line last week. Reed and Mrs Reed are Kansas State University graduates. Their son Mark earned a zoology degree at Manhattan this month. They shared photos and souvenirs from China.
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