Arms Pact Lets Super Powers Expand Nuclear Arsenals
The Moscow accord loosens limits allowing both the United States and the Soviet Union to enlarge and improve their nuclear forces. SALT permits expansion of MIRVs and undersea missiles, with up to 200 ABM launchers per side and room to grow by about 350 Poseidon or Polaris missiles for the U.S. and more for the Soviets. The pact signals continued arms competition while capping some strategic systems.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
U.S
Nixon
Montana
Washington, D.C
North Dakota
Butz Appreciates Effort To Provoke Farm Action
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz thanked leaders of a 14 state farm petition drive for their efforts to press Nixon on grain prices and farm programs. He did not state whether he would deliver the grievances, and a department official said the next steps were unclear. The group seeks 500,000 signatures to prompt action.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Butz
Claude W. Gifford
Agriculture
Trade pact could broaden US Soviet commercial ties
A proposed US Soviet trade commission may ease negotiations on co arses grains credits and machinery sales. If talks succeed, immediate exports include computers and machine tools with future gains for Midwest farmers and eastern gas supplies.
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Russia
Germans Sign First All German Traffic Treaty
East and West Germany signed the first all German treaty regulating traffic by road, rail and waterways inside the divided country. State Secretaries Egon Bahr and Michael Kohl announced next talks may cover Berlin Wall shooting cessation and inner dividing line minefields. East Germany attached a letter promising visiting rights.
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West Germany
Berlin Wall
Egon Bahr
Michael Kohl
East Germany
West
Iola to Build Six Figure Press Plant for Yearbooks
Inter-Collegiate Press Inc plans a 600000 plant on Iola’s industrial tract employing about 100 people to produce diploma inserts and yearbooks for high schools and colleges with start of production expected this fall. The company already operates plants in Skokie Mission and Winnipeg.
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IOLA
Inter-Collegiate Press Inc
Skokie, Ill
Memorial Day Holiday Death Toll Could Exceed 600
The Associated Press reports that Memorial Day weekend 1972 could see 530 to 630 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, covering 78 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Last year logged 553 fatalities. the record three day tolls were 597 in 1969 and 688 for Labor Day 1968.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Von Braun to Leave Nasa for Private Industry
Rocket expert Dr. Wernher von Braun resigns from NASA to join Fairchild Industries as vice president for engineering starting July 1. He will retire from NASA duties while continuing to shape plans for future space projects and a moon base.
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Washington
Wernher von Braun
U.S. Space Agency
von Braun
Fairchild Industries
Huntsville
Ala
Nixon
One-Vehicle Crash Injures Local Teen Driver
Allen L. Ford, 17, was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital after a 1 vehicle crash at 4 35 p m Friday reported by the Highway Patrol. He was driving a 1963 Chevrolet Impala north on Plummer when it left the west side of the road 1 1/2 miles south of 21st Street.
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James Brown
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association
Kansas City
Mary Burris
W. 2Nd
Mary David
Independence
Roy Ingamells
Columbus
Overland Park
E. C. Altenbernd
Topeka
Ronald L. Robb
Kansas
Allen L. Ford
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Ford
Bernard L. Ford
Plummer
21St Street
Intercepted Letter Raises World-Ruling Hopes
An intercepted missive to Cha hints at Von Braun and associates plotting vast influence. The note references both new and former employers and their ambitions to shape global events.
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von Braun
Fierro’s Credibility Tested By Campaign Allegations
Kansas critic Manuel Fierro faces questions over a migrant workers campaign push and later accusations against state officials for accepting bank and insurance campaign contributions. He scrutinized Insurance Comm. Fletcher Bell and Sen. Tom Van Sickle for potential legal violations while maintaining ties to his reform aims and an ongoing effort to improve government for the poor.
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Kansas
Topeka
Manuel Fierro
Pogo
Fierro
Congress
Institute of Minority Empowerment
Frank Hodge
R-Hutchinson
Kansas State University
Insurance
Fletcher Bell
Bell
Tom van Sickle
Fort Scott
van Sickle
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