Sheriff Surfaces After Chanute Drag-Race Collision
Sheriff David Kern and Under Sheriff Arden Hammans were involved in a minor crash Tuesday night in Chanute while pursuing two cars in a drag race on Main Street. Richard E. Workman and Bradford E. Berg faced charges from the sheriff and troopers for drag racing and related offenses. No injuries were reported. Damages were $25 to the sheriff's 1973 Chevrolet and $100 to Workman's 1968 Ford.
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David Kern
Arden Hammans
Chanute
Main Street
Kern
Richard E. Workman
N. Grant
Bradford E. Berg
Workman
Highway Patrol
Judge Orders Dillon to Halt Patti-Mix Labeling
Sedgwick County District Judge David Calvert enjoined Dillon Companies from selling Patti-Mix as labeled in Kansas stores. The judge allowed sale if the product is labeled imitation hamburger.
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Wichita, Kan
Sedgwick
David Calvert
Dillon Companies, Inc
Kansas
Dillon
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A reader rebukes a presumed euphemism for fracturing in an intercepted letter to Cha. The writer argues skeptically that no one will believe “fracing” is a real corruption of the word fracturing.
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Cha
Fracing Could Produce Oil Resurgence Near Chanute
A rare large scale fracing operation near Chanute in Wilson County involved ConSolidated Oil Co and Acid Engineers Inc pumping 1,500 barrels of water and 50,000 pounds of sand into a Bartlesville formation about 1,000 feet deep. George Norris and Jim Dierks expect about 5,000 barrels of output within 10 days, potentially yielding around 150 barrels daily if prices rise. Salt water will be disposed by reinjection into the Roubidoux formation 1,900 feet below.
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Kansas
Chanute
Wil
George Norris
Jim Dierks
Leawood
Norris
Bartlesville
Roubidoux
Chanute to celebrate Centennial Week with Western Wednesday
Chanute marks Centennial Week June 3 to 9 with a downtown Wild West themed Wednesday. Events include a mayoral proclamation at 10 a.m. in front of Wells Fargo Clothiers, swearing in of Centennial Sheriff R. C. Lee, and remarks by Sen. Dale Hudson and Rep. Fred Harris. Centennial outfits required.
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Chanute
Chamber of Commerce
Wells (Fargo) Clothiers
John Schultz
R. C. Lee
Marina Orozco
Jean Gray
Dale Hudson
Fred Harris
Chamber
John Barr
Police Increase Radar Use Under City Directive
City Commission dictates daily radar speed checks in Cha nute to slow through traffic. Mayor John Schultz says four speeding arrests resulted on the first day. Welcome signs weighing traffic radar bragging rights considered. parking violations receive low enforcement priority unless problems arise.
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John Schultz
Chanute
Schultz
Leaks and Board Errors Delay Chanute Pool Opening
The Chanute Municipal Swimming Pool opening is delayed to at least Friday or Saturday after three leaks were found in water lines during filling. City planner Mike Bailey and city engineer Floyd Heath investigate leak sources, with possible deck removal and pipe repair needed. Diving boards were also misaligned and torn out for reinstallation to align diver exit paths. the depth of the diving pit is under review.
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Chanute Municipal
Mike Bailey
Bailey
Floyd Heath
DeMeritt Construction Co
NASA apologizes for private chat by Skylab commander
Skylab 1 commander Charles Conrad Jr had a private radio talk with Johnson Space Center officials. NASA apologized and said such conversations will be limited to illness, extreme emergencies, or morale boosting chats with family, clarifying it as improper outside those cases.
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Space Center, Houston
Charles Conrad Jr
Space Agency
Conrad
Johnson Space Center
Mission Control
Packing Plant Feasibility Discussed for Southeast Kansas
Dr. John McCoy of Kansas State University spoke to a meeting studying a possible southeast Kansas pork plant. He noted rising hog production in Kansas, 165 percent growth since 1955, and 14 counties marketing 514000 hogs in 1972. RC D and Mid-America plan to pursue and study plant details with a designated manager.
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Kansas
John McCoy
Kansas State University
McCoy
Floyd Smith
Kansas Experiment Station
Don Erickson
KSA
United States
Missouri
Nebraska
High Plains
Texas
Jim Gaskell
Rc&d Board
Pork Producers and Mid-America, Inc
Erickson
Weather Area Forecast Mostly Sunny and Warmer Thursday
Mostly sunny and a little warmer Thursday. Fair and cool tonight with low in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Highs Thursday in the upper 70s to low 80s. Winds will become light and variable tonight. Rain probability 5 percent tonight and Thursday.
Milwaukee woman wakes to stranger on floor arrests thief
Mrs Edna G Polin awoke to a stranger asleep in her living room and called police who arrested Raymond Hammer 23. Police found Polins wallet in his pocket. Hammer has prior theft conviction in Milwaukee County Court.
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Milwaukee
Edna G. Polin
Raymond Hammer
Mrs. Polin
Hammer
Canada quit Saigon delegation as Viet Nam cease fire wobbles
Canada announced plans to withdraw from the Viet Nam cease-fire commission by July 31. Michel Gauvin said the peacekeeping force has been observing a war, not a cease-fire, since the truce began four months ago. Mexico France Italy and Scandinavian nations were named as potential replacements. An Asian country was urged by the outgoing Canadian delegation chief.
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Saigon
Mexico
France
Italy
Canada
Vietnam
Ottawa
Michel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Oil firms cut back gasoline to near year-ago levels
Exxon USA and Gulf Oil said they will reduce the gasoline sold to their retailer networks to about the same as last year due to fuel shortages. The move aims to ration supplies while keeping service stations open.
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Houston
Exxon Co
U.S.A
Gulf Oil Co
Royal engagement shifts UK scandal to royal wedding
London reports Princess Anne, 22, engaged to Mark Phillips, 24, a commoner and officer. Wedding planned for fall, with November cited as the likely time and the Times predicting a spectacular European ceremony. The announcement follows a government sex scandal and traces royal ceremony excitement.
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London
Anne
Mark Phillips
Britain
Europe
Times of London
Bradley defeats Yorty to become Los Angeles mayor
Thomas Bradley, a Black candidate and son of Texas sharecroppers, defeats incumbent Sam Yorty in LA mayoral race with over 56 percent. Bradley will take office in July for a four year term becoming the city’s first Negro mayor in the nation’s third largest city.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Sam Yorty
Bradley
Yorty
Skylab Astronauts To Observe Earth From Space
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Paul J. Weitz will activate a photosensor package to observe crops weather mineral deposits and volcanoes from Oregon to Brazil during the sixth day of a 28 day mission after completing medical and solar observatory experiments at the Space Center in Houston.
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Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Oregon
Brazil
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Nixon Flies to Iceland for Talks With Pompidou
President Nixon departed Washington for Iceland to meet with Georges Pompidou and ease fears of U S bullying in Western Europe. Kissinger denied claims the United States uses economic leverage to pressure European allies in bargaining over policy fields.
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Washington
Nixon
Iceland
Georges Pompidou
Uncle Sam
Europe
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
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