Court and Library Renovation Requests Highlight City Meeting
The Neosho Bar Association committee and the Public Library Board pressed for improvements at District Court facilities and the 66 year old library. Calls for space, heating, cooling, wiring and cost studies dominated the City Commission session, which planned trial 10 am Monday meetings beginning Nov. 22.
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Neosho Bar Association
Public Library Board
City Commission
Charles Henshall
Kansas
Memorial Building
Jean Gray
Commission
Clyde Kile
Kenneth Sanborn
Vesta Lightfoot
Light
Intercepted Letter Warns of Wage Control Attacks
A reader recalls an intercepted note stating meat cutters prepare to fight wage controls by skinning and trimming livelihoods, signaling labor unrest and potential price pressure.
Humboldt typewriter program gains national attention
William Mahaney of Whitesboro New York admired Humboldt's language arts motivation through fourth grade typewriter use and student driven writing. The Kansas City visit featured the film All the Children are Poets and a planned Whitesboro review for possible adoption amid funding concerns.
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William Mahaney
Whitesboro
N. Y
Tim Card
Tamie Lassman
Humboldt
Boldt. Mahaney
Humboldt School
Kansas State Department of Education
Mahaney
Association For School, College and University
Kansas City
Schulze
Pay Board sets 5.5 percent ceiling on wage increases
The Nixon era Pay Board imposed a 5.5 percent general ceiling on yearly wage hikes, rejecting labor’s demand for retroactive pay while approving deferred raises under current contracts. AFL-CIO leaders threaten action as Congress weighs relief and court challenges loom.
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Washington
Nixon
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Miami
Labor
Ion
Labor Industry-Public Board
George Boldt
Congress
Capitol
House Banking Committee
Meat Cutters Union Opposes Nixon Pay Board Ruling
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union representing 500000 members calls for a possible nationwide general strike to reverse Pay Board pay regulations. The executive board denounces the Nixon administration action as an attack on workers’ welfare and plans to push a resolution at the AFL-CIO convention.
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Paul Jennings
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Afl-Cio
Pay Board
Nixon
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Boldt
Industry Five
Business
Labor
Miami Beach
Ber Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union
House Defeats Prayer Amendment in School Vote
The House failed to approve a constitutional amendment to permit nondemoninational prayer in public schools by 240 to 162, short of the two thirds needed. Supporters blamed absenteeism and organized opposition. the issue is expected to resurface in the 1972 elections.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Con
John Buchanan
R-Ala
Chalmers P. Wylie
Rohio
Judiciary Committee
Citizens For Public Prayer
Weather Summary for Today and Upcoming Warm Spell
Today's report shows a 1 p.m. temperature of 58 with a 42/35 yesterday and 43/37 a year ago. High 75 and low 11 on record dates. Area forecast calls for mostly clear cool tonight, sunny and warmer Wednesday with low in the upper 20s to lower 30s and high near 60. precipitation chances near zero.
Headache Cure Ends With Needle Removal in Kentucky
Phyllis Mae Sparks, 14, in Lexington, underwent surgery to remove sewing needle fragments from the back of her scalp after headaches led to X-rays. Doctors say she likely stepped on the needle as a child and felt no issues until now.
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Lexington
Phyllis Mae Sparks
Senate approves broad consumer warranty legislation
The Senate passed a major consumer protection bill 76 to 2 to clarify product warranties and empower the FTC. The measure grants the FTC authority to issue regulations with legal effect, pursue class actions, seek injunctions, and intervene in local consumer disputes, subject to congressional veto.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Supreme Court Allows Men to Work as Airline Stewards
The Supreme Court let stand a ruling requiring domestic airlines to hire men as stewards. Pan American World Airways had appealed, claiming women are uniquely qualified for the job due to appearance and comfort skills, but the court offered no comment on the case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pan American World Airways
Jet Scare at Kennedy: 747 Catches Fire On Takeoff
An Eastern Air Lines Boeing 747 carrying 216 people aborted takeoff from Kennedy Airport after an engine fire. The plane returned for an emergency landing with no injuries among 202 passengers and 14 crew. An employee described flames from the left outboard engine and the aft engine cowling blowing off onto the runway.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Eastern Air Lines
San Juan
Eastern
Lib eral party leads in Philippine senatorial races
Unofficial returns from over 40 percent of the country show opposition Liberal candidates leading for seven of eight Senate seats. President Ferdinand E Marcos faces a strong setback as results unfold.
Henderson defense begins in My Lai coverup trial
Col. Oran Henderson’s lawyers start his defense as the most damaging charge is dismissed. The judge ruled the government failed to prove he lied under oath to a Pentagon panel investigating the My Lai slaughter on March 16, 1968.
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FT. Meade
U.S
My Lai
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