Man named sole heir after 33 years without contact
Edward Bird Hampton Jr now inherits his mother Bertha Hampton's estate after a probate court finds him alive. Guardian ad litem Raymond Radford located him in New York within months of the mother's death and verified his identity with childhood friends Elizabeth Pieper and Marion Miller. The estate is modest at about $10,000 after debts and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rabe
Edward Bird Hampton Jr
Chanute
Bertha M. Hampton
Raymond Radford
FBI
Neosho County
Guardian Ad Litem
Hampton
Radford
University of Kansas
Chanute High School
New York
New York City
Elizabeth Pieper
S. Evergreen
Marion Allen Miller
Hampton's
Kansas City
Emma Tharp
Charles Henshall
Midwest
Henshall
E. 9Th
Court Blocks Welfare Cuts to Hospitals in Topeka
Shawnee County District Court halted the Kansas Welfare Department plan cutting inpatient payments and moving to the 50th percentile for welfare hospital stays. The Kansas Hospital Association and 10 hospitals filed the class action seeking to void Dr. Robert Harder directive and a permanent injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Kansas Department of Social Welfare
Shawnee County
E. Newton Vickers
Kansas Hospital Association
Robert C. Harder
Department
Harder
Welfare Department
Vickers
Addiiion
Bethany Medical Center
Bethany Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Cushing Memorial Hospital, Inc
Leavenworth
Jane C. Stormont Hospital
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
State Board of Social Welfare
State Department of Social Welfare
William C. Graham
Richard S. McAnany
Merrill V. Welch
Herington
Paul H. Ward Jr
Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital
el Dorado
Nixon names Earl Butz to lead U.S. agriculture cabinet post
President Nixon replaces Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin with Earl L. Butz. Hardin resigns to join Ralston Purina in St. Louis. White House says the move is not linked to farm price woes.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Asst. Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hardin
GOP
Agriculture Department
Department
Department of Economic Development
Departments of Labor, Transportation and Commerce
Ralston Purina Co
St. Louis
Thaw Expected After Freeze With 2.5 Per Cent Target
Washington The Price Commission outlines guidelines to blunt post freeze price increases aiming for an average rise of 2.5 per cent or less across sectors. Pay Board issues rules on a 5.5 per cent pay ceiling to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President's Price Commission
Pay
Federal Register
The
Price Commission
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Red Skelton Seeks Divorce After 26 Year Marriage
Indio California AP reports entertainer Red Skelton filed for dissolution of his 26 year marriage to Georgia Maureen Davis. The couple separated August 4 and California law grants her 30 days to contest. Skelton noted love letters and daily valentines as part of their courtship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indio
Calif
Red Skelton
Skelton
Superior Court
Georgia
Maureen Davis
California
Intercepted Letter Confirms Political Sacrifice Claim
A brief note notes the idea that serving as secretary of agriculture is a high political sacrifice. The message is framed as an intercepted correspondence and highlights the prominence of the position.
State Crops Set Records In 1971 Kansas Harvests
Kansas farmers report record corn yield of 88 bushels per acre and all time high corn production index at 151 percent of the 1957 59 base. Sorghum grain output reaches 227 248 million bushels with wheat at 312 605 million, soybeans 18 774 million, sugar beets 660 thousand tons, hay 5.1 million tons, and apples 15 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
National Christmas trees to come from North Carolina mountains
The White House lawn tree and the Blue Room tree for President Nixon will be cut from the Pisgah National Forest near Asheville on November 19. A 63 foot Fraser fir will lead the display, while Kermit Johnson of Crossnore will provide a 20 foot inside tree after winning the national tree growing contest last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashville
N.C
White House
Nixon
North Carolina
Pisgah National Forest
Asheville
Washington
Kermit Johnson
Crossnore
Avery County
Kansas Children Eligible for Free Preventive Care Under Federal Rules
The state estimates about 21 000 Kansas children under six will qualify for free preventive medical care under new federal rules. Eligibility targets those whose parents receive aid to dependent children from the welfare department. The program becomes mandatory in the state after a 90 day period, likely in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Department of Social Welfare
Kansas
Welfare Department
Air Force M Sgt De Champlain Convicted at Court Martial
M Sgt Raymond De Champlain was found guilty of passing classified documents to foreign agents at Andersen AFB Guam. He was sentenced to 15 years hard labor, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and benefits, and reduction to airman basic after an eight-officer jury deliberated 20 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
Air Force
Raymond de Champlain
Lisbon
Conn
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Issues $74 Million Bond Sale
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority sold a $74 million bond issue to an Eastern underwriting syndicate. The two issues include a $24 million tranche at 6 percent maturing in 20 years and a $50 million tranche at 6.5 percent maturing in 33 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Cimarron Turnpike
Retired General Walt Sees U S Russia Showdown by 1975
In Topeka, AP reports retired Marine Gen Lewis Walt warned that the United States and Russia would clash by 1975 and that America may lack the power to resist. Walt, the first four star Marine on active duty, spoke at a dinner in his honor after visiting Alma Kansas to tour a museum named for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Lewis Walt
United States
Russia
Walt
Vietnam
Alma
Bomb destroys Entel line near Antofagasta before Castro arrival
A powerful blast attributed to terrorists hit a government communications line near Antofagasta in Chile four miles outside the city. No injuries were reported as Interior Subsecretary Daniel Vergara confirmed. Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba was due to arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Entel
Antofagasta
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Interior Ministry
Daniel Vergara
Seven Americans Accused in Chicago Stock Theft Case
In London seven Americans appeared in Brixton magistrates court on a $30 million theft of stock and bonds from the American Banknote Co in Chicago. Prosecution says $12.5 million of proceeds were found. the men are held for another hearing as police finish the investigation.
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London
Chi
Brixton Prison
Marlborough Street Magistrates’ Court
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Southeast Kansas
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Osteopathic Hospital
Wich
Ita
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
St. Joseph Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
St. Francis Hospital and School of Nursing, Inc
Sisters of Charity of
Ward
Department of Social Welfare
America
Internal Revenue Service
Cha
Norman
Okla
Oklahoma University
American Banknote Co
Chicago
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