Large antiwar protests continue nationwide amid violence in D C
Tens of thousands joined the second Vietnam moratorium with mostly peaceful marches across the country. In Washington a militant 3,000 clash with police left 27 arrests and injuries. Demonstrators in New York staged a balloon protest while California rallies drew thousands.
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Intercepted Letter Dear Cha On Highway Plans
A short, cryptic note mentions an intercepted letter addressed to Cha and contrasts the idea of intercepting messages with the task of building highways, hinting at political or infrastructural negotiation.
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KU Chancellor Defends Protests as Constitutional Right
Lawrence Kansas AP Chancellor Laurence Chalmers told 700 students at a Moratorium day rally that protesting the Vietnam War is not treason. He said First Amendment rights are basic to democracy and applicable at all times and places, urging officials to respect peaceful assemblies without accusing dissenters of treason.
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Senators split on Haynsworth vote and Vietnam fighting
An AP poll shows 40 senators oppose and 37 support Clement Haynsworth Jr while 23 remain uncommitted. In Vietnam, 200 North Vietnamese troops face Green Berets near Ben Het and infantry clash near Bu Prang as conflict rages in the central highlands. The Pentagon warns of higher costs and production cuts for 120 Air Force aircraft, with a $149 million rise in four months pushing total past $5 billion.
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Man Killed in Crash Near Humboldt
Harvey D. Koon, 39, of 1112 Cherokee Humboldt, died at 12 30 a m when his 1963 Ford left US 169 one mile south of Humboldt, overturned and struck him after being thrown from the car. The vehicle was a total loss and his body was taken to Price Funeral Home in Humboldt for transfer to Little Rock Arkansas.
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Weather Today Forecast and Conditions
At 10 a.m. the temperature is 41 with 46 percent humidity and a barometer reading of 28.30. Precipitation yesterday was a trace of snow. FORECAST calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Sunday with overnight lows near 30 to 35 and highs on Sunday from 55 to 65.
Apollo 12 Streaks Toward Moon After Surge
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 12 remains on course for the moon despite a violent electrical surge at launch. Crew Charles Conrad Jr Richard F Gordon Jr and Alan L Bean checked the command and lunar modules and found all systems intact.
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Highway Commission Lacked Authority Says Kansas Judge
Judge William Carpenter ruled the Highway Commission lacks authority to attack a 1969 Kansas Legislature act. The decision concerns the motor fuel tax and freeway act passed over Governor Robert Docking s veto.
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Recreation Post Filled Al Guist Named Superintendent
Al Guist 30 of Kingman has been hired as superintendent of the Chanute Area Recreation Commission. He will start December 1, filling the vacancy created by Martin Rotunno’s May resignation. Guist was athletic director and head coach at Hamilton Rural High School 1963 to 1965 and has led the Kingman Recreation Commission since 1965. He is married with three children.
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City Utility Tax Exempt Says Kansas Opinion
Atty. Gen. Kent Frizzell declared municipal utilities serving city residents cannot be taxed under the Kansas Constitution. The opinion, sought by a legislative tax study committee, notes city utilities are exempt when used for municipal purposes and that outside-area service is incidental to their core function.
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Chanute City Begins Pivotal Term With Broad Reform Agenda
New Chanute city manager Donald Manning takes over amid a long list of priorities. Drainage overhaul, sanitary landfill decisions, traffic studies, new fire truck, parks recreation plan, pool renovation, annexation studies, street improvements, industrial park, housing and ambulance reviews, airport lighting, and urban forester hiring shape a multi year agenda as officials seek financing and governance changes.
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