Thanksgiving Observances Shift as Modern Life Replaces Old Gatherings
The Tribune reports fewer than 25 relatives likely for Thanksgiving as families favor home viewing and travel distances cut gatherings. Some households choose football on television over extended dinners while others are spread across the nation and beyond. Local families list 17 to 13 expected guests with several hosting at relatives’ homes or adjusting meals accordingly.
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Walter Beard
Eric
Reuben M. Willis
S. Wilson
Joe Batesel
Basehor
Marius Phillips
W. Allen
Wilbur Chandlers
W. 5Th
Ronald
Salina
Charles Berry
S. Garfield
Welfare budget battle over 1973 requests in Kansas
Dr. Robert C. Harder the state welfare director appealed cuts totaling 62.7 million dollars as he testified before State Budget Director James Bibb. He sought a 12.4 million supplemental from the general fund to finish the current fiscal year. Bibb recommended cutting total welfare funds from all sources to 131.23 million, down from 193.93 million requested, with a 25.5 million supplemental sought for the year.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert C. Harder
Harder
James Bibb
Bibb
Welfare Department
State General Fund
Robert Docking
Patrick Burnau
Docking
Christmas Parade Opens Shopping Season in Tribune
The Tribune announces a Christmas shopping season starting Friday at 6 30 p m with a Santa Claus arrival. A Main Street parade led by the Senior High School Drum and Bugle Corps features Santa and decorated bicycles. Santa’s House on Main opens 6 to 7 p m nightly stores open 7 to 8 p m with candy. Night shopping runs on listed dates through December 23.
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Tribune
Santa Claus
Santa
Market Rebounds After Four Day Slide
New York trading showed a modest rally as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to 802.79 by noon, up 4.82 points after four sessions of declines. Advances on the New York Stock Exchange led declines by about two to one.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Juco Students Advised Register at Home in Neosho County
An NCCJC meeting urged out of district students to register in their home counties to avoid potential loss of homeowners insurance benefits, health policies, vehicle registration, and tax deductions. About 85 students attended as concerns over tuition funding and residency rules were discussed.
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Juco
Neosho County Community Junior College
Cindy Robertson
NCCJC
Neosho County
Miss Robertson
Home Counties
Nowhome
College County
Thanksgiving Service Held at Otterbein Church
The annual union Thanksgiving service at Otterbein United Methodist Church featured Rev. Harold Knight delivering a message on worth and responsibility in thanks living. The Presbyterian chancel choir performed Fanfare for Thanksgiving, and the Wilson Avenue Baptist Church choir sang King Jesus and Born to Die with piano by Mrs. Knight.
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Otterbein United Methodist Church
Harold Knight
Knight
Presbyterian Chancel
Posegate
Myron Slater
Wilson Avenue Baptist Church
King Jesus
Laura Watkins
Eric
Nixon Pompidou to Meet in Azores December Meeting
President Nixon will meet French President Georges Pompidou in the Azores on December 13 and 14 to discuss issues before his trips to China and Moscow. He will also confer with Portugal's Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano. The visit, described as strictly business, will be followed by Nixon returning to Washington.
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Nixon
Georges Pompidou
Azores
China
Moscow
White House
Portugal
Marcelo Caetano
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pompidou
U.S
Martha Mitchell’s car lease raises taxpayer cost concerns
The government leases a black sedan for Martha Mitchell, attorney general wife, at $850 yearly plus about $8,300 for a driver. GSA says cars are for officials only, but Mitchell has constant access from a Justice pool. Officials note past Cabinet wives used cars. Mitchell’s use appears unwritten and potentially beyond standard rules.
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Washington
Martha Mitchell
Potomac
General Services Administration
Mitchell
Nixon
GSA
Justice Department
Rogers
Eisenhower
State Department
Justice
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Ford Motor Co
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Mentioned in Festive Note
An intercepted letter to Cha notes widespread fatigue among festive birds as tail feathers droop after celebrations. The brief hints at holiday cheer and post celebration weariness.
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Cha
Four Hurt in US 75 Highway Crash Near Buffalo
Four persons were injured in a highway accident on US 75 about four miles north of Buffalo. One victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita and three to Neosho Memorial Hospital. The crash happened between 11 a.m. and noon, and no other details were available at 1:15 p.m.
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Buffalo
Highway Patrol
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Youthful jury impaneled for Alaska teen drug case
In Fairbanks a 16 year old girl faces drug charges with 12 high school students serving on a juvenile jury. Judge Warren W. Taylor says the verdict will be binding, as in adult trials, under a state Supreme Court ruling on public jury trials for minors. Nixon moves toward Taft Hartley injunction ending Gulf Coast dock strike. reconvenes a board of inquiry to report by Thursday.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fairbanks Superior Court
Warren W. Taylor
Taylor
State Supreme Court
Washington
Nixon
Gulf Coast
Presidential
Ronald L. Ziegler
Board of Inquiry
Scalper Warning Ahead Of Nebraska Oklahoma Showdown
Norman Oklahoma AP reports top price for a 50 yard line ticket to the Nebraska Oklahoma game may reach 100 dollars with fines up to 5000 dollars per violation under federal wage price rules. IRS warns scalping violates Phase 2 stabilization guidelines and both buyer and seller are liable. Tickets through regular channels are sold out for over six weeks.
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Oklahoma City
IRS
Nixon Names Stein to CEA Chair in White House Change
The White House announced the resignation of Dr. Paul W. McCracken as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and his replacement by vice chairman Dr. Herbert Stein. Stein played a large role in wage price controls and the Phase 2 mechanism of Nov. 14, but the shift is not expected to alter overall policy.
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Washington
White House
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Auto makers seek price increases across major firms
General Motors asks the Price Commission for a 2.5 percent rise in 1972 prices, joining American Motors which already secured the same boost. Chrysler seeks a 5.9 percent increase, Ford raised its request to 4.4 percent and remains under processing, while the other Big Four firms move on similar adjustments.
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Associated Press
General Motors Corp
The
Price Commission
American Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Railroad Bankruptcy Warning Faces Rail Lines
Boston and Maine CEO John W. Barriger told a Los Angeles civic group that many U S railroads could go bankrupt if federal regulations remain punitive and not eased, risking a scale of failures similar to the 1930s.
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Los Angeles
John W. Barriger
Boston and Maine Railroad
Navy relieves skipper after oil spill of 230000 gallons
The Navy says Capt. Jack L. Snyder was relieved as skipper of the tanker Manatee after an oil spill that dumped nearly 230 000 gallons of black fuel oil and fouled 95 miles of Southern California beaches from San Clemente to the Mexican border while President Nixon vacationed nearby.
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Long Beach
Calif
Navy
California
Jack L. Snyder
Manatee
Nixon
San Clemente
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