Zoning Board Grants Seven Year Home Carpet Business Exception
Glen Lacey of 227 E 11th won a seven year exception to city zoning allowing his carpet sales business to continue from his residential property in the R-1 district. The board cited doubt over initial approval as the sole reason and said the ruling creates no precedent. After seven years the business must stop.
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Glen Lacey
E. 11Th
Board of Zoning Appeals
Lacey
R-1
Aft
Senator Pearson Seeks Dr Butz Withdrawal
Sen James B Pearson A Kan says he has urged President Nixon to seriously consider withdrawing Dr Earl Butz nomination as secretary of agriculture. He cites farmers' distrust and economic recession as reasons and warns attitude and action must align for farm policy success.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
Nixon
Earl Butz
Pearson
Butz
Intercepted Letter Tea Cha Reflects On Flight
A partial intercepted letter to Cha expresses bravado about leaping from a hijacked plane and hints at lethal consequences. The fragmentary note suggests a mindset of defiance and danger amid the unfolding incident.
Injured Four In Two Car Crash North Of Buffalo
Four people were injured in a two car collision on US 75, four miles north of Buffalo, at 10:20 a.m. Injured: Elvin L. Blant and his wife Linda, both from Rogers Arkansas, and their son Troy. They were taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital with non serious injuries. Joe F. Boyer of Eureka sustained serious injuries and was later moved to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
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Buffalo
Highway Patrol
Elvin L. Blant
Linda
Troy
Rogers
Ark
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Joe F. Boyer
Eureka
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Blant
Boyer
Blanz
Ford
Day Care Constitution Ratified By Steering Committee
The steering committee of Child Care Inc. ratified a constitution in a Wednesday meeting. A lawyer will handle incorporation steps while locating a site for the center. A state Health Board nurse is expected to inspect proposed sites next week.
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Child Care, Inc
Wayne McMurtrey
State Board of Health
McMurtrey
Boost Day Care Center
Chaincomers Welcome Wagon
Jack Frost
S. Ashby
Jumping Highjacker Sought in Oregon Hijacking Case
Authorities hunted a middle age man dressed in a suit and raincoat who parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 with a $200 000 ransom near Woodland Oregon. A sheriff deputy doubted he remains nearby as pilots reported the crew lost contact during the flight.
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Woodland
Ore
Northwest Airlines
Woodland Area
Portland
Two Fatal Traffic Deaths Mark Thanksgiving Holiday
Kansas reports two traffic deaths during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Robert A. Marshall, 16, of Overland Park died after a Thursday night collision. Audrey E. Fellers, 27, of El Dorado, died in a one car crash on the Kansas Turnpike south of Wichita in Sedgwick County. The report also notes a plane hijacking Wednesday night with a Latin American suspect, demands for money and parachutes, and the use of a parachute in the escape, marking the first such use in U S history and the largest ransom recovered at that time.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Robert A. Marshall
Overland Park
Kan
Audrey E. Fellers
el Dorado
Kansas Turnpike
Wichita
Sedgwick County
Juco Students Indicate Home County Registration
Neosho County Community Junior College students largely plan to register in their home counties. Tuition concerns influence only some choices, with factors including familiarity with candidates and personal plans shaping where students vote.
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Juco
Neosho County Community Junior College
Neosho County
Gary Sleeper
Douglas County
Douglas
Mary Coy
Cherokee County
Cherokee
NCCJC
Elderly face poverty as one in four live under two thousand
A Senate aging committee report for the White House Conference on Aging finds 4.7 million people over 64 have incomes of 2000 or less, up 100,000 in three years. It urges Social Security boosts and federal supplements to lift elderly above the poverty line and notes current levels of 1852 for individuals and 2328 for couples. Tulsa report notes a federal judge appointment.
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Washington
Senate Special Committee On Aging
White House
Pipeline Blast Shakes East Kansas Near Emporia
An explosion on a Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co line east of Olpe damaged fences and a corral, created a large crater, and lit the sky for miles. No injuries reported as sheriff's deputies investigated to determine the blast location and cause.
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Emporia, Kan
Kansas
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Olpe
Kan
Emporia
Army cuts 13 more units in Vietnam withdrawals
SAIGON AP The U S Command announced the cutback of 13 more Army units totaling 3 233 troops as part of a pre Christmas withdrawal speedup from Vietnam The move includes another battalion of the 101st Airborne Division the last combat division in Vietnam and nine aviation companies
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Meany Resting After Hospitalization for Chest Pain
AFL-CIO President George Meany aged 77 was hospitalized after chest pains and a possible coronary artery spasm. Dr. Marvin Fuchs said he is resting comfortably and evaluation continues.
Nixon Heath to Meet in Bermuda for Full Consultations
President Nixon and British Prime Minister Edward Heath will meet in Bermuda in December 2021 for full consultations ahead of Nixon's planned 2022 trips to Peking and Moscow. The White House also announced a mid-Atlantic summit next month and a December 13-14 Azores visit with President Pompidou of France.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Edward Heath
Bermuda
Peking
Moscow
White House
mid-Atlantic
Azores
Georges Pompidou
France
Record Trade Deficit Reaches Postwar High in October
The Commerce Department reported October’s trade deficit with foreign countries at 821.4 million dollars, marking the largest monthly shortfall since World War II.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Department
Learned It All in Here Convict Speaks at Rahway Prison
The AP reports from Rahway State Prison where a 24 hour inmate uprising ends after inmates meet with reporters. A middle aged white convict tells Carl Zeitz he learned it all inside and blames courts for excessive sentences and lack of chance to remake himself.
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Associated Press
Carl Zeitz
Rahway State Prison
Rahway
N.J
Rahway Prison Rebels Give Up Hostages Under Peace Pact
Rahway State Prison inmates end 24 hour occupation after releasing five hostages on Thanksgiving night under a deal guaranteeing no reprisals and full negotiations. Newsmen entered to hear grievances over medical care food parole hearings and alleged racism while inmates described abuses by guards and poor wages in a slave labor camp.
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Stanley C. van Ness
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