Biblesta Parade Draws 25 000 In Humboldt
An estimated 25 000 people watched the 15th annual Biblesta Parade in Humboldt on Saturday. The event featured 23 floats depicting biblical scenes built by local groups, with bands from Humboldt and neighboring towns providing music. The Ascension, by the Humboldt Rotary Club, won the grand prize. other awards went to The Crucified Him by the Humboldt Lions Club and Jacob's Dream by the First Baptist Church among others.
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Humboldt
Humboldt Area
Humboldt Rottery Club
Humboldt Lions Club
Philip
Humboldt United Methodist Church
Baker University
Jacob's
First Baptist Church of
Secret Peace Talks Enter Third Day in Paris
The White House signaled Kissinger's secret Paris discussions with North Vietnam would extend into a third day. Ronald Ziegler refused to discuss content, citing an agreement not to reveal negotiation details as Thieu's fate remained a key issue. Kissinger and Haig met with Le Duan and Xuan Thuy as talks continued.
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Washington
White House
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Ronald L. Ziegler
Vietnam
Ziegler
South Vietnam
Kissinger
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
le Duce Tho
Xuan Thuy
Thieu
Docking Defends Tax Lid In Major Policy Statement
Gov. Robert Docking defended the 1970 Property Tax Lid Law calling it imperfect yet effective in slowing tax growth. He highlighted loopholes exempting about 55 percent of coverage and pressed for urban and rural home stead property tax relief as a priority for his bid for a fourth term. He urged a tax breaker safety valve concept aligned with Nixon advisory recommendations.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas
House of Representatives
Intercepted Letter Declares Toe Length Question
A fragmentary note claims the Hughes story dodges a key detail asking whether his big toe is longer than his second toe. The message is dated with an informal salutation Dear Cha.
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Hughes
Quack Cures Duping Millions Across Health Fads
A government report warns that bottled panaceas and health food fads dupe millions of Americans. It critiques do it yourself medication based on irrational trial and error and testimonial recovery influenced by psychosomatic effects.
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Washington
Hughes Has Beard to Waist and Secret Miami Trip
Miami AP report details Howard Hughes as of secretive Bahamas to Miami journey last February with a waist-long beard and flowing hair. Capt. Bob Rehak recalled Hughes in a long white sheet and bathrobe, carried on a stretcher, with aides and strict security, before flying to Managua after a stay in Vancouver.
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Miami
Howard Hughes
Bahamas
Miami Herald
Bob Rehak
Cygnus
Hughes
Rehak
Donald Lawrence Hout
Nassau
Area Forecast Indicates Mild, Partly Cloudy Night
Partly cloudy and mild conditions with a slight chance of scattered showers. Winds from the south to southeast at 10 to 15 mph. Lows tonight in the middle to upper 50s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the lower 80s.
United Fund Drive Launched in Chanute
Kickoff in the First National Bank Community Room announces a goal of 27 260 for the 1972 73 United Fund drive. Campaign leaders plan to canvass Chanute businesses and residents the week of Oct 16 22 to solicit pledges for organizations including the Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Cerebral Palsy Mental Health Kansas Children Service League USO FISH LOVE and Cedar House.
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John Barr
Chanute
Joe Smith
The
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Cerebral Palsy
Mental Health
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Cedar House
Army Plans Major Reorganization to Streamline Command
Secretary Robert F. Froehlke indicated an upcoming Army command structure shakeup the first in a decade. Final decisions are due later this month, aimed at cutting midlevel headquarters and giving base commanders more authority while aligning training and doctrine development. General Abrams is expected to influence the plan as he nears confirmation as Army chief of staff.
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Washington
Robert F. Froehlke
Froehlke
Army
United States
Creighton W. Abrams
Senate Armed Services Committee
Zinny recounts mugging to attack crime on streets
Joseph M. Zinny, a Republican state legislative candidate, says he was mugged and robbed of 140 by a dozen youths while placing a campaign poster in Philadelphia. He sustained hand and wrist cuts but was not hospitalized and plans to speak on crime from personal experience.
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Philadelphia
Joseph M. Zinny
Zinny
Law and Order
Rail Disaster toll rises in Saltillo
Rescue crews finished work at Saltillo following Mexico's second worst rail disaster. Authorities confirm 204 dead and 1,098 injured. The train's engineer and at least one crew member face homicide charges.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Dock Strike Hits Honolulu Docks Amid Picket Lines
Honolulu docks stopped work at 12 01 a m Sunday as 700 longshoremen refused to cross lines set by 250 union members Local 142 In a rare walkout negotiations continued while merchants worried about Christmas sales and shoppers showed little concern according to a grocer.
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Honolulu
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union Local 142
Israel urges Jewish industry in occupied Arab lands
Israel decided to encourage Jewish industry in territory captured in 1967 to mark the borders it seeks before peace is reached. Previously Israelis were barred from establishing permanent firms there due to peace concerns.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Marcos sees elections and new constitution by 1973 end
President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Philippines said in a satellite interview on NBC Meet the Press that elections may be held and a new constitution ratified by year end. He said a full scale Communist rebellion is under way and martial law was imposed to carry out land tax reforms and development to reduce inequality.
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New York
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Marcos
Manila
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
McGovern Seeks Momentum With Vietnam Speech Tour
Senator George McGovern heads a coast to coast campaign swing after taping a Vietnam speech. Democratic leaders across the nation promote the address to mark the fourth anniversary of Nixon’s 1968 call for voters to demand peace. The speech airs Tuesday at 7:30 pm on CBS stations.
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Washington
George McGovern
Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
CBS
Food Shortage Pushes USSR to Seek Eastern Bloc Grain
The Agriculture Department says drought and harvesting delays in 1972 have cut grain for food in the Soviet Union. Moscow reportedly seeks large potato and grain imports from Eastern Bloc nations alongside wheat and feed from the United States, forcing heavy livestock sales due to dwindling feed.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
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