Gambling Raid Conflict Grows in Kansas
Charles Anderson, attorney for the attorney general, was ordered to show cause why he should not be cited for contempt. He had announced an inquisition into county gambling raids for Oct. 2 despite a temporary restraining order issued by Barton County Judge Herbert Rohleder.
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Great Bend
Kan
Charles Anderson
Vern Miller
Barton County
Herbert Rohleder
Anderson
Wichita Eagle
Rohleder
Barton County Sheriff's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Petroleum Club
the Eagle
Dean Acheson Dies at 78 Former Secretary of State
Washington AP report records the death of Dean Acheson at 78 in Sandy Spring Maryland. It notes his key role shaping NATO Japan peace Korea China policy and McCarthy era stance during 1949 to 1953 under Truman. Tribute comes from President Nixon.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
America
Acheson
Sandy Spring
U.S
Harry S. Truman
Japan
China
Moscow
Truman
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Intercepted letter hints at clubroom privileges
A brief intercepted message suggests a judge fears suspension of his clubroom privileges. The note addresses Cha and ends with a casual closing. The content implies internal concerns about status and access within a private group.
Moran high yields and grain storage troubles in Kansas
Moran area sorghum yields run near 100 bushels per acre as farmers cope with shipping delays. Milo storage shifted to a vacant lot near Moran elevator due to car shortages, with about 49 000 bushels piled there early in the week. In Elsmore and Allen County milo yields are expected around 100 and 50 to 85 percent of harvest complete. Beech Aircraft reports 1971 net earnings over 4.6 million on 143 million in sales after a 7.7 million loss in 1970. earnings per share near 1 but exact profit pending audit.
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MORAN
Dennis Krouse
Farmers Co-op
Krause
Elsmore-Lavenburg
Harold Johnson
Elsmore Grain Co
Allen County
Wichita, Kan
Beech Aircraft Corp
Frank E. Hedrick
City and Safari Golf Course Reach Water Line Agreement
The City Commission reached a deal with Pat Conn and Safari Golf Course on laying a water line along the course edge. They agreed to relocate the fence ten feet north and the water line route to the ILC industrial park, with Conn seeking $750 for sod removal and other stipulated points including tree replacement, course survey addendum, incidental damage compensation, and fence-down protection. The council also passed a charter ordinance under home rule law.
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City Commission
Pat Conn
Safari Golf Course
Commission
Conn
John White
ILC
White
Robert Pennington
Kansas
Chanute
Pennington
Schultz
Engineering Aide Hired by City Officials
The city hires Michael Bailey of Joplin as assistant to City Engineer Floyd Heath after Bailey met with Chanute officials twice. Bailey, 24, a Missouri Southern graduate in marketing and management, has three years in Joplin's engineering department and one year in planning. He will begin work immediately.
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Floyd Heath
Conn
John Schultz
Michael Bailey
Joplin
Chanute
Bailey
Missouri Southern State College
C5 Transports Grounded Amid Engine Mount Cracks
Structural problems grounded the Air Force fleet of 47 C5 transports after cracks appeared in an engine mount at Charleston AFB S C. Senator William Proxmire criticized the grounding as costly waste while Lockheed engineers flagged a weak area in long flown aircraft. Investigations continue as tests on fatigue strength proceed and cargo shipments face delays.
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Washington
Air Force
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Charleston Air Force
S.C
Altus Afb
Okla
Lockheed-Georgia Corp
Lockheed
Chicago church silences chimes over noise complaint
The Rev. Warren Mueller halted the St. Peter's United Church of Christ carillon after a Noise Pollution Board complaint. In Circuit Court a crowd pressed for restoration, with 3,400 petitioners backing the chimes. Judge Tondryk ordered decibel tests and warned of a potential precedent.
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Chicago
Warren Mueller
Mueller
Vincent W. Tondryk
Lillian Laun
Virginia Anderson
Tondryk
First Eugene Policewoman Makes Arrest
Eugene patrolman Virginia Hunt, 27, arrested Thomas Elton Phillips 23, of Eugene, on assault charges. Phillips pleaded innocent and posted 30 dollar bail after Hunt, the citys first policewoman, detained him in a downtown parking building for allegedly striking her in the buttocks.
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Eugene, Ore
Eugene
Thomas Elton Phillips
Virginia Hunt
Phillips
Hunt
Lawrence approves KU Student Union beer license
The Lawrence city commission granted a cereal malt beverage license to the University of Kansas Student Union after determining the union's application was in order. The action follows a Tuesday vote by the commission.
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Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
University of Kansas Student Union
Airport Extension Extends Certification Deadline to 1973
Sen James Pearson hails Senate action extending airport certification deadline by one year and maintaining the Airport and Airway Trust Fund at 250 million annually. Kansas cities including Wichita Topeka Tri City Manhattan Hays Great Bend Goodland Garden City and Hutchinson face at least 1 million dollars in safety equipment costs to meet new federal requirements.
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Washington
James Pearson
U.S. Senate
Kansas
Wichita
Topeka
Tri- City
Parsons
Manhattan
Hays
Great Bend
Goodland
Garden City
Hutchinson
Kansas forecast raises corn yield to 84 bushels per acre
The Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on Tuesday boosted the 1969 corn yield forecast to a record 84 bushels per acre, nine higher than the 1968 record. With the revision, production is forecast at 110.12 million bushels, up 38 percent from last year and the highest since 1932.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Shultz Urges Docking to Stop Kansas Nuclear Waste Search
Lt Gov Reynolds Shultz urged Gov Docking to press the Atomic Energy Commission to halt further Kansas site searches for a national nuclear waste repository. A governor’s spokesman said no response was given at this time.
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Topeka
Kan
Reynolds Shultz
Robert Docking
Atomic Energy Commission
Kansas
Docking
House backs 14th Amendment equality for women draft rights
Advocates of equal rights for women including draft rights win a major House victory by a 354 to 23 vote to send a constitutional amendment extending equal protection of the law under the 14th Amendment to women. Senate approval prospects appear doubtful.
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Washington
House
Senate
Dole Opposes Federal Voter Registration Plan
Republican National Chairman Robert Dole rejected federal voter registration in federal elections saying surveys show voter apathy, not registration complexity, keeps people from voting. His stance contrasts with Democrats who view registration as a major voting obstacle.
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Washington
Robert Dole
Dole
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