Former dealer ordered to pay teacher for wrecked car
Oklahoma City district court jury awarded Pat Wathen, a Harding Junior High School teacher, nearly 23,000 including 21,000 exemplary damages plus 1,759 actual damages after finding auto dealer S. B. Leveridge sold a car two years ago without disclosing it had been wrecked. Wathen bought the car for 2,759 in July 1967 and learned it had been dropped from a truck during transport.
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Oklahoma City
S. B. Leveridge
Dist
Carmen C. Harris
Pat Wathen
Harding Junior High School
Blood Delivery by Saline Deputies Aids Salina Hospital
The 144th pint of blood delivered by the Saline County Flying Deputies for the Red Cross reached a Salina hospital. Deputy R. J. Ripple flew four platelet units and four pints of fresh blood for a splenectomy, arriving from Wichita in 90 minutes. Hospital administrator Arthur Landon Asbury said the platelets’ quick delivery made the operation possible.
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Salina, Kan
Saline County
North Central
Kansas
The
Red Cross
Salina Hospital
R. J. Ripple
Salina
Arthur Landon Asbury
Ripple
Salina Municipal
Wichita
London garbage strike swamps capital with uncollected rubbish
Eight hundred striking garbage collectors marched through central London pressing a demand for a 20 pound weekly minimum wage. The walkout enters its third week as some return to work while most boroughs remain swamped with litter.
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London
Britain
Houses of Parliament
Westminster
Nixon pushes sweeping welfare reform plan in Congress
Secretary Robert H. Finch urged passage of the family assistance program calling it the best vehicle to break the poverty cycle. The first year price tag rose to 4.4 billion dollars while a proposed 1600 dollar annual grant for a family of four was deemed insufficient without other income.
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Washington
Congress
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peaceful Start for Moratorium on Vietnam War
Demonstrations across colleges and cities began peacefully as the Vietnam Moratorium Day drew crowds in Harvard Square and New York City. Readers listed killed in Vietnam, while clergy planned prayers, and some opponents urged drivers to switch on lights.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Vietnam
Ohio State University
Columbus
Trinity Church
New York
Wall Street
New York City
Names Withheld In KU ROTC Hearing Disciplinary Action
Senate committee rules names of 21 KU ROTC students disciplined at private hearings will stay confidential unless the Kansas Bureau of Investigation requests them. Lyle Seymour of the Kansas American Legion condemns today’s Vietnam Moratorium citing violence and urges flag display to support U S policy.
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Topeka
University of Kansas
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Lyle Seymour
Kansas American Legion
Seymour
United States
Gas Service seeks rate hike in Kansas
Gas Service Co filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission to raise annual revenue by 4.02 million dollars, yielding a net increase of 1.84 million. Average domestic customers would pay about 72 cents more monthly starting December 1, said chairman R. M. Powers. The firm serves about 340,000 customers across 215 communities.
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Topeka
Kansas Corporation Commission
Gas Service Co
R. M. Powers
Vietnam Moratorium Day ripples through Missouri and Kansas
Across Missouri and Kansas, colleges and churches marked Vietnam Moratorium Day with vigils teach ins and rallies. MU announced normal classes. UMKC and Wash U held lectures and services while students protested with open forums and leaflets.
Neosho River recedes after weekend rain surge
The Neosho River crested at 26.9 feet Tuesday morning after nearly six inches of rain raised levels to 7 feet above flood stage. By 7:30 a.m. today it was at 23.8 feet and slowly falling, with observers predicting the river would be back in its banks tonight if no new rain arrives.
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Neosho River
East Bridge
Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Washington
House of Representatives
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
House
Steiger
Troops wear armbands in Vietnam Moratorium protest
A handful of American troops in Vietnam walked combat patrols with black armbands to express sympathy with the U S Moratorium Day protests in the United States while the war continued around them.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
Mets Edge Orioles 2-1 in Ten To Take 3-1 World Series Lead
The Mets defeated the Orioles 2-1 in ten innings to seize a commanding three games to one lead in the World Series.
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New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
KU Club Denounces War Letter Amid Vietnam Debate
The Collegiate Young Republican Club at the University of Kansas denounces a circulated letter urging Nixon to intensify the Vietnam War. The letter, signed by Representatives Winn and Sebelius, calls for immediate bombing of North Vietnam including Red River docks.
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Lawrence, Kan
Young Republican Club
University of Kansas
Nixon
Kansan
Larry Winn
Keith Sebelius
Kansas
North Vietnam
Red River
Mobile Home Park Hearings At City Planning Meeting
Public hearing on three applications to establish mobile home parks will be a part of the city planning commission meeting at 7 oclock tonight in the city commission room at the Memorial Building. Applicants are Jerry Phillips Virgil Hanson and Dean Kepley. Discussion of the proposed mobile home parks ordinance is expected.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Memorial Building
Jerry Phillips
Virgil Hanson
Dean Kepley
Planning Commission
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reported Weather Cue
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha mentions no contact from the Old Indian and hints that winter may arrive early this year. The brief note suggests anticipation of colder conditions ahead.
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Cha
Assembly at Keen Talk Bar High addresses Vietnam Moratorium
Senior High School held a 8:05 to 9:15 a.m. assembly for the nationwide Vietnam War moratorium. Harold Stroud led a discussion on U.S. involvement, Vietnam history, and prospects for exit. Neosho County Junior College students attempted entry but found the hall full.
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Neosho County Junior College
Stroud
United States
Juco Forum on Vietnam Tonight at the College Hall
An open discussion on Vietnam and U S involvement will run from 7 30 p m at the junior college lecture hall in the science building The forum uses an informal format and is open to the public Harold Stroud a high school social science teacher will start with a brief history of Vietnam and U S involvement
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Vietnam
U.S
Junior College
Harold Stroud
United States
ICC Grants Another Year for Tulsan Passenger Train
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the Santa Fe Tulsan to continue operating between Kansas City and Tulsa, with Chanute served, for at least one more year. The Tulsan remains the sole Chanute passenger link after the Oil Flyer was discontinued in 1968, with a review to follow.
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Santa Fe
Chanute
Kansas City
Tulsa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tulsan
ICC
Four way stop signs placed at High School intersection
Chief of Police Lige Matlock announced four way stop signs at the Fourth and Highland intersection on the Senior High School campus. He said the steps aim to slow traffic during rush periods especially at noon and ease the campus traffic problem.
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Fourth and
Highland
Lige Matlock
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