Kansas House panel eyes 125 districts near equal population
Kansas lawmakers aim to draft a reapportionment plan with 125 districts close to equal population while minimizing changes to current boundaries. Rep. William Bunten says work starts at the November 10 meeting as courts press for population parity amid variance limits.
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Topeka, Kan
Legislative Apportionment Committee
Kansas House of Representatives
William Bunten
Topeka
Harvey County
Antitrust Suit Targets Asphalt Price Fixing in Kansas
Kansas Attorney General files a broad antitrust case in U S District Court Wichita against 14 oil firms led by Mid-America Reining Co Inc for a price fixing conspiracy in liquid asphalt products. The action covers 75 counties and seeks triple damages plus attorney fees.
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Mid-America Reining Co., Inc
Chanute
U. S. District Court
Wichita
Kansas
Vern Miller
Boards of Commissioners
Associated Press
Mid-America
American Oil Co
American Petrofina Co. of Texas
Apco Oil Corp
Colorado Oil and Gas
City Considers Higher Gas Rate for Municipal Plant
Cities Service Gas proposes a direct sale rate of 30.85 cents per thousand cubic feet to the municipal power plant, up from 26.37 under the old contract expiring Oct. 22. The increase, about 15 percent, applies to direct plant sales while home gas rates remain regulated.
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Cities Service Gas
Cities Service
Robert Pennington
Chanute Wins Second PRIDE Blue Ribbon in Kansas
Royce Wells says Chanute earned a second PRIDE blue ribbon for housing after receiving the first Kansas award for comprehensive planning. Gov. Robert Docking will present it at a Wichita luncheon with local PRIDE reps. Chanute may win up to 700 dollars for development programs. Independence and Newton compete in the same class.
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Chanute
Royce Wells
Kansas
Robert Docking
Holiday Inn Plaza
Wichita
Wells
Independence
Newton
Pittsburg
High School Industry Class Forms Two Firms
Two companies named Hard Blox and Woodstock formed in a high school industry class with notarized charters. Wayne McDaniel teaches the course and says the aim is to teach methods of running a business as the students work on production.
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John Rabe
Hard Blox
Woodstock
Wayne McDaniel
McDaniel
Hot Springs
White House
Nixon
Herbert Stein
President
Consumer Bill Advances as Nader Foes Attack Pact
The House passed a consumer protection bill 344 to 44, backing a plan that would create a new federal agency and empower the Office of Consumer Affairs. Senatorial critics and Ralph Nader supporters dispute the measure, arguing it may yield mediocrity over strength.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Ralph Nader
Government Operations Committee
Virginia Knauer
Knauer
Nader
Congress
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Rosenthal
Committee
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Consumer Protection Agency
White House
Office of Consumer Affairs
Consumer Advisory Council
Ike Cool to Great Society Tribute at Eisenhower Museum
LBJ recalls Ike confided his disagreement with Great Society aims but feared burdening Johnson. The rededication of the expanded Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas featured Mamie Eisenhower, Gen Norstad, Gov Docking and others with Finch representing Nixon. Johnson praised Eisenhower as a unifying leader and loyal to his country.
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Ike
LBJ
Abilene, Kan
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Johnson
Eisenhower Museum
Eisenhower Center
Eisenhower
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
Air Force
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Europe
Kansas
Robert Docking
Robert Finch
Nixon
Abilene
Regents approve beer sale ban on campus use
The Kansas Board of Regents voted to ban the sale of 3.2 beer on university and college campuses while allowing consumption on site. The decision affects state higher education campuses in Topeka and across the state.
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Regents
Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Explosion Shatters Iranian Consulate in San Francisco
An explosion shattered the interior of the Iranian Consulate in San Francisco late Thursday night. Police said the blast caused gas fires and they believed the building was bombed.
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San Francisco
Intercepted Letter Debates Irish Youth Marriage
Intercepted correspondence laments that Irish youths face enough trouble and adds a sarcastic note on the prospect of marriage for the young people. The excerpt implies social strain and parental concern regarding marriage among Irish youth.
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Ireland
Nixon's China trip moves toward late October timing
Kissinger will lead a 10 day mission to mainland China to set up Nixon's visit with Premier Chou En lai and other officials. The plan includes routing via Andrews, Travis, Hilo, Guam, Shanghai, and Peking with return through Alaska.
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Washington
Nixon
Peking
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
China
India
Indira Ghandi
Kissinger
United States
Ralph D. Albertazzio
Hilo
Hawaii
Andrews Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Guam
Shanghai
Anchorage
Alaska
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Romeo and Juliet in 1971 style elopement case ends in court
In Leeds a 16 year old Protestant Deborah Dewey and 19 year old Catholic William Steel faced shoplifting charges after fleeing Belfast to England for love. Their defense likened them to Romeo and Juliet as judge Sir John Randolph discharged them, urging them to return home.
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Leeds
England
Northern Ireland
Malcolm Sorkin
Deborah Dewey
William Steel
Sorkin
Belfast
John Randolph
William
Deborah
North Sophomores Rout Heights 106-0 in Wichita
Wichita North High School sophomore team dominated Wichita Heights with a 106-0 win. North amassed 779 yards on offense, leading 32-0 after the first period and 42-0 at halftime.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita North High School
Wichita Heights High School
North
Kosygin Meets Eight U.S. Governors in Moscow
Premier Kosygin told eight American governors led by Warren Hearnes that ending Indochina fighting and a Middle East settlement allowing Israel withdrawal are key for Nixon's Moscow visit. Governors include Mandel Bumpers Milliken Love Hall Hathaway Ferre.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nixon
Indochina
Middle East
Israel
Warren E. Hearnes
D-Mo
Marvin Mandel
D-Md
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
William G. Milliken
D-Mich
John A. Love
R-Colo
David Hall
D-Okla
Stanley K. Hathaway
Rwyo
Luis A. Ferre
Puerto Rico
P G Wodehouse Turns 90 in Remsenburg Long Island
Nobel English novelist P G Wodehouse reaches his 90th birthday at his Remsenburg New York home. Telegrams from around the world stream to the white clapboard cottage where he and wife Ethel have lived for nearly two decades.
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Remsenburg
N.Y
P. G. Wodehouse
Long Island
Ethel
Army to cut 65,000 troops by June to reach 11 year low
The Army will release about 65,000 officers and enlisted personnel by June 30 to reduce manpower to the lowest level in 11 years. Officials say most releases target overstrength ranks and skills and occur for personnel whose tours end soon.
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Washington
Army
Kuznets Delighted by Nobel Economics Award
Dr. Simon Kuznets emeritus Harvard professor says he is delighted and happy after receiving the Nobel Prize in Economics. He was surprised by the selection, reached at his Cambridge home minutes after Stockholm announced the award. Kuznets, 70, born in Kharkov, was cited for empirically founded interpretation of economic growth advancing insight into development.
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Cambridge
Mass
Simon Kuznets
Harvard University
Kuznets
Stockholm
Kharkov
Russia
Royal Academy of Science
White House lifts 10 percent textile surcharge
The White House announced the United States will drop the 10 percent surcharge on noncotton textile imports. An agreement was reached with Japan South Korea Taiwan and Hong Kong to restrain textile flows into the United States.
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Washington
White House
United States
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
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