Agnew Calls Nightmarish Fate Amid Farewell Address
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew delivered a 17 minute nationally televised valedictory in which he condemned the charges against him as a nightmare come true. He praised President Nixon and his successor choice Representative Gerald Ford while urging reforms to campaign finance and government contracting.
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Sadat Threatens Missiles as Near Dawn Gaza Crisis Rages
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat told the People’s Assembly missiles were ready to launch into Israel any minute amid tank and artillery battles in the Sinai and Syria. Prime Minister Golda Meir said Egyptian tanks were halted and Israel demanded Israeli withdrawal and Palestinian rights before peace talks.
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Nixon to Meet Arab Foreign Ministers in Washington
President Nixon will meet on Wednesday with four Arab foreign ministers Saudi Arabia Algeria Kuwait and Morocco to discuss the Middle East war and oil imports. Deputy White House press secretary Gerald L Warren said the ministers asked to see the President amid tensions over oil and U.S. policy following the fighting. The disclosures come as King Faisal of Saudi Arabia reportedly pressured other Arabs to deny oil to the United States.
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Veterans Day Parade Prizes Announced For Marching Units And Floats
A Veterans Day Parade will start at 10 a.m. Monday with prizes for marching bands and floats. Band units receive 5 dollars, 10 mile 5 dollars, 15 mile 15 dollars, 20 mile 20 dollars. Floats prize 25 dollars first, 20 dollars second, 15 dollars third. No prizes for commercial entries. Entrants contact Orville Breiner at 1132 S Central, 431-6237.
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Mock Trial Spoofs Justice in Allen Neosho Counties
A Neosho Allen Counties Legal Secretaries Association mock trial staged in Cha nute parodied a real case about a neighbor's German shepherds killing a pet duck Pidie six ducks and four chickens. Judge Gard scuttled punitive damages. jurors awarded 300 for Pidie 90 for the other ducks and 180 for the six ducks.
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Chanute
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Labette County
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Welfare Restructuring Makes Chanute HQ for Local Services
Under state reform the Chanute area becomes the hub for county regional and district welfare services. John von Wedell of Woodson County welfare is named director of the new district office and will move to Chanute with his family within four to six weeks. A regional office for nine Southeast Kansas counties will be in Chanute at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital with John Kirkwood heading Neosho County. The reorganized offices will be renamed Social and Rehabilitation Services beginning January 1. The Neosho County office stays in place. United Fund contributions total 10 970.46 in cash and 1 083 in pledges as the drive enters its third week.
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Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Mock Peace Prize Mention
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha mocks the idea of giving Kissinger the peace prize comparing it to appointing Amos Otis as manager of the year. The tone ridicules the notion and uses a sports figure analogy.
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Kissinger and Tho Win Nobel Peace Prize 1973
US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese Politburo member Le Duc Tho won the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the Vietnam War. The prize of about 120000 was shared equally.
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Weather forecast for today and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Lows tonight upper 40s to mid 50s. Highs Wednesday low to mid 70s. Wind east to southeast 5 to 15 mph.
Railroad Safety Rules Put Penn Central At Risk
The Federal Railroad Administration is expected to decide today if it will enforce safety rules Penn Central says would end the line. The rules ban use of unsafe track, affecting about 6,901 miles of Penn Central’s 38,000 miles, with a request for an exemption until 1974.
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Gasoline Prices Set to Rise Nationwide
Washington AP reports the Cost of Living Council abandons strict price ceilings. About one third of independent stations may raise prices from one-tenth of a cent to 114 cents per gallon, signaling broader cost increases for consumers.
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Camp David operating costs rise past Johnson era
The Navy reports Camp David expenses last fiscal year reached 640000 dollars, more than four times the 145000 to 148000 dollar annual costs during President Johnson. Rear Admiral D G Iselin provides the figures.
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Grenade Explodes in Phnom Penh Theater Injuring Dozen
A grenade exploded during a film showing in a downtown Phnom Penh theater injuring 30 people, 10 seriously. Police say the device was planted in the center of the theater during the movie, marking the capital’s most serious attack in two months.
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Thailand unrest ends as exile trio flees capital
Bangkok returns to normal after two days of street fighting that sent three top military figures into exile. Field Marshal Praphas Charusathien and Col Narong Kittikachorn fled to Taiwan with their families. Thanom Kittikachorn's whereabouts were unknown. New premier Sanya Thammasak formed a cabinet with two military members, including Defense Minister Dawee Chullasappya, a close associate of the ousted leaders.
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Displaced After Massive Chelsea Fire Destroys City Blocks
More than 1,000 people lost homes and belongings when a Sunday blaze tore through Chelsea Massachusetts. Eighteen city blocks burned, twelve damaged, with damages estimated at 100 million dollars or more. No deaths or serious injuries reported.
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