Nixon names Powell and Rehnquist to Supreme Court
President Nixon announces Lewis F Powell Jr and William H Rehnquist as nominees to fill two Supreme Court vacancies created by retirement of John M Harlan and Hugo L Black. Reaction appears mixed with Republicans praising the picks and some Democrats cautious about the shift in balance.
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Washington
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
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Richmond
Rehnquist
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Birch Bayh
Indiana
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Anpear
John M. Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Sion
American Bar Association
Committee On the
Federal Judiciary
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Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
South Carolina
G. Harrold Carswell
Florida
Herschel H. Friday
Little Rock
Mildred L. Lillie
Los Angeles
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Supreme Court nominees Powell and Rehnquist seen as law and order shift
AP reports Powell and Rehnquist, if confirmed to the seats of Black and Harlan, would push a tougher criminal law stance. Powell favors balanced rights with crime protection, while Rehnquist advocates broad government wiretap powers and criticizes strong free speech limits.
Collision Fatality at Altoona Junction
Mrs. William D. Halfhill a 61 year old Wichita resident was killed and her husband injured in a two vehicle crash at the junction of K47 and US75 in Altoona at 11 08 a m The car driven by Halfhill s husband collided with a semitrailer truck driven by George Dillon 56 of Coffeyville Thom as 40 of Wann Okla a passenger in the truck was uninjured Dillon had minor injuries and was not treated The car was totaled and the truck damage was about 250
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Altoona
William D. Halfhill
Wichita
Halfhill
St. Margaret’s Mercy Hospital
Fredonia
State Highway Patrol
George Dillon
R. 1
Coffeyville
Dillon
Carl Thomas
Wann
Okla
Area Forecast Shows Cloudy Skies and Cooler Saturday
Mostly cloudy tonight with a few scattered showers then partly cloudy and cooler Saturday. Lows near 50 tonight, highs in the middle to upper 60s Saturday. Precipitation chances 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Saturday.
Veterans Day Parade on Main kicks off at 10:30
The annual Veterans Day observance features a parade from City Park along Main and Steuben at 10 30 a m with a color guard four floats eight bands and drum and bugle corps six queens and other units. Parade participants include high school bands from Chanute Midway Neodesha Cherryvale Altoona and junior highs plus National Guard units and local clubs.
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Neosho County
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Dale Stemple
Ion
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Daily Kansan Funds Halted
LAWRENCE Kan AP The student senate with held operating funds from the University Daily Kansan to force changes in the Kansan Board membership. The senate demanded three nonjournalism members join the board and voting rights be removed from the editor and business manager. Funds totaling 40000 were withheld until the board acts.
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Lawrence, Kan
Kansan
University of Kansas
Senate
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Highlights Convict Home Time
Intercepted letter addressed to Cha is cited in reports noting convicts may spend more time at home than the general public, signaling possible policy or social changes. The piece reflects wartime or security era discourse on prisoner release or parole trends.
Kansas home visit law draws charges from Legislature
Kansas lawmakers criticize the home visit provision allowing prisoners three home visits per year. Rep. Duane McGill and Sen. Edward Reilly urge tighter eligibility and oversight after reports that inmates with years to parole and violent offenders were included.
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Duane S
Pete’ McGill
Rainfield
Edward Reilly
R-Leavenworth
Woodson
Kansas Penitentiary
R. J. Gaffney
No Intention In Kansas Prison Program Stance
Topeka state penal director Robert N. Woodson said officials had no intention to mislead legislators on how the home initiation program would work. He added that the committee would be supplied with more statistics to clarify the matter and that he did not think they had misled the panel.
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Woodson
McGill
Topeka
Kan
Robert N. Woodson
Steele
Kansas to Expand Good Time Sentence Reductions
State Penal Director Robert N. Woodson says the Kansas Probation and Parole Board will greatly increase the number of prisoners eligible for good time reductions. About 40 percent of inmates at each institution now qualify for up to three days a month, totaling around 800 prisoners. He calls the plan a valuable disciplinary tool and declined to specify the new percentage.
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Robert N. Woodson
Topeka
Kan
State Probation and Parole Board
Kansas
Woodson
Plan for work study program led by Superintendent Steele
Jerry Steele leads an investigation into a community work study program for high school and special education students. It would mix on the job training with classroom schooling, rely on employer cooperation, and seek state and federal funding while surveying student interest and planning for next school year.
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Jerry Steele
Steele
Street drugs cheat buyers says Midwest chemist
Dr Edward J Woodhouse of the Midwest Research Institute says analysis of over 100 street drug samples found only about half matched the purchaser s expectations. He notes PCP in an angel dust sample could cause a three day stupor or worse using the animal tranquilizer in mercy deaths.
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Kansas City
Edward J. Woodhouse
Midwest Research Institute
Air Force Master Sergeant Faces Espionage Charge
M. SGT Walter Perkins, 36, a 19 year Air Force veteran stationed at Tyndall Base, is charged with intent to pass classified information to unauthorized persons. His attorney, Air Force Capt Clyde W Russell Jr, asserts the case is weak and the military justice system will vindicate him. The Defense Department confirms some Russian involvement but provides few details.
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Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Air Force
Soviet Union
Clyde W. Russell Jr
Walter Perkins
Perkins
Defense Department
Tate follower Watson accepts death for Tate-LaBianca slayings
Charles Tex Watson, 25, a former high school athlete, received the death sentence for the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. The verdict followed a 414 hour deliberation by a 12 jurors panel. Watson is the fourth Manson follower sentenced to die in the gas chamber for the killings of Sharon Tate and six others.
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Los Angeles
Charles
Tex” Watson
Watson
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Manson
Glasgow gas blast claims at least 12. injuries rise
Howling gales hampered rescue workers at the Glasgow shopping center wreckage where a Thursday gas explosion killed at least 12 people and left 59 injured by midafternoon. Most victims were women.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Democratic Party in Kansas Seen Building 1972 War Chest
State Democratic Chairman Norbert Dreiling credited Gov. Robert Docking with creating a top fund raising pull in Kansas history as the party reports a two pronged drive moving from a $65 000 debt to a black balance and ready for the 1972 campaign.
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Hays
Kan
Norbert Dreiling
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Economy slows with 3 percent growth in third quarter
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose 3 percent annual rate in the July September quarter, with output up 16 billion dollars. Inflation eased to 3.3 percent, the lowest this year, while real growth slowed from earlier estimates.
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Washington
Commerce Department
GNP
Nixon names Boldt to lead Pay Board in wage policy
President Nixon selected U S District Judge George H Boldt of Washington to head the Pay Board guiding wage increases during Phase 2 of the anti inflation program.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
George H. Boldt
Washington State
Tripartite Pay Board
Chamber board approves drive for downtown convention center
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce votes to raise 1 250 000 from members to fund architectural work and start construction on a proposed downtown convention center.
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Kansas City
Greater
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