Chanute City OKs gas rate rise and multiple public works bids
The Chanute city commission approved an 18.3 percent increase in gas rates to support a revenue bond for general gas system improvements and set a late November effective date. It also discussed bids for electrical system upgrades, street paving equipment, and city vehicle gasoline, with final bid decisions due at the November 13 meeting.
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Chanute
Kenneth Sanborn
Commission
Mobil Oil
Developmental Reading Program Aims to Boost Reading by Movement
In Yates Center schools, Mike Reid leads a program linking large and small muscle skills to reading readiness. Children crawl, hop, and coordinate hand and eye movements to prepare for learning, with teachers and a reading counselor selecting participants. The approach reports high motivation and progress among slow learners, though scientific evaluation remains inconclusive.
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Mike Red
Wichita
Lawrence
Yates Center
Reid
Marian Howard
Ricid
Mike Reid
Miller Praises Years in Office at Fund-Raising Dinner
Attorney General Vern Miller urged equal application of laws and touted crime control progress during his tenure at a Neosho County Democratic dinner held at the Masonic Temple. He cited FBI crime trends and discussed challenges in law enforcement.
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Fredonia
Roy M. Matthews
St. Margaret's Hospital
Fredonia City Cemetery
Matthews
Wilson County
Vern Miller
Masonic Temple
Miller
Democratic Central Committee
Neosho County
FBI
United States
Mail Early Post Office Urges Christmas Parcel Timelines
Postmaster Mrs. Florence Kelley urges recipients to mail Christmas parcels for Africa Near East and civilians in Europe and the Americas by November 1. Servicemen mail requires weight and size checks. include zip codes to aid delivery accuracy.
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Africa
Near East
Florence Kelley
Europe
South
Central America
Kelley
Nixon White House says progress in Vietnam settlement talks
The White House reported progress toward a negotiated Vietnam settlement after meetings with President Nixon and Henry Kissinger. Thieu denounced Communist proposals as dark schemes and refused a coalition with the Viet Cong while urging a cease flame under international supervision. Kissinger returned from Saigon and indicated progress but no coalition deal.
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Washington
White House
Ment
Thieu
South Vietnam
Indochina
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Tin Song
Vietnam
Area Forecast for Tomorrow and Tonight
Weather note predicts considerable cloudiness and cool temperatures tonight and Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Lows will be in the 40s, winds light and variable, and precipitation chances at 10 percent tonight and Wednesday.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Creates New Reading Method
An educator witnessed a snake reading Shakespeare and experienced a mental break, inspiring a novel approach to teaching reading. The odd incident spurred a shift in instructional thinking and methods.
Shad population fears prompt rock music plan near Erie
Pennsylvania Electric Co will broadcast rock music from underwater loudspeakers to deter gizzard shad near its lakefront plants. The one foot fish die from oxygen deprivation caused by heated discharge water, in East and West Slip Bays, Lake Erie.
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Erie, Pa
Pennsylvania Electric Co
East
Slip Bay
Lake Erie
Campaign committees report red ink as campaign winds down
In Red Washington AP the Finance Committee to Re elect the President has spent over 22.5 million since April and runs slightly in the red as the final two weeks of the presidential campaign approach. George McGovern's campaign also shows red ink but by a much larger margin.
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Washington
George McGovern
Hunger strike at Jackson County jail grows demands
Jackson County jail hunger strike continues as inmate council led by Thomas E. Copridge seeks meeting with a federal judge and county officials. The 27 prisoners protest what they call underfunded meals after Sheriff William Kenneth Carnes cut food expenses following overspending of $69,985.51 beyond statutory limits.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Thomas E. Copridge
William Kenneth Carnes
Chilean opposition calls day of silence against Allende
In Santiago the Democratic Confederation of Center and Conservative parties urged citizens to stay home for a day of silence protesting President Allende. Three radio stations were closed for disobeying a military order to broadcast approved material. Housewives banged pots and skillets from their windows in protest over food shortages.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Democratic Confederation of Center
McGovern Rejects Nixon Plan to Plant Questions
Senator George McGovern accused the Nixon campaign of trying to plant questions for him and running mate Sargent Shriver during network TV interviews. He urged Nixon to debate him openly in front of the American people.
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New York
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nixon Heckled As He Leads Westchester Long Island Campaign
President Nixon drew large crowds in Westchester County and on Long Island during Veterans Day events. State police estimated 425000 spectators in suburban Westchester communities and more than 15000 at a night rally on Long Island as Nixon and wife Pat rode in a touring limousine.
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Washington
Nixon
New York City
Westchester County
Pat
Long Island
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