Chanute approves sewer contract and city deals
Chanute City Commission awards a 145 725 55 contract to Ouster Brothers Construction Co for Burris Brothers Addition sewer work after a revised estimate of 147 942 50 due to pipe price errors. They also approve oil and farm lease deals, set municipal judge salary, and adjust revenue sharing use.
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Ouster Brothers Construction Co
Peabody
Burris Brothers
Ouster Brothers
Commission
Gene Spears
Kenneth Sanborn
George Norris
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Sanborn
Paul Tate
Washington
Solzhenitsyn attacks U S leaders in Oslo letter
In Aftenposten an 3000 word essay by Alexander Solzhenitsyn blasts U S Democrats as hypocritical and likens late Czarist Russia to recent American politics. He without defending Nixon accuses Democrats of deceit and questions the U S path toward chaos. He also nominates Andrei Sakharov for the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Democratic Party
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Aftenposten
Andrei Sakharov
Soviet Union
West
Senate
Nixon
Editor and publisher thrives in small town weekly world
Dick Clasen, editor and publisher of the Yates Center News and Toronto Republican, balances influence with hard work. He grew into the role after early jobs, took over Florence papers, then bought Woodson County Publishing Co. and the two weeklies in 1968. He writes, photographs, edits, lays out, sells ads, and runs the business while cherishing community ties and clean journalism.
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Dick Clasen
Yates Center News
Toronto Republican
Clasen
Florence Bulletin
Emporia State Teachers College
Garnett
Burns News
Bill Krause
Peabody
Woodson County Publishing Co., Inc
Mary Covert
Madeline Johnson
Johnson
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Yates Center
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Mentioned in Note
A brief intercepted message references a letter to Cha and a remark about writing from Siberia. The exchange includes casual comments about not meddling and mentioning Alex.
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Cha
Subcommittee Granted Readings On National Security Wiretaps
Atty. Gen. Richardson agreed to let a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee read FBI summaries of national security wiretaps to aid Kissinger's secretary of state confirmation. The summaries would be read by Case and Sparkman, with no access to raw files, to avoid leaks while advancing the nomination. In a separate incident, four inmates escaped Crawford County Jail near Girard, Kansas, aided by dense fog.
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Elliot L. Richardson
Senate Foreign Relations
FBI
Henry A. Kissinger
Richardson
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Kissinger
National Security
Justice Department
Milky Way Spot the milk cow prompt in Kingman column
Calista owners Mr. and Mrs. George Norrish own Spot a 30 year old Guernsey cow. A local veterinarian compares such age to a 100 year old human noting cows age unusually. Spot still produces milk with her last calf born six years ago.
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George Norrish
Calista
Guernsey
West African drought nations seek 827 million for future relief
Six drought struck countries in West Africa say they need 827 million dollars to insure against future disasters. They outline antidrought projects from well digging to giant dam construction. A U.S. AID task force arrives Sept 21 to survey regional needs amid a four year drought.
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Ouagadougou
Upper Volta
West Africa
U.S. Agency For International Development
Price Ceiling Lift Triggers Cautious Beef Market Response
New York AP reports wholesalers and retailers adopting a wait and see stance after beef price ceilings are lifted. Early indications suggest the family meat bill will remain largely unchanged for now.
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New York
Jury selection begins for Mitchell and Stans trial
New York AP reports jury selection set to start today in U.S. District Court for former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans. They face charges of conspiracy obstruction of justice and perjury in a fraud investigation.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Allende
Seige
NEW York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
U.S. District Court
King slaying case closed says Memphis district attorney
In Memphis, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is deemed dead in a closed case as District Attorney Phil M. Canale responds to a bid for a new trial for James Earl Ray who pleaded guilty. A separate AP report notes disputes over Federal Reserve actions affecting savings and loan institutions.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King
Phil M. Canale
James Earl Ray
King
Steel price rise approved by Cost of Living Council
The Cost of Living Council approved a two stage steel price increase totaling nine dollars per ton on flat rolled steel. A steel official said the hike will at last raise consumer costs including about eleven dollars and eighty eight cents for a car, fifty six cents for a refrigerator, and one cent for a toaster.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Connally Indicates 1975 Decision On 1976 Bid
Former Texas governor John B. Connally said he has considered running for president in 1976. Asked when he might decide, the Democrat turned Republican noted a formal decision in 1975.
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Washington
Texas
John B. Connally
Congress to Consider Nixon State of the Union Proposals
House Speaker Carl Albert said lawmakers are willing to meet the President halfway as they examine some proposals from Nixon's State of the Union message, though indications exist they may not act on all projects.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
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