Pa. woman tips in $1 to conscience fund for worms
Harrisburg reports Mary Joan Maurer of Finleyville sent a $1 check to the state Highways Department claiming her family found night crawlers on the department maintenance building lawn in Tionesta Forest County. She said they fished the Allegheny River at 1:30 a.m. with no bait and had a wonderful time.
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Harrisburg, Pa
State Highways Department
Mary Joan Maurer
Finleyville
Allegheny River
UAW Chief Calls GM 1970 Price Increases Unjustified
Walter P. Reuther president of the United Auto Workers labels General Motors price hikes for 1970 models as unjustified. He cites industry profitability with about 20 percent return on investment while GM attributes the rise to payroll costs metal prices and higher state local taxes.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Reuther
Plane Crash Near Manila Kills Many on Flight
A Philippine Airlines BAC111 jet with 42 passengers and 6 crew on board crashed tonight in Rizal Province about 20 miles east of Manila while approaching the domestic airport. Authorities had not yet confirmed survivors. The flight originated from Mactan in the central Philippines.
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Manila
Phillippine Air Lines
Rizal Province
Here
Civil Aviation
Federico Ablan
Philippine News Service
Mactan
Central
Philippines
Fire Claims Three Children in Topeka House Blaze
Three children of Howard James Greene died in a two story home fire in Topeka. Greene escaped with his wife and 18 month old daughter as firefighters battled intense heat and smoke on the second floor. the cause remains unknown.
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Topeka
Howard James Greene
Rickey
Rocky
Ronnie Green
Heated Words Flow In Highway Dispute
In Topeka the dispute pits Gov. Robert Docking against Atty. Gen. Kent Frizzell and highway director John Montgomery. Frizzell and Montgomery trade blame over hiring outside counsel John Shamberg to challenge the 1969 Motor Fuel Tax and Freeway Bill. Frizzell plans court motions in Shawnee County to challenge the authority of the Highway Commission and to contest the act, while Docking hints at a possible campaign angle. Montgomery accuses Frizzell of a political smokescreen and cites the act’s priority projects as the focus.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
John Montgomery
Kent Frizzell
Montgomery
Frizzell
Highway Commission
John Shamberg
Kansas City
Kan
Shawnee County
Docking
Attorney General
The
Urban Renewal Talk to Group
About 30 Chanute merchants heard HUD NDP official R T Stapleton discuss renewal options and funding uncertainly. He urged formation of a Chanute urban renewal agency to plan and apply for funds, noting advantages of downtown renovation and housing as Chanute’s key issue.
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Martha Allen
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
NDP
R. T. Stapleton
Stapleton
Chanute Area
Chanute
NPP
City Renewal Agency
Wichita State Rep. Billy McCray Arrested Over Headlights Ticket
Kansas patrol officers stopped a Wichita driver after a patrol car flashed headlights. State Rep. Billy McCray refused to accept the ticket for failing to dim headlights and was taken to police headquarters. He declined to comment on the arrest.
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Wichita
Billy McCray
Dwichita
Robert Raulston
Raulston
McCray
Sgt
Harlan McClaskey
Refinery Closure Talks in Neodesha with Skubitz
Civic leaders company officials and federal agency reps met with Rep Joe Skubitz to discuss the closing of the American Oil Co refinery in Neodesha Kansas. The company may sell the refinery intact to a qualified buyer or deed land buildings and transmission lines to the city if not sold as a going concern.
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Washington
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
American Oil Co
Neodesha
Kan
Skubitz
American Oil
Major Retreat on Desegregation Stirs Civil Rights Panel
The U S Commission on Civil Rights condemned the Nixon administration for a major retreat on public school desegregation in the South. Rev Theodore M Hesburgh Notre Dame president and chairman said the commission stands apart from government personalities and that 15 years after the Supreme Court outlawed segregation, integration must be achieved.
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Washington
U. S. Commission On Civil Rights
Nixon
South
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Notre Dame University
Commission
Supreme Court
Fare
Robert H. Finch
Prize Melon Tops Watermelon Capital at Thayer Fair
Albert Smedley’s 84 pound melon won top honors in the Thayer Homecoming Picnic and Fair opening day. Henry Childs of Buffalo led the state in the horse team pull, with Delmar Woolery of Thayer and J E John of Shaw placing high. The event featured Pumpkins squash melons onions and corn and continues with rodeo parades and contests.
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Thayer
Albert Smedley
Kansas
Henry Childs
Buffalo
Smediey
Childs
Topeka
J. E. John
Shaw
Delmar Woolery
Joe Blaine
Erie
Ernie Harms
Larry Woolery
Fiesta. coronation and events at Santa Fe Park
The 52nd Mexican Fiesta opens with High Mass at St. Patrick's Church and a coronation led by Mayor Dr. Reuben J. Burkman. Teresa Ortiz and Luci Negrete Parsons slated for crowns. music and dancing at Santa Fe Park tonight and Saturday. bazaar planned for Saturday.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Teresa Ortiz
Humboldt
Luci Negrete
Parsons
Reuben J. Burkman
Santa Fe Park
Premier Kosygin Meets Chou En-lai in Peking
Reported meeting described as useful with no clear outcomes. Other items note China’s armed forces debated by defense researchers, and political moves in the United States and elsewhere during current tensions and events.
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Moscow
Alexi Kosygin
Chou En-lai
Peking
Nixon orders 36 hour halt in B52 missions Vietnam
President Nixon ordered a 36 hour pause in B52 bombing over South Vietnam to let policymakers decide Communist intent after Ho Chi Minh death cease fire. White House said the ban was lifted and bombing would resume as advisers review the Vietnam situation in Washington Saigon and Paris.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ho Chi Minh
Saigon
Paris
Vietnam
Rural Town Day in Elsmore Set With Parade and Dance
The 2d Annual Rural Town Day takes place Saturday starting 1 30 p.m. with children's events then an auction sale and bean feed. A Moran Els more High School band concert follows and a dance ends the program. Sponsored by the Els more Ruritan Club.
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Elsmore
Moran - Elsmore High School
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday. Low around 60 degrees tonight. Saturday high in the middle 80s.
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Prompt on Kansas Needs
A brief intercepted missive argues Kansas should reduce highway talk and accelerate construction efforts. The note stresses practical building over grand plans and highway rhetoric.
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Cha
Few Seats Remain For Ozark Bus Trip
The Tribune lists limited spots for the Ozark region bus tour on Oct 10 and 11. Thirty-one reservations are in. final commitment or cancellation is due Monday evening. Tour includes Shepherd of the Hills country Silver Dollar City Marvel Cave Mar Vel Cave, Eureka Springs lodging, and Passion Play. Price is 35 dollars with five extra for a single room.
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Tribune
Ozerk
Stows
Shepherd of the Hills
Silver Dollar City
Marvel Cave
Eureka Springs
Ark
Beaver Lake and Dam
Arkansas
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