KBI Joins Chanute Burglary Probe In Kansas
Police Chief Lige Matlock says four Chanute burglaries appear professional and a KBI task force plan with at least five southeast Kansas cities is being organized. Taped footage from Chanute homes is being reviewed while a home check program for vacant properties is prepared for travelers. A fur coat worth about 3000 dollars was reported stolen from the Churchill home.
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Lige Matlock
Chanute
Kansas
Emporia
Fort Scott
Pittsburg
Matlock
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Cities
Chet Hale
Dormois Given Contract With Hike At Neosho Memorial
A one year contract was approved for Glen Dormois hospital administrator after a board meeting. Terms include a salary of 1344.12 dollars per month and enhanced retirement benefits to 200 dollars monthly at age 65. Some directors questioned the raise while others supported staff backing. The board also approved purchasing dental instruments, a hospital refrigerator, and funds for nuclear medicine training. A committee was formed to search for a new administrator.
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Glen Dormois
Neosho Memorial Hospital
John McMeekin
Lou Reinhardt
Dormois
Reuben Burkman
Burkman
MicMeekin
MecMeekin
Dwight Wallingford
Bill George
Dr. Burkman
Bud Kneeland
Milwaukee
General Electric
Hospital
Chanute Mexican Fiesta set for two nights in Chanute
Chanute holds its Mexican Fiesta Friday and Saturday at Santa Fe Park starting at 7 p.m. with Sen Cale Hudson and Commissioner John Orozco as speakers. The event features Fiesta Mejicana dancers from Kansas City, a Mexican orchestra, and a sidewalk bazaar. If needed, programs move to the Municipal Auditorium and Armory. Fiesta queen Martha Velasquez and princess Connie Reyes to be crowned.
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Chanute
Kansas
Santa Fe Park
Cale Hudson
John Orozco
Municipal Auditorium
National Guard Armory
Richard Ruiz
Brothers Unlimited
Kansas City
Martha Valasquez
John Schultz
Connie Reyes
Parsons
Kenneth Sanborn
Ana Escobar
Topeka
Intercepted Letter From Cole Mentioned in GOP Tone
A brief intercepted letter references a figure named Cole in a political context with phrases suggesting trouble, written in a tone that echoes Republican rhetoric. The fragment preserves the melodramatic framing without revealing further details.
Chile's Allende toppled by military junta authority
AP reports Chile's new military rulers face street opposition and sniper pockets after Tuesday coup that ended Allende's attempt to socialize the economy. broadcasts say Santiago is paralyzed with troops patrolling while civilians are urged to stay indoors and officials deny scope of clashes.
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Associated Press
Chile
Salvador Allende
Santiago
Argentina
Allende
Chilean coup sparks unrest and arrest warrants
After the coup began, Chile faced weeks of unrest as Marxist President Allende failed to quell strikes and economic woes. Communications were cut then briefly restored. Police later confirmed Allende died by self-inflicted gunshot in the burned palace, a scene observed by reporters. Authorities in Santiago and Valparaiso arrested more than 10 leftists and the junta named 68 Socialist and Communist leaders to appear at the defense ministry or face arrest, including Foreign Minister Carlos Altamirano and the president's sister Laura.
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Chile
Santiago
Valparaiso
Defense Ministry
Carlos Altamirano
Laura
Congress
Senate Watergate hearings set six week schedule
The Senate Watergate committee will condense the remaining hearings into six weeks from Sept 24 to Nov 1. It will call only key witnesses to finish probes into wiretapping cover up campaign finance and dirty tricks while rejecting split subcommittees for TV coverage.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Newsmen
Dole Top GOP Priority For Kansas 1972 Reelection
Kansas Republican leader Jack Ranson says Bob Dole's U S Senate bid is the party's top priority, while not neglecting the governor's race. He notes concerns over Dole's dual role as senator and GOP chairman and questions the accuracy of a Docking for Governor Club poll showing Dole trailing.
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Topeka
Kan
Bob Dole
Republican State Organization
Jack Ranson
Ranson
Washington
Republi
Can National Committee
Dole
U.S
National Republican Party
Kansas
Docking For Governor Club
Watergate
Nixon invites Congress to help draft federal budget
Budget Director Roy L. Ash proposes a series of meetings with Senate leaders to obtain the congressional sense of priorities for next year's budget. The plan is accepted by Senate Democratic leaders and committee chairmen, with a must list of remaining legislation to be reviewed at today’s breakfast meeting with House and Senate Democrats.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon Administration
Roy L. Ash
Senate
House
Public sewer study review set for Chanute
A public meeting at 6 tonight in the Memorial Building will discuss a sewer system study. Gene Spears of Allgeier Martin and Associates will explain tests and inspections findings and present improvement recommendations. Public comment is invited.
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Chanute
Memorial Building
Gene Spears
Allgeier Martin and Associates
Joplin
Spears
Laos agrees to coalition temp peace pact
Premier Souvan na Phouma says all political factions accept a proposed peace agreement for Laos to be signed Friday. The plan calls for a coalition government including right wing, neutralist, and Pathet Lao forces and acknowledges the split between Pathet Lao and anti Communist armies.
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Vientiane, Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Pathet Lao
Kissinger Hearings Put In Recess On Wiretap Report
The confirmation hearing for Henry Kissinger was recessed as a two man subcommittee prepares a report on an FBI summary of wiretaps involving 13 government officials and four newsmen from 1969 to 1971. The panel, Senators Sparkman and Case, expects to present in closed session Thursday.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
FBI
Nixon says U.S. has turned the corner on drug addiction
President Nixon told a Washington conference that policy steps have begun to improve the drug problem and crime linked to drugs in New York and Washington. He warned that the nation still has a long road ahead before drug control is achieved.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
New York
Death of Marjorie Merriweather Post at 86
Washington reports Marjorie Merriweather Post a renowned hostess and philanthropist and heiress to the Post fortune died at her home aged 86. She gained wealth from her father founder of Postum Cereal and General Foods and is mother to actress Dina Merrill.
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Washington
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Mrs. Post
Postum Cereal Co
General Foods Corp
Dina Merrill
Striking Step Near as UAW Edges Chrysler Toward Pact
Detroit AP reports with a strike deadline under three days away negotiators work toward a new contract. The UAW says progress reached on some issues for the first time since talks began July 18, while bargaining continues with Chrysler Corp.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Trial Delayed in Mitchell Stans Watergate Case
The Watergate pressure and other federal probes into the 1972 campaign push back the trial of former Cabinet officers John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans. A federal judge granted the delay on Tuesday, with the pause expected to last three weeks to two months.
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New York
Watergate
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
Arab leaders move to mend rift with Jordan
Cairo reports that Egypt's Anwar Sadat and Syria's Hafez Assad will resume diplomatic relations with Jordan after meeting during a rift caused by King Hussein's expulsion of Palestinian guerrillas from Jordan. They discuss a possible joint military command, a proposal Hussein has previously resisted.
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Cairo
Israel
Hussein
Guerrilas
Jordan
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Hafez Assad
Syria
Sadat
Assad
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