Rich area sorghum harvest slows with showers
Area yields suggest one of the best grain sorghum and wheat crops in years across four counties with corn, soybeans, and alfalfa favorable. Sorghum yields reach 100 to 135 bushels per acre while prices slip from 1.65 to 1.50 per bushel. loan price around 1.40. Neoosha County harvest is 25 to 30 percent complete.
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Neosho County
Paul Kelly
Brant
Kelly
Neosho
Jack Linn
Wilson County
Joe Smith
Woodson County
Tom Maxwell
Allen County
Ohio
Boy in critical condition after train crash near Erie
Five year old David Edwards remained in critical condition at Labette County Medical Center Parsons after his pickup truck struck the middle of a Katy train diesel engine unit 40 miles northeast of Erie at about 2 45 p m His father Donald Edwards 35 in satisfactory condition The incident involved a 1970 Chevrolet pickup truck and four diesel engines pulling a 115 car Katy train The engineer Edward Linden 61 of Parsons and other responders assisted at the scene with the truck listed as a total loss and estimated 25 damage to the diesel unit The boy was taken to surgery and later to the medical center by Chanute Police Department ambulance The accident was investigated by Trooper Vogel Neosho County Sheriff David Kern and Trooper Edwin Dillon
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Erie
David Edwards
Labette County Medical Center
Parsons
Donald C. Edwards
Katy
E. C. Bryant
Eric
Edward J. Linden
Vogel
Neosho County
David Kern
Edwin Dillon
Utilities Board Viewed Warily
City commissioners weigh a separate Chanute utilities commission. Mayor Lightfoot and Commissioner Kile defer comment pending more information. Commissioner Schultz opposes asserting city authority and favors strengthening utilities under the current city manager while noting past funding lapses and the need for capital improvements.
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Utilities Commission
Chanute
Vesta Lightfoot
Clyde Kile
John Schultz
Plan Used In 2 Cities
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn notes only two Kansas cities, McPherson and Kansas City, use separate municipally owned utility commissions. He describes them as elected boards controlling all operations, returning profits after a preset city share, which lessens city commission influence and makes utility governance more apolitical.
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Kenneth Sanborn
Kansas
McPherson
Kansas City
Sanborn
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
An intercepted letter notes that corn yields are described in liquid measure, highlighting a curious phrasing choice. The text hints at translation of agricultural yields into volume terms, reflecting historical reporting style.
Nixon sees talks with China as promising for trip
President Nixon said secret discussions on his planned mainland China visit are going well and may occur in Peking. He avoided details, noting only that timing and agenda are under consideration and that no conditions accompany talks. He outlined continued wage price controls and Vietnam policy tied to POW releases.
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Schultz
Water Department
Washington
Nixon
China
Peking
Oval Office
Chou En-lai
Cagey
White House
Wasps Allegedly Used Against Birmingham Strike Line
Strikers on a Birmingham picket line march with fly spray and swatters claiming management used wasps to break the 35 week strike. Workers say jam and cake icing sugar were spread behind lines to draw wasps, a claim manager William Turner calls absurd as he notes workers toss biscuits and sandwich remnants over the wall.
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Birmingham
England
William Turner
Medina Ruling Narrowed in My Lai Court Martial
The military judge ruled Capt. Ernest L. Medina cannot be convicted of premeditated murder in the deaths of 102 My Lai civilians but may face involuntary manslaughter charges. In Kansas, a KNEA spokesman said a decision on filing suit over denied teacher pay raises under the wage-price freeze would come late today as an attorney draft was studied.
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Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Topeka
Kan
Kansas National Education Association
Kansas
Bob Wooten
KNEA
Peace talks lurch to new low as communists renounce compromise
In Paris the three year Vietnam peace negotiations hit a new low after North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy and Nguyen Thanh Le abruptly reject recent hints of compromise during the 129th weekly session. The hardening of the Communist position follows no prior warning.
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Paris
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Thanh le
Prisoners Meet Lawyers at Attica Amid Fallout
Lawyers were allowed to meet inside Attica State Prison with clients in four rooms as the four day rebellion left 40 dead. They represented groups including the American Civil Liberties Union the Legal Aid Society the National Lawyers Guild and the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Legal Aid Society
National Lawyers Guild
National Conference of Black Lawyers
Unknown candidate files for 1972 Republican Senate nomination
Harlan Dale House of Edson Kansas filed today for the 1972 Republican U S Senate nomination sending in his filing papers and a 425 dollar filing fee. Officials described him as young with no disclosed age and said he had visited the Secretary of State’s office earlier.
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Topeka, Kan
U.S
Harlan Dale House
Edson, Kan
House
Kansas Secretary of State
Senate Rejects Move To Toss Compromise Draft Bill
The Senate voted 47 to 36 to table a compromise draft extension and military pay raise bill, a victory for President Nixon. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield led the motion as the months-long fight over the draft continues with filibuster threats from Vietnam war critics.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
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Wayne Brant
Thayer
Earlton
Highway Patrol
Roland Vogel
Edwards
Partment
Utilities Board
John Rabe
City Commission
Kile
Commission
Commssion
Utility Commission
Kansas City Power and Light
Cha
Gram
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
South Vietnam
Medina
Ward Martin
Wooten
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