Community letters clash over Fierro figures and public notices
Readers dissect clashes between Manny Fierro and John Fierro over campus drug abuse charges and a KBI probe. The column notes hurt to three communities, urges fact over rhetoric, and recalls local odd notices from promoted movies to a worn Hospitality House welcome sign awaiting repainting.
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Manuel Fierro
Kansas Human Needs Corporation
John Fierro
Ford County
Public Pulse
Manny
Hays
General Donaldson Defends Vietnam Murder Charge
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson, the first U.S. general accused of murdering civilians in South Vietnam, calls the charges one sided and based on a single report. In Saigon, thousands of South Vietnamese marines push 15 to 20 miles below the DMZ as North Vietnamese buildup is noted. In Washington, a $5 billion Democratic program to create peace and reduce unemployment wins House approval amid GOP opposition. Treasury Secretary Connally plans a second Capitol Hill trip to sell Nixon’s general revenue sharing plan to a wary Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington (Ap
John W. Donaldson
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Washington
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
John B. Connally
Capitol Hill
House
Docking vows veto against 1972 sales tax hike
Kansas Governor Docking commits to veto any state sales tax increase by the 1972 Legislature. He holds a brief news conference from the statehouse, notes that some tax rise may be needed to meet spending, and cites factors like employment and wheat crop. He questions federal revenue sharing and proposes trimming federal tax deductions to fund state programs.
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Roport
Kansas
Statehouse
Docking
Legisature
Ulysses to gain $1 million low income housing project
The HUD grant funds a $956,303 project to build 40 units for elderly and low income families in Ulysses Kansas. Developer H A Joinar and Associates of Kansas City will start within 45 to 60 days, including eight duplex elderly buildings near Hickok School and a community center with laundry facilities. The Housing Authority of Ulysses led by Joe Chilen cites three years of effort and aims to upgrade the city’s housing stock.
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Ulysses
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, DC
Joe Chilen
Ane i Focal Housing Authority
Ar and Associates
Kansas City
Kan
Chilen
City of
Wendel Check
Larry Carnahan
L W. Palmer
HUD
Heavy Rains Swamp East Half of State
Heavy rainfall drenched southeastern Kansas with thunderstorm activity heading westward. Diamond Springs led with 4.50 inches, Sun City 3.56, Oxford 3.25, Esk 3.06, while 1–2 inch totals were common elsewhere. A tornado funnel sighting west of El Dorado caused no reported damage. Dodge City recorded 0.75 inch hail.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Weather Service
Diamond Springs
Sun City
Oxford
Esk
el Dorado
Dodge City
St Catherine Hospital Appeals For Visitor Restriction
St Catherine Hospital asks visitors to limit to immediate family due to congestion in hallways. Many patients are in beds along corridors, hindering care and sanitation. Visitors should follow posted visiting hours.
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St. Catherine Hospital
Stevens Park 8 Opening Concert by Municipal Band
The Stevens Park opening concert Friday at 8 p.m. features the 45 member Municipal Band directed by Bob Brock at the band shell. Programs include Close to You Shenandoah Liberty Bell March and The Star Spangled Banner. Wayne LaMunyon will emcee. Call 276 8771 to join. rehearsals are Wednesdays and concerts Fridays.
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Stevens Park
Shell
Municipal
Bob Brock
Burt Bacharach
Wayne LaMunyon
Kupk Radio
Brock
Hoffa to relinquish labor post in Teamsters
Washington AP reports Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, imprisoned in Lewisburg, will step down after a 14 year reign and endorse Frank Fitzsimmons to succeed him. It remains unclear whether the change occurs at the Miami Beach convention or after the election, with Fitzsimmons widely seen as Hoffa's chosen successor.
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Washington (Ap
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hofifia
Frank &. Fitzsimmons
Hoffa
Miami Beach
Fitzsimmons
Weather outlook for Dodge City and Emporia regions
Cloudy conditions with possible thunderstorms tonight. Lows in the mid to upper 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the low 60s. Sunrise 6 23 sunset 61. Regional figures show small rain chances and temperatures around the stated ranges for Dodge City and Emporia.
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Dodge City
Wee
Emporia
O . Bnl Cesseene BO BT
President of Technical Institute Resigns Post
Henry Neely resigned as president of the Kansas Technical Institute after six years, stating another person might work better with city and state leaders. He will end his tenure July 31 and his future plans are indefinite.
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Salina
Kan
Henry Neely
The
Kansas Technical Institute
Institute
Neely
Kansas Sugar History Traces Beet Beginnings in West Kansas
The Telegram launches a series on sugar beet roots in western Kansas from the 1800s to early 1900s. It chronicles the rise and fall of cane sorghum sugar, battles over refinery sites in Medicine Lodge to Fort Scott, Ness City, and Topeka, and the shift to sugar beets sparked by 19th century trials, bounties, and government programs. The story highlights Lone-era mills, early growers in Deerfield and Lakin, the Garden City refinery saga, and the broader impact on irrigation, electricity, and migrant labor in Finney and Kearny counties.
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Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Fort Scott
Douglass
Comway Springs
Pratt
Topeka
Ness City
Deenfield
Lakin
American Sugar Beet Co
Rocky Ford
Colo
Deerfield
Colorado
Garden City
Henry Entz
Kearny County
Allen Brothers
C. J
Buffalo
Garden City Company
Finney and
Kearny
Lake McKinney
Keary County
Finney
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