Water witching persists in Kansas despite scientific skepticism
Rural Kansas longkeepers and drillers recount water witching or dowsing as a belief held by some locals. Pat Bradford, an 82 year old dowser, claims years of success locating wells using forked sticks and rods, while experts like Howard O Connor question its factual basis. The piece notes drought driven demand, costs, and mixed results from drillers and clients, with Bradford’s confidence contrasting scientific doubt.
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Kansas
Jim Strader
Strader Drilling Co
Holton
J. E
Pat” Bradford
McLouth
Bradford
Earl van Meter
Douglas County Agriculture Extension
O’connor
Carter appointees quit private clubs over race and sex
Two top Carter administration nominees Griffin Bell and Thomas Lance will resign from all white all male clubs in Georgia after President Carter said he would not join or urge discrimination. Readiness of three other nominees remains unclear as Blumenthal Brown and Vance keep pending club memberships and status.
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Washington
Carter
Defense
State
Treasury
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Griffin Bell
Thomas
Bert” Lance
OMB
Atlanta
Savannah
Carter Transition Office
Michael Blumenthal
Harold Brown
Cyrus Vance
Blumenthal
Barton Hills Country Club
Ann Arbor
Mich
Brown
California Institute of Technology
Cosmo Club
Bohemian Club
San Francisco
Vance
New York City
Links Club
Who’s Who
Metropolitan Club
Charles Duncan
Houston
Houston Country Club
River Oaks Country Club
Bethlehem Sees Thousands of Pilgrims for Christmas Mass
Thousands of Christian pilgrims arrive in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve ceremonies under strict Israeli security. The Roman Catholic Patriarch Msgr Beltritti will lead a midnight Mass in the Church of the Nativity, with broadcasts to Manger Square. Mayor Freij calls for peace and rights for Palestinians amid tense tourist scene.
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Bethlehem
West Bank
Christ
Elias Freij
Joseph and Mary
Giacomo Guiseppe Beltritti
Jerusalem
Rachel
Manger Square
Jesus
United States
Israel
Australia
Sweden
South Africa
Britain
St. Catherine’s
Church of the Nativity
Msgr
Bertritti
Freij
Jordan River
Ford shops for Christmas in Colorado stores
President Ford wandered through several Colorado shops on an impromptu Christmas shopping trip in Vail. Secret Service cleared stores temporarily as Ford joked about last minute gifts and kept details private to avoid spoiling Christmas surprises.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Secret Service
Medical assistance extension ordered for Kansas families
Governor Bennett ordered the continuation of medical benefits through June 30 1977 for about 5600 low income Kansas families previously slated for cutbacks. The move pauses the planned termination, directs new eligibility rules by April 1 1977, and aims to balance aid with program cost controls while awaiting updated IDs and notices.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Bennett
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Robert Harder
SRS
Harder
Legal Aid Society of
Shawnee County
Bennett
Shelia Reynolds
Society
Officials set conference on flu shots
Public health officials will meet in Atlanta next week to discuss the future of the suspended swine flu immunization program. In Douglas County the program remains halted with about 40 percent of the target population inoculated.
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Atlanta
Douglas County
Kansas
Center For Disease Control At
Holiday closures blanket city facilities this weekend
Government offices and many city buildings close for the holiday through Monday. The Post Office maintains mail service but handles customer access restricted. Banks, libraries, museums, and recreation centers are shut, with parks opening again next week.
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U.S
Lawrence Sanitation Department
City
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas University
Watson Library
Lawrence Boy’s Club
Ballard Community Center
Journal- World
Kansas Turnpike
Parks and Recreation Department
Man Clutching Bombs Dies as Explosions Rock Sparks
In Sparks Nevada AP reports a 63 year old Harley T Moore died after a bomb exploded as he clutched three devices near the police and fire station. A second bomb in the same box wounded Fireman George Grout and Fire Captain Edward Bonham suffered leg injuries. A third bomb did not detonate.
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Sparks, Nev
Tom Hill
Hill
Moore
Court martial set for first of 14 black Marines in assault case
The first of 14 black Marines accused of a con mando attack on whites they say they believed were Klansmen was ordered court-martialed on six counts of conspiracy and assault. Cpl. E F Henry, 20, of Ivanhoe North Carolina, faces trial next Wednesday at Camp Pendleton California.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Cpl. E.F. Henry
Ivanhoe
N.C
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Kansas Geological Survey
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Scatter Creek
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Legal Aid Society
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Penn House
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Haskell Indian Junior College
KKK
Klan
Marine Corps
Jesse Jackson
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