Nightmares for lawmen in Hearst kidnap case haunt agencies
FBI Director Clarence Kelley highlighted the Patty Hearst kidnapping as a growing embarrassment for law enforcement. The case shows no clear breakthrough after a year, prompting calls for policy changes while underscoring fears over a rising terrorist-revolutionary threat influencing national security and public safety. High-profile events such as the Giancana slaying deepen public unease about agency safeguards and future threats.
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Baker University
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Patty Hearst
Kelley
Hearst
U.S
America
Chicago
Sam Giancana
Secret Service
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Dallas
Giancana
Refugee program urged reassessment amid rising concerns
The article argues that refugee aid efforts for Vietnamese arrivals face mismanagement and inefficiencies. It notes missing supplies, disputes over returns to Indochina, and poor camp organization. At Ft Chaffee Ark Vietnamese doctors are barred from sick calls, prompting calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indochina
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
U.S. Army
NW Kansas three Rs: reservoirs rocks and St Fidelis church
The northwest Kansas region offers five reservoirs for recreation including Cedar Bluff on the Smoky Hill and Wilson Webster and Norton reservoirs. Castle Rock and Monument Rocks near Castle Rock and Oakley feature chalk spires and National Landmark status. St Fidelis Church at Victoria, built 1911, a limestone structure with twin 141 foot towers, and Frontier Historical Park at Hays showcase military history alongside Ft Wallace relics near Wallace.
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Topeka
Kan
R’s
Kansas
Castle
Monument Rocks
Gove County
St. Fidelis
Victoria
Cedar Bluff
Smoky Hill River
Trego County
Ogallah
Castle Rock
Quinter
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. 83
Oakley
St. Fidelis Church
Frontier Historical Park
Hays
Turnabout is fair play for Congress and football
A commentary argues for live TV and radio coverage of congressional debates and clips on news shows. It notes broadcasting as a check on power, cites past TV coverage such as Army McCarthy hearings, and calls for recognizing public access as a right akin to viewing major football games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Fred Allen
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Executive Branch
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Joe McCarthy
Senate
George Marshall
Two-Dollar Bill Returns Cited by Local Skeptic
A reader at Charles Lacey 2711 Oxford Rd notes a modern protest against inflation while acknowledging a two-dollar bill has reappeared with a five in each corner. The cryptic claim is presented as a playful jab at currency changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Charles Lacey
Oxford Rd
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Congress
KU Board May Approve 1967 Budget Aimed at Growth
Chancellor Clarke Wescoe and Regent Chairman A H Cromb urged a 27.3 million dollar educational and operating budget for KU for fiscal year 1967, about four million above FY1966. The Lawrence Charity Horse Show opened at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with around 350 horses entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Wescoe
Regent
A.H. Cromb
Board of Regents
Lawrence
Douglas County Fairgrounds
KU School of Education
Janine Davis
Jane Tusten
Today in History June 25 1975 highlights and events
On June 25 various historical milestones are noted including North Korea's 1950 invasion of the Republic of Korea starting the Korean War. Also on this date Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1788 and Napoleon bade farewell before Saint Helena exile in 1815.
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North Korea
Republic of Korea
Virginia
U.S
Napoleon Bonaparte
Saint Helena
George Custer
the Little Big Horn
Montana
Belleau Wood
France
Lyndon Johnson
Alexei Kosygin
Glassboro State College
New Jersey
U.S.S.R
Hanoi Radio
Harold Bennett
Vietnam
South Vietnam
William Rogers
Mideast
United Nations
Mideast Golan Heights
Profit Backwards: A Teen’s Organic Truck Venture Fails
Gary Lavenson starts Thorp Trucks Inc to deliver organic produce, claiming no profit as a goal. After $325 in early earnings, costs mount, partners quit, debt grows, and the venture folds while he gains admission to Webster College to study music.
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Gary
Nebraska
Sy’s
Manhattan
Bob
Tiforp
Lavenson Trucking
New Hampshire
St Nathan
Dad
Thorp
Webster College
Forecasts Split on U S Economy in Six Months
Forecasters and tealoaf readers agree on a possible recovery within six months though some dissenters warn that unemployment above 9 percent keeps Meany cautious. The National Federation of Independent Business cites worker shortages and 14 percent unfilled jobs among members.
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New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
National Federation of Independent Business
Washington
Dun & Bradstreet
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Wilson
Webster
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Rooks County
Stockton
Kirwin
Solomon
Prairie Dog Creek
Norton
Norton Reservoir
U.S. 36
Capital Hill
Ralph Gemmell
Brick’s Cafe
Harold Baker
Douglas County
John Stutz
Kansas Emergency Relief Commission
Elwynn Dees
By Jim Lavenson
Business Management Magazine
Lincoln
Sy Nathan
Journal- World
Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Elter
Ween
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
Douglas
City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
John Cunniff
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