Raid Errors Put Illinois Town on Map
A Collinsville raid misidentification drew national attention as armed narcotics agents wrongfully searched homes. The incident sparked calls for tighter safeguards and led to the planned merger of BNDD and DALE into the new Drug Enforcement Administration.
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Collinsville, Ill
Texas Department of Public Safety
Houston
Nixon
Office
Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
Dale
Justice Department
Askew
Washington
U.S
Springfield
Ill
Civil Rights Division
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Myles Ambrose
Robert Richardson
Collinsville
Ambrose
BNDD
United States
Richardson
John Finlater
Fin
Drug Enforcement Administration
Exhibition of Raymond Eastwood Works at Kalamazoo Center
Raymond Eastwood a former Kansas University head of drawing and painting will show paintings and drawings at the Gilmore Art Center Kalamazoo Michigan Institute of Arts from July 5 to August 18. He taught at KU starting 1922 for 44 years and became known for realistic depictions of Kansas wheat fields barns Taos New Mexico mountains and Cape Cod dunes. Some works reside in KU Museum of Art permanent collection.
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Raymond Eastwood
Kansas University
Gilmore Art Center
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kansas Wheat Farmers Face Fuel Crunch in Harvest Push
Kansas farmers race to harvest wheat as a growing fuel shortage threatens all crops. Gov. Docking seeks federal disaster aid if fuel limits hinder harvest, while Sen. Dole mobilizes ASCS and Oil and Gas Office to locate fuel.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
U.S
Earl Butz
Robert Dole
Rkan
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Manhattan
Morgan Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Royden Konopaska
U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
Frank Mosier
ASCS
Docking
Nixon
Butz
William E. Simon
U.S. Treasury
Fice
Washington
Dole
Kansas Ascs
Jerry Newcomb
Office of Oil and Gas
William Taggert
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mosier
Market Basket Costs Rise by $13 in May
The Agriculture Department reports the May market basket cost for a typical three to four person family rose to 1493 dollars annually, up 0.9 percent from April. The gain marks the smallest monthly increase this year and comes on the eve of a general price freeze ordered by President Nixon. Farmers and middlemen each saw notable shares in the rise, with farmer’s receipts at 657 dollars and middlemen at 836 dollars.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Department
Robbery reported at Foster Lumber cash taken
Lawrence police said a crowbar pried open the safe at Foster Lumber 1011 North Third overnight and $376 in cash was stolen. Ray Smith, the firm manager, estimated the loss for police.
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Foster Lumber
Third
Lawrence
Ray Smith
Officials to Seek Other Tax Breaks Across Parochial Schools
Parochial school officials nationwide express disappointment in Supreme Court rulings striking down state tax and tuition breaks for parents of private school pupils. They plan to pursue other options including a pending federal tax credit plan while civil rights groups applaud the decisions as expected. Leaders like Terence Cardinal Cooke decry the rulings as harming education freedom. Ohio Governor Gilligan calls them a hardship for private schools and public education. civil liberties advocates praise the wall between church and state. Leo Pfeffer hopes the campaign ends.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Joan Tuttle
Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union
Leo Pfeffer
New York City
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