Wichita debates curbs on chemical inhalants for minors
Wichita police and officials discuss efforts to curb sale of solvents like toluene used for inhalation after multiple deaths. Coroner Robert Daniels notes at least three chemical inhalation deaths locally in two years. Officers acknowledge the challenge of proving intent and consider restricting minors’ access to common solvents.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita City
Roy Brown
Police Vice Department
Robert Daniels
Toluene Theft and Youth Abuse Tangle Wichita Region
Officials describe a surge in toluene theft and misuse by youths in Wichita area. Police report arrests of juveniles amid investigations of storage thefts and evolving statutes. Local merchants curb sales to minors and contractors only as concerns grow over inhalant dangers and health risks.
ITT A Global Conglomerate With Vast Holdings
ITT, a leading conglomerate, operates in about 80 countries with 250 divisions covering hotels, baking, cars, insurance, and telecom gear. Its 1971 sales reached 6.5 billion with 337 million in profits last year, despite losses from the Chilean telecom unit and past national security probes.
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ITT Telephone Company
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
U.S
Justice Department
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International Standard Electric Corp
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ITT Terryphone Corp
Britons Gamble Over Five Billion A Year Says Church Study
The Interdenominational Churches Council reports Britons gamble more than 5 billion dollars annually with about a million regular bettors. The study notes a rise in hardcore gamblers, a drop in the average age of addiction, and calls for tighter laws and tighter control of off course betting and slot machines in leisure centers.
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London
Interdenominational Churches’ Council
Gordon E. Moody
Council
Moody
Planners Face Decision on Clinton Development
Douglas County Commission suggests Clinton Reservoir growth area be reclassified from primary to suburban. The idea surfaced during a Wednesday session with Barkley Clark planning board chair and Dick McClanathan city county planner, as they review latest Douglas County subdivision regulation revisions underway for over a year.
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Douglas County Commission
Clinton Reservoir
Barkley Clark
Planning Board
Dick McClanathan
Douglas County
Growth area rules discussed by Clinton officials
Commissioners review three growth area classifications primary suburban rural and the Clinton sanitation zone. They consider higher development standards possibly affecting subdivision growth and septic requirements with public hearings planned for late April and a preliminary growth area map to be shown soon.
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Clinton
Clark
Planning Commission
Re-arrest in grand theft case tied to Marks Jewelry
Elsworth S Revely 32 Topeka faces a preliminary hearing set for 10 am April 3 in Douglas County Court on grand theft charges stemming from the Marks Jewelry theft of a ring and loose diamond reported January 29. Revely posted 1500 bond after a second arrest this week. Ralph W Cannon 23 of 418 Elm Eudora remains jailed on grand theft for allegedly taking a color TV from the Holiday Inn March 1 or 2. A prior January 29 arrest had been dismissed for insufficient evidence.
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Marks Jewelry
Elsworth S. Revely
Topeka
Marks
Lawrence
Ralph W. Cannon
Elm
Eudora
Topeka Firm Low Bidder On Lawrence Elderly Housing
B. B. Anderson and Co of Topeka submitted the low bid of 2 077 777 to build the seven story Lawrence elderly housing project at 17th and Massachusetts. Eight bids were opened. Constant Construction Co bid 2 127 000 and B A Green Construction 2 148 200. Housing Authority director Hugh Dunkum said final award will wait on federal review of minority employment affirmative action programs. Construction could begin by end of March and finish in about one year.
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Topeka
Lawrence
17Th
Massachusetts
Anderson
Constant Construction Co
B. A. Green Construction
Hugh Dunkum
Housing Authority
Dunkum
Mother Recalls Son's Brain Damage From Toluene Sniffing
A Wichita mother describes her 15-year-old son Eddie who suffered permanent brain damage after sniffing toluene based products. He now must take anticonvulsant drugs for life. a girlfriend who sniffed thinner died. Eddie's life was disrupted by headaches stomach cramps and withdrawal from peers.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Eddie
Kansas Professor Receives NSF Grant for Chemistry Project
Ralph E. Christofferson, associate professor of chemistry at Kansas University, will direct a research project funded for the next year by a $19,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Ralph E. Christofferson
The
Kansas University
National Science Foundation
Education Dean Praises Haskell Work Program
The revised mandatory work program at Haskell Indian Junior College receives praise from Dean William Burgess. He notes good student attendance and better records of work hours, with about an hour daily in dining hall and campus roles. The plan includes monitoring, possible salary in work-study, and fall full implementation with adjustments to eliminate inequities.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
William Burgess
Burgess
Haskell
HJC
Dollar Drops in London on Turbulent FX Market
The U S dollar fell sharply in London trading described as hectic and nervous. It opened at 2.6385 pounds per dollar, then slid to 2.6550, a fall of nearly three cents from Wednesday. Bank of England left the 5 percent rate unchanged, supporting the pound as investors seek higher returns. The drop extended to other European exchanges, though the dollar had not yet required formal BoE intervention.
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London
Bank of England
Mexican President Echeverria Arrives in Japan for State Visit
President Luis Echeverria of Mexico arrived in Tokyo for a six day state visit greeted by Emperor Hirohito and the Imperial family. The trip marks his first overseas journey since taking office in 1970 and aims to boost trade and economic ties between Mexico and Japan.
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Luis Echeverria
Mexico
Emperior Hirohito
Japan
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