Nationwide Cheers For Nixon At K State Lecture
Scores of congratulatory messages flooded Kansas State officials after President Nixon spoke at the Landon Lecture. University President James A. McCain read remarks from across the country praising Nixon and the event. Several students defended the speech while a small group of hecklers tried to interrupt.
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Kan
Nixon
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James A. McCain
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America
Tennessee
Landon
Wper
Ahearn
Robert Docking
Kansas
State University
Pat Bosco
Kansas State
Wisi
Kosco
Field House
Wio
Coun
Henry Reuter
Kathleen Salmin
Flash Flood Rescues Boy and Rescuer in Kansas City Area
Heavy rains sparked flash flooding across the Kansas City metro area. A 12 year old boy fell into a downstream creek and, with a neighbor, was swept four blocks before two FBI agents and a fire rescue team pulled them to safety in Prairie Village Kansas. Bridges closed and cars stalled due to high water, but no major flood damage was expected.
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Donald H. Dover
David Nommensen
Dover
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Fire Department
Prairie Village
Kan
Brush Creek
55Th Street
Ward Parkway
Country Club
Indian Creek
Bannister Road
Truman Award To Go To Symington
The St Louis Democratic Committee will present the Harry S Truman award for outstanding service to country and party to Sen Stuart Symington. The dinner to honor him costs 50 dollars per plate and will be held September 25 with Sen Birch Bayh as guest speaker.
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St. Louis Democratic Committee
Harry 8. Truman
Stuart Symington
Paul Berra
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Air Force trainee paralyzed after headbanging incident
A Lackland Air Force trainee, injured when two drill sergeants allegedly banged heads, is recovering from surgery for a head clot. The case led to two instructors being relieved, an inspector general review of Lackland, and mistreatment claims by fourteen trainees from the prior year.
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Tex
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Hellast
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Lackland Military Training Center
Lackland
Selman Wells
Injured Driver Wins $75,000 From City
In Kansas City a circuit court jury ordered the city to pay Doris Watson 75,000 for a back injury from a January 1968 crash at Levee and Manchester Road. Her husband William L. Watson received 10,000 for loss of services and hospital expenses. Watson suffered a crushed vertebra and is 40 percent disabled. Trial moved from Jackson County to Clay County at Liberty.
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Levee
Manchester Road
Blue River
William L. Watson
Max von Erdmannsdorff
Watson
Jackson County
Clay County
Liberty
Lobbying Charge Made On Bank Bill
The Senate approved a bill regulating one bank holding companies amid a fierce lobbying drive. Senator Proxmire opposed, calling the measure a mockery and a major step backward. Administration backers noted growth of one bank holding firms since 1967, now about 900 companies controlling 40 percent of deposits.
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Senate
Panies
Omne
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
House
Congress
Administration
Bank Holding Exemption Rules Narrow Cash Holdings
The bill exempts certain banks and holding companies from new rules. It targets companies with banks whose net worth falls under $3 million or holds banks with net worth not more than 25 percent of the holding company’s combined net worth or $50 million, whichever is less.
Dean's Honor Roll Honors Local Student at Northeast Missouri State College
On Honor Roll Misa Janice Marie Hackmann of Benton City earned a 4.0 GPA while taking ten semester hours at Northeast Missouri State College during summer session. A senior at Community A-6 High School in Laddonia participated in the honors program for high school juniors.
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Janice Marie Hackmann
Russell Hackmann
Benton City
Northeast Missouri State College
Community A-6 High School
Laddonia
Miss Hackmann
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