Census reports growth for Newton and Harvey County
The 1972 county population reaches 28 941 in Harvey County marking an all time high. Newton counts 16 182 residents, second only to 16 323 in 1968, with gains aided by industry expansion and housing campaigns led by the Chamber of Commerce and Newton Industrial Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Harvey County
Kay Grochowsky
Chamber of Commerce
Newton Industrial Foundation
C. of C. Housing Committee
Readers voice concerns on Congress recess and ERA rest room policy
Dear Editor. A Memorial holiday news sparked criticism of a 10 day congressional recess since January and long sessions. The writer condemns expense boosts for senators and questions energy policy. She opposes ERA restroom integration and calls for decency and equal pay. Sincerely, Mrs. Lydia Linscheid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
al Ullman
D.-Ore
Lydia Linscheid
Auld Lang Syne and Local Happenings in Kansans 1910
A summary of small-town notes including Santa Fe freight house boys playing ball with the 4-H team leaving them with left-arm injuries, Max Dick transporting two young deer from McPherson to Athletic Park, Bethel College freshman class limited to 150, Sunray Oil Co drilling near Sperling discovery at 2949 feet, 3000 attendees at Mennonite Song Festival, Newton Boy Scouts raising funds for Udall Disaster Relief, and Newton reporting a flawless Memorial Day traffic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Dick
McPherson
Athletic Park
McPherson City
Bethel College
Sunray Oil Co
Sperling
Udall
Newton
Ford must win Arab confidence amid Middle East talks
The Ford administration faces skepticism from Arab leaders over presidential firmness in Middle East diplomacy. Secretly, Sadat pressed for extending UN forces on the Golan Heights and reopening the Suez Canal while Saudi King Khalid softened Iran’s stance on recognizing Israel. The piece notes Nixon's pledges to Vietnam and Ford’s defense of those positions, plus other Capitol Hill and naval details from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Ford
Mayaguez
Congress
Tip O’neill
D.mass
John Anderson
R-Ii
Egypt
Sadat
Israel
Rabin
O’neill
United States
Geneva
Anderson
Damascus
Syria
Assad
United Nations
Golan Heights
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Khalid
Salzburg
U. S
White House
Richard Nixon
South Vietnam
Thieu
Buckley Praises Human Life Review On Abortion Debate
William F Buckley Jr lauds the Human Life Review a quarterly on abortion and euthanasia with Malcolm Muggeridge praising its stance. The piece notes broad opposition across faiths and surveys showing Catholics largely oppose abortion while non Catholics also critique the rhetoric and political tactics surrounding the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley, Jr
Malcolm Muggeridge
Human Life Review
Muggeridge
Ford finds future in Mayaguez
Column argues Ford’s Mayaguez rescue politics manipulate public grief for personal gain. It condemns Republican benefit from Marines and civilians deaths, calls for restraint, and questions the president’s use of coffins for political momentum.
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Ford
Mayaguez
Tom Tiede
Washington
NEA
Republican Pary
Jerry Ford
U.S
GPO
Senate
Hugh Scott
Gulf of Siam
Richard Schweiker
R.-Pa
Pentagon
Longest Suspension Bridges Listed by Span Length
The Hum ber Bridge in Hull England spans 4626 feet the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in New York Bay spans 4260 feet and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay spans 4200 feet in the world’s three longest suspension bridges.
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Humber
Hull
England
Verrazano Narrows
New York Bay
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
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Paris
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Holt
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Paul Fannin
R.-Ariz
White
House Ways and Means
Herman Schneebeli
R-Pa
Stanley Sporkin
Securities and Exchange Commission
Associates
Senate Nutrition Subcommittee
Ken Schlossberg
Gerry Cassidy
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Buckley
Immanuel Jakobovits
Margot
Nat) Hentoff
The
Village Voice
Eric Lincoln
Lincoln
Sindlinger and Co
M. J. Sobran
Michigan
Frank Kelley
Sobran
Detroit
Washington Star Syndicate Inc
Koh Tang Island
Corpes
Helping Hands
East Broadway
Newton Kansan
Newton Publishing Company, Inc
Jack Lander
Harvey
Walton
Associated Press
North Newton
Halstead
Hesston
Moundridge
Sedgwick and
Newton & No. Newton P.O
Kansas
Alco
Anderson Axtell Christian Hospital
E. Edwy
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
S.E. Second Beese Market
South Kansas Carter Pharmacy
Cedar Village
Dillons No
North Main Dillons No
North Main
Gibson’s
Meridian Grampy’s
West Broadway
Ramada Inn
Manchester Reese Drug Store
5Th & Main
Halstead Hospital
Halstead Hesston
Es Hesston
Newton, Kansas
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