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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
1
Partly cloudy and warm tonight and Saturday with scattered thunderstorms possible. Lows tonight mid 50s to mid 60s, highs Saturday mid to upper 80s. Light and variable winds. Precipitation chance 20 percent tonight and Saturday. Aircraft observations show highs 90 to 88, humidity 57 to 52, lows 74 to 65, barometer 29.90 to 29.89. Tp.m. 88 to 86 with calm winds.
City commissioners discuss flood control audit by the U S Corps of Engineers Tulsa to assess silting since project completion. They note staff tasks, transfer of Col John G Driskill, and approve sidewall sale dates while keeping emergency lanes open in the business district.
Washington reports May unemployment at 9.2 percent the highest since World War II with 360000 more jobless, though total employment up for the second straight month to 84.4 million and the labor force up to 92.9 million.
The Newton Zion Lutheran Church launches a Vietnamese refugee clearing center under its national program led by Wilmer A. Wegele. It will serve about five families or 30 refugees in coming weeks with first arrival possibly within 10 days. The church coordinates a resource catalog of available donations jobs and assistance and invites community input via 283 1441 or 283 6255.
Refund checks totaling six point five to eight million dollars will be mailed starting around July 3 to Kansas governmental agencies and individuals overcharged in a drug price fixing settlement. Attorney General Curt Schneider announced the U S District Court in Minneapolis approved the settlement with American Cyanamid Bristol Myers Pfizer Upjohn and Olin Mathieson.
Kansas figures highlight Richard D. Rogers as the chosen candidate for the Topeka federal district judgeship after bipartisan support from Senators Pearson and Dole. The White House must forward the nomination to President Ford for Senate confirmation. Anderson remains a prior contender but Rogers leads. Fletcher vacated the seat.
The Kansas Senate faces a leadership contest as Richard D. Rogers's federal judgeship nomination triggers a fight to replace him as Senate president. A 22nd District convention will choose Rogers’s successor. a GOP caucus will decide the president. Early contenders include Doyen, Gear, Harder, Pomeroy, and Talington, with a Riley Geary contest for Rogers’s seat and Donn Everett and Robert Clack also seeking the post.
Newton pool guards Karen Hastings Kerry Zehr Jenni Hand and Kay Soukup were reassigned Thursday as crack sealing material caused an oil slick in the water. The slick stained legs and pool sides while scrubbing continues with a reopening possible at 2 p.m. Saturday or Sunday, says pool manager Kenny Schlup.
President Ford accepted the Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA giving preliminary promises to protect constitutional privacy while aiming to ensure an excellent future for U S intelligence. He called the document important and said it would guide firm recommendations.
The Senate backed by voice vote a provision to admit women to West Point Annapolis and the Air Force Academy as part of a 30.3 billion weapons bill. Senator Hathaway said the move aims to give women the best training while defense discretion for changes remains.
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