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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1976
Page
1
About 15 Vietnam veterans occupied the Statue of Liberty to protest GI Bill education benefits. They refused to leave at closing, expelled about 10 workers, and barricaded inside. No hostages were taken. park official called the occupation peaceful.
The Idaho Teton Dam disaster raises deaths to nine with flooding and over $1 billion in damage estimates as 30 remain missing. Idaho Falls Hospital reports 1,750 flood related injuries mostly minor from cleanup. Congress plans two investigations. federal repair contracts may apply to canals and diversion dams.
The Senate intelligence committee report found no evidence of a plan to assassinate columnist Jack Anderson. The proposal allegedly involved using a behavior altering drug to embarrass him, discussed by E. Howard Hunt with a former CIA physician, and was abandoned as impractical. Wallace planned to seek support from 168 delegates after a late night deliberation and a call with Carter.
Children enjoy city summer amenities at Caperland Park as new equipment installed this spring draws families like Sherry Metcalfe met 5 Gwenda Harms 12 Denise Winters 11 Christina Metcalfe 7 and Sheryl Winters 9. Nearby Brian Wray 14 dives into the municipal pool as a popular summer hangout.
Kansas asks two power firms to justify need safety fuel and water before a license to build a proposed nuclear plant near Burlington Kansas is granted. Attorney General Curt Schneider says the state opposes the NRC license filing lacks sufficient environmental data and urges a complete review.
Carter secured pledges from Alabama Governor Wallace and Senator Jackson and Chicago Mayor Daley in a wave of endorsements as he nears the 1,505 needed for the Democratic nomination. He held about 1,118 delegates after Tuesday’s contests, with Udall, Brown, and uncommitted delegates trailing.
Clear to partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms mainly late afternoon and night through Thursday. Highs Thursday near 85 to 88 degrees and lows tonight mid to upper 60s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph and gusty. Measurable precipitation probability around 20 percent tonight. Observed at Arpt KIRG with winds SW to W at 24 mph.
Robert Whitfield was elected chairman with Richard Hrdlicka as vice chair and Susan Rhoades as secretary. The 1977 budget of 195465 dollars was approved pending review of the fee schedule. A revised personnel policy and job descriptions were discussed for staff comments due in July.
The Kansan invites readers to mail or deliver questions to Hear Ye Hear Ye at 121 W. 6th or P. O. Box 268 Newton Kansas 67114 for a published answer column.
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