Ford administration faces nationwide rail strike threat
Washington AP reported the threat of a midnight Sunday strike amid deadlocked talks by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks. The administration warned only emergency congressional legislation could block a walkout as talks fail to yield a contract agreement and wage offers.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline
Congress
Union
C.L. Dennis
First Viet refugees arrive in Newton area
The Nguyen Kim Tuong family, arriving Wednesday from Camp Chaffee Arkansas, become the first Vietnamese family resettled in Kansas through the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. Lutheran Social Service executive Donald J. Brehm of Wichita says about 50 South Vietnamese families are expected to be sponsored.
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Newton
Nguyen Kim Tuong
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Vietnam
Kansas
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Donald J. Brehm
Wichita
Lutheran Social Service
Brehm
South Vietnam
Lutheran
Oklahoma
Zion Lutheran Church
Nguyen
Wichita Municipal
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Wilmer A. Wegele
S.E
Wegele
Church
Allen Nuss
Henry Bernhardt
Zion
Tran Kim Ngan
Eugene Maschoff
Evelyn Schultz
al Steely
Don Dittman
Mathilda Hoyer
Tillie Chapple
Margie Bernhardt
Janet Dunn
Newton Fire Department receives $5000 rescue tool
The Newton Fire Department rescue squad gains a Hurst hydraulic tool funded by county revenue sharing funds. The tool, mounted on the rescue truck, can cut doors and steering columns with nearly 10 000 pounds of jaw power, replacing slower bars and jacks. Two operators handle the setup, and the device expands from a one inch opening to three feet. Harvey County houses the first west of Topeka in the state to own such gear, with county and city cooperation backing its quick acquisition and deployment for statewide responses.
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Newton
Harvey County
Topeka
Clayton Sadowski
City Commission Approves Beverage License and Street Vacations
The city commission approved a cereal malt beverage license for Hector Mosqueda and authorized vacation of Henry Street between 9th and 12th, with through-street construction conditions. They also approved vacation of the Ben Royston Addition block 1, with stipulations, and discussed downtown redevelopment, Main Street design contracts, utility removal, and flashing-light projects funded by limited highway funds.
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Henry St
Hector Mosqueda
E. 5Th
Allison Schroeder
Mosqueda
Bob Smalley
E. 9Th
E. 12Th
Smalley
9Th
Kg&e
Ben Royston
Block 1
Newton
Vernon Baker
Bill Smith
Jay Newton
Dick Chamberlain
Chamber of Commerce
Lowell Richardson
Olbinger-Smith
Main Street
Ford
Howard Knox
Public Works
Broadway
Meridian
1St
12Th
Knox
Smith
Newton Parks Come Alive With Summer Playground Fun
Kids enjoy tennis, kickball, hula hoops and swings at Athletic Park Sunset Park Havens Park and Newton Neighborhood Center Park. Families drop off children as they create games and share quotes about why they come to the parks while officials discuss local tax and street upgrades.
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Newton City
Athletic Park
Mosqueda
Reyes
Ralph Inman
Walter Abeyta
Sunset Park
Lori Rossiter
Ash Street Park
Linda McCoy
David McCoy
Garcia
Anthony
Tim
Havens Park
Barbara Beard
Vernon Tolbert
Billy Officer
Steve Reber
Refugee Family Finds Home Offer in Topeka
A Vietnamese refugee family of twelve received a nine room house rent free for a year within 24 hours of arrival in Topeka. The offer came from Ellis E. McDougal and his wife, with Rev. Max L. Manning coordinating sponsorship for 38 refugees across four large families.
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Topeka
Kan
Ellis E. McDougal
Nghiem van Do
Max L. Manning
Amtrak liquor case ends as Morford to destroy evidence
Harvey County Sheriff Galen Morford plans to destroy three cases of liquor seized in the July 18 1972 Amtrak raid as order to discard evidence arrives. The raid on the Chief train led to arrests of a conductor waiter and bartender, with later eight county charges and a federal suit by Amtrak. The 1973 Supreme Court ruling upheld states rights to prohibit liquor sales on Amtrak trains through the state.
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Harvey County
Galen Morford
Amtrak
Sam Sturm
Morford
Vern Miller
Tom Reid
Miller
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Ate
U. S. Supreme Court
Weather Update South Central Warmth With Slight Thunderstorm Chance
Slight chance of a thunderstorm tonight with partly cloudy skies and very warm conditions. Lows in the low to mid 70s, highs Friday in the low 90s. Winds southerly 20 to 25 mph with gusts diminishing tonight. Reports from Arpt KIRG show highs near 91 and 89 with humidity around 75 to 7, pressure near 30.02 to 30.0.
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South Central
KIRG
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