US Grocers Ride Out Meat Boycott Amid Stable Prices
The nationwide meat boycott cuts sales for grocers and packers by up to 70 percent while retail spending stays steady. Grocers report shifted meat buying to poultry and fish, boosting wholesalers in fish trades. Govs show mixed responses with several following Nixon in continuing to serve beef, some abstaining. Arizona Governor Jack Williams notes his circle is split on the boycott.
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Robert Miller
Union Packing Co
Los Angeles
Miller
Elliott
David Godsey
Pence-North
John Thompson
Foodtown
Thompson
Safeway
Bill Shipp
Shipp
George Dunkin
Waymire’s
South Vietnamese Officials Report Heaviest Fighting Since Cease-Fire
Saigon says over 200 casualties as Communist forces probe for a major offensive. Attacks hit positions west of Hue, in the central highlands, near the Cambodian border, and in the Mekong Delta. Rangers and ranger posts suffer heavy losses as siege and artillery pressure persists. Cambodian fronts see Khmer Rouge and allies push toward Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Hue
Central Highlands
Mekong Delta
Cai Lay
Thanh Giao
Pleiku
Joint Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Hien
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol
Samrong Vong
Beeman Petition Returned to Planning Commission for Re Study
Ottawa City Commission sent back the Beeman Petition to re zone blocks 70 from R-2 to C-2 at Second and Locust. The move followed questions from attendees as a contract with an engineering firm and possible back-half rezoning were discussed.
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Bob Hunter
Ottawa City Commission
Planning Commission
Beeman
Second
Locust
Ottawa Planning Commission
City Commission
Deeman
Ledom
Gilbert Ledom
S. Poplar
Lyman
S. Main
Main Street Bridge
Walnut
Hickory
Printer glitches hit Herald office causing widespread outages
An Associated Press printer malfunction at the Herald office disrupted service shortly after noon. Officials blamed a cut cable east of the area, with toll lines largely down except for Topeka. Backfeed from the fault affected local calls as technicians investigate the failure.
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Associated Press
Herald
Topeka
Continue Interviews In Slayings
Officials said they have no leads in the killings of three people found last Thursday in Mrs. Avery's car on a county road near US-59. The victims are Hazel Avery, her son Steven T. Avery, and Gary O. Longfellow. Interviews with acquaintances extend from Kansas City Kansas to Parsons and include Jefferson County residents. The trio were shot to death early last Wednesday morning.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Topeka
Orlis Cox Field
American Legion
William Bowers
Kansas
Hazel Avery
Lawrence
Steven T. Avery
Iola
Gary O. Longfellow
Mrs. Avery
Here
Kansas City
Kan
Parsons
Jefferson County
Weather Deluge Hits Farmers With Record March Rain
March rainfall shattered norms with 10.14 inches in the area and 9.78 inches in Worden. Total for January through March reached 14.14 inches, well above the 5.39 inch average, prompting growers to delay fieldwork and rethink topdressing and seedbed prep while fearing a hot, dry summer. Agricultural agent Bob Bozworth cites mud‑soaked lots and hoof rot risks, while aerial fertilizer and weed control interest rises as farmers scramble to protect crops before May planting windows. Local co‑ops anticipate fertilizer supply but warn railcar shortages may constrain deliveries.
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Joan Istas
John Kelsey
Kelsey
Worden
Walter Schwarz
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Bozworth
Rantoul
Charles LeMaster
LeMaster Aerial Spraying Inc
Ottawa
Rfd
LeMaster
Eddie Wilson
Osage
Wilson
D & OD
Ottawa Co-Op Association
Farmers Co-Op
Richmond
Docking Accepts Compromise to End Kansas Legislature Delay
Gov. Robert Docking accepts a compromise package of bills creating major programs and demands the corporate disallowance bill be sent before signing. Senate President Bennett confirms the breakthrough, with the House already passing the disallowance measure. The move aims to fund the 1974 budget and new programs, ending days of logjam.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
Senate
Robert Bennett
Docking
Bennett
House
Associated Press
Meat boycott barely affects local grocers
A Jewel Scott report finds minimal impact from the nationwide meat boycott on area stores. Grocers like A and P Paxson's Pence and North/South stores say supply and sales remain steady or up slightly, with few customers vocalizing boycott effects.
HBC Defies Nixon Plan in Economic Controls Clash
Washington AP reports the House Banking Committee backed a bill to restore price and wage controls to Jan 10 levels, expanding mandatory limits and adding an office for consumer interests. The measure faces a likely April 7 floor fight as Democrats call Phase 3 failures and seek stricter powers while Nixon seeks limited extensions.
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Washington
Nixon
House Banking Committee
House
Kansas House kills bill to conform abortion law
The Kansas House today killed a bill intended to align abortion law with a recent Supreme Court decision. Rep. Duane McGill moved to reconsider but failed to secure enough votes for the conference committee report, shifting from 54-66 to 40-82 as members changed their positions. The defeat could leave only the Medical Practices Act as the restriction on abortion in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas House
Duane McGill
Conference Committee
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PC Agenda
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Sheldon
Atkinson
Mighth
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Loyd
Sixth and Mulberry
Mers
By Jewel Scott
Orville Hayward
Tom Paxson
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Pence-South
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HBC
Roy L. Ash
House Rules Committee
Ash
Congress
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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