Candidate May Have Defeated Herself By Coin Toss
Franklin County commission canvassed votes and declared Hobbs winner in Princeton City Council. Dorothy Schafer tied for fifth with 23 votes, then lost by coin toss as in 1967, admitting she may have defeated herself. Williamsburg mayoral race also decided by coin toss with Elmer McCurdy declared winner after absent candidate failed to appear. McCurdy will continue as mayor despite health issues earlier this year. No other changes in results.
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Joanistas
Franklin County Commission
Princeton
R.G. Hobbs
Dorothy Schafer
Hobbs
Williamsburg
Elmer McCurdy
Alvin Arnold
Victor Warren
McCurdy
Bruce Spears
Unruh Honored as 1973 Master Teacher in Kansas
Allen Unruh principal of Eugene Field School is among seven Kansas educators chosen as the 1973 Master Teachers. Nominated by the Ottawa Education Association, the winners will be honored April 11 at Kansas State Teachers College Emporia. The award recognizes professional, civic and church service among finalists.
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Allen Unruh
Eugene Field School
Kansas
Unruh
Ottawa Education Association
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
Chamber of Commerce
Mildred Barber
Concordia
Elton Cline
Pittsburg State
Marie Hieger
Lorado High School
Anna Hurty
Hutchinson
Rachel Leist
Winfield Scott
Fort Scott
Marjorie Vieux
Atwood
Employment Increases as Jobless Rate Drops
Washington AP reports March saw a sharp rise in employment with 700,000 more Americans at work, lifting total employment to a seasonally adjusted 83.9 million. The unemployed pool fell to 4.97 million, for a 5 percent jobless rate.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Beeman rezoning petition hits hot potato label
Ottawa residents and property owners clashed as Charles A Beeman sought to rezone six lots west of Locust and Second Streets from residential to retail commercial for a parking and display area for farm equipment. The City Commission sent the proposal back to the Planning Commission for re study amid protests and a suggested compromise.
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Jewel Scott
Ottawa City Commission
Jim Grogan
Planning Commission
Charles A. Beeman
Beeman
City Commission
Grogan
Thomas E. Gleason
Locust
Gleason
Ottawa Retail Association
van Fossan
Lincoln
No Leads In Triple Slaying
No new leads have emerged in the week-old triple slaying near Ottawa as investigators hold the car of Hazel Avery and the two men found with her. Authorities trace her route from Lawrence to Richmond and continue to seek witnesses while not yet locating Longfellow or Steven Avery.
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Robert Pinet
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Hazel Avery
Lawrence
Steven T. Avery
Iola
Gary C. Longfellow
KBI
Avery
Longfellow
Richmond
Garnett
Mrs. Avery
Three Rumored As Possible FBI Heads
Washington AP report lists John Ingersoll, Richard Ogilvie, and Matt Byrne as leading candidates to replace L. Patrick Gray III as FBI director after Gray withdrew. Nixon cited Gray’s unconfirmed status amid Watergate as reason for withdrawal and said no successor chosen yet.
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FBI
Washington
Justice Department
Los Angeles
L. Patrick Gray III
Nixon
Senate
Gray
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ilinois
U.S. District Court
Matt
J. Iedgar Hoover
Judiciary Committee
John W. Dean Iiii
John Dean
Dean
Major Grocery Chain Cuts Meat Prices Nationwide
The Associated Press reports Grand Union, the 10th largest U.S. chain with about 500 stores mainly on the East Coast, cut beef pork lamb and veal by at least 10 cents per pound below Nixon admin ceilings. Prices vary regionally with mixed reactions from shoppers and rivals. The move follows the nationwide meat boycott sparked by Fight Inflation Together and prompted warnings of wider industry impact.
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Associated Press
Grand Union
Nixon
Connecticut
Florida
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Virginia
West Virgina
Bronx
N.Y
A&p
Bohack
Vincent Maguire
Washington
Charles G. Rodman
Kansas
National Beef Packing Co
Liberal
Kan
New York State
State Department of Agriculture
Fight
FIT
Lilian Miller
San Fernando Valley
Calif
Rex McNalley
Moody Farms
Pampa
Texas Panhandle
High Plains
Indians Leave For Washington After Wounded Knee Siege
An Indian delegation and attorneys departed for Washington to discuss a presidential treaty commission to review U.S. Indian treaties following the end of the Wounded Knee siege. Protest leader Russell Means, free on bond, travels with Leonard Crow Dog and other AIM figures to meet Leonard Garment and Nixon aides.
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Wounded Knee
8.D
Washington
Russell Means
American Indian Movement
Leonard Crow Dog
AUM
Ramon Roubideaux
Torrenzo Bad Cobb
Hank Adams
Capital
Leonard Garment
Nixon
Delay In Plan For North Vietnam
President Nixon’s plan to seek Congress approval for aid to rebuild North Vietnam as an incentive to peace is postponed indefinitely. Officials cite cease-fire violations, Congressional opposition, and lack of cross‑capital support for a multinational program.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
North Vietnam
William P. Rogers
State Department
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