Actors Unemployed and Industry in Malaise
The film industry faces a deep recession with thousands out of work as 20th Century Fox posts losses, a Nixon conference probes causes, and studios rely on overseas shoots to cut costs. The decline traces to antitrust divestitures in 1948 and the rise of television, with critics noting audience fragmentation and declining movie attendance. Charlton Heston and others discuss shrinking support from families and changing tastes.
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U.S
Richard Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
Zanuck
White House
Nixon
San Clemente
United States
Hollywood
Charlton Heston
Screen Actors Guild
Turnpike Study Delayed By Funding Shortfall
TOPEKA AP A Kansas Turnpike Authority member said the agency likely will not proceed with a Kansas City to Galena turnpike feasibility study without legislative direction. Rep. Arden Dierdorff says no funds exist for the study but expects a possible next session to authorize it, favoring an eastern Kansas border route to tap out of state motorists. A clarifying AG letter to Sen. Ted Saar is being prepared on the legal status after conflicting 1965 and 1967 laws.
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Topeka
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas City- Galena
Arden Dierdorff
R-Smith Center
House Roads and Highways Committee
Dierdorff
Kansas
Ted Saar
Pittsburg
Kansas City-Galena
Saar
Wichita
Baxter Springs
Hays
League urges suspension of Lyons salt mine waste project
Salina Kansas league of women voters urges halt on proposed nuclear waste disposal in Lyons salt mine until research proves complete safety. The group, at its 49th convention, also adopts a two year study plan evaluating the Kansas penal system with emphasis on juvenile needs.
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Salina
Kan
Lyons
Kansas League of Women Voters
League
Kansas
GOP Chairman Praises Western Kansas Republican Revival
GOP chairman William Falstad said a three day tour in Western Kansas proves the party is alive. State executive secretary Charles Scanlan noted strong county and precinct interest and plans follow ups and Eastern Kansas seminars next week led by local leaders. Senators Tom Van Sickle and Morris Kay were well received during stops.
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Pratt
Kan
William Falstad
GOP
Kansas
Falstad
Lawrence
Charles F. Scanlan
Scanlan
Topeka
Republican Party
Tom van Sickle
Rfort Scott
Morris Kay
R Lawrence
Threats Bring Jail Sentence For Texas Man
John Wesley DeShazo, 32, a Texas inmate serving a five year term in Leavenworth for threatening President Johnson, was indicted by a federal grand jury for threatening to kill President Nixon. The letter threatening Nixon was intercepted before leaving the penitentiary. DeShazo had pleaded guilty in 1968 to threatening Johnson and was to be released from prison in August.
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Kansas City, Kan
Texas
Leavenworth
Johnson
Nixon
John Wesley DeShazo
DeShazo
U.S. District Court
San Antonio
Tex
Found Guilty In Homicide In Hays Kansas
Carolyn Baus, 21, was convicted of vehicular homicide for the Dec 22 death of Rebecca Lohrmeyer, 20, who was struck crossing a Hays street with ex husband Elmer L. Baus. Jury deliberated three hours. judge set May 11 for sentence and motions. Rebecca’s parents filed a $50,000 civil suit against Mrs. Baus.
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Lohrmeyer
Hays
Elmer L. Baus
Cruise
Joseph F. Lohrmeyer
Logan
Kan
Rebecca
Baus
Largest highway contract letting in Kansas history
Bids totaling 23.44 million dollars were opened in Wichita for state highway contracts, described as the largest single letting in history. The package covers interstate projects, primary system work, state routes, and federal-aid secondary projects, with major items including twin viaducts on Interstate 35W in Wichita and multijurisdictional paving and bridge work across several counties.
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Topeka
Wichita
State Highway Commission
John Montgomery
Commission
Northwest
South Central
Southwest
English Street
18Th Street
Ritchie Construction Co
Caisson Corp
Niles
Ill
Tobacco use in Britain falls in 1970
LONDON AP reports that tobacco smoked in Britain declined by about two million pounds, roughly one percent, in 1970. The Tobacco Advisory Committee notes decreased consumption of both cigarette and pipe tobaccos, with a shift toward filter tips, yet total tobacco weight for all cigarettes was lower than in 1969.
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London
Britain
Tobacco Advisory Committee
Desegregation Test in Court North and South
The Supreme Court weighs whether to hear Cincinnati and Chicago suburb desegregation cases alongside Southern school disputes. NAACP seeks a single standard for all public schools as Cincinnati shows many white and black schools. Chicago case challenges federal orders to restructure and desegregate schooling. Chief Justice Burger hints at possible aid for civil rights in the North.
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Washington
Supreme Court
North
South
Cincinnati
Chicago
Charlotte
N.C
Mobile
Ala
Athens
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Chicago-Cook County
Julius J. Hoffman
Hoffman
U.S. Court of Appeals
Warren E. Burger
Kansas assessors vary on six merchant audits plan
Kansas Director of Property Valuation Ron Dwyer ordered county assessors to audit inventories of at least six merchants by May 15 to verify returns and fulfill statutory duties. Reactions range from full audits in small counties to partial compliance or avoidance, with Johnson County cited in past concerns. The move acts as self assessment, not tied to the July 1 1972 inventory taxation law, though results may inform that statute.
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OPERA
Kansas
Ron Dwyer
Dwyer
Johnson County
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