Editor Denounces Watergate Slur Against Inouye
Honolulu lawmakers and editors condemned attorney John J. Wilson for calling Sen. Daniel K. Inouye a "little rap" during Watergate hearings. Governors, editors, and the mayor urged apologies. Inouye, born in Honolulu to Japanese American parents, called the remark unfortunate. Local leaders warned Wilson Hawaii frowns on such terms and invited him to meet officials and residents of Japanese ancestry.
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John J. Wilson
Washington
Sen
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
United States
GOP
Canla Coray
Wilson
White House
Islands
H.R. Haldeman
John D
Popu- Ehrlichman
Honolulu
Frank F. Fasi
Fasi
Joyce
McClm McClung
Dan
France
Inouye
Kansas Highway Commission Okays 6.6 Million in Contracts
The Kansas Highway Commission approved nearly $6.6 million in road contracts, including $1.2 million for Hall Bros. Construction on 24 miles of U S 36, and $1.01 million for Ritchie Construction on Windmill Road in Sedgwick County. The panel also discussed updating the Kansas City to Galena turnpike feasibility report, with no funds set and a date target for action.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Commission
Kansas City To
Galena
Kansas
Hall Bros. Construction Co
Marysville
U.S. 36
Nemaha
Marshall
Seneca
Ritchie Construction Co., Inc
Wichita
Windmill Road
Sedgwick County
King Construction Co
Hesston
Maize
King Construction
Newton
Arkansas River
MacArthur Road
Russell Ralph Co., Inc
Stannard Construction Co
Wyandotte
Walcott
Hankomer Asphalt Co
Hutchinson
Kansas City-to-Galena
Commission
Highway Department
Vern Miller
Highway Commission
Miller
Kansas City-to- Galena
Prison Riot Backlash in Oklahoma Prison
Violence continued for a sixth day at the Oklahoma state prison after rioting and firebombs Friday. Three inmates died, 35 injured, and damage surpassed 20 million dollars. Charles Clifford Palmer, 34, of Oklahoma County, was killed early Wednesday, stabbed 15 times in a convict area as guards watched.
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Mcalester
Okla
David Hall
Ed Hardy
Charles Clifford Palmer
Oklahoma County
Wayne Lawson
State Public Safety
Palmer
Jim Haney
National Guard
Automakers back mandatory seat belt laws
Ford and Chrysler endorsed buckle up laws as more effective than air bag only plans. GM will offer air bags as options later in 1974 and push delay of mandatory air bag dates to compare restraints. Auto makers cite 20 percent Australian fatality drop and seek fines of 15 to 25 dollars.
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Washington
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Senate Commerce Committee
Australia
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James Brown
The
Hawaii Hochi
Bob Storey
Bob White
Bob White Motor Co
Dodge
Bob
Dodge Boys
Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge
Ottawa, Kansas
Hickory
Sidney L. Terry
Terry
R. Cheney
Cliff and
Juanita
Hollywood
Baxter
Ottawa
Raney Reynolds
Aneyeynolds Eall Drugs
John Reynolds
South Main
East
Santa Fe
Olathe
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