German teen finds home through exchange program in Ottawa
Michael Genthe, 17, West Berlin, visits Ottawa under the International Christian Youth Exchange Program. Sponsoring church is Trinity United Methodist. he will live with Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Hayden. He notes German national feeling is weak, prefers global outlook, and sees differences in church and crime trends. He enjoys German TV, education, and later plans to attend Ottawa High School, studying subjects he can choose. He reflects on the Berlin wall, longing for grandparents in East Germany, and contrasts German and American life including pizza, bread, driving, and social norms.
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Jewel Scott
Michael
Mike) Genthe
Ottawa
Genthe
Trinity United Methodist Church
Gardner Hayden
RFD
United States
Cologne
Germany
Haydens
Kansas
Mexico
Kansas City
Colorado
Baldwin
Berlin
West Berlin
East
Ottawa High School
Adolf Hitler
Antagonists Push Back On Nixon Economic Plan
Washington reports intense opposition to President Nixon’s wage freeze and price controls as critics from labor and politics challenge the plan. Justice Department prepares to prosecute Texas Governor Preston Smith over a state pay raise. Ralph Nader accuses GM of pre-emptive pricing tips. debate on delaying a military pay raise continues. Canada and Mexico seek import exemptions amid potential 10 percent tariff relief, while Japan refuses to revalue the yen. Labor costs show July gains easing, with officials predicting further improvement.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Justice Department
Texas
Preston Smith
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Canada
Mexico
Labor Department
Attorney General Rule Asked In Wage Status
Kansas educators seek a ruling from Attorney General Vern Miller on when teachers contracts this year began to determine eligibility under the 90 day wage freeze. Groups voiced differing interpretations of the Presidents order and the timing of contract periods for districts versus individual employees.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
C. Taylor Whittier
Kansas-Nea
Don Moran
Kansas Association of School Boards
Fred Rausch Jr
School Board Association
Vern Miller
Junior College Association
Kansas Association of School Administrators
Cost of Living Council
Dr. Whittier
Office of Economic Preparedness
Testify Medina Gave Cease Fire Commands My Lai Trial
In the My Lai murder trial, Capt. Ernest L. Medina is alleged to have yelled cease-fire orders after seeing many bodies south of the village. Testimony from former GIs describes Medina's conflicting statements and actions as the killings occurred.
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FT. Mcpherson
Charlie Company
My Lai
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Montrose
Colo
William L. Calley Jr
Abel Flores, Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Calley
Flores
Steven R. Glimpse
Portland
Ore
Warning Issued On Lightning Rod Salesmen
Franklin County Sheriff's Department warns residents about lightning rod salesmen. Several locals were reportedly overcharged for lightning rods and installation in the past week. Call the sheriff if a salesman has visited your home or you encounter one.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Texas Governor Defiance Triggers US Court Action
Washington moves against Texas Governor Preston Smith and state officials to halt a scheduled pay raise for state employees under the 90 day wage price rent freeze. The Cost of Living Council will seek a civil injunction in Austin, signaling a court-backed enforcement approach.
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Washington
Nixon
Texas
Preston Smith
Cost of Living Council
Smith
Austin Statehouse
Treasury
John B. Connally
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Austin
Afl—Cio
George Meany
Louisiana
N J Curfew Ordered After Second Night of Unrest
Camden mayor Joseph M. Nardi imposed an 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew amid looting gunfire and fires. A state of emergency was declared with only police, firemen and doctors allowed on streets as disturbances rocked the riverfront city starting after dark in the Puerto Rican centered area.
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Camden
N.J
Joseph M. Nardi
Center City
Nixon Hirohito To Alaska Meeting
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito will meet September 26 in Anchorage before Hirohito embarks on a seven nation European tour. The historic talks mark a rare high level exchange between the United States and Japan as tensions over trade and currency policy simmer.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Hirohito
Alaska
Japan
Anchorage
Pat Nixon
Nagako
Nobuyoshi Uryu
United States
Pacific
U.S
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Frankfurt
Michael Genthe
International Monetary
Thomas J. Kinch
North Cape May, N.J
Kinch
Miedevac
East Seventh
K. W. Sleichter
E. 7Th
Sleichter
Gerald Slemp
East 7Th
Slemp
Charley
Connally
John N. Mitchell
N.J. Unrest
Yusuke Kashiwagi
China
White House
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
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