Four More Laws Signed By Docking In Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking signed four minor laws and awaits signature on a fifth bill creating agriculture experiment stations at Colby Fort Hays Garden City Tribune and southeast Kansas under Kansas State University. The legislature also approved seven bills and nine measures.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Colby
Fort Hays
Garden City
Tribune
Kansas State University
House
Senate
Division of
Environmental Health
State Health Department
Mel Grey
Elwaine Pomeroy
Steineger
William Mulich
Kansas City
Paul Hess
Wichita
Vietnam Veterans Hit Worst By Proposed Cuts
Washington AP Nixon admin pushes to cap disability benefits for Vietnam era veterans. Plan would slash yearly payments for some lost limbs from 6740 to 1272, drawing opposition from Rep Dorn and the American Legion. VA and OMB cite aligning benefits with earnings losses.
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Washington
House Veterans’ Committee
Veterans Administration
House Veterans Affairs Committee
W. J. Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
Dorn
Nixon
Office of Management and Budget
Census Bureau
American Legion
Congress
Rumors Of Cotton To China Hit Nixon Trade Overture
Washington sources in the Agriculture Department say President Nixon may announce an $80 million U.S. cotton sale to China this month as part of broader trade moves with Peking. Officials describe the deal as a strong rumor tied to Kissinger's China trip and a possible White House note to the visit.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon
U.S
China
Peking
Department
Henry Kissinger
Eyewitness Says Navy Jet Crash Appeared Uncontrolled
In Alameda California an eyewitness described a Navy jet crash as a shooting star with no control before impact. Eight bodies and parts of a ninth were found at the Tahoe Apartments. the death toll is expected to reach ten, including the pilot Lt Robert Lee Ward 28 of Cary North Carolina.
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Alameda
Calif
Navy
Navy Board of Inquiry
Tahoe
Roland W. Prahl
Alameda County
A. D. Longquist
Longquist
Alameda Naval Air Station
Richard Joseph
Naval Board
Robert Lee Ward
Cary
N.C
Ward
Roy Warming Up For 1974 Senate Bid in Kansas
US Representative Bill Roy plans to test a Senate bid against Bob Dole in 1974 while leaving his options open in the House. He ruled out challenging Governor Robert Docking in any Democratic primary and will spend the next year building support across Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Roy
U.S. Senate
Bob Dole
House of Representatives
Robert Docking
Docking
Dole
Roy
Washington
Kansas
Chet Mize
Chuck McAfee
Morris Kay
Nixon
U.S
James Pearson
Alaskan Pipeline Battle Reaches New Court Ruling
Anchorage reacts as a U S appeals court blocks a 150 foot wide right of way for the 789 mile Arctic Slope pipeline to Prudhoe Bay and Valdez, citing the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. Environmental groups challenged the plan amid potential legislative fixes. The ruling delays construction and prompts Alaska leaders to seek a law change.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.S
Arctic
Washington
William A. Egan
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Interior Department
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic Slope
Congress
Oil Company
Valdez
Gulf of Alaska
U. S
The
Wilderness Society
Environmental Defense Fund Inc
Friends of the Earth
U.S. District Court
George Hart
Egan
Ted Stevens
Mike Gravel
Money To Six Water Districts
Farmers Home Administration approved grants and loans to six Kansas rural water districts. Russell County District 3 serves 325 families in Su sank and Beaver with water from Otis, receiving 232,700 dollars loan and 100,000 dollar grant to build four standpipes and 300 miles of distribution line. District 4 near Gorham with 37 farm families gets 68,300 dollar loan and 30,000 dollar grant. Comanche County District 2 serves 102 customers from a deep well with 234,000 dollar loan and 85,000 dollar grant. Cherokee County Treece receives 26,000 dollar grant and 26,000 dollar loan to improve water distribution. Franklin County District 6 serves over 300 homes and farms from deep wells with 230,500 dollar loan and 195,800 dollar grant. Dickinson County District 1 serves 230 farms and Manchester with 460,000 dollar loan and 40,000 dollar grant.
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Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Kansas
Russell County
Susank
Beaver
Otis
Gorham
Comanche County
Cherokee County
Treece
Franklin County
Dickinson County
Manchester
Stennis Shows Gradual Improvement After Shooting
Doctors at Walter Reed say Senator John C. Stennis improved gradually and is very serious with guarded prognosis. The 71 year old Mississippi Democrat, chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, sat up and conversed with doctors after being wounded Jan 30 in front of his Washington home.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
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Little Billy
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H. D. Lee
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