Fans Have Say In TV Blackout Probe
Congress questions football fans nationwide about tickets and TV blackouts as 8,200 survey forms circulate among season ticketholders. Responses show mixed views on broadcasting NFL home games and potential legislation, with some critics calling the probe unnecessary. In Kansas, a two car crash on U S 69 near Louisburg left three dead and several injured, including children.
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Washington
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Special Investigations Subcommittee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
Cleveland Browns
Frank Ryan
Subcommittee
NFL
Betty
Pleasanton
Jan Hathcock
Delores Dennis
Louisburg
Teel
Dennis
Free lunch rule lets more children qualify for aid
The Agriculture Department proposes expanded discretionary authority for local officials to grant free or reduced meals to needy children beyond existing income limits. Public comment lasts to March 16 with final implementation planned for next fall, amid a Nixon budget proposing 663 million dollars for free lunches.
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Agriculture Department
Congress
Department’s Food and Nutrition Service
No Action On Liquor Age In Kansas Legislature
The Federal and State Affairs Committee in Topeka heard opposing views on lowering the liquor purchase age from 21 to 18 but took no action. Rep. Michael Glover argued for consistency with voting and military service rights, while Rev. Richard Taylor and Claud McCamment urged maintaining 21. The panel approved a 1974 centennial resolution for red wheat and a study on state highway defect liability.
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Topeka, Kan
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas House
Michael Glover
D-Lawrence
Richard Taylor
Kansas United Dty Forces
Taylor
Claud McCamment
Highway Commission Safety
McCamment
Michigan
Kansas
Families greet returning POWs amid emotional scenes
The story follows returning prisoners of war and their families in Kansas and Missouri as they reunite with loved ones after years of captivity. Mrs. Jenie Means recalls a hopeful phone call with Lt. Col. William H. Means while other families, including the Boyds and Dunns, await lines to reach out. Col. Robinson Risner and his relatives in Missouri and Oklahoma recounts of his return, with Nixon pledging access for POWs to meet him. The report also notes an unrelated Sioux burial ground discovery in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
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Associated Press
Jenie Means
William H. Means
Kansas City
Auburn Means
Overland Park
Kan
Sumter
Hanoi
Means
North Vietnam
Kansas
Charles G. Boyd
Wichita
Air Force
Hutchinson
Harry H. Dunn
Robinson Risner
Clark
West Plains
Norman Risner
University of Missouri Extension Service
Col. Risner
Oklahoma City
Thayer
Jack Risner
Springfield
Risner
Nixon
Airports Seek Security Block Against Hijacking Order
Washington AP report says airports plan to seek a court block to the FAA hijacking security order requiring guards at boarding gates. The government allows days for compliance. judge had lifted a prior restraining order citing emergency needs. AOCI to appeal and seek delay, representing 132 of 531 airports handling 90 percent of domestic traffic. Carr and Corbett argue uniform federal program needed for effectiveness and trained officers.
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Court of Appeals
ACCI
AOCI
James K. Carr
Council
Jack Corbett
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