Editorial Buzz on Courts and Minority Rights
The piece notes multiple civil suits targeting state hiring, led by Manuel Fierro of the Kansas Institute for Minority Empowerment. It cites Gov Docking and 42 agencies as targets amid claims that minority representation remains low in agency payrolls. The editorial questions motives behind the wave of lawsuits.
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Gay Liberation
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Kansas City
Manuel Fierro
Kansas Institute For Minority Empowerment
Robert Docking
Fierro
Docking
Time for Control of Lobbyists in Kansas Legislature
A Shawnee county judge ruled current lobbyist law unconstitutional for lacking a conduct standard. The column urges full financial disclosure, spending accounting, bill work lists, and a ban on contingency fees, arguing lobbyists wield outsized influence across tax, environment, utilities, and other bills and deserve ethics parity with legislators.
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Kansas
Shawnee County
O.K
Tax schedule gaps blunt rich tax bite in 70 percent plan
Brookings data show real rates far below nominal 70 percent for households earning 10 000 25 000 and 1 million dollars due to exemptions. Lower capital gains rates local bond exemptions oil depletion and mortgage deductions shrink the bill. Salary earners face full clobbering, while wealthier taxpayers ride subsidies.
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Brookings Institution
Dear Doctor Thosteson Finds Likely Allergy Cause
A reader asks why her 39 year old daughter keeps sneezing despite many doctors. The doctor notes a shrewd guess: she is allergic to something, given extensive residence history across North Dakota, Towa, Texas and Florida. The exchange highlights persistent sneezing with no clear cause.
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Dr. Thesteson
P.S.G
Allergies and medical guidance for a sneezing problem
A reader outlines steps to identify allergies seeking a long term solution. Advises seeing an allergist for tests and consistent care, tests common triggers like feathers pets dust wool and fabrics, and notes antihistamines help symptoms but not cause. Ends with caution about self diagnosis and a prayer for healing.
Women’s Law Center formed in Baltimore to aid female lawyers
Forty female lawyers and law students established the Women’s Law Center in Baltimore to combat sex discrimination in legal dealings. Devy Bendit of Antioch College notes lack of awareness and few calls as a current challenge.
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Baltimore
Devy Bendit
Antioch College
Two Sides To The China Trip By Nixon Policy Wing
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan analyzes Nixon’s visit to China as a pivotal moment. The piece weighs rosy peace hopes against risks of reignited great power competition, with implications for Asia, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul, and New Delhi. It notes potential shifts in Sino American, Soviet, and regional alignments amid ongoing Vietnam ties and Taiwan concerns. The piece also explores Japan’s remilitarization fears, Korea dynamics, and the broader Third World debate in the wake of Nixon’s talks.
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Indian Ocean
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India
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Peking
U.S
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Kremlin
Vietnam
Russia
Tokyo
America
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
North Korea
North
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington- Peking
Taiwan
Chiang
South Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Chou
Washington-Peking
Hanoi
Thailand
Long
Indira Gandhi
Red China
Europe
América
China Coverage Another Broadcasting Landmark
New York AP reports live TV coverage of President Nixon's Peking arrival offered a moon landing like electronic marvel with formal greetings but sparse crowds. NBC reporters sometimes struggled for topics while satellite footage delivered clear images. TV pilots included Nick Carter revival with Robert Conrad and modest critique, plus NBC's Evil Boy Slade and CBS's Man on a String featuring Christopher George.
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New York
Nixon
Peking
Television Log Of Far Northwest Station Schedule
TV grid lists programs from 5 to 12 pm including News Weather Sports The Tonight Show and various serials and movies. Highlights include Dream Of Jeannie Gunsmoke Wyatt Earp and The Redhead From Wyoming with multiple daily repeats across channels and time blocks.
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Kansas
Lucy
Doris Day
Sonny and Cher
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Notice
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription rates for local and out of area readers. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semi annual and annual options with tax notes and a note about AP news use.
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Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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