Harvest Underway in Southwest Kansas Wheat Fields
Harvest activity has started in southwest Kansas border counties despite soft muddy fields. Wellington, Anthony, and Caldwell offices report some cutting over the weekend with grain around 60 pounds per bushel and moisture about 12 to 13 percent. Officials anticipate full swing by June 12 with equipment shortages noted in Anthony and Sumner County areas.
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Wellington
Kan
Kansas
Border
Mel Peters
Anthony
Caldwell
Kay Smith
Harper County
Christie Neal
Sumner County
Cleo Harris
Top Watergate figures ordered to report to prison
H R Haldeman and John Mitchell must surrender by noon June 22 to begin 2½ to 8 year sentences for Watergate crimes. Judge Sirica set the date after brief hearings. Haldeman to Lompoc minimum, Mitchell likely to Allenwood. both sought appeals.
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Washington
H.R. Haldeman
John N. Mitchell
U.S
John J. Sirica
Haldeman
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Sirica
Justice Department
John J. Wilson
IRS Probes Find 481 Suspected Slush Funds in 1,200 Firms
The IRS, in a questionnaire audit of 1,200 major U.S. corporations started in 1975, identified 481 possible slush fund issues and turned 71 cases to the Intelligence Division for potential criminal fraud probes. Most firms have assets over 250 million.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
IRS
IRS Intelligence Division
United States
Shrine Bowl players visit St. Louis Shriner Hospital
East and West Shrine All-Star squads toured the Shrine Crippled Children's Hospital in St. Louis meeting 24 children during a two hour visit. Players signed autographs and reflected on their purpose, with coaches noting the experience shapes their view of football. The teams then flew to Kansas City and later meet in the Kansas Shrine Bowl Game at the University of Kansas.
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Jett Anderson
Ottawa University
Jeff Meyers
Olathe
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Baltimore
University of Kansas
Riots Rock Humboldt Park After Friday Shooting Deaths
Police tightened security for a second day in Chicago amid weekend riots in Humboldt Park after two men died and 133 people were injured. Demonstrators clashed with police, tossed debris and Molotov cocktails, and looters hit stores as a fierce weekend erupted following a Puerto Rican Independence Day parade.
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Chicago
Humboldt Park
Local Youth Sells Two Manx Cats To Redneck Flyers
Missouri men Stauffer and Dyer flew 200 miles after seeing Rob Dunlap's Ottawa ad offering Manx kittens. Dyer bought a male for 20 dollars and Stauffer, his date, a gray calico also for 20. Other Manx kittens with tails sold for five dollars.
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Joan I8tas
Missouri
Seles
Stauffer
Napton
Samuel Dyer
Marshall
Kansas City
Franklin County
Rob Dunlap
Ottawa
RFD
Dyer
Rob
Ottawa Clean-Up Day Costs and Participation Slide
Ottawa officials report 73 truckloads of junk hauled to the county landfill on Clean-Up Day, with public turnout below past efforts. The city spent about 1500 dollars in labor and materials, while county costs were not included. Most items came from private yards, garages, and attics rather than prime targets, prompting a call for a weekday event between April 15 and May 1 to reduce overtime.
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Diane Yeamans
Bob Moore
Ottawa
Public Works Department
Moore
National
National Guard
County Commission
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America
Shrine Hospital
Ray Harvey
Parsons
Steve Schuster
Washburn Rural
Lee Queen
Lawrence
Dean Watson
Manhattan
Watson
Shriners
Pomona Reservoir
Julio Osorio
Rafael Cruz
Osorio
Cruz
Michael A. Bijandic
The
FALN
Isle of Mann
John Stauffer, Rob Dunlap
Samuel Dyer and
the Kittens
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