Wichita women head to Paris for POWs and visas
Kansas brief reports Ann Howes and Mahteeh Smith of the Forgotten Americans Committee of Kansas depart Wichita for Paris for 21 days aiming to verify POW voices via film and tapes left earlier. They also seek visas to Laos to inspect conditions of American prisoners.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
North Vertnamese
Ann Howes
Mahteeh Smith
Forgotten Americans Committee of Kansas, Inc
Paris
North Vietnam
Laos
Mine Hearing In Pittsburg On Mine Safety Rules
The Bureau of Mines announced 11 hearings this month to explain 200 mandatory safety standards for coal mines. Pittsburg session is Monday June 21 at the Besse Hotel, open to the public from 9 a.m. It covers safety standards for all surface mines and surface areas of underground mines. Authorities seek two escapees from the Kansas State Penitentiary, Henry Parker and Tom Kimble. Parker, 41, from Gage Oklahoma, holds a life term for first degree murder. Kimble, 29, from Colorado, holds 1 to 10 years for robbery. Parker also has terms for attempted estate and forgery.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Bureau of Mines
Besse Hotel
Lansing
Kansas State Penitentiary
Henry
Parker
Gage
Okla
Tom Kimble
Colorado
Union Accepts Vickers Contract in Joplin Missouri
AP reports 800 members of the Allied Industrial Workers union accepted a new Vickers Company contract in Joplin. The deal calls for an immediate 43 cent hourly raise and a total 99 cent per hour increase over three years, with benefits bringing the cost to the company to $1.26 per hour per employee.
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Joplin, Mo
Allied Industrial Workers Union
Vickers Company
Jophind
Vickers
Administration Moves To Save Lockheed
The Nixon administration seeks a $25 million loan guarantee to prevent Lockheed Aircraft Corp from bankruptcy. Treasury Chief Connally argues the loss of jobs and tech justifies aid, while Sen. Proxmire and others warn it undermines free enterprise and could set a costly precedent.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Treasury
John B. Connally
Senate Banking Committee
William Proxmire
Dwis
Lockheed
Lowell Weicker Jr
Rconn
Frank Church
Drdaho
Rolls- Royce
VVAW Leaders Meet in St Louis Conference
Vietnam Veterans Against the War leaders met in St Louis over the weekend led by spokesman Kerry. They said the group aims to scrutinize the war, critique patriotic rhetoric, and urge Americans to reconsider the conflict. They noted postwar unemployment among veterans, with about a third of black veterans jobless. Drug abuse among Vietnam servicemen was cited as coping with the war's hollow absurdity. About 75 veterans attended the conference led by Al Hubbard of New York City.
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ST. Louis
VVAW
Johnny
Navy
Evening News
Dick van Dyke
Kerry
al Hubbard
New York City
Question Of Eye Speed Rule Slows Safety Efforts
A federal clash over the Lindbergh era see and be seen rule slows efforts to prevent midair collisions. The Los Angeles crash involved an Air West DC9 and a Marine Corps F4 Phantom, highlighting radar versus visual flight rules and ongoing NTSB FAA dispute amid grim midair statistics and a looming 10 year fatality forecast.
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Washington
Air West
Marine Corps
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Ind
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Safety Board
San Gabriel Mountains
Salt Lake City
Piedmont
North Carolina
Ohio
U.S. Farm Officials Weigh Britain Entry to Common Market
Agriculture Department economist Don Paarlberg warns Britain joining the Common Market could raise farm import tariffs, jeopardizing U.S. exports to Britain which last year accounted for about one sixth of all farm exports. He notes mixed prospects for enlargement, the push toward regional blocs, and contrasts with Commonwealth preferences.
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Washington
Britain
Nixon Administration
U.S
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Usda Foreign Agricultural Service
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
United States
European Free Trade Association
Navy weighs cutting back F14 order amid cost concerns
Secretary of the Navy John H. Chafee said he will recommend trimming the Pentagon plan for 710 F14 fighter aircraft to curb mounting costs. He noted a near term lower build rate over five years and cited price overruns, with a program price around 10.3 billion dollars.
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Washington
the Navy
John H. Chafee
Pentagon
Chafee
Secretary of Defense
David Packard
Grumman Aerospace Corp
Bethpage
N.Y
Navy
Grumman
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Topeka
Santa Fe Trail
Robert Docking
Charlie Gay
Shawnee Mission
Walter Youne
Wagon Mound
N.M
Santa Fe
Burlingame
The
Pawnee Rock
Union
Tristar
Airbus
Rolls-Royce
Rolls
Mike Mansfield
Henry M. Jackson
Cash
Congress
New York
Albright
Service
Vor
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Kansas
Packard
F'14
Lionel E. Ames Jr
Ames
N. Main
Porter-Spears
Agency
S. Main
Tom Porter
Phobe
George Spears
Wards Automotive Center
Montgomery
Atea
Cele
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