Kansas farm labor bill could trigger union drive in crops
Kansas lawmakers pass a farm labor bill seen as limiting worker rights but criticized as a potential invitation for organizing farm workers. AFL-CIO leaders say the measure may provoke surveys and unions in feedlots, sale barns, and sugar beet regions, with action possible after the governor’s decision.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Harris Enterprises
Topeka
H. J. Yount
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Manuel Fierro
Farm Bureau
Kansas Livestock Association
Robert Docking
Fierro
Yount
Senate
Goodland
Ulysses
Garden City
Jerry Harper
Wichita
House
Liberal School Case Ruling Due In Week
In Liberal Kansas the NEA and Liberal school board fight over recognition and bargaining rights for teachers. Judge L L Morgan heard daylong arguments and exhibits and will rule after hearing all testimony, with a potential week’s delay. The board had recognized NEA in 1970 but declined for 1971 72, while NEA cites 106 members among 233 teachers and several nonmembers seeking representation.
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Liberal
Kan
National Education Association
Liberal School Board
L. L. Morgan
Liberal Chapter
NEA
Kansas
Jerry Wormhoudt
Wichita
Morgan
Liberal Nea
Oleta Peters
Lila Epperson
Peters
J. L. Smalling
JoAnn Sharp
Smalling
Ward Martin
Topeka
State Association
Abortion Bill Motion Killed In Kansas House
In Topeka the Kansas House killed a motion to preserve changes to liberalized abortion laws and stricken several bills. McMaster of Wichita sought to keep his residence requirement bill alive but failed. Other measures removed included welfare funding shifts, tax credits for plants, consumer credit reporting regulation, social welfare regions, Shawnee County property reappraisal, beverage container refunds, name changes for junior colleges, a Kansas Racing Commission, and U S product specification in public contracts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Frank McMaster
Richita
Kansas
McMaster
House
Robert Docking
Shawnee
Kansas Racing Commission
United States
Informer Says Berrigan Not Shocked By Actions
FBI informer Boyd Douglas Jr says Rev Philip Berrigan was not shocked by violence in antiwar actions. Defense lawyers challenge the testimony, suggesting the government witness invented the conversation. They plan to introduce a witness to show Berrigan left Lewisburg before the Wisconsin blast.
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Harrisburg
FBI
Boyd Douglas, Jr
Philip Berrigan
Berrigan
Douglas
Thomas Menaker
A. I
Lyn
Wisconsin
Vietnam
Lewisburg
Danbury
Conn
Menaker
Pandas Expected In US Around April First
Washington AP The White House said two pandas promised by Chinese Premier Chou Enlai to President Nixon are expected in the United States about April 1. The exact arrival plans remain undisclosed as officials declined to reveal how or where the animals will travel or be housed.
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Nixon
Chou Enlai
White House
United States
Washington
National Zoo
Smithsonian Institution
China
Deke Slayton May Rejoin NASA Flight Status Soon
NASA announced medical tests show no irregular heartbeat in Donald K. Slayton, potentially restoring him to flight status after a decade. Age and crew selections for upcoming Apollo missions may still delay his chance to fly.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Donald K
Deke
Slayton
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Space Agency
Federal Aviation Administration
Houston
Tex
John Glenn
Scott Carpenter
FDA Warns on DES Withdrawal Prompt Ban on Hormone
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to livestock producers Friday. It states that failure to maintain seven day DES withdrawal periods could lead the government to ban the growth hormone entirely. The warning emphasizes strict adherence and potential regulatory action.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Apology issued over Hummer remarks on legislators
Topeka officials apologized for statements attributed to Police Chief Dana Hummer regarding warrants against legislators. The claims, denying names, suggested speeding and DUI charges, prompting conciliatory comments from Mayor McCormick and others as lawmakers faced civil and legal scrutiny amid a debate on DES in animal feed with possible broader bans.
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Topeka, Kar
Topeka
Dana Hummer
Hummer
Bill McCormick
Finance
Kenneth P. Kern
Park
Lauren Nash
McCormick
Nash
Legislata Pepe E Aatty
Topeka State Journal
John Hayes
R-Hutchinson
Civic Center
House
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Longmeadow
Mass
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Marblehead
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Calif
Coast Guard
Greta Garbo
Animal World
Garbo
Theodore H. Reed
Reid
Billie Hamlet
Theodore Roosevelt
Scions
Agriculture Department
Saffron Glass Co
U.N
Ireland
Pentagon
Attica
Manson
Associated Press
the World
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa, Kansas
P.O.B
Poughkeepsie, N.Y
City and
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Delco
Hughes
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