Copper Wire Theft At Abandoned Farm Near Pomona
Franklin County sheriff probes about 580 feet of copper wire stolen from an abandoned farmstead three miles south of Pomona. The theft occurred between March 10 and March 17, with wire cut from the high line to the entrance pole and from the pole to the house and barn. Gayle R. Hamiston reported the loss. Investigators warn residents to report suspicious vehicles or strangers near vacant farms.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Pomona
Gayle R. Hamiston
S. Locust
Franklin County Commission
League of Kansas
Topeka
Age May Not Dim Intelligence From Santa Clara Study
A University of Santa Clara psychologist reports a 42 year study suggesting learning continues into middle age. Among 48 San Francisco Bay area preschool testers, mean IQ rose from 110.7 to 130.1 over four decades. Dr John Kangas notes the group’s scores climbed across 1941 1956 1968 1969 tests, challenging the idea of inevitable decline.
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Santa Clara, Calif
University of Santa Clara
John Kangas
Santa Clara
San Francisco Bay Area
Katherine Bradway
San Francisco
Kangas
Gray Nomination for FBI Director Faces Senate Deadlock
The nomination of L. Patrick Gray to head the FBI may stall in the Senate Judiciary Committee as a tie vote looms. Republican Sen. Gurney says the panel is evenly divided and a deadlock would defeat confirmation. The hearing focused on Gray’s handling of the Watergate investigations and his actions routing FBI reports to White House counsel John W. Dean.
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Washington
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gray
Edward J. Gurney
Gurney
R-Fla
Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon faces food price rise as inflation fight continues
The Nixon administration warned of ongoing food price increases after February CPI data showed the largest jump in over two decades. A white paper forecast a gradual decline later in the year, while officials and lawmakers urged aggressive action amid expectations higher costs will surface in the coming months. Beef prices slipped slightly but impact on grocery bills remained uncertain.
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Nixon
Senate
Hugh Scott
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Chicago
American Meat Institute
AMI
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Edgar R. Fielder
Treasury
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