Local Sentimentalists Bid Adieu To Tulsan
City watchers recall the end of the Kansas City to Tulsa rail era as the Santa Fe's Tulsan made its final run through Ottawa. Residents, longtime riders, and local retirees shared memories of earlier diesel service, while families filmed farewell scenes and timed the last departure toward Garnett. The loss marks a shift as Amtrak replaces the traditional routes.
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Amtrak
Dan Mullen
Nancy Hanks
Santa Fe
Garnett
Chanute
Iola
Sam Christerson
Lewis Buck
Clare Shadle
S. Poplar
A. C. Heigele
Shadle
Heigele
Ottawa Herald
Herald
Main Street
Walnut
Ottawa Junior High
Kansas City
Emporia
Amtrak Debuts to Reshape Nation's Rail Service
Washington AP Amtrak began operations at 12:01 am taking over 182 passenger trains from 20 railroads and letting 178 be dropped. The government backed system serves 314 cities on 20 600 miles of track across 21 routes with inaugural ceremonies in multiple cities.
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Washington
Amtrak
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Congress
Union Station
Metroliner
New York
John A. Volpe
Demonstrations Plan to Disrupt Government Access in DC
Washington police and National Guardsmen prepare for antiwar protests aimed at shutting down federal operations. About 7,300 officers plus six helicopters will secure key bridges and traffic points as protesters press to block access Monday and Tuesday.
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Washington
Potomac
Defense Department
519Th Military Police Battalion
Ft. Meade
Ft. Myer
Potomac River
Virginia
Washington Area
Federal
Richard Kleindienst
Pentagon
Capital
Lincoln Memorial
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Franklin County approves jail plans and contemplates federal aid
Commissioners approved architect Wilbur Kruse's two story jail plan costing 289600 with space for 32 prisoners on the second floor and offices on the first. They await formal second phase approval and potential matching federal funds, while delays limit full court facility plans.
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Edward McGrath
Franklin County
Wilbur F. Kruse
Wichita
R. Michael Latimer
Topeka
Coffman
Commission
Franklin County Commissioners
Pearson Sees Bright Outlook For Economy
Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas told the Paola Chamber of Commerce that early 1971 indicators and stock market gains point to a full recovery within 18 months. He cited 5.3 percent productivity rise, 3.3 percent higher consumer sales, 6.3 percent income increase, and a 28.5 billion dollar jump in gross national product in Q1 1971, along with a housing boom and projected housing starts above two million.
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Paola
James B. Pearson
A-Kan
Pearson
Sadat Clouds Rogers Mission in Middle East Visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers began a Middle East peace mission in Riyadh as Sadat in Egypt signaled pressure for a clear U.S. stance he would push Rogers to define. Sadat urged crossing the Suez Canal after a partial Israeli pullback, while Israel demanded Egyptian forces remain west of the canal.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Hilwan
Cairo
Israel
Suez Canal
U.S
Rogers
Sadat
West Bank
Promoter Bill Graham quits rock scene and to close Fillmores
New York AP reports Bill Graham, 41, a leading rock sponsor since 1965, will shut down his Fillmore East in New York and Fillmore West in San Francisco. He cites money focus and crowded venues like Madison Square Garden, and says he created a monster by working nonstop. June 27 closing for Fillmore East. Fillmore West to close later and be torn down for a motel.
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Bill Graham
Graham
Fillmore West
San Francisco
Fillmore East
Fillmores
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
Woodstock
Metropolitan Opera
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Joe Ferns
Lee C. Nichols
Kruse
George Atchison
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