Farmers Help Plant 200 Acres as Witham Recovers
In Centropolis Ottawa RFD 4, neighbors rally to plant 200 acres for Jim Witham, hospitalized two weeks with partial paralysis. Ottawa Co-Op fuels tractors while farmers provide labor and organization via CB radio. Nine farmers work across fields, sorghum mostly planted, soybean planting to start. Withams’ wife Donna and three daughters manage the homefront.
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Joan Estas
Ottawa Co-Op
Centropolis
Jim Witham
Ottawa
Witham
Shawnee Mission Hospital
Donna
Jobs Bill Should Put 1.1 Million To Work
Washington AP says a $20 billion stimulus plan signed by President Carter will create over 1.1 million jobs in public works and government programs. Officials expect 600,000 private sector construction jobs and 725,000 government roles, with aid spanning 18 months and targeting long term unemployed and welfare recipients. The package also funds revenue sharing and anti recession aid for states and localities amid other economic moves.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Particuar
Europe
White House
Rose Garden
Dole Praises Carter and Seeks Nixon Truth in Frost Talks
Kansas senator Bob Dole praised Carter Bergland and McGovern in an informal interview and urged Richard Nixon to reveal more in Frost interviews. He discussed welfare reform, food stamps, and broadening GOP welfare leadership while noting Nixon’s potential full disclosure in the final Frost episode.
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Dean Hinnen
Kansas
Topeka
Hns
Bob Dale
Jimmy Carter
Bob Bergland
George McGovern
Richard Nixon
David Frost
Dole
Sen
James Pearson
Bob Dole
Congress
Republican Party
Dick Nathan
Brookings Institute
Atchison, Lawrence
Nixon
Frost
Mondale Wields Stark Warning On South Africa
Vice President Mondale heads to Europe to warn South Africa’s John Vorster that racial apartheid must end or face U.S. hostility. He will deliver the message in Vienna and across a 10 day swing through Portugal Spain Yugoslavia and Britain. The White House says Mondale will convey the Washington assessment that white supremacy has run its course and a parting of the ways is possible if no fundamental changes occur.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Europe
John Vorster
South Africa
U.S
White House
Mondale
Africa
United States
South African Republic
Vorster
Vienna
Portugal
Spain
Yugoslavia
Britain
Carter
Mother Regains Son After 1500 Mile, 3 Month Effort
Donelle McMasters recovered her 4 year old son Chad in Aurora Colorado after a custody dispute. Private investigator Mean Gene Austin located Chad and assisted in the abduction style reunification. Chad had been living with his mother in Tennessee and was seized from his father Dave Goodwin under an arrest warrant. The case followed failed custody efforts and a lengthy pursuit across state lines.
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Father Holahan
North Shore Community Hospital
Manhasset
N.Y
Holahan
Paulists
Campus Christian Center
University of California
Berkeley
Calif
Denver
Tennessee
Donelle McMasters
Chad
Aurora
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dave Goodwin
Goodwin
McMasters
Gene’’ Austin
Austin
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Ottawa Herald
The
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Middle East Economic Survey
Civil Aeronautics Board
New York
Thomas Holahan Jr
Thomas Holahan
Manhattan
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Dale
McGovern
Pittsburg
Stark
Pretoria
Rhodesia
Walter P. Mondale
Lisbon
United Nations
Andrew Young
Ivory Coast
Antono Ramalho Eanes
Mario Soares
Madrid
Juan Carlos
Adolfo Suarez
Great Britain
Austria
Mandale
Eldridge Construction Co
Kansas City
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