Lightning Fire Destroys Farmhouse North Of Here
A two story farm home five miles north was gutted by a blaze Friday night likely started by lightning. Owners Harley and Mrs Hume were away at a Wichita convention. they were found alive this morning heading to their ruined 50 year dwelling. Local responders from Franklin County REACT and Pomona Fire Department fought the fire through the night, with a 1,000 gallon water tank and dispersed debris including a car and tractor. Neighbors aided by removing furniture as flames consumed the house, which collapsed around 12:30 am and was nearly out by 1 am with volunteers departing around 3:30 am.
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Don Lambert
Here
Harley Hume
Wichita
Kansas
Harold Bennett
Mr. Hume
Humes
Franklin County
Lewis Ashcraft
Hume House
Harold Johnson
Johnson
Sheriff’s Office
George Streebin
Streebin
Sheriff's Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
REACT
Gerry Didde
Sheriff’s Department
Larry Swallow
Pomona
Pomona Fire Department
Sudden Interruption In Weather
Severe weather hit south central Kansas with hail up to an inch and winds to 75 mph around Newton. Airports reported aircraft damage, power lines down, and Bethel College windows blown out as forecasts called for clearing conditions and cooler temperatures through midweek.
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Topeka
Kansas
Newton
Bethel College
Goodland
Pittsburg
Will of Schoonover Splits Estate Among Relatives
The will of J W Schoonover an elderly Franklin County farmer who was shot to death Wednesday was filed in probate court. He directs conversion of all property to cash for distribution among 11 children and two sets of heirs with minor shares held in trust. Authorities continue investigation with FBI and local officers. no leads or suspects.
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Jewel Scott
J.W. Schoonover
Franklin County
Schoonover
First National Bank
Robert Clogston
Fred Schoonover
Ottawa
Shelby Schoonover
Williamsburg
Joy Jones
Martinez Lake
Ariz
Wanona Berardini
San Diego
Calif
Rellis Schoonover
Letha Warren
Wellsville
Charles Schoonover
Princeton
Leeda Bell
Shirley Hughes
Osawatomie
Ashcraft
FBI
Daylight Time Ends As Clocks Go Back One Hour
Sleep loss relief arrives as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday. Residents should turn clocks back one hour tonight. Hawaii and Arizona exempt themselves from the change. The nationwide shift affects most states though not those two.
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Hawaii
Arizona
Silent Fronts Great UN Force
The article reports a cease fire in the Suez area with U.N. observers entering Suez City while Egyptian forces report being cut off. The U.N. plan envisions 7,000 troops and a mix of Austrian Finnish and Swedish peacekeepers arriving in Cairo, with political support from the United States and Soviet Union. Brezhnev and Nixon discuss steps toward peace as fighting subsides.
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Associated Press
U.N
Suez
Ashraf Ghorbal
International Red Cross
Tel Aviv
Finland
Cyprus
Cairo
Suez City
Suez Canal
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Kremlin
Middle East
Washington
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Mideast
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United Nations
Security Council
Nixon Pushes Detente and Home Front Probe In News Conference
President Nixon touts detente with the Soviet Union as a path to peace in the Middle East while warning the home front needs a new independent prosecutor. He defends Rebozo and attacks media, notes Brezhnev friendship helped avert confrontation, and cites U S planning to use influence for talks.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Mideast
East Room
White House
Charles G
Bebe” Rebozo
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
U.S
Brezhnev
Archibald Cox
Robert H. Bork
Executive Branch
Cox
Howard Hughes
Rebozo
Reebozo
Florida
Hughes Company
Congress
Middle East
Gerald R. Ford
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Butz Denies Wrongdoing In Antitrust Delay Request
Secretary Earl L. Butz defended himself against claims of improper influence by asking the FTC to delay antitrust action against Heublein Inc. until after the 1972 election. The probe, tied to campaign contributions, involved the Justice Department task force and faced questions after Archibald Cox’s removal. FTC scrutiny centers on Heublein's 1969 United Winters deal and related antitrust cases.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Federal Trade Commission
Butz
FTC
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Justice Department
Washington Star-News
Archibald Cox
Cox
Kirkpatrick
General Accounting Office
Nixon
Heublein Inc
United Winters
California
Skylab 3 Stay May Be Long
CAPE CANAVERAL Fila AP The Skylab 3 astronauts may stay in orbit a record eight days longer than planned after a November 10 liftoff The mission aims for a 60 day open ended duration with provisions for as long as 85 days Weekly checks from day 56 would guide any seven day extensions based on crew health supplies and workload Carr Pogue and Gibson are to man Skylab 3 aboard a Saturn 1B rocket.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Earth
Space Agency
Skylab
William C. Schneider
Schneider
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Man
Skylab Space Station
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Emporia
Coffeyville
Central
National Weather Service
James McFarlane
Civil Air Patrol
Chanute
Calder
Kansas Bureau —_ of Investigation laboratory
Lewis
Harley Humes
UN Force
Sinai
John Broder
Syrian Front
President
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