Purple Power in Manhattan fuels Big Eight football chatter
A Kansas State upset of Oklahoma sparks Midwest debate over pride and bowls. Editorials note Lynn Dickey’s KU enrollment shift to Manhattan, and The Mercury records that Senator Dole highlighted the win. Bowl possibilities loom as Oklahoma’s reputation battles K‑State’s rise.
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Midwest
Oklahoma
Reynolds Shultz
Lynn Dickey
Osawatomie
Lawrence
The
Mercury
Robert Dole
Congressional
Kansas State
K-State
Superplanes Bring Supercasts on the Global Skyfront
The jumbo Boeing 747 and other new jets enter service December 1, carrying up to 400 passengers and flying far longer distances than current airliners. Weaker fares preserve airline profits to fund a $53 billion upgrade by 1980, prompting talk of mergers as competition fades under scale. The piece argues scale reduces competition and ultimately endangers the free enterprise system.
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Boeing
Boots and bohemian pranks in Hal Boyle humor column
Hal Boyle rails at modern life with light satire on boots as a mood symbol, rising costs, art gifts, prune brains, love songs, ropa and slang. He notes inflation, social quirks, and changing tastes, including long sideburns and decibel hearing from noise. Mazuma slang echoes generational change.
Is It Or Isn’t It Dear Dr Thesteson
Mrs J asks if marijuana is dangerous and habit forming. She fears a partner uses it claiming low harm and no health impact. She questions whether it compares to speed and if it can become a habit or harm relationship. The note reflects concern over justification for drug use.
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Thesteson
To Your Good Health By Dr Thosteson on Marijuana Viewpoints
The column argues marijuana harm varies with plant part harvest and adulteration. It notes federal research funding, mixed personal experiences, and compares marijuana to alcohol and amphetamines. The author promises to address neglected aspects and closes with a prayer and Romans 12:10 citation.
Herb Alpert Prepares NBC Special The Brass Are Coming
Hollywood AP Herb Alpert 34 predicts wide musical fusion for success as NBC presents The Brass Are Coming featuring the Tijuana Brass. Alpert notes gold records for the first 13 albums and says the show will feature more music, filmed on location and at his studio in Hollywood. He declines to discuss earnings, citing family privacy concerns.
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Herb Alpert
Tijuana Brass
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Alpert
NBC
Herb Alpert and Company
Petula Clark
Auto wreckers lead in vehicle disposal growth in last year
A Commerce Department study shows auto wreckers disposed of more vehicles than abandoned for the first time, totaling about 9 million disposed versus 7.5 million abandoned. The industry, though made of many small firms, moved vehicles via dismantling, grinding and baling, with shipments worth about 5.3 billion dollars in 197. The report urges loans for scrap facilities and legal protections for wreckers, noting average revenue from a dismantled vehicle around 587 dollars. President RCA contract mention appears as a non sequitur from a different narrative.
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New York
RCA
Cousteau Fascinates Viewers With Undersea Drama
New York AP reports Jacques Cousteau and the Calypso return to ABC for a dramatic undersea program on gray whales, from Arctic summers to Baja lagoons. A baby whale dies after rescue attempts. filming whales mating produced notable shots. a parallel review of ABCs The Young Lawyers pilot and Pat Paulsen comedy pledge.
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New York
Jacques Cousteau
ABC
Cousteau
Arctic Ocean
Baja California
Calypso
Mod Squad
Boston
Wingless Plane Reaches 1056 MPH In Flight Test
A wingless, three ton rocket powered HL10 lifting body soared from 45,000 feet after release from a B52, climbed to 60,000 feet and skimmed into the Southern California desert. It marks the first flight of the flying flatiron to exceed 1,000 mph as part of shuttle craft design tests at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
California
Sim
Docking Addresses KC Youth Dinner on Individual Dignity
Gov. Robert Docking told about 150 high school students and parents at a youth dinner sponsored by the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints that the group has chosen the dignity of the individual as their concern. He praised inquiry and participation and urged living the code they preach, noting strong devotion to country.
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New York
Art
Kansas City
Robert Docking
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Television Log Highlights A Full Day Lineup
A dense OCR listing channel by channel programing across day and night. It includes Flintstones, Beverly Hillbillies, Johnny and various news, weather, and sports blocks with multiple classics and movie slots.
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Flintstones
Kansas
Virginian
Glen Campbell
Eddie
Beverly Hillbillies
Room 222
Medical Center
Diamond Head
Bronson
Hawaii Five-O
Merv Griffin
Local News Rights Notice by AP Entitled Exclusively
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publish all local news printed in the paper and to use AP news dispatches. This contract assertion outlines AP’s entitlement to distribution and syndication of the newspaper’s local reporting and wire content.
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Associated Press
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