Wellington Notables: Frank C. Wright Lifelong Resident
Frank C. Wright, longtime Wellington resident and former Santa Fe employee, built Wright's Creamery and Wright's Dairy, living in town since youth and retiring in 1964 after operating from multiple local locations including near the Arlington Hotel and 114 W Havey. He served in the U S Navy after an apprenticeship with Santa Fe. He is the son of Charles and Lottie Wright and has deep family roots in Wellington dating back to 1871.
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Frank C. Wright
Westborough
Wellington
Santa Fe
Wright's Creamery
Charles and
Lottie Wright
Frank
Santa Fe Railroad
The
W. 7Th
Wright's
Steffen’s
Chemical Cause Believed Behind Some Mental Illness
Dr Heinz E Lehmann a McGill University psychiatry leader says evidence suggests a chemical basis for some mental illnesses. He notes drugs quickly alter symptoms in psychosis and aims to develop objective diagnoses and better drug use while favoring physical treatments over psychotherapy for psychosis and supporting psychosocial care for neuroses.
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Topeka, Kan
Heinz E. Lehmann
Lehmann
McGill University
Douglas Hospital
Montreal
Canada
Topeka
Topeka Veterans Administration Hospital
Stannie Anderson
Topeka State Journal
Iis
Public Tours Planned for Alcatraz Penitentiary
National Park Service plans to open Alcatraz tours starting November 1 after receiving heavy interest. The island prison housed 1 576 federal inmates over 29 years ending in 1962. Notable figures included Al Capone Basil Banghart Creepy Karpis and others from the 1930s.
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San Francisco
al Capone
Chicago
Alcatraz
Island
National Park Service
Torious
Capone
Basil
Owl” Banghart
Roger Touhy
Creepy Karpis
Ma Barker
San Francisco Bay
West Side
Golden Gate Bridge
Rocky Island
John Paul Scott
Kentucky
Greece to abolish monarchy and form presidential republic
Premier George Papadopoulos announced on national radio the abolition of the monarchy and the creation of a presidential republic. A plebiscite will be held in two months to ratify the move, followed by a general election for a new parliament by year end 1974, the first since 1964.
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Athens
George _ Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
Greece
Miller Orders Investigation Into Gasoline Distribution
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller ordered a probe into alleged violations of state law in gasoline distribution to service stations. He cited potential breaches of trade restraints, discrimination in allocation, and buying selling and dealing in gasoline, with possible civil or criminal action or emergency legislation depending on findings.
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Topeka
Kan
Atty
Vern Miller
Miller
Kansas
Kansas Election Laws Studied by Robert Miller
Representative Robert H. Miller of Wellington told a Topeka legislative committee that Kansas needs revised election laws including campaign finance disclosure. He urged tighter expenditure control and income source disclosure as the Special Committee on Elections reviews spending voter registration offenses and general laws.
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Kansas
Robert H. Miller
Wellington
Topeka
Rep. Miller
Laser Beams Clean Public Statuary
In Kansas City a laser cleaning method wowed about 200 AIC members as physicist John F. Asmus demonstrated how a laser removes soot from statues. He showed Venice’s St Mark fragment before and after, noting fast cleaning pours and that unskilled workers can operate with basic training.
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Kansas City
American Institute For Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work
AIC
United States
Canada
John F. Asmus
Asmus
St. Mark's Square
Venice
Science Applications Inc
Albuquerque
N.M
Kenneth Hempel
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Hempel
Wellington Weather and Local Notices Sampler
Weather notes for Wellington include highs in the upper 70s, a 77 degree day, and a 59 degree low with mid day 78. May records show 0 high on May 21 and 37 low on May 3 along with 2.14 inches rainfall and a yearly surplus. Girl Scouts Day Camp at Camp Loga Vista June 4 8 with 9 am to 2 30 pm led by Mrs Troutman and Mrs Chew.
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Wellington
Kley Radio
Camp
Loga Vista
David Troutman
Robert Chew
Howard Frazer
Methodist Church
Eisenhower
Harvest
Caldwell
Elmer Morris
Kansas Employment Service
Arkansas City
Morris
Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Alice
Brenda
Christine
Delia
Ellen
Fran
Gilda
Helen
Imogene
Joy
Kate
Loretta
Madge
Nancy
Ona
Patsy
Rose
Sally
Tom
Vera
Wilda
Kenneth Mouser
Deaths and Funerals Noted for Coffman Vann Merritt Kibhbe
Death notices list Herbert C. Coffman Bette Jayne Vann Merritt and W H Kibhbe. Details follow on page 2 with service times and burial information.
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Herbert C. Coffman
Bette Jayne Vann Merritt
WH. Kibhbe
Watergate Stories Strain White House Links and Ervin Claims
Washington AP Sen Sam J Ervin Jr says secret White House documents show a Gestapo mentality at top Nixon administration levels. He calls the papers a blueprint for domestic espionage while Nixon says the plan was never implemented due to J Edgar Hoover objecting.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Ervin
Winston-Salem
N.C
John W. Dean III
North Carolina
Nixon
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U S Government Supplies Cambodian Air Force Gunships
The United States provided Cambodia a small squadron of Huey gunships for close air support in tight combat zones. Cambodian pilots trained in Thailand are praised for their flying and maintenance. Uptick in Mekong corridor convoy protection follows their arrival.
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U.S
Air Force
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Saigon
Mekong River
Thailand
Wellington Police Reserves Sponsor Bicycle Safety Clinic and Rodeo
The Wellington Police Reserves announce a Bicycle Safety Clinic and Rodeo tomorrow at Rock Island Ball Park. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. for ages 6 to 80. Bring lunch. drinks will be provided.
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Wellington
Rock Island Ball Park
Conference Committee to Thresh Indochina Funds Compromise
The Senate voted to cut off all funds for U S military action in Cambodia and Laos and a House version seeks no new funds for further hostilities. A conference committee will reconcile the Senate anti bombing measure with the House bill as both seek to end U S involvement in Indochina. The Eagleton amendment passed 63 to 19 and could render future combat illegal pending conference outcome.
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U.S. Senate
Cambodia
Laos
U.S. Defense Department
Senate
U.S
Indochina
House
United States
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
Vietnam
Eagleton
John Tower
R-Tex
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Paris
Tower
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Lai
International Commission of Control and Supervision
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Richard M. Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Reykjavik
Iceland
Kjarvalstadig Art Museum
North Atlantic Neon Organization
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