Sunshine Returns With Mild Weekend Forecast
Daily sunshine continues with a high 79 and overnight low 57, cooler than recent days. Downtown temps near 78 mid morning. Community events include a Monday 2 PM tea for retiring USC No. 353 teachers at First United Methodist Church Lady's Parlor. Jean Glasgow returns from vacation to Sheriff office. R.D. Ford announces 4-H Spring Flower and Garden Show Friday at 1 PM in Wellington 4-H Building. Wayne Sneed will enroll new students at Senior High all week. Little League pre registration Saturday at American Legion Building. Wellington Library hours updated with evenings Thursdays to 8:30 PM. WHS Class of 1967 reunion June 6. Red Cross Mid-Kansas Chapter meeting June 8 at Beech Activity Center with dinner at 6:30 PM. tickets $5. Birthday today for
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Jean Glasgow
Jerry Wiley
Jean Ann
Phoenix
R.D. Ford
Wellington
Wayne Sneed
Little League
American Legion
WHS
National Bank of Commerce
Rock Island Field
May rainfall ranked third wettest on record at KLEY station
May rainfall at the KLEY Cooperative Weather Observer Station reached 10.24 inches, the third wettest since 1924. Only 1951 and 1935 were wetter, with 1951s May totaling 10.84 inches and foreshadowing a very wet year.
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Kley Cooperative
South Haven Man Earns Geology Master’s Degree
Lloyd Dunlap of South Haven earned a Master of Science degree in geology from Kansas State University on May 20. He accepted a position with the U S Geology Survey in Garden City. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dunlap attended the graduation exercises.
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Lloyd Dunlap
Edward Dunlap
South Haven
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Dunlap
U.S. Geology Survey
Garden City
Critique of FDA will be heeded hopefully
The Review Panel on New Drug Regulation urged end to secrecy at FDA and backed major reforms. Kennedy called the report comprehensive and useful while Sen. Edward M Kennedy backs new drug legislation. Panelists hope their work won’t be forgotten as reforms and public scrutiny expand.
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Funda
Edward M Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Congress
Alcohol risks rise for pregnant women warns government
Government officials warn that high alcohol intake during pregnancy increases risk of fetal deformities and mental retardation. A National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism spokesman cites extensive studies linking drink levels to congenital issues while urging abstinence and doctor guidance.
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National Institute of al
Cohol
Ernest Noble
National Council On Alcoholism
Council
New York City
Joseph Cruse
University of Southern California
United States
Cruse
Float plans forming for Wheat Festival
Wellington officials announce sign up for the 1977 Wheat Festival parade on July 7 at 6 30 pm with a Shrine unit hoped. Businesses, organizations and individuals are urged to sponsor a float and call Rev. Chris Launer at 326 7005 or the Chamber. non profits may reserve free booths by calling Grace Malcolm. The festival runs July 7 8 and 9.
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Wellington
Chris Launer
Rev. Launer
Chamber of Commerce
Grace Malcolm
Chisholm Trail Museum Unveils Summer Hours and Tours
The Chisholm Trail Museum announces summer hours from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Aug. 31. Hostesses are listed for Tuesday to Thursday and for weekend afternoons. Special tours can be arranged by calling Dorothea Miller or Ada Little. The museum adds gifts, updates displays, and invites donations of old programs and photos for archives.
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Chisholm Trail Museum
Phyllis Johnson
Betty Bean
Saddy Carr
Juanita Cummings
Flossie Johnson
Katherine Knowles
Nancy Leas
Lucille Renn
Caroline Riley
Nancy Spradling
Sue Wright
Mildred Harms
Ada Little
Dorothea Miller
Vada Phillips
Mary
Raymond Frye
Red Cross annual meeting set for June 8 in Wichita
The Midway Kansas Red Cross chapter hosts its 62nd annual meeting on June 8 in the Gallery Room at Beechcraft Activity Center Wichita with the theme Peace Through People. A 6:30 dinner follows a 6 reception. speaker is Mrs. Jack R. Kloppenburg of Milwaukee vice-president of the National Board. Reservations by June 4 with Mrs. John W. Garland.
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Friends of the American National Red Cross
Mid-Kansas
Jack Kloppenburg
National Board of Governors
Beech Activity Center
E. Central
Wichita
John W. Garland
Midway Kansas
Jack R. Kloppenburg
Milwaukee
Wisc
National Board of Directors
Friends of American Red Cross
Kansas drought may hinge on summer rains, experts warn
Topeka meteorologist Philip E. Shideler cautioned that May rainfall eases drought fears but the real test comes in June to August. He noted Kansas could see a good year with normal precipitation, yet subsoil moisture remains low and a dry midsummer could reintroduce drought conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Philip E. Shideler
Wichita
Weather Service
Manhattan
Shideler
National Weather Service
Brown
Cancer nitrite debate ends with cautious support for use
An Agriculture Department panel urged continuing nitrite use to prevent botulism in cured meats while noting possible cancer forming nitrosamines. The panel calls for further research on nitrite and nitrate levels and stresses consumer education on risks and benefits.
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Agriculture Department
Postmasters warn pay disclosures threaten local offices
Postmasters Association says disclosure of postmaster salaries and new pay data by the Postal Service could provoke resentment in towns and fuel efforts to cut post offices. The Postal Service defends the move as economic signaling while noting top executives’ raises were publicly disclosed.
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Postal Service
Mail Agency
D Jamison Cain
Beckley
W. Va
Post-Herald and Register
Coal City
Frank Miklozek
National Association of Postmasters
Cain
Postmaster Association
Benjamin F. Bailor
Miklozek
Debate on Oral Contraceptives and Neoplasia Continues
Ward Rhinehart and Judy Felt of George Washington University report that evidence does not prove the pill causes cancer and should not be restricted. They review studies on oral contraceptives and tumors, noting the pill may prevent benign breast tumors and is not linked to cervical or endometrial cancer, while rare benign liver tumors can occur.
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United States
Wheat fields in Kansas hit by root rot and take-all
In Kansas several wheat fields show root rot and take-all due to last autumn’s dryness and this spring’s heavy rains. Plant pathologist Larry Claflin of Kansas State University notes fungi attack roots, blocking nutrients. He warns eastern Kansas, especially east of Manhattan, is hardest hit and only warm, sunny weather may slow spread.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Larry Claflin
Kansas State University
Claflin
Manhattan
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