Decision Pending On Skylab Space Walk Repair
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Officials decide today whether Skylab 1 should undertake another space walk repair. Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz plan a short work day with sleep two hours early ahead of Earth return next week.
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Asks Authority To Harvest Marijuana
Kansas state Rep. Mike Glover proposed giving county clerks or commissioners the power to license marijuana harvesters. Under his plan, would‑be harvesters pay 50 cents for tracts under 500 acres and $1 for larger tracts. He noted personal conviction may drive the idea and cited four legislators who smoke marijuana.
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Mike Glover
University of Kansas
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Kansas
Man Regains Sight via Experimental Prosthetic Lens
Robert Bitts, blinded since 1956, had a plastic prosthetic lens implanted at Mt. Zion Hospital on June 4 restoring vision after 17 years. He described the moment seeing his wife Martha and their six month old son Ruben, and reflected on how faces convey true individuality beyond imagined images.
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Associated Press
SAN Francisco
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Mt. Zion Hospital
Martha
Ruben
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton
Colo
Stanford University
Wheat Harvest Delayed by Light Rain in Sumner County
Light rain moved in early today delaying the Sumner County wheat harvest which had begun. Reports from Mrs. Cleo Harris Placement Office and Neal Shinn Caldwell note cloudy weather with ripening wheat. Hunter Milling Wellington received 1973 wheat, moisture 13.6 and test 63, with cutting slated for Friday and a full swing between June 18 and 20. Need for six combines and trucks, operators, drivers, and farm hands noted by Harris and Shinn.
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Sumner County
Cleo Harris
Neal Shinn
Caldwell
Hunter Milling Company
Wellington
Harris
Shinn
Three Area Youths Attend Annual Seminar
David Whitley Linda Strickland Hunnewell and Barbara Ward represented the Sumner County Farm Bureau at the 12th annual Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar for high school juniors and seniors held June 5 to 9 at Rock Springs Ranch south of Junction City. The 340 attendees included conferees senior counselors staff and speakers. The event aimed to deepen understanding of American government and free enterprise through lectures films and panels.
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Linda Strickland
Hunnewell
Barbara Ward
South Haven
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Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
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First Christian Church
Manhattan
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Kansas
Governor Docking Addresses Summer Agriculture Conference
Governor Robert Docking told the Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture conference in Topeka that his administration is moving forward in all areas of agriculture and agri business. He spoke to a two dinner meeting of state agriculture agencies, noting the 12-state region excels in essential farming enterprises.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Agriculture officials stress fuel, rail help for harvest
Farm fuel needs rise with harvest ahead as Kansas farmers seek fuel and railcar support. Ed Hansen notes priority status in the federal gasoline allocation program and urges farmers to store high moisture corn, delay harvest, and dry grain with unheated air to stretch supplies.
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Nixon freezes most consumer prices for 60 days
President Nixon imposes a 60 day freeze on all consumer prices for goods and services, excluding wages rents interest dividends and raw farm products. The measure goes into effect tonight via executive order and will last until August 12 unless a tougher wage price control system is ready. Congressional action may be needed for export controls and other elements of the plan.
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Alaska
Magruder admits Watergate role while Nixon denies knowledge
Jeb Stuart Magruder told the Senate Watergate committee he took responsibility for the planning and cover up, stating Nixon had no knowledge of the actions. He named others involved and urged witnesses to testify, while Congress weighed economic policy shifts tied to Phase 3 and forthcoming Phase 4 wage controls.
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Wellington Briefs: Weather, Press Change, Events
Light rain measured .01 inch in Wellington with a 88 degree high yesterday and 68 night low. Flag Day activities began as city crews placed flags on Washington Avenue. The Daily News will switch to offset printing this Saturday before noon. VFW Auxiliary meets at 8 p.m. at the VFW Hall. Chamber seeks groups to serve food for conventions and collect receipts. GE D exams postponed with new date to be announced. Wheat Capital golf tourney set for June 23-24. entrants include 1973 state amateur champion Frank Rose and Nebraska Match Play champion Mike Ley. Lost items from Girl Scout Day Camp at Lake Wellington can be claimed at the Chews’ North FP purple house. Gerald R. May Sr., birthday. weddings and anniversaries noted for multiple local couples.
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Chamber
Wheat Capital
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Wellington Club
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Topeka
Mike Ley
Nebraska
Oklahoma
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Gerald R. May
Mary Ann Hewsden
Pam Hobbs
Jim Sandell
Chas. T. Herzog
Theodore Butler
Cultural Arts Council Plans Heritage Tour
The Wellington Cultural Arts Council announces a heritage tour to Tahlequah Oklahoma on June 28. A chartered bus leaves at 9:00 a.m. from the Chamber of Commerce for TS A LA GI Trail of Tears Drama with lunch in Tulsa and a visit to the Cherokee Indian Village. Tickets and reservations are due by June 25.
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Tulsa
Tahlequah
Wellington Area
Veteran WWI veteran opposes shifting Veteran's Day date
W M Bill Gant an 80 year old World War I veteran from Wellington visited town and spoke against moving Veteran's Day from November 11 to a Monday in October. He displayed a carved cartridge case engraved 11 11 11 1918 and recalled Armistice signing in 1918.
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W. M
Bill) Gant
Wellington
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Anthony
Kan
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Chub” Gant
Cedarview
Working summit opens as Nixon and Brezhnev meet in Washington
Nixon and Brezhnev prepare for a two day working summit in Washington focusing on arms limits and closer economic ties. U S officials caution no major breakthroughs are expected though several minor pacts may be announced and trade ideas discussed with Congress having final say on any deals. Brezhnev’s visit follows Nixon’s trip to the Soviet Union and aims to set broad directions for future talks at Salt II and Geneva.
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