Who's Who In Wellington: William M Murphy
William M Murphy a former Wellington mayor city commissioner postmaster and business leader born April 28 1894 in Newton Kansas. He served in World War I and later owned Murphy Service Grocery and worked in local firms before holding public roles from 1937 to 1950. He is active in Elks Legion VFW and Catholic community with long service on First Federal Savings and Loan board.
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Eddie J. Shaw
Wellington
William M
Bill” Murphy
Bill
Newton
Kan
Sumner County
Caldwell
County Normal
Saylor and Meyer Clothing
U.S. Army
Kansas State University
Manhattan
312 Field Artillery
79Th Div
France
Saylor
Saylor and Meyer
Gambrill Merchantile Co
W. W
Bill) Culver
Glenn V. Hyten
Culver
Murphy Service
N. Washington
St. Anthonys Parish
Knights of Co
Price Freeze Could Cause Milk Shortage
James L. Reeves of Mid-American Dairymen warns Nixon price freeze may trigger milk shortages if processors cannot pass cost increases. He expects spot shortages in some metros, not nationwide, with possible fall shortages amid supply pressures. Reeves notes impact depends on pass-through allowances.
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Kansas City
Nixon
James L. Reeves
Springfield
Mid- American Dairymen, Inc
Reeves
Kissinger Foresees Cease-Fire in Cambodia in Weeks
Kissinger hinted at a private understanding on Cambodia and said a cease-fire could come in the next few weeks. He spoke as the Senate approved a measure banning U S military activity in Cambodia and Indochina, with House-Senate talks to follow. Tho denied any secret deal, while Cambodia’s Um Sim defended bombing as vital to his government.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Henry A. Kissinger
Cambodia
Senate
Kissinger
Ing
Indochina
House-Senate
Congress
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Tho
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Washington
Um Sim
Heat pushes into 90s with 87 downtown reading
Weather notes show reading at 87 by noon and a forecast for hotter conditions reaching the 90s. Skies were mostly cloudy yesterday with morning showers totaling 0.08 inch. Overnight and previous day highs and lows are recorded, along with a Flag Day display of 50 poles encrusted with flags from 4th to 9th streets.
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Main Street
4Th
9Th Street
Ray Rains
City Electrical Department
U.S.A
Wellington Ministerial Association
First Christian Church
Lester Myers
R. Gideon Dexter
First Baptist Church
J. K
Topeka
Ronald L. Johnson
S. H. Wellington
Elks Lodge
Diana Lopez
Richard Lopez
Roger Stallbaumer
Guy Leith
Everett Tucker
Earl Levan
LeRoy Wheeler
Kansas Senate asked to allow free liquor on common carriers
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller tells Senate that the legislature could authorize consumption of alcoholic liquor on airplanes or other public transportation when served free of charge. He notes current law does not permit such consumption and cites a 1973 bill that would have legalized it without sale if enacted.
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Topeka
Kan
Vern Miller
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Edward F. Reilly Jr
Miller
28 Countries Listed As Drought Stricken
Rome AP The UN famine warning system reports a red alert as the FAO lists 28 drought hit countries this year. Prolonged dry spells, the worst in 25 years, kill cattle and reduce crops across Latin America Asia Africa and the Middle East, causing food shortages and malnutrition for millions.
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Rome
United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Latin America
Asia
Africa
Middle East
Rain Delays Wheat Cutting in Sumner County
Rain and high moisture delay cutting of the new wheat crop in Sumner County with harvest expected next week. County agent Sam Rowe notes most wheat remains green though some sample cuts occur. Farm placement offices report harvest in full swing by June 20 with needs for six combines six trucks eight operators three truck drivers five elevator workers and five general farm hands.
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Sumner County
Sam Rowe
Rowe
Cleo Harris
Neal Shinn
Caldwell
Wellington
Temperature report for Thursday reads warm
High reached 86 degrees and a low of 69 with rainfall totaling 0.08 inch. Strong sun in the afternoon followed by calm conditions later in the day.
Docking Session on Harvest Fuel Shortage in Kansas
Gov Robert Docking and the Ad visory Council on Energy and Natural Resources met to discuss harvest fuel shortages. Testimony cited real diesel and gasoline shortages, with calls for mandatory fuel controls to assure farm needs. Farmers reported limited fuel, risking reduced production and pressure on allocations.
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Topeka
Kan
Governor’s Advisory Council On Energy and Natural Resources
Robert Docking
Robert Robel
Manhattan
Council
Robel
Frank Mosier
Kansas
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Joseph B. Detrixhe
Kansas Wheat Growers Association
Dextrixhe
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Goodyear to Erect World’s Largest Inflatable Building
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co plans to erect the world’s largest inflatable building in Topeka Kansas to store about 5500 earth mover tires up to 11 feet in diameter. Environmental Structure Inc of Cleveland will build the vinyl structure pressurized by blower fans serving as air coolers. The pillar free enclosure will span 1.5 acres and save shipping and storage costs within about three years.
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Topeka
Kan
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
F. B. Conrad
Goodyear
Environmental Structure Inc
Cleveland
Conrad
Impeachment Talks Dwindle Amid Watergate Rumors
Washington AP report notes few House members discuss impeachment against President Nixon over Watergate. Rep. Bella Abzug backs studying grounds for impeachment while opposing immediate action. Sen. Barry Goldwater warns a protracted process could harm the nation as calls for Nixon and Agnew’s resignations arise amid White House efforts to stabilize the administration.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Bella Abzug
Rep. Abzug
New York Democrat
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Senate
Andrew Johnson
Defense
Clark Clifford
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Donald M. Fraser
D-Minn
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
X Rated Drive In Movie Draws Crowd in Scott City
In Scott City Kansas about midnight every other Saturday the drive in shows X rated films drawing heavy traffic. Residents complain of beer drinking and non paying viewers along the street as 200 sign petitions for a permanent injunction to block films. The county attorney seeks to curb public nuisance not obscenity. Tecklenburg's lawyers have about 20 days to respond.
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Scott City
Kan
George Tecklenburg
Kansas
Keen Brantley
Scott County
Grain Alcohol Feasible to Replace Lead in Motor Fuel
Farmers' cooperative official says grain alcohol from wheat could economically replace tetraethyl lead in gasoline. George Voth Jr of Far-Mar Co. notes a 10 percent alcohol blend could lift supplies and aid air quality, with a pilot plant underway to test commercial production of gluten.
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Topeka
Kan
George Voth Jr
Far-Mar Co., Inc
Hutchinson
Voth
Midwest Association of State Departments of Agricul
Kansas Wheat Commission
Ed Hawes
Larned
Wheat Commission
Rex Cozad
Norcatur
Commission
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Far-Mar-Co
Wheat Fuel Use in Economic Feasibility Study
An estimated $800,000 carn ess about 1,000 pounds of Teh an hour. Within a relatively short time it is hoped that it will be economically feasible to construct a commercial plant which will cost in the neighborhood of $10 million.
Forty Bicyclists Spend Night In Wellington
Forty cyclists travel from Houston to Winnipeg covering about one third of the 2000 mile journey. Wellington chambers and residents hosted food and lodging as the group, including many teens, paused at KLEY Radio Station around 3 30 p m. The oldest rider is Ti Young, 65, of Amarillo Texas.
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Wellington
Kan
Houston
Tex
Winnipeg
Canada
Chambers of Commerce
Ti Young
Amarillo
KLEY
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