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Newspaper

Wellington Daily News

Location

Wellington, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1973

Page

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Dole Finance Report Shows Outsiders Dominate Contributions

Sen. Robert Dole filed a campaign finance report covering March 1 to May 31. It shows about 75 percent of individual contributors were from states outside Kansas including Howard Hughes Nelson Rockefeller and David Rockefeller. The filing notes itemized gifts over 100 dollars and a separate $19,755 fundraising reception in Washington on April 17.

Washington Robert Dole Kansas Secretary of State Dole Howard R. Hughes New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Vid Rockefelier Pennsylvania Raymond P. Shaffer Tele- Prompter Corp Republican National Committee Senate Kansas City Hughes W. H. Monett Smithfield City Miami Fla John R. Terry Barnet Bank Robert Price Lazard Freres & Co R. L. Ireland III Brown Brothers Harriman Co Henry A. Bubb Topeka R. C. Clevenger Eli S. Jacobs James W. McLamore John L. Loeb Jr Loeb, Rhodes & Co Howard V. Weaver Santa Fe Good Government Group Chicago Burlington Northern Railroad Workers Group

Dean Says Nixon Informed Before Clemency Offer

Ousted White House Counsel John W. Dean III testified to Senate investigators that President Nixon was consulted before an offer of executive clemency was made to a Watergate conspirator. He also alleged Nixon sought special IRS treatment for friends and discussed press reporters.

Dean Nixon Associated Press Washington White House John W. Dean III Senate Internal Revenue Service Leonid I. Brezhnev Sam J. Ervin Jr D-N.c Charles W. Colson William QO. Bittman Watergate Howard Hunt Bittman Hunt John D. Ehrlichman Colson Bittman Lecal Ehrlichman U.S. Atty John N. Mitchell Mitchell Senate Appropriations Central Intelligence Agency Los Angeles Jeb Stuart Magruder

Martha Mitchell Feuds With Reporter Outside Fifth Avenue Home

Martha Mitchell argued with and struck a reporter outside her Fifth Avenue residence after alleging press intrusion. She also grabbed a doorman hat and threatened reporters as tension over Watergate coverage escalated. A police visit followed but reporters remained outside the building.

Judy Yablonky Associated Press NEW York (Ap Fury Martha Mitchell Fifth Avenue Mrs. Mitchell Mitchell

Weather and events wrap up Spring with fund raiser and taxes

The forecast calls for more warm spring weather with a 84 degree high yesterday and 79 degrees noon today. A benefit Mexican food sale at the American Legion basement is planned for Saturday to raise funds for the new NBC Astro Senior Babe Ruth team. Sumner County tax deadline is today with a last minute rush and a total yesterday of 258,241.73 dollars helped by Santa Fe railroad payments. American Legion meeting and pork tenders dinner are set for tomorrow night with Bay Staters from Boys State as guests. Deer permit applications are now available at the Sumner County Clerk’s office and outlying cities.

American Legion N.B.C. Astro Babe Ruth Sumner County Treasurer's Office Loren Hibbs Santa Fe Railroad Wellington Bay Boys State Lawrence Legion Sumner County Pratt

Southern Kansas Harvest Quickens

The 1973 wheat harvest is moving into full swing in southern Kansas amid reports of shortages of fuel transportation storage and manpower. Dramatically fluctuating prices are adding to the confusion.

Associated Press Kansas

Gasoline Shortage Hits United States Stations Run Short

Nearly half of U S gas stations operate below normal capacity per AAA survey. Forty seven percent curtail hours or ration fuel, with worse conditions in the Pacific Northwest and Middle Atlantic. AAA urges tanks half full and avoid long night trips. Kansas harvest scene reports rising combine orders and grain in elevators with scarce box cars. Some stations in Kansas brace for July shortages as rail and fuel logistics strain farm operations.

Washington United States American Automobile Association Middle Atlantic Middle West AAA New York New Jersey Pacific Northwest Kansas Harvest Labor Control Office Great Bend Coldwater Caldwell Kiowa Ashland Wellington Meade Liberal Harvey Gerald Kansas Grain Inspection Department Hutchinson Kansas Sumner County Russell Teeter Skelly Teeter

Wheat Harvest Underway In Wellington Caldwell Area

The 1973 wheat harvest is in full swing per the Wellington Job Opportunity Center bulletin with Cleo Harris and Neal Shinn reporting. Wellington yields run 40 to 50 bushels, test weights 62 to 63 pounds, and staffing needs include 29 combines and 29 trucks in Wellington plus 15 combines and 15 trucks in Caldwell. A gasoline shortage is reported with the main supplier predicting depletion by noon Thursday.

Eddie J. Shaw Mel Peters Wellington Cleo Harris Neal Shinn Caldwell Shinn

Nixon Brezhnev Plan Talks in Mountains Retreat

President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev moved their summit talks to Camp David as Brezhnev pressed for congressional approval of expanded U S Soviet trade. The two leaders shifted sessions to the mountains retreat after an extraordinary meeting with top senators.

Nixon Brezhnev Associated Press Camp David Leonid J. Brezhnev Potomac Catoctin Mountains White House Senate Foreign Relations Committee Blair House Soviet Union Congress MFN Soviet Communist Party Vance Hartke D-Ind Maryland Nikita S. Krushchev Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S Geneva Moscow

Wellington Faces Winter Fuel Oil Shortage Risks

City Manager A B Preston warns Wellington may need 250000 gallons of fuel oil to endure the coming winter as only 100000 gallons remain in tanks. The city also faces a gasoline shortfall of about 20000 gallons and warns that bids must arrive to prevent a crisis.

Wellington A.B. Preston Preston

Grain Samples Sought for Sumner Co Wheat Exhibit

The Sumner County Wheat Exhibition at the Sumner County Fair in Caldwell Sept 6 7 8 invites farmers to submit 20 pound wheat samples with name address and variety. Entries go to grain elevators or county agent in Wellington or Max Kolarik for pickup by July 10. Samples compete in Mill and Bake Field Quality and physical sample divisions with top prizes from the Kansas Wheat Improvement Association and the Kansas Wheat Commission.

Sumner County Caldwell Sumner County Wheat Growers Association Sumner County Wheat Hearts Wellington Max Kolarik Hutchinson Kansas Far-Marco Laboratories Combine Kansas Wheat Improvement Association The Kansas Wheat Commission

Special Notice on Sewer Break at Daily News Plant

A sewer break at the Daily News Plant Tuesday night caused sewer gas to discolor some photographic paper used for today’s Daily News. Ads and articles may look different. crew opted to print as is. Everything will be alright tomorrow.

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