Docking Demands Federal Disaster Aid Over Harvest Fuel Shortage
Kansas Governor Robert Docking told U S Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz he will press for federal disaster assistance if fuel shortages keep farmers from harvesting crops worth millions of acres across Kansas. Senator Robert Dole said the ASCS office in Manhattan will host a fuel campaign to secure supplies.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Robert Docking
U.S
Earl Butz
Robert Dole
Kan
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Manhattan
Morgan Williams
Farmers Home Administration
Royden Konopaska
U.S. Office of Emergency Preparedness
Frank Mosier
ASCS
Nixon
Docking
Butz
William E. Simon
U.S. Treasury
Dean
Executive Office
Hunt
Colson
Dole
Washington
Oil and Gas Office
Department of Interior
Senate Agriculture Committee
Office of Oil and Gas
Kansas Ascs
Jerry Newcomb
Wiliam Taggert
Mosier
Haldeman
Demonstration Wheat Plots Harvested Near Highway 166
County agent Sam Rowe supervised the harvest of wheat demonstration plots on land leased by Wallace Wolf along Highway 166 east of the turnpike. Fertilizer and rainfall boosted yields with Pronto leading at 67.7 bushels per acre and Parker, Scout, and Danne also posting strong results.
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Highway 166
Wallace Wolf
Sam Rowe
Parker
Scout
Eddie J. Shaw
Sumner County
Wellington
Caldwell
Cleo Harris
Neal Shinn
Shinn
Wellington sees triple digit heat and siren tests mark day
The Wellington area swelters with three consecutive 100 degree days and weekend highs of 102. A 4 pm siren test occurred as usual on Mondays. Heritage Tour reservations extend to tomorrow with a next Thursday outing to Tahlequah. Bloodmobile visits, court clerk conference and fireworks rules outline summer activity in the area. Open House honors local residents and a list of birthdays and anniversaries closes the note.
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Wellington
Civil Defense
Cultural Arts Council
Wellington Area
Chamber of Commerce
Tsa-La-Gi
Tahlequah
Oklo
Dorothy Brandt
American Red Cross
American Legion
Brandt
Kansas District Court Clerks
Washburn University School of Law
Topeka
Kansas
Mayme
Bill Ellis
C. H. Hess
Lloyd Russell Barraks
Betty Totten
Dana Parker
Kenneth Everhart
Brenda Fenton
Jeffery Masonhall
Carol Jane Bell
Danell Creed
Jack Warrentine
Gladys Canaday
Ralph Sistrunk
Mrs
Ed Hundley
Truck Drivers Hurt In I-35 Exit Crash Near South Haven
Two GMC trucks pulling combines collided on an exit ramp from I-35 to Highway 166 three miles east of South Haven. Drivers Russell Williams and Charles J. Wass were injured. Williams taken to St Lukes Hospital. Property damage described as not extensive.
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GMC
Highway 166
South Haven
Russell Williams
Parsons
Kan
Charles J. Wass
Dennis
Sedan
Williams
Wellington
St. Lukes Hospital
House and Senate Move to Cut Bombing Funds in Cambodia
The House and Senate push to block all funds for bombing in Cambodia and Indochina. Amendments would ban new spending for bombing or all U S war activities there. Nixon has 10 days to act on the 3.4 billion supplemental bill or face veto or automatic law.
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House
Senate
Cambodia
Washington
U.S
Indochina
Pentagon
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Laos
Nixon
Tne
Mike Mansfield
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Japanese Seek Kansas Beef Amid Price Negotiations
Japanese buyers from Osaka Offal Cooperative seek Kansas offal and beef, aiming for 25 to 30 metric tons monthly. They want prices for Osaka delivery, weigh concerns over current quotes, and plan tours with Kansas officials to evaluate cattle processing facilities.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Osaka
Japan
United States
Akira Ishida
Osaka Offal Enterprise Coopertive Association
Ohashi
Ishida
Kansas Beef Industries Inc
Kansas Beef Industries
Dean Contradicts Nixon Statements in Watergate Testimony
Former White House counsel John W. Dean III testifies before the Senate Watergate committee, contradicting Nixon on cover up knowledge and clemency offers. Dean says Nixon knew of payments to defendants and discussed clemency with Ehrlichman and Colson, while Nixon denies involvement.
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Washington
Nixon
John W. Dean III
Senate
Dean
White House
G. Gordon Liddy
Finance Committee
Oval Office
H.R. Haldeman
Liddy
Watergate
John D. Ehrlichman
Charles W. Colson
E. Howard Hunt
Haldeman
National disgrace of child abuse shocks AMA
Dr Vincent Fontana warned at an AMA meeting that child abuse is a national disgrace worse than Watergate. He cited estimates of 1.5 million suspected cases, 50,000 deaths, and 300,000 permanent injuries this year. He urged $600 million for demonstration programs to combat abuse.
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Alton Blakeslee
New York
Watergate
Vincent J. Fontana
New York City
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York Foundling Hospital
Fontana
American Medical Association
Ior
Kansas Traffic Safety Award to Wellington
Mayor Mat F. Dwyer received a letter from Governor Robert Docking naming Wellington the first placewinner in Kansas Traffic Safety Program for 1972 in Class C (population 5,001 to 10,000). The governor invites the mayor to a June 28 1973 ceremony at 11 00 am in his office to receive a bronze plaque.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
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S. Jefferson
Satanta
Eagle
Gage
Danne
Scoutland
Shawnee
Pronto
Jim Adams
John Jamieson
Daniel Rogers
Dave Owen
Wichita
S. A. Marcus
Kansas Beef Industries, Inc
Greater Northwest Kansas Inc
Cy Raben
Russell
Greater Northwest Kansas
Roy Davis
Northwest Kansas
Owen
Emporia
Iowa
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