Kansas Watergate rumors and a night of intrigue in Topeka
In 1973 Kansas politics unfold like a thriller. Gov Docking stalls major bills awaiting a disallowance measure while Captain Midnight lurks in Statehouse shadows. A motel burglary yields $800 and key documents as Sen. Gaines and others are whisked by a Highway Patrol trooper to the Capitol. A bridge accident near Erie leaves two injured and two cars damaged in icy conditions.
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Topeka
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Sen
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Capitol
Uganda Sees Limited Help From Black Power Push
In Uganda a few American blacks respond to Idi Amin’s call to aid the economy but face travel costs losses and bank troubles. CORE officials join Amin’s drive to recruit professionals for multiyear stints, amid a regime of expulsions and nationalizations. Arson suspected after a cabin fire near Parson Lake, and preschool screenings begin in Crawford County with standard health checks.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Africa
Congress of Racial Equality
United States
Roy Innis
Arden Hammans
Parsons Lake
Neosho County
Howard Peak
Parsons
Peak
Hammans
Music Director to Retire After 26 Years at College
Independence Community Junior College bids farewell to Harold Thompson, longtime director of choral music, with a public reception after the spring chorale concert. The celebration honors his 26 years of service and impact on the college music program.
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Independence
Independence Community Junior College
Harold Thompson
College and Faculty Association
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Leroy Towns
Captain Midnight
Honkey - Pankey
Thomas van Cleave
Duane S
Pete’’ McGill
Tony Branchi
McGill
Dr. Branchi
New England
Topeka Police
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Fred Howard
KBI
Attorney General
Senate
Robert Docking
Senates
Robert Bennett
Gaines
Erie
David Kern
Ernie A. King
Russell Sprague
Kern
King
Sprague
Associated Press
Innis
Pittsburg
Crawford County Health Department
Denver
Solomon Goodrich
Charles Cook
Richard Tortman
Entebbe
U.S
Kampala
Goodrich
Tororo Girls School
Apolo Kironde
Cuba
Haiti
Jamaica
Brazil
Home Savings Association
Lincoln & Walnut
Gibson-Koch Chapel
North Forest
Chanute, Kansas
Home Appliance Company
DIAL
East Main
Bank Americard
Farmer’s Discount Center
W. Cherry
Chanute
Jcpenney
Mesa
Oxford
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