Gilmore seeks release, argues delay voids death sentence
Gary Gilmore’s attorney filed a habeas corpus petition in Utah courts claiming the state failed to carry out the death sentence within the 30 to 60 day window set after October 7. The writ aims to free Gilmore, who maintains he wants either execution or freedom, while a U.S. Supreme Court stay remains in effect.
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Salt Lake City
UPC
Gary Gilmore
Ron Stanger
Gilmore
Stanger
Provo
George Ballif
Utah Attorney General's Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Rhodesia Talks Pause for Christmas Break
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith said private talks showed a little progress and the Rhodesia conference would adjourn for a Christmas recess but reconvene soon afterward. He spoke after a 90 minute meeting with the British conference chair.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
Richard
Weather Outlook and Historical Temperatures
Area forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with lows in the 30s. Friday will be colder with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s and southwest winds 20 to 35 mph gusting. The piece also notes past temperature records for this date and mentions Rhodesia talks with Richard and Kissinger.
Royster teachers push improvements at Chanute school
Chanute USD 413 board met Royster Junior High teachers for informal input on needs. They urged an emotional disturbance education program, updated building systems, a school breakfast, and expanded fine arts and summer bus use, aiming for practical, board-backed changes.
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Andrea Groves
Royster Junior High
Chanute Usd 413 Board of Education
Royster
Ron Spire
Ron Hart
P.a
John Martin
Martin
Barbara Keller
Beverly Rideau
Zumalt
Abts
Jim Kindall
Kindall
Elaine Dutton
Gehrt
Animals may aid earthquake prediction says USGS chief
Peter L. Ward of the U S Geological Survey reports a biological link to quakes is under study, with snakes, cows, dogs and birds cited as showing unusual pre quake behavior. Ward and Hamilton warn of activity in southern California and ongoing Palmdale Bulge studies with over 1 000 seismological instruments and more than two million dollars spent.
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San Francisco
UPI
Peter L. Ward
U.S. Geological Survey
Ward
American Geophysical Union
National Center For Earthquake Research
Menlo Park
Calif
Robert M. Hamilton
Office of Earthquake Studies of the
Geological Survey
California
Hamilton
Palmdale
Los Angeles
San Andreas Fault
Intercepted Letter to Cha Mentions Time and Mood
An intercepted letter to Cha references time cooling and clarification as a small consolation at deadline. The writer notes moods shift over hours and suggests patience as events unfold. The fragment hints at reflective, literary phrasing rather than concrete events.
Discrimination: Separating the men from the boys
Reno County judge asserts Kansas judicial discipline favors Supreme Court justices. Magistrate Richard Rome seeks a hearing to challenge procedures he says deny equal protection and expose a double standard between lower court judges and justices. He cites Fatzer case and seeks jurisdiction review by the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Topeka
UPI
Reno
Supreme Court
Richard Rome
Kansas Supreme Court
Harold Fatzer
Texas
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Rome
High Court
Kansas
Hutchinson
U.S
Fatzer
Dallas-Fort Worth
Trash hauling dissatisfies Buffalo group
A Buffalo council meeting heard residents complain about a new trash hauling fee of 2 dollars per month per household for disposal at a distant landfill to meet regulations. Continental Telephone Company discussed new fire phones to alert the fire department, and the council approved street rock, a new plant chlorinator, and a pre-application for an HUD sewer grant.
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Buffalo
Altoona
Continental Telephone Company of Kansas
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Milwaukee
Ore
Ivor Richard
London
Henry Kissinger
Hinman Concrete
Parsons
Chanute City Complex
East 14Th Street
Alcott School
Earl Gehrt
Marcia Hoffman
Ray Zumalt
Cha
Judicial Qualifications Commission
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