County sheriff race grows heated over experience claims
Controversy erupts as Clarence M. Calvin faces questions about his law enforcement background. Opponent Bartholomew accuses Calvin of overstating 13 years while Calvin cites 11 years across Sedgwick Augusta and Neosho counties, including time as a jailor and special deputy. Miller and Carr provide context.
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Clarence M. Calvin
Neosho County
Calvin
Today’s Tribune
George E. Bartholomew
Eric
Bar
Tholomew
Vern Miller
Kansas
Augusta
Johnny Carr
Sedgwick
Bartholomew
David Kern
Sedgwick County
Wichita
the Tribune
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department
Party platforms reviewed by Andrea Groves
Democratic and Republican platforms outline contrasting visions for health care education and crime. Democrats push universal health insurance financed by taxes while Republicans oppose compulsory coverage. Election night polling stations open as local booths are prepared, citing cost impacts and federal role.
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Andrea Groves
Democratic Congress
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Washington
Congress
Rangerette program on last legs in Kansas
The Kansas Parks and Resource Authority seeks $100,000 for Rangerette security but faces budget cuts and possible program elimination. After two Rangerette murders since 1974 spurred calls to end the program, lawmakers consider administrative steps to enforce park permits while Lynn Burris notes the authority may not fight to preserve Rangerettes.
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Cedar Bluff State Park
Norma Bush
Milford State Park
Joint Committee On
Miss Bush
Lynn Burris
Parks and Resource Authority
Burris
Kansas Straw Poll Shifts As Glickman Edges Shriver
Dan Glickman gains a 48 to 43 percent lead over Rep Garner Shriver in the Harris Newspapers straw poll with Reno County voters tipping the scale. Ford wins 49 of 67 counties while Carter takes 17 and a single county ties as last day shifts narrow the gap.
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
Kansas
Harris
Dan Glickman
Wichita
Garner Shriver
R-Kan
Reno
Shriver
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Johnson
Wyandotte
Carter
Keith Sebelius
Randy Yowell
Hays
Franklin County
Larry Winn
Philip S. Rhoad
Joe Skubitz
Kan
Virgil Olson
U S Officials Enter Rhodesia Talks in Geneva
In Geneva United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs William Schaufele met with British conference chairman Ivor Richard and planned a session with Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith. Kissinger sent Schaufele after black nationalists rejected U S peace proposals as Smith warned of a slow conference pace.
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Switzerland
UPI
United States
Rhodesia
Britain
William Schaufele
Ivor Richard
Ian Smith
Schaufele
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
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