Emporia drug raid nets about 30 arrests
State Atty. Gen. Vern Miller led about 20 warrants in Emporia. Most arrests involved marijuana sales with three juveniles picked up near Emporia High School and Emporia State Teachers College. Six arrested in Abilene included a juvenile. five were Ft. Riley soldiers.
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Emporia
Kan
Vern Miller
Miller
Merle Hayes
Emporia High School
Emporia State Teachers College
College of Emporia
Fred Howard
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Hayes
Abilene
Dickinson County
Ft. Riley
Curt Bennett
Oklahoma
Medina Found Not Guilty In My Lai Trial
Capt. Ernest L. Medina was acquitted of murder involuntary manslaughter and assault in the My Lai massacre case after a court martial jury of Vietnam veterans deliberated. Medina said he plans to resign from the army and expressed no bitterness toward the military while noting he could have stopped noncombatant deaths.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
U.S
William D. Proctor
Proctor
Medina
Barbara
National Guard
Robert E. Nelson
My Lai Massacre Trials and Aftermath Reach End and Onward
The article recalls William Calley and fellow officers in the My Lai killings. Calley was convicted of at least 22 murders and sentenced to life, later reduced to 20 years. Other officers faced mixed verdicts. Army now pursues blame fixing and punishes a second officer, Col. Henderson, for failing to report and investigate the incident.
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William L. Calley Jr
Medina
My Lai
Col
William Calley
United States Army
Calley
Army
Oran K. Henderson
Ft. Meade
Henderson
County Sues Neosho County Over Lake Pollution
A suit seeks 30000 damages from Neosho County for alleged lake contamination caused by quarry runoff from its rock quarry near highway K39. Marion Stevens and two relatives sue in district court, seeking injunction to stop pumping. hearing set for Oct. 11.
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Neosho County
Marion P. Stevens
Nona I. Stevens
Nelle H. Stevens
Area Forecast Shows Mild Turn With Light Winds
Fair and a little cooler tonight with light variable winds. Fair and a little warmer Friday with low in the mid 40s and high around 70 to 75. Probability of precipitation near zero.
NYC Medical Examiner Links Rebellion to Mutilation Reports
Dr Milton Helpern, chief medical examiner of New York City, says threats from the Attica prison revolt were reduced, clarifying confusing hostage mutilation reports. He notes prisoners with throat cuts were white while gunfire deaths were mostly black, speaking at the Governor's Conference on Drug Abuse in Wichita.
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Wichita, Kan
Milton Helpern
New York City
Attica
N.Y
Helpern
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha in Army Memo Style
A brief wartime note highlights the humor and ambiguity of Army life with the line you may receive a medal or a week of extra duties. The fragment suggests a casual correspondence style amid military context.
City Attorney Updates on Ambulance Contract and Bonds
City Attorney Pennington said he is finalizing terms with Jack Reddick for an ambulance service contract to be submitted to the City Commission in two to three days. He also prepares police non-traffic complaint forms and oversees a street and sewer bond sale, waterworks bonds, industrial revenue bonds, and a lease with ILC for Safari Industrial Park.
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Robert Pennington
Jack Reddick
Reddick
City Commission
Pennington
ILC
Safari Industrial Park
Pence Super Discount Opens 24 Hour Store in Santa Fe
Pence IGA at 1501 S Santa Fe launches around the clock shopping with a new store headline. The advertisement promotes 24/7 hours and wide discount offerings for local customers.
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Santa Fe
Buffalo Homecoming Saturday Parade and Events
Buffalo prepares for a Saturday Homecoming starting with an 11 a.m. parade on Main Street. Walter Davis and Joe Hake co chairmen announce a noon free bean feed and 1 p.m. children's races with prizes. Raymond Clinesmith chairs the event with a variety show at the softball field and a 9 p.m. dance at the Youth Center.
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Buffalo
Walter Davis
Joe Hake
Raymond Clinesmith
George Cox
Thursa Braman
Bond sale in Chanute for street and sewer bonds
Chanute will sell 669 772 dollars of street bonds and 73 416 dollars of sewer bonds at 4 p m today at the Memorial Building. The sale will include a public opening of bids and may not settle results immediately. The bonds are partly paid by property owners and partly by the city with some bonds not charged to the city.
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Chanute
Memorial Building
Robert Pennington
Pennington
Post Office to bill dog owners for bite injuries
Newark area cases show the U S Post Office billing dog owners for bitten workers. Since July 1 lawsuits include a $2100 claim for a dog that tore a mail carrier’s leg and sidelined him six weeks.
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Newark
N.J
U.S
Appeal Delayed On Glen Lacey Nonconforming Carpet Business
The Board of Zoning Appeals postponed action on Glen Lacey’s request to extend his nonconforming carpet sales at 227 E Ith until legality is established. It noted legal mistakes since he started seven years ago and discussed permits, zoning, and potential hardship. Board member changes were announced with Emmet Bolze resigning for health reasons.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Glen Lacey
Lacey
Planning Commission
Kenneth Sanborn
Mohr
Sanborn
Emmet Bolze
S. Tennessee
Pilot cites biblical curse during Keflavik stopover
At Heathrow an RAF VC10 pilot on a Newfoundland to London flight diverted to Keflavik Iceland to pick up gear and radioed Deuteronomy 27 18. The curse was quoted as airport staff scanned a Bible to interpret the verse.
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London
Heathrow
Royal Air Force
Newfoundland
Keflavik
Iceland
Congress Bans Amchitka Nuclear Test Pending Nixon Approval
Congress advances a 4.7 billion public works bill banning the Amchitka Island nuclear test in Alaska unless the President directly approves. House passes the bill 376 to 0. Senate approves by voice vote. In Kansas, commerce groups merge to form the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry by Nov 1 1972 with a single office. A separate Kansas Medical Society move: a questionnaire to doctors on welfare payments may be mailed within about a week after officers review it.
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Washington
Congress
Amchitka Island
Alaska
Nixon
House
Senate
Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries of Kansas
Kansas Isoiation of Commerce and Industry
R. J. Fegan
Junction City
State Chamber
Tom Aird
Salina
AIK
Kansas Medical Society
Oliver E. Ebel
W. J. Reals
Wichita
Ebel
Reals
Black’s Condition Deteriorates. Placed on Very Serious List
Hugo L. Black, 85, former Supreme Court justice, worsened at Bethesda Navy Hospital. An official statement said his prognosis was poor after a fairly severe stroke on Sunday, placing him on the very serious list.
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Washington (Ap
Hugo L. Black
Bethesda Navy Hospital
Supreme Court
Black
Kidnap Conviction in Laporte Case Shocks Montreal
Bernard Lortie, 19, a French Canadian trades school dropout, is convicted of kidnapping Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte. Laporte was found strangled a week after the abduction. Co-defendants Paul Rose and Francis Simard, already serving life terms for murder, face kidnaping trials October 18, while Jacques Rose goes on trial for murder October 12.
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Montreal
Bernard Lortie
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Lortie
Laporte
Paul Rose
Francis Simard
Jacques Rose
Paul
Wichita club Doggie Bingo license delays greyhound ruling
An application for a Wichita private club liquor license to operate Doggie Bingo with greyhound racing is delayed by state liquor control director E V D Murphy for further investigation. The action postpones the start of greyhound racing in Wichita.
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Topeka
Kan
Wichita
Alcoholic Beverage Control Office
E.V.D. Murphy
State Liquor Control Director
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