Lawrence Awards Radio Maintenance Contract To Motorola
Lawrence commissioners rejected the lowest bid and awarded a one year radio maintenance contract to Motorola Communications and Electronics of Lenexa for 7248 dollars after police officials cited years of improper service. Officers faced radio outages and frequency deviations risking a federal fine.
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No Evidence Ties Haldeman to Watergate Activities
Senate Watergate committee leaders said they have received no evidence linking President Nixon aide H R Haldeman to any illegal activities in the 1972 campaign. They addressed media reports claiming McCord had hearsay evidence of Haldeman's prior knowledge of the Watergate bugging.
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Hatfield Gilles Condra Win Posts
Hatfield Gilles and Condra lead in school board race with Bradley edged by 10 votes. Final canvass due Friday at Douglas County Courthouse. Bradley vows no recount while awaiting official results. Gilles is a pediatrician. Hatfield is a real estate president. Condra directs Cottonwood Inc. in Lawrence Kansas.
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Condra
Anna Berger
Robert Ammel
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Ammel
Hatfield
Gilles
Kansas School Board Assn
Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Lawrence
Haverty & Hatfield Real Estate and ‘Insurance
Hubbard Confesses Slang Gap as Acid Line Jokes Fly
Overland Park Capt Edward Hubbard, a long imprisoned American, speaks by phone with his wife Beverly who works at a crisis center. She jokes about a caller’s teen using acid, highlighting the era's slang and tension. Meantime Washington notes food prices may rise by 10 percent this year per a Joint Economic Committee staff report. In South Dakota, negotiators say nine of 10 demands by militants at Wounded Knee have been agreed, signaling a peaceful end to the 36 day occupation.
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Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Wounded Knee
City Clarifies Election Rules for City Employees
The City Commission unanimously updated the city employees manual to clarify permissible political activity by city workers. The change removes the term appointive official and keeps employe coverage, aiming to prevent lobbying actions while allowing discussions of citizen issues.
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Buford Watson
Robert Haralick
Haralick
Nancy Hambleton
Dennis Kallsen
Commission
Jack Rose
Bloodmobile Drives for 150 Units Daily at Lawrence Memorial
The Red Cross Bloodmobile starts a three day drive at Lawrence Memorial Hospital from 1 to 6 p.m. daily with a 150 unit daily goal to stock blood for three months. Donors can give 1 to 6 p.m. today and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. The Douglas County Chapter sponsors the event, which visits Lawrence four times yearly.
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Fire prompts brief Lawrence run to Jayhawker Apartments
A smoke odor from a malfunctioning incinerator sent Lawrence firefighters to Tower C of Jayhawker Apartments at 1605 West 15th Street at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday. No damage was reported.
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Nixon Veto Victory Marked by Taxpayer Defiance
Washington AP reports President Nixon called a veto override a victory for taxpayers as Congress prepares new fights over a 268 billion spending ceiling and impoundments. Senate vote on handicapped rehabilitation bill fell just short of two thirds, prompting criticism from Eagleton Brademas Humphrey and praise from Nixon for defending average Americans.
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Judge Denies Plea Withdrawal in Kidnap Shooting Case
Judge James W. Paddock denied Howard W. Rose's request to withdraw his guilty plea in a Division II Douglas County case. Rose, 26, Akron, is serving a life sentence for aggravated kidnapping after pleading guilty January 17. A separate appeal denial was also issued.
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Voting analysis details precinct results and absentee totals
In District 497 Dr Bradley trailed Condra by 4 votes in rural polls while Hatfield led at multiple schools and townships. Absentee voting favored Bradley in some areas, with Condra securing advantages at central polling sites. Gilles and Condra posted strong showings in several districts with numerous school and community locations listed.
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No Gun Found In Creek Search Near Ottawa
A creek southeast of Ottawa was drained and searched by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for a gun linked to the deaths of Hazel Avery Steven Avery and Gary Longfellow. No gun was found. The three were shot to death and their bodies were found in Mrs. Avery’s car about 20 miles southeast of Ottawa.
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Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Franklin County
Robert Pinet
Hazel Avery
Ala
Steven Avery
Iola
Gary Longfellow
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Brandt to Visit Washington for Talks With Nixon
West Germany Chancellor Willy Brandt will visit Washington on May 12 for talks with U.S. President Richard Nixon, a government spokesman announced. The visit aims to discuss bilateral relations and postwar European security.
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