Cragan Foresees Jails Upgraded With New Technology
Douglas County leaders at a two day correctional session discussed building a modern jail using advances in design and technology. They noted the 1971 bond defeat and explored outside-wall max security, educational and counseling services, and juvenile diversion to reduce jail use.
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Walter Cragan
Cragan
Edith Flynn
Clearinghouse
Flynn
Jerry Hoffman
Lawrence Contiuity
Lawrence Public Library
Mittee
Cook
Kansas Turnpike
National Consumers Congress launches meatless protest plan
A national group urges Americans to skip meat on Tuesdays and Thursdays and to join a May 5 protest against high food prices. Betty Furness chairs the movement with 150 women on Capitol Hill, calling for price rollbacks, reduced exports, and actions to boost domestic production.
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Washington
Capitol “Hill
National Consumers Congress
Congress
Betty ‘Furness
New York City
Consumer Affairs
KU Debaters Grab Third In National Tournament
Kansas University debaters Bill Russell from Omaha and Bill Hensely of Wichita finished third at the 17th National Debate Tournament at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Md. They posted eight wins and three losses with Russell named third place speaker and Hensley ninth.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Bill Russell
Omaha
Neb
Bill Hensely
Wichita
Russell
Hensley
U. S
National Debate Committee
Hensely
Joel Goldman
Shawnee Mission
Bill Webster
Carthage
Donn W. Parson
Indian Negotiators Seek Decision on Wounded Knee Siege
WOUNDED KNEE SD AP Government negotiators await a decision from militants at Wounded Knee on a seven point disarmament proposal to end the 44 day siege. Asst. U S Atty Gen Stanley Pottinger said the offer was revised and returned to the village with AIM attorneys. He stressed that the Indian community will decide, noting multiple factions within the village.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Asst
U.S. Atty
Stanley Pottinger
American Indian Movement
AIM
Pottinger
Nixon aides mix leisure with duty amid White House pace
Ehrlichman described as affable and private, a WWII navigator with five children, and his loyalty to Nixon highlighted. Haldeman and Ehrlichman share a taste for sun and quiet social circles while aiding the president.
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Ehrlichman
Georgetown
Seattle
Richard Nixon
Haldeman
Kiwanis Club Cites Wilson for Man of the Year
Retired Navy Lt Cmdr Ross Wilson received the Jay hawk Kiwanis Club man of the year award for long service and work with Kiwanis youth programs. A past president and former lieutenant governor, Wilson now chairs inter club activities. he and wife Irene reside at 337 Parkhill Ter.
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Wilson
Jayhawk Kiwanis Club
Jayhawk Kiwanis
Kansas Kiwanis District
His Wife
Irene
Parkhill
Ter
Democrats Pushing Tax Reform Move
Led by Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, more than a dozen Democrats urged congressional action on tax reform this year. Muskie asked President Nixon to outline plans to ease tax burdens as Tax Action Campaign organizers plan nationwide protests before the tax deadline. Key tax writers Mills and Long doubted major reform this year while Nixon planned only limited requests.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Congress
Muskie
Senate
Nixon
Tax Action Campaign
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Russell Long
Senate Finance Committee
Underworld figure found shot to death in car trunk
Nick Louis Spero a 38 year old known underworld figure was found dead in the trunk of a 1968 Cadillac parked in a suburban Clay County village between Gladstone and Kansas City. He was shot in the back of the head and chest authorities said. The Clay County Sheriff's Office received a call about a strange car and sought help from Gladstone police. Kansas City police records show Spero had 23 felony arrests but no convictions.
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Kansas City
Clay County
Nick Louis Spero
Gladstone
Spero
Vickers Lecture Speaker Daniel Bell at KU Tonight
Harvard sociologist Daniel Bell will address the question Is America a Sick Society at 7 30 tonight in Woodruff Auditorium as part of Kansas University's Vickers Lecture Series. He is known as a futurist educator and sociologist.
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Daniel Bell
Harvard University
Woodruff
Kansas University
Vickers
Bell
America
Shrine Carnival Rescheduled at Douglas County Fairgrounds
The Shrine Carnival Days in Lawrence were postponed from today to Saturday at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Mrs. Frank Raley Jr. cited incomplete arrangements as the reason. The event will run through April 21. West Sixth Street traffic sees sand truck convoys delivering thousands of tons to Clinton Lake dam site amid ongoing concerns about speeding truck drivers.
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Shrine
Douglas County
Frank Raley Jr
West Sixth Street
Clinton Lake
Volkswagen
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Furlough 110 Staff
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant will permanently lay off about 110 maintenance personnel on Friday under Department of Defense budget cuts. The plant’s total staff will drop to about 145, with remaining roles including engineering, office, security, utility, and maintenance. The cuts are the largest since June 1971, but will not affect planned modernization projects.
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Department of Defense
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Bill Moorehead
National Defense
Moorehead
Board Approves Teacher Pacts in Tonganoxie
The Tonganoxie Board of Education unanimously approved contracts for teachers giving an average annual raise of about $400. The package includes a master employment manual and raises base salary from $6,656 to $6,800. Documents were to be drafted and mailed to teachers next week.
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Tonganoxie
Tonganoxie Board of Education
Robert Powers
Tonganoxie-Jarhalo ‘Teachers Assn
Powers
Candidates File Expenses in Douglas County Primary
Douglas County Clerk sent notices to 13 remaining primary candidates who must file personal expenditure statements within 10 days. Some candidates reported various expenses or none, including Hatfield and Christy listing none for both elections, while others like Ed monds and Bradley filed small amounts. General election expenditure deadlines include May 7 for statements.
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Douglas County
Larry Hatfield
Lawrence
Lionel Edmonds
Baldwin
David Arnold
Baldwin School Board
Joe Christy
Lecompton
Hatfield
Christy
William Bradley
Lawrence School Board
Delbert Mathia
Kansas University student Terence McDonald wins junior college scholarship
Terence McDonald of Fort Scott, a KU student and radiation biology major, has earned a Junior College Scholarship to continue his education at KU next fall. He previously attended Fort Scott Community Junior College before transferring to KU.
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Terence McDonald
Kansas University
McDonald
Fort Scott
Fort Scott Community
Food Prices Compare Protein Costs in Historic Market
The passage lists common foods with prices per pound or unit and converts to protein costs. Beverages, dairy, meats, and beans show beans at 26 cents per pound with 20 grams of protein costing 6 cents, porterhouse steak at 1.97 a pound equating to 66 cents per 20 grams, and lamb chops at 2.18 per pound or 67 cents per 20 grams.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Talk Is Rescheduled Lecture By UI Professor Loewenberg
Professor Gerhard Loewenberg of the University of Iowa will lecture on German democracy at 8 p.m. Monday in the Jayhawk Room of the University of Kansas Union.
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Gerhard Loewenberg
University of Iowa
University of Kansas Union
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