Supreme Court declines Manson appeal and family
The Supreme Court refused to hear Charles Manson and three followers an California Supreme Court ruling upheld their fairness of trial. Attorneys claimed errors publicity and prosecutorial misconduct violated due process while noting Manson now faces life in prison after California eliminated the death penalty. Linda Kasabian testified for the prosecution and was highlighted as a key witness.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Charles Manson
California Supreme Court
Manson
Los Angeles
Patricia Krenwinkel
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Sharon Tate
Irving Kanarek
California
Kanarek
Linda Kasabian
Miss Kasabian
Utility rate hikes top city agenda
Lawrence city commissioners eye a packed Tuesday 7 pm meeting agenda after a rare week off. The plan includes higher natural gas and rural water rates, plus citywide water and sewer increases tied to inflation and bond payments for the Clinton Reservoir Plant.
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Lawrence
First National Bank
Bill Salome
City Commission
Salome
Gene Vogt
Commission
Vogt
Clinton Reservoir
Lawrence Municipal
Lawrence Aviation
Iowa Street
26Th Street
Delaware Street
North Third Street
North Street
Mississippi Street
11Th Street
Clinton Park
Parkmar Estates
Clinton
Prairie Meadows
City of
RM 1
North Iowa
Kingston Drive
Parkmar
25Th Street
Cimarron Hills
Bonanza Street
Westdale Road
Wisconsin Street
West Fourth
West Third
Deerfield Park
Burcham Park
Stewart Avenue
Edgewood Park
Alabama Street
Medical Arts Building
Fifth and Indiana
Russian poet Bella Akhmadulina reads at KU
Russian poet Bella Akhmadulina will read and discuss her poetry at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Pine Room Kansas Union The visit is sponsored by the KU Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Slavic and Soviet Area Studies program. She was named an honorary member of the American Academy and the Institute of Arts and Letters.
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Bella Akhmadulina
Pine Room
Kansas Union
Ms. Akhmadulina
American Academy
Institute of Arts and Letters
Kansas University Department of
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Sets 54th Meeting
The 54th annual general membership meeting of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Kenneth McFarland, known as the dean of after-dinner speakers, will be the featured speaker. Ned Cushing becomes chamber president, succeeding Tom Greene. New directors will be installed and a film titled To Fly will be shown, financed by Continental Oil. Tickets are available at the chamber office.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Union
Kenneth McFarland
Topeka
Ned Cushing
University State Bank
Tom Greene
Calvin, Eddy and Kappelman
Chamber
Continental Oil Co
Smithsonian Institution
New National Air and Space Museum
Washington, D.C
America
McFarland
Freedoms Foundation
General Motors
Culvert Contract Awarded in Douglas County
Leavenworth Excavating and Equipment Co. of Leavenworth won a $76,999 contract to build a culvert on a Rock Creek branch in southwestern Douglas County 1.5 miles north of U.S. 56 near the Douglas Osage line. About $40,000 will be funded by state and federal highway money, with the remainder from county funds.
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Leavenworth Excavating and Equipment Co
Leavenworth
Douglas County
Dean Sanderson
U.S. 56
Douglas-Osage
Rock Creek
Sanderson
Public Hearing Planned On Health Agency designation
The Northeast Kansas Health Systems Agency will hold a public hearing on May 3 in Topeka to review major health problems and seek public comment on its renewal application to the federal government for designation as the area’s health systems agency.
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Northeast Kansas Health Systems Agency
Topeka
Douglas County
Health Systems Agency
KU and area colleges plan freshman architecture year
Kansas University and local community colleges announce a shared freshman architecture year for Kansas City students beginning fall 1977. Courses will be held at KU Regents Center in Overland Park and the respective colleges with 15 to 20 KU transfer slots possible after year one.
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Kansas University
Johnson County Community College
Kansas City, Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
Hutchison
Orientation for transfers at KU this week
Students completing community college work this spring and planning KU enrollment in the fall attend orientation and advising on the KU campus today and Tuesday. Gil Dyck, dean of admissions and records, says they may consult advisers about course selection and transfer of credits. The sessions are in the Kansas Union.
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Kansas University
Gil Dyck
Admissions and Records
Kansas Union
Carter expected to approve Austrian purchase of Israeli jets
The Carter administration plans to authorize an Austrian buy of 24 Israeli fighter bombers with GE J-79 engines. Value estimated at 110 to 140 million dollars, with a final decision due within a week. Austria may choose other bids or pass, while Sweden offers Viggen jets.
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Washington
Austria
Cyrus R. Vance
Sweden
United States
Israel
Ecuador
U.S
Latin America
Farm theft prevention system rolls out in Douglas County
Douglas County Kansas launches a farm theft identification program by the Farm Bureau and Sheriff to mark property with 10 digit IDs KS023 plus owner code. Registration is free and open to all residents with tools for marking provided. The system aims to deter crime and is backed by KBI and NCIC approval.
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Douglas County
Kansas Farm Bureau
Sheriff's Department
United States
Kansas
Sheriff's Office
Norman Leary
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Rex Johnson
Hospital costs called too steep says PNHA head
Dr. Dan Asimus, president of the Physicians National HouseStaff Association, cites waste and profit focus as drivers of steep hospital costs. He argues interns and residents should help craft solutions and that bargaining could improve patient care. Jay Dobkin succeeds Asimus, supports extending NLRA coverage to interns and residents.
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FT. Mitchell, Ky
Dan Asimus
Physicians National Housestaff Association
Asimus
Conclu
Sion
PNHA
Jay Dobkin
New York
Dobkin
KU trash fire investigated at Ellsworth Hall
Kansas University police are investigating a fire in a trash chute at Ellsworth residence hall. Arson is considered a possibility but no direct evidence or suspects have been found. The seven floor area was smoky, partial evacuation occurred, and no injuries were reported.
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Kansas University
Ellsworth
Lawrence
M.E. Hill
Hill
Hijack attempt foiled at Krakow airport
Polish police foiled a hijack at Krakow airport as a gunman tried to reach a TU-134 aircraft bound for Nuernberg. A hostage was seized. a shot was fired and the gunman was captured. The plane departed four hours late and arrived in Nuernberg without further incident.
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Warsaw
Poland
Krakow
Nuernberg
West Germany
PAP
Lot
Ford
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Kansas Public Service
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Harold R. Fatzer
Kansas Supreme Court
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William Russell Dugan Jr
John Richard Horst
John Herbert House
Danny Arnold Martin Jr
Harold Earl Pierce
Victor Frank Poulos
Charles Wilmoth Smiley
Erding
Carter
Iowa Farm Bureau
John Wiechman
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
National Crime Information Center
M&m Office Supply
New Hampshire
Memphis, Tenn
Gerald Ford
Mary Webb
Vickie Larcom
Charlie Girl
Connecticut
Journal-World
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