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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
2
Ninety seven persons were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after a massive stall in on the New Jersey Turnpike following a peace rally in Washington. Most remained on the highway after traffic moved was restored about 11 p.m. Sunday. 13 cars and one bus were towed.
Roger Sellars of DeSoto was elected commander of the second district of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the VFW district convention in Lawrence. Bob Kennedy of Overland Park was elected senior vice commander and Harold Miller of Greeley was named junior vice commander.
Pre school roundup sessions continue in Lawrence elementary schools to orient kindergartners and inform parents about education health and safety policies. Roundup times run across districts from New York at 2 30 p m Tuesday to Woodlawn at 7 30 p m May 11 with East Heights planning May meetings at homes.
In Kansas City several thousand rough-winged swallows circled tall downtown buildings Sunday night and many were killed after striking structures. E. H. Meyer, building engineer at the Ten Main Center, reported the flock appeared to circle his building. The birds winter in Central America and migrate to breeding grounds in the Midwest and Ontario, Canada.
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