Eagles Fall to Airborne Hunters Amid Wyoming Sheep Threat
Wyoming pilot testifies before the Senate environmental panel that ranchers hired gunmen to shoot hundreds of eagles, with crews killing up to 34 per day. Interior officials vow prosecution as the Audubon Society notes protected birds and questions about stock predation.
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Guilty Pleas in Theft and Marijuana Possession
Richard Beebe 28 of Arkansas pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court to attempting to steal radiators from Penny Ready-Mix Co. in May and June. Micheal K. Davis 21 of Newton was found guilty in county court of illegal possession of three cigarettes containing marijuana and received a one year suspended sentence with a $1000 fine. Davis was arrested June 17 after police saw him discard a container while hitchhiking on West Sixth. Beebe faces 1 to 5 years at sentencing August 12.
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Mills Proposal Draws Rebuke From Marchi
New York state senator John Marchi called Representative Mills revenue sharing plan disastrous to the federal system. Marchi, former Lindsay foe, spoke to 12 state legislative leaders at a Council of State Governments meeting in Wichita. He criticized bypassing states and sending funds directly to cities. Robert Ellsworth, former NATO ambassador, will speak tonight in Kansas.
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Red Cross Swim Lessons Sign Up Ends
Registration for the final session of Red Cross swimming lessons, run by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, is Saturday from 9 to noon. Eight 44 minute lessons run Monday through Thursday through Aug. 19 with multiple start times and 3 dollar fees.
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Red Cross
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Bailey becomes third woman general in Army history
Mildred C. Bailey was sworn in as eighth director of the Women's Army Corps and promoted to brigadier general. She succeeds Brig. Gen. Elizabeth Hoisington, who retired after 29 years of service. Bailey will oversee about 13,000 Army women worldwide. She is the daughter of Walter H. and Mrs. Caroon of Kinston, North Carolina.
Switzerland Fights Water Pollution After Massive Fish Die-off
In Geneva AP reports a massive fish kill on the River Aare and Lake Geneva as Switzerland battles water pollution. An estimated eight tons of fish plus thousands of others died from harmful substances, highlighting costly purification needs and ongoing contamination.
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Lawrence High chosen for national humanities pilot grant
Lawrence High School is one of 14 nationwide schools to receive a 5000 grant for an interdisciplinary humanities program for juniors in 1971 72. The project, funded by the National Humanities Faculty, will use a four member brain trust from KU Amherst College and Cal Berkeley to develop cross curricular courses linking fine arts English literature drama history and philosophy.
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University of California, Berkeley
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Police Lose Patrolman Hire Two New Replacements
A Lawrence Police Department patrolman resigned Saturday to attend Kansas University Law School and work part time as a KU dispatcher. Two new patrolmen, George Temple and Vernon Nichols Jr., were hired to fill the vacancies. Temple played KU baseball, while Nichols was in the Kansas City Kansas police reserve.
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Kansas University Law School
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Biff) Temple
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Boy Drowns Wading in Missouri Pond
Nine year old Wallace Ray Sims of Trimble dies while wading in a 12 foot deep pond on the family farm. The body was recovered about an hour later.
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Trimble
Wallace Ray Sims
Franklin R. Sims
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