Public interest cycles in space military pursuit noted
A Saturday column discusses shifting public enthusiasm for national endeavors from space to Mars and military buildup. It lauds Gen Bernard Rogers as Army Chief of Staff nominee, highlights his career, and urges readiness to prevent war despite its horrors.
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John Glenn
Mars
Congress
U.S. Navy
Russia
China
U.S. Senate
Bernard Rogers
U.S. Army
Rogers
Fairview
Kan
Kansas State
U.S. Military Academy
Korea
Vietnam
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen
Kansan
Lawrence
Second officer dead in flood near Estes Park
Relief officials cut down missing lists from the Big Thompson Canyon flood as the 38th victim, Estes Park officer Michael C. Conley, 30, was identified. Sgt. W. Hugh Purdy, 53, Loveland, was the first identified. FBI fingerprint teams noted 20 more identifications. about 80 bodies were moved to morgue facilities.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Big Thompson River
Michael C. Conley
Colorado Springs
Estes Park
Conley
Phyllis Conley
Big Thompson
W. Hugh Purdy
Love
Allen
Canyon search extends as flood toll climbs near Drake
In Colorado's Big Thompson canyon, four wheel drive teams recovered three more bodies amid mud piles below Drake as Governor Lamm inspected the disaster zone. Officials cited a rising toll with 100 dead and more than 700 missing. Further excavations continued among submerged cars and trailers.
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Drake
Colo
Big Thompson River
Richard Lamm
Larimer County
Bob Watson
John Enpena
Audit triggers politics question in Topeka office
State Treasurer Joan Finney questions the audit of her office by the Division of Legislative Post Audit. Richard E. Brown, director of the watchdog arm, says there is no politics involved. Finney, a Democrat, seeks reelection in November and accuses the Bennett administration of trying to unseat her. In Lawrence, the municipal pool posted record July totals with 24 455 attendance and 8 991 receipts despite weather and a swim meet closing. Through Labor Day the pool remains open with shorter weekday hours when schools start.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Division of
Legislative Post
Richard E. Brown
Finney
Robert F. Bennett
U.S
Lawrence Municipal Swimming
Brown
County to review bids on closing Eudora dump
Douglas County officials meet to consider bids for filling and closing the three acre Eudora landfill shut down July 1. Anderson Excavating and Trucking Co. of Lawrence offered 8500 to cover the site with about two feet of dirt, three weeks needed. Fisher Excavating Co. offered 12000. Funds come from federal community development money. commission to decide to accept or rebid.
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Eudora
Anderson Excavating and Trucking Co
Lawrence
Fisher Excavating Co
Douglas County
Lecompton
Eudora’s
John Pinnick
Dedication Set for Douglas County Extension Center
The Douglas County Extension Center at the county fairgrounds will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday with a ceremony honoring the late Deal Six, county farm agent 30 years. An auditorium will be named for Mr. Six, who served 1935 to 1965, followed by a ribbon cutting and public open house until 5 p.m. Mrs. Gladys Six, his widow and former teacher, will speak. The $163000 building was funded by local taxes and revenue sharing. the old quarters were at Seventh and New Hampshire.
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Douglas County Extension Center
Deal Six
Six
Seventh and
New Hampshire
Freeman bets on steak dinners for union voters in Keys race
Republican challenger Ross Freeman offered to buy steak dinners for any registered voters in Kansas 2nd District who belong to unions listed as contributors to Martha Keys. He named Seafarers Political Activities Committee of Brooklyn and the New York Garment Workers Union, and noted Horton and Atchison areas as possible takers. Keys aides denied local union presence in Kansas and said most campaign funds come from outside the state.
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Topeka
Kan
Ross Freeman
Martha Keys
Freeman
Keys
Seafarers Political Activities Committee of
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York Garment Workers Union
Ton
Atchison
Rep
Kansas
Rep. Keys
Gloria O'Dell
Jury acquits AIM leader Russell Means in 1975 barroom slaying
In Rapid City, South Dakota, Circuit Court jurors acquitted American Indian Movement leader Russell Means of murder after 20 hours of deliberation in a three day trial. Means faced charges tied to the March 1975 Montileaux shooting at a Scenic bar. Richard Marshall had earlier been convicted and received a life sentence.
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Rapid City
S.D
Russell Means
Means
Cied
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Martin Montileaux
Richard Marshall
Bumper Wheat Crop Strains Kansas Storage Capacity
Kansas grain trade faces a storage squeeze as a bumper wheat harvest, estimated up to 322 million bushels, overwhelms rail sidings and elevators from Hutchinson to Kansas City. Traders worry about space for fall crops while some insist current storage remains available for now.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Hutchinson
Wichita
Salina
Topeka
J.C. French
Kansas City Board of Trade
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Ford
Army
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Samm
Barry Costello
Lamm
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Zenith TV
Hoover
Aime Tes
Westinghouse
Kelvinator
Amana Appliances
Eureka
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Damon Weber
Caldwell
Newsmen
Pooled Money Investment Board
Bennett
George Millener
Larry Kay
Iowa
Donna K. Cronister
Lowa
Michael P. Coman
Rt. 4
Mie
Beautyrest
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Horton Garment Co
Horton
Ken
Bonnie McAfee
AIM
Farmers Cooperative Assn
Faith Southern
New York
Fred S. Holloman
Tyke Calliott
Roberta McDow
Kentucky
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