McGovern Report Sent to Justice Department Over Campaign Records
A GAO inquiry found the Wisconsin McGovern for President Committee kept inadequate financial records and used unreliable checkbooks. Missing checkbooks for three accounts valued over $5,000 prompted a referral to the Justice Department and FCC for the two radio stations cited. The Milwaukee HQ committee reported $267,606 in receipts and $242,971 in expenditures between April 7 and Oct. 27, 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Dixon
Federal Communications Commission
GAO
Milwaukee
Wheat Prices Jump to Limit at Kansas City Board
Wheat futures at the Kansas City Board of Trade hit the 25-cent limit again with first bids, but activity focused on months other than September. September options opened at 4.85 per bushel, while December rose to 4.70, March 4.62, May 4.45 and July 4.17 as traders anticipated further gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas Governor Critiques Nixon Highway Bill Compromise
Gov. Robert Docking called the $22.9 billion highway bill signed by President Nixon insufficient for Kansas. He said interstate funding would drop despite numerous urban projects, noting Kansas would receive about $29.6 million this year and $33.2 million over the next two years, versus $40.5 million in 1973. He also opposed diverting highway funds to mass transit, stressing Kansas’ highway needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Nixon
Kansas
Robert Docking
Docking
White House to Have Live Christmas Tree
The National Park Service will transplant a Colorado Blue Spruce from Shickshinny Pennsylvania to be planted behind the White House for the holiday observance. A shift from cut trees to a live tree reflects growing ecological awareness as the tree is set to be planted around October 15. the move follows years of using cut trees since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Service
Stennis Checks Up On Pacific Forces in Honolulu
Sen John C Stennis chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee returns to duties in Honolulu after a January shooting in Washington He surveys Pacific military conditions plans talks with local leaders and enlisted personnel to assess the volunteer army concept and force preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
John C. Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Pacific
Washington
Trial Delayed in Wichita Arson Case Involving Four Men
Four men charged in arson cases tied to Wichita and Augusta faces a postponed trial until next Monday in Sedgwick County District Court. Gerald L. Ray failed to appear, prompting a $10,000 bond forfeiture. Defendants include Padgett, Daugherty, and Rowlett, all linked to the July 20, 1972 Wichita Beef Inc. fire and a Augusta warehouse conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Augusta
Kan
Howard Kline
Gerald L. Ray
San Atonio
Sedgwick County District Court
Ray
Tommie Gene Padgett
Tulga
Robert Leon Rowlett
Hal B. Daugherty
Daugherty
Padgett
Wichita Beef Inc
Rowlett
Navy airman completes recruit training at Millington
Navy Airman Recruit Gayle D. Cox son of Mr and Mrs Herman W Cox Rt 1 Lawrence has finished the recruit phase of the four to ten month active duty program at Millington Tennessee and will finish the remaining training at a Specialized aviation school. Cadet John R Lowther Jr son of Mr and Mrs John R Lowther Sr 1129 Highland Drive Lawrence attended a CAP summer orientation at Tinker AFB Oklahoma City to learn Air Force Logistics Command through briefings demonstrations and tours. Tinker is HQ for the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area a key AFSC component. The CAP is the Air Force auxiliary known for emergency services including air search and rescue and disaster relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Gayle D. Cox
Herman W. Cox
Lawrence
Millington
Tenn
Oklahoma City
John R. Lowther Jr
John R. Lowther Sr
Highland Drive
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Tinker Afb
Oklo
Lowther
Air Force Logistics Command
AFLC
Tinker
AFSC
Air Force
Dreiling Attacks Republican Head in Topeka
Hays attorney Norbert Dreiling Democratic state chairman denounces Wichita Republican Jack Ranson accusing him of a slipped lip and hysterical attacks on citizens. Ranson questioned why Terry Scanlon resigned from the Kansas Department of Economic Development as Scanlon reportedly travels to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Hays
Norbert Dreiling
Jack Ranson
Wichita
Ranson
Dreiling
Terry Scanlon
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Scanlon
Washington, D.C
Kansas
President's Counselor Says Nixon Accessible
Kansas City AP report says President Nixon is more accessible due to Watergate. Anne Armstrong, presidential counselor, noted private talks with Nixon and broader access as she described land handovers in Kansas City including Olathe Naval Air Station parcels to Johnson County and Sunflower Plant portions to De Soto. She cited Gen Haig arranging wider meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Nixon
Anne Armstrong
Olathe
Kan
Naval Air Station
Johnson County
Sunflower
DeSoto
Armstrong
Alexander Haig
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Police Find Ancient Art in Cremona Hotel
Italian police recovered ancient artworks worth about 850000 dollars from a Cremona hotel after three suspects checked out. The haul, dating up to 2500 years, included a bas relief, a marble woman statue, a shield and three bronze vessels from suspected illicit digs in southern Italian sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Cremona
Preliminary Hearing Set for City Employee
A preliminary hearing in Douglas County Court was set for 2 p.m. August 29 for Gary Eugene Williams a city employee charged with grand theft for stealing tools from the city garage Williams 18 of 1901 Ky was arrested after a warrant and is free on 1500 bond He appeared for arraignment Monday and the hearing was scheduled Lawrence police say he took wrenches screwdrivers and other tools valued at more than 50 from the city garage and pawned them at a Lawrence pawn shop The items were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Gary Eugene Williams
Williams
Lawrence
Color Press Evacuated After Bomb Threat Call
The Kansas Color Press at 2201 Haskell was evacuated about 5 p.m. Friday after a bomb threat was telephoned to its office. No bomb was found and the caller remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Color Press
Haskell
Lawrence
Woman in Nude Stroll Led to Hospital Observation
A Lawrence woman around 20 was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for observation after leaving home at 8 30 this morning and strolling nude along 15th Street. Police were alerted at 15th and Wedgewood and two officers gave her a ride after meeting near 15th and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
15Th Street
15Th
Wedgewood
LMH
Maryland
Foreclosure Ends Subsidy Rent Plan At Hope Plaza
Hope Plaza occupancy averaged 90 percent before foreclosure while an April 1972 survey hit 83.9 percent and a Journal World study found 76.5 percent. FHA halted new rentals from Jan 1 until last week. 88 of 124 units were rented. Project to be sold as non subsidized after seven month freeze. Former manager notes tenants may lose substandard housing. Ballard Center First Methodist Church and Jewish Community Center sponsored. Officials cite Nixon cutbacks and subsidy policy as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Smith
Charles Scott
Ballard Center
First Methodist Church
Scott
Katz
Nixon
Porterfield
KU Engineers Return from Abroad Studies
Two Kansas University electrical engineering faculty members, R K Moore and Robert M Haralick, recently returned from overseas programs. Moore attended the 1973 Summer School at Nottingham University July 24 to August 8 presenting Physics of Remote Sensing. Haralick joined 10 U S scientists in Japan for the United States Japan Cooperative Science Program delivering Texture Analysis and Image Processing at a seminar July 23 27. He leads work on processing Earth Resources Technology Satellite data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University Electrical Engineering
R. K. Moore
KU Remote Sensing Laboratory
Electrical Engineering
England
Moore
European Space Research Organization
Nottingham University
Robert M. Haralick
EU Remote Sensing Laboratory
Japan
U.S
Haralick
Foyto
Earth Resources Technology Satellite
ERTS
Wood Reported Stolen in Baldwin House Construction
Gene Mitchell of Bald win reported the theft of 83 sheets of plywood from a house under construction four miles northeast of Baldwin. The material was valued at 712 dollars and 32 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Gene Mitchell
Douglas County
Deaths and services for Rachal Purvis Topeka
Rachal V Purvis 63 Topeka died Monday in Topeka Funeral services set for 11 a m Thursday at Wall-Diffenderfer Chapel Topeka Burial in Topeka Cemetery Born Clinton Missouri December 30 1909 she was a cosmetologist in the Lawrence and Topeka areas She is survived by one daughter June Temmer four sons Donald Herbert Larry and Leslie two predeceased grandchildren and three sisters Rita Langsford Ruby Stout and Bert McGahney
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachal V. Purvis
Topeka
Wall-Diffenderfer
Clinton, Mo
Lawrence
June Temmer of
Peka
Donald
Herbert
Larry
Leslie
Montgomery
Ala
Rita Langsford
Ruby Stout
Lee’s Summit
Bert McGahney
Decatur
Town
Ehrlichman Criticizes Watergate Probe From Seattle
Former presidential aide John Ehrlichman said the Senate Watergate hearings are damaging to the country but too early to judge their long term impact. He predicted Nixon would rebound with renewed force and vitality in coming months and reassert himself with Congress. He spoke from his Seattle home after resigning as domestic advisor and testifying before the panel. Ehrlichman voiced broad American sympathy for the Nixon administration and noted he has received many supportive letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Nixon
Lake Washington
Death of Arnold N. Glass at 77 in Lawrence
Arnold Neil Glass, 77, Rt. 1, died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after transfer from Cherry Manor Home. Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Warren Mortuary. He was born May 20, 1896. Survivors include his wife Marie and a son Kenneth, both of Rt. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Neil Glass
Rt. 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cherry Manor
Warren Mortuary
Marie
Kenneth
Man Captures Wife's Killer in Grant Park
In Chicago Seattle woman Judith Ott, 28, was stabbed to death in a Grant Park restroom as her husband David and their 20 month old son Aaron waited outside for a train to Massachusetts. Husband tackled the attacker Lester Harrison, 49, who was later charged with murder after being caught with a bloody knife and a newspaper image of a prior victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seattle
Grant Park
Lester Harrison
Harrison
Oil Industry Profits Rise in First Half of Year
Tulsa report shows earnings of 23 large oil companies up 39.1 percent from 1972 six months. Net liquids production rose 7.5 percent and crude runs to refineries 7.7 percent while product sales grew 4.5 percent. The Journal warns of costly maintenance ahead and a broad expansion program requiring heavy domestic investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa, Okla
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Journal
Topeka Shooting Termed Accident
Topeka police said the fatal shooting of 16 year old Nancy Hall appears accidental but the investigation continues. Four juveniles were in the Lorence home when the shotgun discharged. Jeffrey Lorence, 17, allegedly held the gun and said he did not mean to do it while hunting talk prompted handling of the shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Nancy Hall
Bertel Hall
Bill Beightel
John J. Lorence
Beightel
Jeffrey Lorence
Young Lorence
Hospitals and Homes Birth Announcements Sweep
Maternity ward hours listed with infant and parent names across multiple rooms. Notes include births and announcements for families at Haskell grounds Indora Ottawa 101 Mich 1600 Haskell Ave Timetable references and locations. A Monday birth and a today birth are noted for families in Wolbach Baldwin and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Beaver
Haskell Grounds
Doris Blevins
Indora
Terry Denniston
Ottawa
Sheryl Stewart
Mich
Anna Clark
W. 31St
Walter Freeman
Overbrook
Steel Firms Plan Price Hike Under Nixon Phase 4
U S Steel Corp and other sheet steel producers propose price increases of about 4.8 percent under Phase 4 of Nixon's economic controls. The increases match a previously shelved plan halted by a 30 day price freeze. U S Steel filed notices with the IRS and expects to raise prices after the waiting period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Nixon
U.S. Steel
Internal Revenue Service
Bulk trash collection moves to zone four near river
Waste crews schedule Wednesday bulk pickup for zone four from north of 15th Street to the river and east of Mississippi Street. Residents must place items at the curb by 7 a.m. on collection day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Street
Mississippi Street
Omar Bradley Satisfactory In California
General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, 80, is in satisfactory condition at UCLA Medical Center with a blood clot in one lung. He led American forces on D Day in 1944 and was the first chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was admitted after an operation related to an old West Point football injury. Doctors expect stabilization within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
University of California At Los Angeles
Bradley
France
D-Day
Joint Chiefs of Staff
West Point
MU Holds Hearing On Gay Liberation
An eight hour hearing at the University of Missouri in Columbia examined whether to recognize a campus group named Gay Lib. University counsel argued homosexuality is abnormal and an illness. supporters said it is a non illness deviation. Witnesses offered conflicting psychiatric views as Lawrence Eggleston led the group’s push for open dialogue and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
James Newberry
Lawrence Eggleston
Columbia
Public notices of city boards hearings and plat proposals
Lawrence officials publish notices for a Board of Equalization hearing August 21 1973 on property assessments related to storm sewers and replat projects, and a planning commission notice August 22 1975 approving a Hills West subdivision plat with detailed boundary description and names of subdivision developers and planners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Board of Commissioners of the City of
Lawrence
City Commission Room
iFirst National Bank
Homewood Gardens
Naertials Park
Vera Mercer
Noytige
Lawrence-Douglas County
City Commission
Tower
Hills West No
Kansas
Hills
Douglas County
14Th
Hubert W. Chaimberlin
Tnrmer
Dwight
Rachardo Perry
Mark Q
Goss A. Moore
Atay
Dorothy J. Moore
Howard Hy
Joan W. Conky
Richard A. McCinnathan Lawrence
Doughan County
Public Sale Of Household Items At Town Auction
We will hold a public auction at noon in the location east of Tospoe Junction and east of Adeport corner. Items include oak dining table with chairs, a child's table and chairs, wooden bed, chests, kitchen items, and several appliances such as freezers, a washer, a dryer, and other household goods._reported brands and exact models not fully legible due to OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tospoe
Waile
Ade
Port Corner
Ifn
Kelvinator
Auction Notice for Home and Garden Items at Grammer Sale
Household goods and tools from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grammer offered by Flays Brothers Auction Service. Items include gas appliances muscle cars and lawn equipment with shop and lumber supplies. Cash on day of sale not responsible for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kdiehen
Dintag Gable
Gatas
Preysie Cer
Wal Pv
Lee
Curtalnas Capest
Kelvinator Alr
Rome
Walter Grammer
Flays Brothers Auction Service
Auction of Mrs Sadie Anderson household goods
Auction set for Friday August 17 at 605 Alabama to sell Coronado gas range dinette set metal cabinets chairs lamps rugs and hundreds of items. Hays Bros Auction Service conducts sale with cash terms and no responsibility for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Anderson
Iruiday
Alabama
Coronado Gas
Hays Bros
Midland area farm sale lists tools antiques and farm equipment
Auction at a Midland county farm 6 miles north on Wellman Road starts 1 20 p m Sunday August 19 1973. Items include tractor implements fishing boat furniture antiques a Winchester rifle and a 30 06 WW II rifle with peep sight. Terms cash. Dent s Milt McClung owner auctioneers Mary Roberts Georgie Stebbins clerks. Bidding by numbers. Cold drinks on grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Wellman Road
Ford Tractor
Milt McClung
M. 1
Stebbins
Tay Roberts
Perry
Mary Roberts
Georgie Stebbins
Dispersal Sale Near Wellsville Kansas Features Farm Machinery
Public auction to be held Saturday August 18 starting at noon at the Wellsville Kansas farm off K-88. Items include a Farmall 826 Diesel tractor with attachments, John Deere plows and disc harrow, a Gleaner combine with headers, and multiple mowers, rakes, and tillage tools. Also listed are windrowers, wagons, feed equipment, and various farming implements suitable for row crop operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
Kansas
John Deere
Fert
Alte
Krause
Halstas
Land Jewelers Gral
Norontors Davide Bradley
Marsiall
Brlees Stratton
Clark Fenttar
Horiyer
Dar
Gandy
Fey
Rolrick Chen
Harrow
Ned Alan
Madldors
Proton HO
Idanae Arin
Baru
OPA
New Punt
Aden
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McGovern
Justice Department
General Accounting Office
Vises
State Committee
Republican
Hope Plaza
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Dallas
Tex
Wood
Congress
Arnold Glass
Judith Elaine Ott
Katherine Bratton
Haskell Ave
Norma Hohn Ae
Yellowstone
Donna Montague
Fairlane
Patricia Sachs
Danny Rollins
Minn
Donald Decker
Omar Bradley
California
Journal-World
Pruedog
Tay Tate
Birnw
Wil Halen
What Mira
Chas
Mowery
Ow Her
Wow Carine
Huet Testyean
Cardner
Hank
Wollsville
Isw
Chen
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