Kansans Expect Big Nixon Victory in Kansas
Kansas Republican leaders predict a decisive Nixon Agnew win in Kansas with forecasts ranging from 400000-vote margins to surpassing Eisenhower’s 1952 showing. Key supporters say Democrats will be defeated as Kansans seek responsible government. The Kansas delegation attended the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kansas
Sunflower
Richard Nixon
Agnew
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Nixon
McDill
Huck” Boyd
Robert Fegan
Fegan
Junction City
William Falstad
Falstad
Tan
Republican National
McGovern
Rich Harman
Mixer invitations mailed by Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces an annual social mixer for chamber members and KU faculty and staff. The 5:30 pm event on Sept 11 at Broken Arrow Park will welcome first and second year KU faculty and staff as guests and include a brief program with remarks from city and university officials.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kansas University
Broken Arrow Park
Odd Williams
Raymond Nichols
John Emick
Wallace Galluzzi
Haskell Indian Junior College
Carl Knox
Buford Watson
Pearson to Visit Kansas Rural Electric Areas on Friday
Sen. James B. Pearson announces a Friday tour of Kansas rural electric cooperative service areas. The itinerary includes Perry Lake marina housing, Junction City Grandview Plaza, Flint Hills ranches and farms, Central Kansas Cooperative development area at Great Bend, and Sunflower Generating Plant Garden City. Charles Ross of Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. accompanies him. The tour aims to assess federal aid impact and has no connection to pending legislation.
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Washington
D.C
Kansas
James B. Pearson
Kansas Rural Electric Cooperatives
Perry Lake
Leavenworth-Jefferson Cooperative
Pearson
Grandview Plaza
Junction City
Flint Hills
Great Bend
Central Kansas Cooperative
Sunflower Electric
Garden City
Charles Ross
Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc
No Action Taken On Perry Sewer
Perry City Council discussed options to boost sewer capacity but took no action. City clerk Archer Hodson said the meeting with engineer Al Reiss from Wichita reviewed possible systems, including a lagoon pond as a likely cheap fix and adding a station to expand the lift station capacity.
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Perry
Archer Hodson
al Reiss
Wichita
Hudson
Cyclists Injured In Multiple Car Bicycle Crashes
Four injury accidents involving cars and motorcycles or bicycles occurred Wednesday in Lawrence. Three students from Kansas University and one from Southern Methodist University were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. One rider, Richard Banks, 20, suffered hip and ankle injuries after his motorcycle fell on him. Another rider, Lane, sustained shoulder and knee injuries in a collision with a car driven by Deborah Vickers. A third rider, Gaylor Hart, 20, broke a leg when his motorcycle hit a car at a red light. An additional cyclist, Margaret Lind, 19, suffered head, leg, and back injuries after a car struck her bicycle on Kasold.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Richard S. Banks
Tenn
Banks
Watkins Memorial Hospital
Lane
Miss Vickers
Gaylor A. Hart
Stanton A. Hazlett
Winterbrook
Margaret Lind
Kasold
Miss Lind
Watkins
Ronald E. Lane
McCollum Hall
Unrest Over Janitorial Duties at Tinker Air Force Base
An Oklahoma City Times report cites a WG-10 mechanic with 22 years at Tinker Air Force Base saying austerity funding reduced janitorial staff and placed skilled workers on restroom cleaning. A spokesman defends cost cuts while AFGE Local 916 President Lowell Malloy notes morale issues.
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Oklahoma City
Tinker Air Force Base
The
Oklahoma _ City Times
Lowell Malloy
American Federation of Government
Tinker
Blood Drive Starts Strong in Douglas County
A Red Cross blood drive in Douglas County reports 172 pints collected on day one at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The goal is 300 pints for the three day event. organizers expect to beat it if interest remains high. Donations support Lawrence Memorial and area hospitals.
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Douglas County
Betty Bennett
Kart Crosh
Lawrence Merrants Hospital
Douglas Axung
Douglas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Red Cross Office
Oil Production Declines in Kansas in 1971
State Geological Survey at Kansas University reports Kansas crude oil production fell in 1971. Secondary recovery and pressure maintenance output totaled 17,875,452 barrels, down 471,752 from 1970, indicating a continued downward trend.
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Kansas
State Geological Survey At
Kansas University
Douglas County Receives 15000 Grant for Court Renovation
The Gov ernor s Committee on Criminal Administration awarded Douglas County 15000 to cover about three quarters of the 20000 estimated cost to renovate the second floor of the Watkins Community Museum building at 11th and Massachusetts for a temporary second division district courtroom. Curtis Besinger designs the plan with the Douglas County Historical Society as the building is preserved for its original architecture. The courtroom will be temporary for up to five years until permanent quarters are found, with a new district judge to take office in January amid a contest between Bill Paddock and Robert Casad.
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Governor’s Committee On Criminal Administration
Watkins Community Museum
City Hall
Ilth
Massachusetts
Curtis Besinger
Kansas University
Douglas County Historical Society
Besinger
the Historical Society
11Th and
The
Historical Society
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Heck
Bill Paddock
Robert Casad
Sun Blinds Driver in Fatal Small-Town Crash
Worden area reports a pickup driver Larry D. Breedlove say sun glare blinded him. he struck a parked silage cutter on a township road two miles south of Worden, causing $1,000 damage to the cutter and $400 to the overturned pickup. the driver suffered only minor injuries.
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Worden
Here
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Larry D. Breedlove
Rt. J. Baldwin
Two Topeka men charged in Seven Eleven holdup
Preliminary hearings are set for Sept. 25 in Douglas County Court for Lewis Wonzer and Darryl Jowels charged with robbing the Seven 11 Store at gunpoint early today. Wonzer faces armed robbery charges and a prior Aug. 8 robbery. Jowels is charged with today’s robbery.
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Douglas County
Topeka
Seven 11
W. Sixth
Lawrence
Lewis Wonzer
Darryl Jowels
Wonzer
Jowels
Unofficial KU turnout tops 696 for voter registration
An unofficial count shows 696 people used the voter registration table in Allen Fieldhouse at Kansas University on Wednesday. 481 were new registrants, with 215 nonofficial re registrations. Additional sites include Haskell Indian College and Baker University, with extended hours at the county clerk’s office until 9 p.m. each week.
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Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas University
Dorothy Baldwin
Haskell American Indian Junior College
Baker University
Baldwin
Delbert Mathia
Haskell
Baker
McGovern backs strike rights for teachers at AFT convention
Senator George McGovern urged the American Federation of Teachers to endorse him with a $250000 campaign gift while arguing teachers should have the right to strike. He noted most states ban strikes and threaten jail, saying teachers must choose between jail or deteriorating education.
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ST. Paul. Minn
George McGovern
American Federation of Teachers
McGovern
AFT
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teacher Federation
Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg Arrested Near Convention Hall
Demonstrators including Allen Ginsberg, a midcareer Beat poet, were detained Wednesday night outside the Republican National Convention meeting hall amid protests near the venue.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Allen Ginsberg
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