McGovern Charges Nixon With Scare Tactics At Labor Rally
Senator George McGovern condemned Nixon for a perceived sideshow of fear and word twisting. He addressed about 150 union leaders forming a National Labor Committee for McGovern-Shriver, unveiling a 250000 campaign budget and urging union action against the Nixon record.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
Camapella
McGovern
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
National Labor Committee For
McGovern-Shriver
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Nixon Predicts Big Victory in 1972 Campaign
President Nixon, after accepting Republican renomination in Miami Beach, predicts a victory “twice as big” as 1968. He touts a breakthrough for peace with China and the Soviet Union, vows strong negotiation, and repeats a call for antibusing legislation while critiquing McGovern on defense and desegregation policies.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
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Moscow
San Diego
Miami Beach
Chicago
Detroit
McGovern
American Legion
United States
Michigan
Congress
Utica
Mich
Hamm Contractors to Start 31st Street Project in Perry
Douglas County Engineer Dean Sanderson said Hamm Contractors of Perry will begin work Monday on 31st Street between Louisiana and U S 59. The $187 608 contract covers grading with 90 calendar days to finish. Staking starts Monday and earthmoving follows later this week or next.
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Douglas County
Dean Sanderson
Hamm Contractors
Perry
Louisiana
U.S
Hamm
Sanderson
Haskell Ave
Two More Candidates File Personal Campaign Expense Reports
Michael G. Glover Democrat seeking the 44th District state representative seat listed a single expense of 68.31 for campaign cards. John Vogel Republican candidate for the 43rd District listed 59.54 in advertising and campaign costs. Douglas County candidates for county and state offices must file personal campaign expenditure statements by September 5 per Deputy Clerk Dorothy Baldwin.
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Michael G. Glover
John Vogel
Douglas County
Dorothy Baldwin
Fire emergency blocks traffic as car overheats near road
Firemen report an overheated car caused by an electrical wire short near 13th and Pennsylvania in Lawrence at 2 30 p m with Linda Lown of 255 N Mich as driver no damage. A separate wire fault at 7 41 p m at 1037 Tenn home of W P Virmani did not ignite a fire according to fire officials.
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Linda Lown
N. Mich
13Th
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
W.P. Virmani
Tenn
Farmers Do Well in July But Peak May End Soon
Washington AP reports farmers received 41.1 cents of every consumer food dollar in July, the highest in over two years, driven by higher prices for hogs chickens eggs and some vegetables. Cattle prices slipped from the prior month, suggesting farmer share may drop in August. Retail food prices rose 4.5 percent from a year earlier and 1.8 percent vs June.
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Washington
USDA
Omaha
Deadly Dutch Highway Crash Leaves 16 Dead Near Breda
A fiery chain collision near Rotterdam involves a tanker truck explosion and 36 vehicles. At least 16 people die with many injured as foggy conditions hamper rescue. Witnesses report a mother trying to save a child and a man drowning attempting to flee. Twenty ambulances respond as fears of a chemical tank explosion rear up.
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Kansas University
Breda
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Prinsenbeek
Lawrence couple touts tomato crop and size
Mr and Mrs Verlin Gilbert of 3051 W Eighth celebrate a three pound tomato from their two plants with an 18% inch circumference noting a second fruit weighs two pounds Perhaps organic plant food aided growth A TV schedule lists Olympic Munich coverage on ABC affiliates at 6 30 and 7 p m today 9 a m Saturday 2 30 and 7 p m Sunday and 7 p m Monday Also competing for viewers a Washington Detroit NFL game at 9 p m
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Verlin Gilbert
W. Eighth
Munich
KU Student Vote drives voter registration during enrollment
Enrollment activities included pledge signers and a KU Student Vote table to register students. Mark Bedner, Emporia graduate student and committee chair, aims to register over 5,000 students by enrollment end, following a spring drive that registered more than 3,000. The day also marks the start of Monday classes.
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Mark Bedner
Emporia Graduate
Man Found Dead in Pickup Near Home Shooting
Kansas City police found 28 year old Charles Anderson dead in a pickup truck at his home after a shotgun chest wound earlier at his brother's house. Officers had responded to a disturbance call before locating him.
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Kansas City
Kan
Charles Anderson
Anderson
Ralph B. Freed
Maine
Kansas University Medical Center
Lyle Sutton
Wayne Othick
Freed
Journal- World Photo
Architect Dispute Delays Capitol Area Plaza Work
The Capitol Area Plaza Authority postponed its meeting due to a dispute over who may hire architects for the $8 million state Supreme Court building. State Architect Kenneth R. McLain supports Schirmer Schafer and Associates with Kiene and Bradley and others, while three lawmakers challenge the authority and consider legal action to overturn an attorney general opinion.
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Topeka, Kan
State Supreme Court
Capitol Area Plaza
Plaza Authority
Kenneth R. McLain
Wichita
Schirmer, Schafer and Associates
Topeka
Doyen
Capitol Area Plaza Authority
Attorney General
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log For Aug 1972
A Kansas highway death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday for August, with totals to date in August 57 and for the year 1972 at 426. The record tallies incidents across the state with no additional details on locations or causes.
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Sas
Registration Deadline Approaching for Sept 19 Referendum
Voters have three days to register before the Sept 19 special annexation election. County books close 20 days prior. delinquent registrants can use courthouse hours today and tomorrow. Countywide registration totals reach 27,171 with 22,437 from Lawrence and 4,608 aged 18 to 20.
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Delbert Mathia
Lawrence
Downtown paving and sewer work tied to massachusetts street blocks
Scanlan says street paving in the 900 block and at the 10th and Massachusetts intersection will finish in one to two weeks weather permitting. More storm sewer work at 10th and Massachusetts may finish by late next week. If excavation is allowed in the 700 block the Eighth and Massachusetts work would finish quickly to open the 800 block. A Nov 15 target aims to have all four blocks open, with a special contract rule limiting concurrent construction.
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10Th
Massachusetts
Scanlan
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