KU Grad Retiring As Marine Leader
Washington Lt Gen William K K Jones a Kansas University graduate and commander of the Fleet Marine Force Pacific will retire Friday. Jones born in Joplin raised in Kansas City and KU 1937 graduate earned Silver Star Navy Cross Bronze Star for Korea and led FMF Pacific since July 1970.
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Washington
William, KK. Jones
Fleet Marine Force, Pacific
Kansas University
Gen. Jones
J. Logan Jones
Jones Store Co
Kansas City
7Th and Main
Joplin
Southwest High School
Jones
Marine Corps
2Nd Marine Division
Pacific
Fleet Marine Force
Climber Killed on Half Dome in Yosemite Park
A lightning bolt struck a climbing party on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park killing 19 year old Ed Willems of Greenbrae California. Another climber was injured in the Sunday incident.
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Yosemite Park
Calif
Half Dome Mountain
Yosemite National Park
Ed Willems
Greenbrae
Museum Events Set for Children at KU Museums
The Kansas University Museums of Natural History announce fall events for children including night snake hunts for 9 and older with adult supervision for younger participants, fossil field trips for multiple age groups, bird migration talks, and four nature walks for 1st and 2nd graders. Films run Dec 2 to 16 in Dyche Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. with some workshops charging fees.
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Kansas University Museums of Natural History
Douglas County
Dyche Auditorium
Safety board urges 6 reforms after 13-vehicle California crash
The National Transportation Safety Board issued six safety recommendations after a 13-vehicle crash near Ventura on August 18 1971 that killed eight and injured 11. It cites better truck brakes secure auto doors fuel tank standards safer electrical circuits and actions against motorists who stop on highways for flat tires. The chain began with a minor wreck between a tractor trailer and a flatbed followed by a station wagon tow truck collision amid a burning fuel spill.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
California
Ventura
Calif
Benefit Event Set for KU Campus Veterans Organization
Kansas University's Campus Veterans group will host a benefit at the Red Baron from seven until midnight to raise funds for various projects. Ed Bruns, founder and head of the organization, says proceeds will support multiple initiatives.
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Kansas University
Ed Bruns
Welfare Aid To Four Dropped From Douglas County Roll
Douglas County Welfare Department will drop four to six of fourteen assigned workers from the work program next month for not showing up. John Derrick said four were dropped for not replying to a hearing request. Additional recipients may lose grants if they fail to appear by Sept. 2. A new group of five or six eligible general assistance recipients may be referred next month. Workers must earn monthly grants of 1.60 dollars per hour unless excused. County property supervisor Al Skeet oversees assignment.
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Douglas Country Welfare Department
John Derrick
Monay
Derrick
al Skeet
Turkey Raising Down in Kansas
The Kansas State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service says turkeys raised in the state will fall about 59 percent from 1971, with an estimated 126 000 turkeys the smallest harvest since 1929. Hatchings from last September through this month are down sharply, and last year 8 000 light breed birds were raised, while this year’s crop is expected to be mainly heavy breeds.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
City of
Lawrence
Kansas Corporation Commission
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