Five Seek Kansas Senate Seat in One-Week GOP Selection
The race for Lt. Gov elect Reynolds Shultz's Kansas Senate seat narrows to five candidates with a Republican precinct committeemen and women convention set for next Monday in Lawrence. The unexpired term will be chosen by secret ballot from Douglas and Jefferson counties, with voting continuing until a candidate wins a majority.
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Jefferson
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Lawrence
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Douglas County
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Lawrence Journal World Christmas Feature Delivers Miracle Tale
The Lawrence Journal World previews the AP Christmas feature The Miracle at Derrick Texas running on Page 7 through Dec 23. Kansas University players Riggins Brown expected in post season all star games including North South in Miami and Senior Bowl in Mobile. KU basketball hosts South Dakota State at Allen Fieldhouse after campus shooting with Parsons Junior College prelim.
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Miami
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Mobile
Ala
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Tampa
Fla
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South Dakota State
Parsons Junior College
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Plane Found Over Central Vietnam After C123 Crash
The wreckage of a U S C123 transport plane missing since November 27 was located in the central Vietnam mountains. All six American crew and 73 Vietnamese aboard perished. Rescue teams found no survivors and continued recovery at the second nearby crash site from November 29.
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Missouri State Treasurer Indicted on Profit From State Funds
State Treasurer William E. Robinson was indicted for willfully profiting from state money in a Sept. 8 1969 banking transaction with James Crismon, bank president. Bond posted, he faces Cole County Circuit Court on Dec. 21. Danforth to prosecute.
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BSU Chief Vows Strike To Continue At KU Rally
Ron Washington, leader of the Black Students Union at Kansas University, pledged to keep the strike alive until June if needed. About 2,000 people attended as Bill Ebert and Gary Jackson spoke, with calls for Jackson’s reinstatement and for the Kansas Board of Regents to address his dismissal.
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Lights Set In Program For Parks
The city announces a park lighting improvement program. Mercury vapor lights have been installed in Central Edgewood and Veterans Parks with work in Clinton and Broken Arrow Parks. The flagship South Park project includes walkway lighting. Kansas Power and Light installs on a rental basis funded by the general maintenance fund.
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Suspect Sought in University Campus Shooting Case
Lawrence detectives issued two composite sketches of a black male suspect after interviews about the Harry Kirke Snyder shooting on the Kansas University campus. Descriptions note a young man about 5 6, 130 pounds, light complexion, thin facial features, with uncertainty over hat wear.
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UAW Drops Strike Deadline in Ford Talks
The United Auto Workers dropped a midnight strike deadline against Ford Motor Co after 24 hours of bargaining for a new contract covering 166 000 workers. The Ford Council will reconvene at 9 30 a m with no new deadline set as negotiators pursue a settlement and wage retroactivity remains a major issue.
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Unrest as Gary Jackson Reinstatement Demands Grow
Lawrence faculty supporters led by BSU chairman Ron Washington threaten further action if Gary Jackson is not reinstated by December 2. Police issued composite sketches of a shooter after a student shooting, while officials consider KBI aid and patrol involvement. A Black community leader blames lack of communication for ongoing grievances.
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Regents strike at KU as BSU seeks Jackson reinstatement
Black students at Strong Hall stage a campus strike over the firing of a BSU leader. Washington says the shooting may alter BSU plans as the group remains on strike and plans a rally. Faculty meetings proceed with Chalmers noting an amicable session and a near normal class attendance despite student actions.
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Named to New Post
Kansas City AP reports the Rev. Arthur Anton Vogel of Nashotah Wisconsin was elected co adjutor bishop by a special convention of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri on Sunday.
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United Days Leadership Change Set
The Rev. Richard E. Taylor Jr. of Wichita will replace the ailing Rev. Roy Hollomon of Topeka as executive director of the Kansas Unit ed Forces on January 1. Taylor will stay as pastor at University United Methodist Church until June 1 before becoming full-time director. He has pastored in Concordia and Salina and served 18 years on the city forces' executive board. The announcement says the organization will stay focused on alcohol availability and opposes Sunday beer sales and broader legalization, along with drug and gambling issues in Kansas.
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Newark Affair Appeal Denied
Washington AP The Supreme Court rejected 8-0 John W. Smith's appeal over his Newark New Jersey 1967 riot case. Smith, a black cab driver, was convicted of assaulting a policeman and later of assault robbery. he argued jury bias and publicity harmed due process amid civil unrest that left 26 dead and hundreds injured.
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