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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1970
Page
1
KU authorities near action against demonstrators tied to the vandalism of the chancellor's suite last Wednesday. Non students face Lawrence courts while students face EU Judiciary if charged. Law enforcement wraps up its probe as Regents demand swift suspensions and accountability.
A small private plane crashed in a wheat field about eight miles north and five miles west of Garden City, killing three men. No identifications were available. the craft apparently touched a wing in the field, skidded 125 feet, and turned over, ejecting the occupants.
Douglas County Commission appointed 19 members to a Solid Waste Management Planning Committee to draft a county wide plan by 1974 as required by state law. The panel includes township trustees, city reps from four cities, county staff, and two members of the public. Included are Dean Sanderson, Dale Clinton, Ron Short, Raymond Ice, Buford Watson, Eugene Born, Dale Gregg, Lawrence Lamb, Johanna Kollmorgen, Travis Glass, and multiple trustees.
Lawrence city manager Buford Watson urges residents to aid police with information as the city adopts a Crime Alert number 842 8467 to deter crime. The Douglas County Reward Fund offers payouts for the Summerfield Hall bombing case while talks of a police recruitment tax vote loom for April. Watson warns against relying on the Menninger program alone and cites public frustration with violence in Lawrence and at Kansas University.
A U.S. Navy courier C2A Greyhound crashed shortly after launch from the Ranger in the Tonkin gulf. Six passengers and four crewmen were aboard. two bodies recovered and no survivors found. Four of the passengers were Filipino Navy workers assigned to Cubi Point.
Douglas County District Court jurors were not needed Thursday and will report on the scheduled Monday session. D Keith Gibson of 1018 West 29th Terrace reported no quail during a hunting trip near Attica and Medicine Lodge but found a seven pound turnip in an alfalfa field. At Kansas University the Vespers Scholarship Fund collected 702 50 from thousands attending, announced by Dean Thomas Gorton.
Governor Docking outlined emergency funds for security personnel, warned against finance council reliance, and noted dissident groups approaching radical alignment. He discussed Regents appointments, student disclosures on board interests, cautious nuclear waste repository views, and legislative priorities focusing on the spending lid and essential state services.
Kansas Power & Light aims to purchase eight acres in the Lawrence Industrial Park off Haskell Road for a service and engineering center. The facility will house about 50 staff, a meter shop, warehouse, and outside crew areas, with construction slated for late next year.
Hearings opened to review 1972 budget requests from the Kansas Board of Regents for state colleges and universities. Dr. James Basham noted the need to protect educational programs and academic freedom within stated constraints. He cited campus disturbances at Kansas University and outlined funding plans including a 8-10 percent faculty raise and over 15 million in requests, with 4 million for KU Medical Center and 10.8 million for other colleges.
The House passed a 210 million appropriation for the SST program despite objections that the reduced compromise would slow development and raise overall costs.
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