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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1968
Page
3
City Manager Ray Wells visited Washington D C to interview a candidate for police chief. The post has been vacant over three months.
Wells is to return tonight to Lawrence as a candidate to replace former Police Chief William Troelstrup who left Nov 10 for a Florida state post. Richard Stanwix has served three months as acting chief after Troelstrup’s Oct 14 departure and Wells’ November 13 appointment. Stanwix is a 15 year veteran of the department.
The article notes early support for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination. It highlights backers and regional organizers shaping a national bid and signals upward momentum ahead of primaries.
A defective floor furnace killed Daniel Sponsel 19, his wife Sandra 20, and their 14 month old son Bryan in Great Bend Kansas. Mrs Sponsel died seven hours after being found by her parents who visited after church.
Dr. Jerome Sayler the coroner ruled the death due to carbon monoxide. Officers found a disconnected furnace vent under the house amid the investigation.
Charles E. Davis, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the Los Angeles Times and former New York Journal American contributor, died Saturday in Glendale at age 51. He shared twoPulitzers for coverage of the 1965 Watts riots and pioneering penicillin use reporting.
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