Miller Drug Raids Net 27 Arrests Across Four Kansas Towns
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller reports 27 arrests in early morning raids coordinated by the AG office and the KBI across Garden City Goodland Liberal and Dodge City. Nine arrests in Garden City and six in each of the other towns with several warrants outstanding. Seizures included marijuana and unidentified pills awaiting lab analysis.
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Kansas Attorney General's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Western
Kansas
Vern Miller
Goodland
Liberal
Dodge City
Miller
KBI
Fred Howard
Lincoln's 1859 Kansas Visit Spotlighted on Lincoln's Birthday
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln's 1859 tour through Kansas including Troy Doniphan Atchison Leavenworth and St Joseph Missouri with unconfirmed reports of Lawrence passage. It notes his Cooper Union speech in New York later hailed as pivotal on slavery and election impact and quotes historians on midwestern sentiment.
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Kansas
Lawrence
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Doniphan
Atchison
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
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Cooper Institute of New York
Northeast Kansas
Cooper Institute
New York
Topeka Court Decision Backs Fees Allocation Debate
U S District Court Judge George Templar denied a mandamus to force admission of attorney William Kunstler in the Fronts suit over Kansas University student fee funds. Templar ruled Kunstler could not appear in his district and ordered the Front to pay court costs. The case centers on funding and recognition of Lawrence Gay Liberation Front activities and concerns over free expression under the 14th Amendment.
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U.S. District Court
George Templar
Lawrence
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Liberation
University of Kansas
Denver
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Front
Templar
Kunstler
E. Laurence
Kanal
Lawrence Gay Liberation. Front
Chalmers
Farmers Get Tiny Share as Marketbasket Costs Rise
The Agriculture Department reports consumers paid $21 more for marketbasket foods in 1971 while farmers received only $1 of the increase. Farmers' share fell to 38 cents of each dollar spent on food, with middlemen capturing the rest. The study notes 1972 may see higher retail costs if marketing spreads widen, though no 1972 price forecast is given.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
U.S
Index Warming Weather Details Page Five
Russell Stover Candies and Key Rexall advertise on page five as part of a local index of promotions and weather details.
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Russell Stover
Rexall
U S Launches Largest Vietnam Strike in 18 Months
U S fighter bombers and B52s staged about 200 strikes Friday and today across northern and central South Vietnam as a major aerial campaign against Viet Cong and North Vietnamese buildup along the western frontier. Navy and Air Force planes added 172 strikes in the 24 hour period ending at dawn, bringing total strikes to 356 in three days, with further raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail network.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
Navy
Air Force
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Snow Dump Closes Streets in Lawrence with 2.2 Inches
A 2.2 inch snowfall hits Lawrence from Thursday afternoon to Friday morning, marking the fifth snow shower this month and bringing February total to 7.7 inches. The National Weather Service expects no major snow soon with warmer temps ahead. County crews clear roads, city crews report hazardous streets and university hills blocked. Temperatures ranged from 25 to 30 degrees.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
University
Cartoonist Capp Admits Adultery
Al Capp, 62, creator of Li'l Abner, pleaded guilty to one morals charge in Eau Claire Wisconsin. He was fined 500 dollars plus court costs after two charges were dropped. The judge warned of a possible year in prison if the fine and costs were not paid.
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Eau Claire
Wis
al Capp
Capp
L'il Abner
Circuit Court
Merrill Farr
Britain faces deepening power cut during weekend crisis
Millions of British homes lose electricity as ministers extend factory power cuts amid a political row. Labor leader Harold Wilson accuses the government of industrial sabotage while Heath urges miners to accept an interim pay deal. Hospitals report partial outages and industry fears job losses as 20,000 plants switch to a three day week.
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London
Harold Wilson
Laborites
Britain
Wilson
Edward Heath
Blackminers
Joe Gormald
Heath
St. James’s Hospital
Egconomic
Life Will Not Publish Irving Book Excerpts
The Irving Hughes hoax unravels as Time Inc and McGraw-Hill drop plans to publish excerpts. Osborne Associates casts doubt on the authenticity of the Hughes Irving correspondence while Life cancels its excerpt deal and awaits a possible refund of the $100,000 advance.
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Irving
Associated Press
McGraw-Hill
Time
Hughes
Time Magazine
Osborne Associates
Life Magazine
Howard Huyes
Clifford Irving
Time, Inc
McGraw Hill, Inc
James Phelan
Noah Dietrichon
Phelan
New York County Grand Jury
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