Lawrence voices caution on civilian auxiliary police force
Lawrence officials and Kansas leaders met to discuss a possible 100 to 200 member part time civilian police aid. They warned such a force could worsen tensions, require clear powers and training, and urged expanding full time professional police staff instead.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas
Vern Miller
National Guard
Kansas Highway Patrol
Germany
Russia
Cuba
U.S
Inmates Hurt As Florida Prison Riot Erupts
Raiford State Prison faced a violent clash when about 600 inmates tried to storm a fence as guards fired buckshot. Twenty prisoners were wounded by shotgun fire and eleven hospitalized amid hunger strike related tensions at the two installations.
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Raiford, Fla
Raiford State Prison
Louie Wainwright
Florida
Director of
Correction
Valentine Dance at First Presbyterian Church
A Valentine Dance for high school students is planned for 8 tonight at the First Presbyterian Church 2415 W 23rd. The event is sponsored by church youth with couples from the congregation hosting.
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First Presbyterian Church
W. 23Rd
Draft Boards Reveal Plans For CO Jobs
Washington AP report says Selective Service studies automatic CO assignments to Peace Corps Teacher Corps or VISTA to meet the 6000 civilian service quota. Local boards may veto such requests and special CO status is needed for civilian service paths. Current rules limit COs to hospitals and certain nonprofits.
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Washington
Selective Service
Peace Corps
Teacher Corps
VISTA
Cos
Docking Calls for Fiscal Discipline to Curb Bureaucracy
Gov. Robert Docking told the American G. I. Forum mid year conference in Hutchinson Kansas that government has grown into a sprawling bureaucracy and must rein in spending. He linked the national slowdown to rising taxes paychecks and prices urging taxpayers be heard and reform insisted.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
G. I. Forum
Vandals Damage Traffic Signs in Ohio and Louisiana Blocks
Lawrence police report vandals bent traffic signs on Ohio street blocks and the 1100 block of Louisiana after 1 a.m. today. The damage created a major traffic hazard and was reported at 4:44 a.m. City crews removed or straightened the signs.
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Ohio
Louisiana
Lawrence
City
Crime Alert Do you have information to help police in Lawrence
Police issue a public crime alert for Lawrence asking residents to report tips and suspicious activity. Call lines provided urge community members to share details to aid investigators and prevent further incidents.
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Lawrence
Victims Spelling Out on Telephone Dial Highlight Message
A short note notes that dialing 842-8467 spells VICTIMS on the telephone keypad and states callers may remain anonymous. The item emphasizes the mnemonic rather than identifying information.
Woodsy tall tale wins SACRAMENTO logging contest
Bill Lambert a retired U S Forest Service official from Grass Valley won the 1971 world champion tall tale tellers competition at a Sierra Cascade logging conference after recounting how eight Indians kidnapped him in a forest and he used a wedge to free himself, trapping their fingers until authorities arrived.
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Sacramento
Calif
Bill Lambert
Lambert
U.S. Forest Service
Grass Valley
Sierra Cascade
80 000 Californians Back Home After Quake Evacuation
Eighty thousand residents returned to Granada Hills and surrounding areas after evacuations near the Van Norman Dam. Officials reported no immediate rupture danger, while water pumped from the reservoir and looting patrols continued. Death toll reached 61 in Los Angeles County with 42 from a veterans hospital collapse. two still missing. Officers logged 41 arrests during the evacuation period.
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Los Angeles
van Norman
Veterans Hospital
Frank Cabanera
Los Angeles County
San Fernando Valley
Paul Spendlove
Granada Hills
Fire damages Sacajawea Hall at Haskell Indian Junior College
A fire swept Sacajawea Hall destroying needle arts and medical technology equipment at Haskell Indian Junior College. Superintendent Galluzzi warned programs may not continue without a decision after meetings with deans and officials, while authorities consider arson possibilities and replacement costs could exceed one million dollars.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
Sacajawea
Haskell
Wallace Galluzzi
Galluzzi
Jack Naylor
Wanda Gray
Needle Arts
Everette Bowman
Seth Irving
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Anadarko
Okla
Washington
Draft controversy sparks local opinions in Lawrence series
The Journal-World announces a Monday start to a series collecting local views on whether to discontinue the military draft. The piece notes 1.5 million inducted since 1965 and 30 000 exiled for draft avoidance. It also mentions a KU moon rock exhibit and unsafe Potter Lake ice conditions.
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Journal-World
Kansas University Museum of Natural History
Moon Rock
Copter Losses Hit Record High Since 1967
North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire downed eight U S helicopters in Laos, raising five day losses to 15 and total crashes to 20 with at least 16 dead and seven wounded. Command noted seven earlier losses and additional aircraft in Cambodia or Vietnam operations.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Quang Tri
Cambodia
South Vietnam
A Shau Valley
Illinois Picks John Corbally as Illinois President
Dr. John E. Corbally Jr. will become president and chancellor of the University of Illinois on September 1. The Syracuse University leader, 46, resigned his Syracuse posts Friday and awaits formal confirmation at a Board of Trustees meeting in Chicago. He succeeds David Dodds Henry who led Illinois for 16 years and plans retirement next fall.
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Chicago
John E. Corbally Jr
Syracuse University
University of Illinois
Corbally
Syracuse
Illinois
Illinois Board of Trustees
David Dodds Henry
Henry
Kansas Traffic Deaths 24-Hour Log Topeka
Kansas highway death log reports 9 a.m. figures for February 9 1971 with 63 deaths versus 68 in the comparable 1970 period. The Topeka AP brief summarizes the day’s fatalities across the state.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway
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