Douglas May Face Change in Congressional Districts
Kansas lawmakers debate redrawing district lines to balance five Congressional districts. Douglas County, a border county currently in the Third District, could move to the Second under the Senate plan, or stay in the Third under the House plan, with voting patterns shown to shift accordingly. The Kansas delegation offers limited input while U.S. universities spark discussion about district alignment.
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Morris Kay
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Kay
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Wyandotte
Douglas County
Senate
Kansas
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Calleys Judge Drops Report As Falsehood
Judge Kennedy ordered the testimony of psychiatrist Dr. Albert LaVerne stricken and told the jury to disregard his claim that William Calley Jr. acted as a robot-like killer at My Lai. Calley, 27, faces murder charges over the Vietnamese village massacre.
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William Calley Jr
Reid Kennedy
Albert LaVerne
Calley
My Lai
Dr. LaVerne
George Latimer
Latimer
Salt Lake City
Wilbur Hamman
Arlington
LaVerne
Students rally at KU protest Indochina war and ROTC role
About 150 students braved cold at Kansas University for a SDS revival meeting focused on Laos and Southeast Asia. Speakers included Law Prof. Lawrence Velvel and Slavic languages expert William March, condemning U.S. involvement and warning of a long bloody war.
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Kansas University
Laos
ROTC
Southeast Asia
Eric Nyberg
Frank Strong
SDS
Law
Lawrence Velvel
William March
Nyberg
Velvel
America
Vietnam
Military Science
Woodruff Auditorium
Gerald Mikkelson
Three Motorcycles Stolen and Other Vehicle Thefts in Lawrence
Lawrence police reported three motorcycles stolen Thursday. Donald Thompson’s 1970 blue bike valued at 1200 was taken from the street with the ignition locked. James Michael Jones’s 1970 green motorcycle, valued at 1100, was taken from a lot and was locked. Howard F. Henry’s 1968 purple chrome bike, valued at 750, had its ignition unlocked but was chained and padlocked. thief cut the padlock. Also reported, Howard Grant of Lawrence Tire Co. said six tires and a radio were stolen from the company after a window was broken. Fred Lipper said tools and a tool box were taken from a car between Tuesday and Thursday, valued 150 to 200.
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Tenn
James Michael Jones
Howard F. Henry
Henry
Howard Grant
Lawrence Tire Co
Fred Lipper
Closure of Kasold Drive in Lawrence prompts city open house
Mud in the Kasold Drive construction area led to a Friday night closure from 12th south to Tam O Shanter at about 11 30 p m. The police requested the halt after an unidentified car became stuck. City officials will host an open house at City Hall from 9 a m to 1 p m Saturday with City Manager Buford Watson speaking in the First National Bank Office Tower. Also today Topeka began the third of 10 police community relations workshops directed by the Menninger Foundation, with 24 hour sessions at noon.
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Lawrence Street
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Massachusetts
Topeka
Menninger Foundation
Five Men Indicted in Fidelity State Bank Robbery
A federal grand jury indicted five men Ronald L. Johnson 18 Henry Merle Rollie 18 Bob Robins 27 Andrew M. Waters and Ronald W. Sublett in the January 14 armed robbery of Fidelity State Bank of Kansas City Kansas.
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Fidelity State Bank
Kansas City
Kan
Ronald L. Johnson
Henry Merle Rollie
Bob Robins
Andrew M. Waters
Ronald W. Sublett
Cost of Living Up Again Smallest Rise in 4 Years
Washington AP says the January cost of living rose one tenth of one percent, the smallest monthly gain in almost four years. Food prices held, services rose 0.6 percent, while used cars clothes and some groceries fell. The 12 month rate stood at 5.2 percent, with $119.20 needed in January to buy 1967's $100 of goods. Eggs and dairy rose 3.8 percent.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Kresge Says On Schedule For Major Lawrence Warehouse
Construction progresses on the S. S. Kresge Co. warehouse in the Santa Fe Industrial tract of northwest Lawrence. Project director H. C. Brown reports on schedule with completion set for December. Roof deck is finished and work proceeds to roof watertightness with interior masonry lighting heating plumbing and office section under way. The building will cover 1,050,000 square feet under roof with an estimated cost above $7 million.
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S. S. Kresge Co
Santa Fe
Lawrence
H. C. Brown
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Kresge
Kansas Senate Debates Remap of State Congressional Districts
A Senate bill proposes remapping Kansas five districts to place all Wyandotte County in the Third and all Sedgwick in the Fourth. It would shift counties among districts, affecting Reed, Marion, Barber and others, with support and opposition among key senators. A separate bill would ban issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals.
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Franklin, Johnson
Wyandotte Counties
Topeka
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Sedgwick County
Senate
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
Barber
Comanche
McPherson
Rice
Keith Sebelius
William Roy
Dickinson
Morris
Geary
Douglas County
Larry Winn Jr
Douglas
Anderson
Garner Shriver
Marion
Joe Shubitz
Anderson, Dickinson
House
Lawrence Faces Questioned Metro Reserve Unit Plan
The Lawrence city hall debates an armed metro reserve unit to back police, county, and state, with strong opposition and plans to tailor a locally controlled, possibly civil defense based structure under Police Chief oversight. City Manager Buford Watson noted potential regrouping and training. The commission meeting is set for Tuesday.
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Metro
Lawrence City
Vern Miller
Sedgwick County
Buford Watson
Watson
Lawrence
Fishermen of Andros Island Build Mahogany Sailing Dinghies
In Andros Island Bahamas few fishermen own motorboats. they craft sturdy sailing dinghies from native mahogany. The note mentions Rumsey Funeral Home contact as 843-5111 in an Adv line.
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Bahamas
Rumsey Funeral Home
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