26 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1971
Page
1
Kansas University Chancellor Laurence Chalmers says the Atty. Gen. Vern Miller ordered raids with no prior warning. Leaders fear unrest and weigh effects on student elections while Chalmers notes potential impact on police programs and spring break timing.
Kansas highway death records show counts for February 25 through 9 a m Friday for the 1970 to 1984 period. The log provides comparable figures across the 1970 baseline and later years as AP reports Topeka data.
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller led more than 150 law enforcement officers in a Lawrence narcotics raid near the Kansas University campus. Arrests, including 11 students, covered LSD, cocaine, hashish, and marijuana with bonds set at 1000 to 1500 dollars. Miller said this is only the beginning and vowed further actions in other towns.
Lawrence chief F C Sanders cites possible wiring as a cause after a Feb 13 blaze destroyed the 80 year old Sacajawea Hall at Haskell Indian Junior College with $2.4 million replacement cost and $150000 contents loss. Firemen say four concurrent fires and conflicting witness stories delayed determination.
Thomas Griffith of Manhattan and member of the Kansas Board of Regents filed a Shawnee County suit challenging the law as unconstitutional. The action names Shawnee County Attorney Gene Olander as a defendant and seeks abeyance of a separate misdemeanor case for failing to disclose substantial holdings.
Prairie View A and M College faced a second day of fire and vandalism. President Alvin I. Thomas blamed a few professional agitators while about 1,200 students protested, burning a security building, wrecking a store, smashing dormitory windows and damaging a patrol car. No injuries reported.
Washington AP reports another gain in wholesale prices dampening the Nixon administration’s hope that inflation is fading. The 0.8 percent February rise suggests higher consumer costs ahead, while officials clash over Fed money expansion and efforts to curb unemployment.
Kansas Board of Regents acts as a buffer as public sentiment toward higher education cools. Max Bickford and KU faculty members discuss erosion of confidence, potential reforms, and the idea of expanding the board. They note political tensions and legislative scrutiny could demoralize the regents while proposing criteria for appointments.
Atty Gen Vern Miller led a Lawrence drug raid early today with Life Magazine reporters present. Two of 26 adults arrested are welfare recipients per Douglas County records. Kimberly Scott Webster faces three drug counts and Alan Thomas Marcum one. Miller noted no arrests in fraternities and estimated the haul worth several thousand dollars.
In Inverness Mississippi the death toll from weekend tornadoes in the Delta areas of Louisiana and Mississippi climbs to 102 as officials report figures on Thursday.
A fire alarm was turned in at 5 35 A M Tuesday for the Michigan Street Bar-B-Q pit. The fire was controlled and 300 pounds of meat were cooking for service. The notice thanks early morning workers and city patrolmen who respond to alarms.
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