Potential City Commissioner Race in Lawrence as Terms End
The article notes three Lawrence commissioners may not seek re election this year and two carryover seats remain. It urges strong candidates for the March primary and emphasizes nonpartisan conduct, public service, and community backing to sustain the city’s reputed governance.
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Lawrence
Don Metzler
Clark Morton
Jim Black
John Emick
Robert Pulliam
Metzler
Morton
Black
Commission
Mitchell Reflects On Coach Switch
Mitchell now Wellington News publisher discusses Pepper Rodgers move from Kansas to UCLA and Don Fambrough’s promotion. He cites mixed feelings about Rodgers and lists six traits for a strong head coach, noting funding affects assistants and hiring.
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Mitchell
Wellington
Jack Mitchell
Kansas
The
Wellington News
Pepper Rodgers
UCLA
Fambrough
Lawrence
Kansas Alumni Gather for Georgia Tech Visit Basketball Night
Atlanta area Kansas University alums plan a social hour before the Kansas Jayhawks visit Georgia Tech for a basketball game. Coach Ted Ownes will adjust his pre game schedule to meet with former Jayhawks.
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Kansas University
Georgia
Kansas-Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Ted Ownes
Jayhawks
Docking Cuts Luxuries From Kansas Budget
Gov. Robert Docking said he will trim frills from the Kansas state budget and tighten agency requests. He noted selling agency heads last fall to keep figures steady and cut items such as filing cabinets travel and new cars. He pledged balanced budgets each year with no tax increase and will be sworn in for a third term Monday.
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Wichita
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Kansas Livestock Association
Regents Board Row Worsens Tension Over Committee Choice
Griffith faces scrutiny as critics urge a more democratic, criteria based selection for the Kansas Board of Regents. Bether Board spokesmen protest Docking's reappointment citing narrow economic interests and lack of independent criteria. Reynolds Shultz expects Senate confirmation without difficulty. Three terms expire with Griffith likely to be renewed, timing for others unclear.
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T. . J. Griffith
Kansas Board of Regents
Board of Regents
Regents
State of
Kansas
Committee For A Better Board of Regents
State Senate
Board of Regnets
Griffith
State Chamber Sets Nine Business and Industry Goals
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce approves nine legislative objectives for business and state policy. Key aims include accelerated highway construction funded by bonds, broadened school financing, and preservation of economic development tools like the industrial revenue bond and free port laws. Additional goals cover pollution abatement, new tourist facilities at a state park, revised inventory tax, and unemployment compensation alignment with federal law.
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Topeka
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
J.H. Abraham
Chamber
Kansas
Theft Reported at Flamingo Club Car
Gary Miles reports to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office that sometime after 12 a.m. a stereo system valued at 179 dollars was stolen from his car parked at the Flamingo Club located at 501 North Ninth Street.
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Gary Miles
Douglas County
Flamingo Club
Nurenberg Rule Holds in My Lai Court-Martial
Military judge rules postwar Nuremberg principles negate obedience to orders as a defense in Sgt. Charles Hutto case. Psychiatrist testifies Hutto was mentally unable to disobey orders. prosecutors cite Capt. Ernest Medina's orders to destroy My Lai. Hutto, 22, from Tallulah La., served as machine gunner in 2nd Platoon.
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My Lai
Kenneth Howard
Charles Hutto
James
Jordan
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Hutto
Hutt
Ernest Medina
Charlie Company
Tallulah
Iedward Magill
Miami
Magill
Louis Holcom 77 dies. longtime Douglas County youth worker
Louis Holcom 77 a famed area youth worker farmer merchant and weather expert died Friday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a heart attack this week. Funeral services Monday 2 p m at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev Harold Hamilton. burial Memorial Park Cemetery. graveside by Odd Fellows Lodge No 4. Memorials to city baseball field via recreation department. Survivors include two sisters Mrs J F Tobler and Mrs H B Axe and a brother Martin. Holcom known for youth baseball coaching since 1924 and his weather knowledge near his Route 5 home along Highway 59. his Grove hosted picnics and outings. John Hadl a former KU star and San Diego Charger praised him. Wayne Bly lauded his early impact on local youth baseball programs.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Holcom
Douglas County
Rumsey Funeral Home
Harold Hamilton
Memorial Park Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge No. 4
Wakarusa River
Dutton Bridge
Highway
Chancellor asks faculty to share duty for orderly campus
Kansas University Chancellor Laurence Chalmers urges faculty and staff to report violations of the Student Code of Conduct and policies. He says a safe campus depends on every member of the university community and outlines reporting procedures to deans, the University Attorney, the Traffic and Security Office, or the Lawrence Citizens Alert number.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
Board of Regents
Chalmers
Lawrence
Pepper Rodgers to Be Introduced at UCLA Halftime
Former KU coach Pepper Rodgers and assistants Doug Weaver Terry Dona hue Dick Tomey and Billie Matthew were set to fly to Los Angeles for this morning's trip and will be introduced during halftime of the UCLA Washington State basketball game this evening. Rodgers was named UCLA coach Thursday.
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Pepper Rodgers
Doug Weaver
Terry Donahue
Dick Tomey
Billie Matthew
Los Angeles
UCLA
Rodgers
Ruckelshaus Orders Clean-up of Union Carbide Plant
Environmental chief William Ruckelshaus orders Union Carbide Corp to start immediate cleanup at its Marietta Ohio power plant. He says the plant must cut emissions, switch to low sulfur coal, and build taller stacks by April 1972 with permanent sulfur oxide reduction facilities, citing critical air quality in Parkersburg Marietta.
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Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Union Carbide Corp
Marietta
Ohio
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Union Carbide
W.M. Kelly
Ruckelshaus
Parkersburg-Marietta
Traffic Booths Reopened At Kansas University Campus
Traffic control stations on the Kansas University campus, unmanned during the break after the Summerfield Hall bombing, will be staffed again as students and faculty return for orientation. The booths will restrict central campus traffic and enforce Jayhawk Boulevard parking limits to authorized vehicles.
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Kansas University
Summerfield Hall
Jayhawk Boulevard
Search continues for Donald Pugh in Lawrence area
Douglas County sheriff deputies and volunteers press on today as river dragging and possible National Guard helicopter support proceed in the hunt for Donald Pugh 48 missing since his pickup was found running on the Wakarusa River Bridge southwest of Lawrence near Brown's Grove. Pugh described as white male 5 feet 9 inches and 150 pounds, last seen near his mobile home five miles southwest of Lawrence.
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Douglas County
Donald Pugh
Rt. 5
Wakarusa River
Lawrence
Brown’s Grove
National Guard
Pugh
Sheriff’s Deputies
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