Runoff Proposal Sparks Near Governors Race Fight
Kansas Senate considers a 45 percent threshold runoff for the governor primary with top-two finishers meeting within 20 days if no candidate clears 45 percent. Other measures include prostitution penalties, tuition-free college for seniors, obscene language penalties, higher prisoner feeding pay, retirement system refunds, and cooperative marketing charter amendments.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Ernest W. Strahan
Salina
Strahan
William H. Avery
Jack Turner
Sedgwick County
R. Bruce Johnson
R-Salina
Cooperative Marketing Associations
Rogers
Wichita Rep Conard Wins Leadership Amid Committee Shakeup
City leaders discuss Conard's largely unopposed speakership and a shift in committee chairs toward large counties. Wichita and Johnson County delegates praise the broader representation, while Shawnee and Reno counties miss due to smaller delegations.
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Conard
Ben Foster
Wichita
Sedgwick
Foster
Phil Woodworth
R-Mission
Johnson County
Cal Strowig
R-Abilene
Kansas City
Shawnee
Reno
Assessment at Reno Church Next Week
Charles Hallenbeck will visit the Reno church to help Reno township residents with personal property assessments. He will be present from 10 30 a m to 4 p m Monday through Friday January 23 through February 10.
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Charles Hallenbeck
Reno
Reno Township
Hallenbeck
Midwest College Unit Meets at Med Center
The Council of the Midwest and Central American State Universities Association MASUA will meet at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City on Friday. W Robert Parks president of Iowa State University and MASUA chairman will preside. He will report on MASUA central headquarters in Kansas City and the first executive director. Members include Colorado University Colorado State University Iowa State Kansas University Kansas State Missouri University Nebraska University Oklahoma State University. Council members are the presidents graduate deans and research directors.
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Mid-America State Universities Association
Kansas
Planners Approve Logan Moore Plat and Naming Request
Planners approve final plat for Logan Moore property at Logan Moore 160 acres near Peter son Road and Kasold Drive. Propose renaming to Deerfield to match school and development. Park and elementary school land split 19 acres. city and KS Unified School District 497 share costs. Also approve rezoning and new minimum lot sizes and study office use in residence dormitory zones.
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Logan-Moore
Peterson Road
Kasold
Logan- Moore
Deerfield
City
Unified School District 497
1Th and
Vt. Sts
Pulliam
Venhaus
DeSalvo Attorney Vows Appeal After New Witch Trial Claim
Cambridge Massachusetts AP Attorney F Lee Bailey charges Massachusetts burned another witch as he vows to appeal the assault and robbery conviction of Albert DeSalvo aka the Boston strangler The 35 year old was sentenced to 10 years plus life with concurrent terms and pending appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Court Bailey contested insanity definitions during the trial citing the state penal code and American Law Institute model language.
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Cambridge, Mass
F. Lee Bailey
Massachusetts
Albert DeSalvo
Boston
DeSalvo
Bailey
American Law Institute
DeSalva
Essay and poster contest held for Lawrence students
Lawrence Human Relations Commission sponsors an essay and poster contest on Brotherhood for Lawrence high and junior high students including St John’s seventh and eighth graders. Entrants submit a 500 word essay or a poster. awards given in both divisions with first and second place in the poster contest. Prizes announced at the Community Brotherhood Banquet February 14 at the Kansas Union. Rev Norman Steffen leads the education sub committee.
Sam Seeks His License in California Neurosurgery
Samuel H. Sheppard has applied for a California neurosurgery license. He was acquitted in Cleveland in the murder of his first wife Marilyn after nearly ten years in prison. He greeted his son Samuel Jr., 19, a Boston University student, who arrived by air Wednesday to spend a vacation with him.
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Samuel H. Sheppard
California
Sheppard
Cleveland
Ohio
Marilyn
Samuel Jr
Boston University
Four youths detained after Veterans Park clash
Police turned four juveniles over to juvenile authorities after a Wednesday afternoon fight at Veterans Park. One youth was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for injuries from the scuffle.
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Veterans Park
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Virginia Atomic Blast Simulator Ready for Tests
The 2400 foot conical air blast tube at the Naval Weapons Laboratory near Fredericksburg will simulate nuclear explosions to study effects on ships, engines, shelters, and space re entry shock at altitudes up to 100000 feet. First test firing planned later this year.
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Dahlgren
Potomac River
Hiroshima
U.S. Naval Weapons Laboratory
Fredericksburg
Navy
Department of Defense
Sun Shipbuilding Co
Chester
Eight New Communications Satellites Tested for Secret Military Traffic
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP eight satellites were launched by an Air Force Titan 3 rocket to form separate orbits 21,000 miles up. They join seven identical payloads sent last June with tests to qualify as carriers of secret messages between U S military bases and ground stations. Emphasis is on Washington to Vietnam routes under Col W T Olsson of the Defense Communications Agency.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Air Force
Washington
Vietnam
W. T. Olsson
Defense Communications Agency
New Batch Aims for Summer Operational Status
Report notes the batch would undergo testing for several weeks and, if successful, could be ready for operation this summer. The statement reflects expectations from officials or researchers about deployment timing and readiness.
KU Senior Coed Avoids Injury After Assault Attempt
A Kansas University senior woman reports an attempted assault near the KU library around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Two unknown males chased her as she screamed. she was not injured.
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Kansas University
South Korean Patrol Ship Sunk by North Korean Fire
North Korean shore batteries sank a 650 ton South Korean navy patrol ship off Korea's east coast. The defense ministry said 51 crewmen were rescued, 28 are missing, and search efforts by U S and South Korea continue. Defense Minister Kim Sung eun feared most may have drowned after the ship sank in about 20 minutes under heavy shelling.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korea
South Korean
Defense Ministry
U.S
Defense
Kim Sung-eun
Thirteen Santa Fe freight cars derail at Edgerton
Thirteen cars of a Santa Fe freight train derailed at Edgerton causing damage unofficially over 100000 dollars. No injuries reported. The 52 car train bound for Los Angeles carried lumber cheese lard new motor cars malt liquor and mail. Line expected to be cleared for partial use today.
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Edgerton
Kan
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
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