Three Die in Kansas City Shootings Within Seven Hours
Police report three fatal shootings in Kansas City occurred between 8 p.m. Monday and 2:30 a.m. The victims were Valerie Johnson 14 Larry Sanders 16 and Margaret Cooksey 30. A 15-year-old boy allegedly fired a .32 pistol causing Johnsons death. Sanders was killed amid a confrontation with security guards at a Missouri Pacific freight terminal. Cooksey was fatally shot in an apartment complex after a man identifying himself as her husband Lynn Wetzel 46 claimed he fired a shot upon hearing banging at the door and is detained.
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Sanders
Missouri Pacific
Margaret Cooksey
Lynn K. Wetzel
Wetzel
Today In History January 19 highlights span wars and notable births
Highlights include 1942 Japan invaded Burma in World War II, 1736 James Watt born in Greenock, 1861 Georgia seceded, 1937 Howard Hughes set a transcontinental flight record, 1938 Franco bombing of Barcelona and Valencia, 1965 Air Force Academy scandal, 198X Cambodia Laos tensions, 1970s Indira Gandhi neutrality pledge, 1980s Nixon Supreme Court nominee Carswell, Senate rejection.
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U.S. Air Force Academy
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Souvanna Phouma
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Laos
India
Indira Gandhi
Nixon
Florida
G. Harrold Carswell
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Traffic Citations Listed For Local Drivers
Court notices list John V Watkins Prairie Village no tail lights charge ten dollars Lynn Kenneth Hanna 834 Avalon speeding ten dollars William L Martin Osage City no drivers daily log ten dollars Louis Arthur Willard Eagle Grove Iowa no drivers daily log ten dollars Frederick I Bones 1103 Kasold Dr overweight vehicle forty two dollars and fifteen cents Billy M Fairchild Salina left of center ten dollars Marvin J Strobel Richmond no drivers license on person
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Prairie Village
Lynn Kenneth Hanna
Avalon
William L. Martin
Osage City
Louis Arthur Willard
Eagle Grove
Iowa
Frederick I. Bones
Kasold Dr
Billy M. Fairchild
Salina
Marvin J. Strobel
Richmond
LMH Year End Reports From LMH Volunteers
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital board will hear year end reports at 9 30 a m Wednesday in the hospital conference room The Women s Auxiliary and Candystripers donated hundreds of hours aiding nurses and patients The December and 1970 financial and statistical reports will be presented to board members.
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Feedlot operator Crofoot joins Kansas Senate as freshman
John Crofoot, a Cedar Point feedlot owner representing Chase Lyon Marion and Morris counties, becomes a freshman Kansas State Senator. He supports more pollution research and reflects on his political rise and dedication to his district amid debate over feedlot regulation.
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John Crofcot
Kansas Senate
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Lyon
Marion
Morris
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Crofcot
Cedar Point
Crofoot
Kansas State University
U.S
Bob Dole
Keith Sebelius
Glee Smith
Walter Porter
Swiss Open Probes Into 2 Accidents
Swiss officials opened investigations into a fatal plane crash near Zurich and a head on train collision near Meilen. The Bulgarian airliner from Paris to Sofia struck a hill during instrument approach, killing 35 and injuring many, including a 12 year old Israeli boy. A switching fault caused two commuter trains to collide, killing six and critically injuring nine.
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Meilen
Arkansas lawmaker seeks sales tax exemption for flags and aprons
State Rep. Leroy Blankenship introduced a bill in the Arkansas House to exempt from state sales tax items including flags of the United States and Arkansas, apple pie and aprons to be worn exclusively by mothers and grandmothers.
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Little Rock, Ark
Leroy Blankenship
Arkansas
United States
Two Tankers Collide Create Bay Oil Slick Cleanup Underway
In San Francisco Bay cleanup crews work around the clock as two Standard Oil ships collide in fog near the Golden Gate. Oil spill estimated 0.5 to 1.9 million gallons with weather aiding containment. wildlife impact reported but damages not yet known.
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Trial Date Set for Jo Townsend in KU Riot Case
A trial date is set for Miss Jo Townsend, 20, of 1345 Vermont Avenue, at 3 p.m. February 2 on charges of illegal assembly and riotous conduct. Townsend is among seven charged in the December 9 incident at the University of Kansas Chancellor Laurence Chalmers office, with Townsend posting a $500 bond.
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Jo Townsend
Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
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