Oil Spill Threatens Bolinas Lagoon Nesting Grounds
San Francisco based scientists warn the oil slick from the tanker collision endangers the Bolinas Lagoon ecosystem. Volunteers sweep oil from the mouth of the lagoon while 1,500 birds are treated. experts fear for 90 percent of affected birds and the reef life in the mud.
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Bolinas Lagoon
Martin Griffin
Audubon Canyon Ranch
Pacific Coast
Griffin
Clerin Zumwalt
San Francisco Bay
Point Reyes National Seashore
Pacifica
Coast Guard
Bay
Standard Oil
Dawn Damas
College of Marin Coed
Bolinas
Calif
Sunflower Ordnance Works May Shift Production to Baraboo
Commanders discuss moving Mark 43 rocket propellant grain production from Sunflower to Badger plant in Baraboo Wisconsin after June as Vietnamization reduces demand. Sunflower built during World War II on 10 000 acres once employs about 6 000, cost cited near 500 million to duplicate today, with local officials pushing for permanent Army ammunition facility status.
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Sunflower
Badger
Baraboo
Wis
Col. Mallin
United Kingdom
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Colyer Becomes Fifth Candidate for Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence businessman John E. Colyer 39 of 2730 Bell Haven Drive filed to run for one of three city commission seats in the April 6 election. He advocates strong police and fire support and urges updating ordinances and careful growth planning. Filing window closes Feb 16. four other candidates also entered the race.
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Lawrence
John E. Colyer
Bell Haven Drive
Colyer
Lame Duck AG Rules Out Capital Punishment Use
Harrisburg, Pa. AP Ally. Gen. Fred Speaker, a lame duck Republican in a new Democratic administration, rules capital punishment unconstitutional in Pennsylvania. He orders the electric chair dismantled and says the death sentences will be treated as life terms. The ruling lasts unless Courts or successors overturn it.
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Lame Duck AG
Harrisburg
Fred Speaker
Pennsylvania
Speaker
Camp Hill
Scott Retains Senate GOP Leadership in Narrow Victory
Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania wins reelection as Senate Republican leader defeating Sen. Howard Baker Jr. 24 to 20. Scott, 45, is Baker’s rival and Dirksen’s son in law. The margin mirrors his 1969 win by 24 to 19.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Scott
Baker
Everett M. Dirksen
Kansas Supreme Court appeal urged after judge upholds amendments
Shawnee County District Judge William R. Carpenter upheld two Kansas constitutional amendments approved in the November election. Earl C. Moore of Wichita plans an immediate appeal. Court found Moore lacked standing and that the amendments overall constitute a broad overhaul of the constitution aimed at modernizing the amendment process and executive reorganization.
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Topeka
Kansas
Shawnee County
William R. Carpenter
Carpenter
Earl C. Moore
Wichita
Moore
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate Hails Decision on Amendments
Kansas Senate leaders praised a Shawnee County District Court ruling upholding two constitutional amendments and expect a swift Supreme Court decision if appealed. Senator Glee Smith noted the ruling as logical and well reasoned and urged a quick end to delay so lawmakers know whether to submit the amendments approved last November.
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Kansas Senate
Shawnee County
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Senate
William R. Carpenter
Smith
Moore
Supreme Court
First Robins in Lawrence Signal Seasonal Change
Lawrence residents note robins stay through winter, not just in February. Birdwatchers say a northern robin now winters here, relying on northern migration and scarce earthworms as daylight lengthens. Sunrise nears earlier by 4 minutes. sunset extends 30 minutes.
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Lawrence
Two Hurt After Bus Flips In Lawrence Incident
Two people treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a compact station wagon overturned at Ninth and Emery Road at 4 58 p m Wednesday. Driver Bonnie C Conley 40 and her son Matt 14 were not at fault as Conley swerved to avoid a vehicle.
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Avalon Rd
Matt C. Conley
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ninth
Emery Road
Matt
Conley
Young candidate lists youth as asset in Lawrence city race
David G. Burnett 27 filed for the Lawrence city commission, claiming five selling points including fresh ideas and independence from city finances. A Lawrence resident for 25 years, he is a Braniff Airlines co-pilot with two young children and ties to Trinity Lutheran Church.
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David G. Burnett
Tom O’shanter
City Commission
City of
Lawrence
Burnett
Lawrence High
Kansas University
Kansas State
Braniff Airlines
Joan
Shannon
Kristy Jo
The
Trinity Lutheran Church
Youth Critical After Accident Near Lawrence
One youth remains in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a single vehicle fatality near U S 24 two miles north of Lawrence. Driver Michael K Maine 18 of Syracuse Kansas is in fair condition with a fractured right leg. Passenger Terry L Kiser 18 of Anthony and Thomas H Rhodes Jr 18 of Kansas City Kansas are listed in fair condition for observation.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
U.S. 24
Lawrence
Thomas H. Rhodes Jr
Kansas City
Kan
Michael K. Maine
Syracuse
Terry L. Kiser
Anthony
Highway Patrol
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas Traffic Deaths for January 26, 1971
Report covers Kansas traffic fatalities for a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. on January 26, 1971, noting 26 deaths compared with 30 in the same period of 1970. Details unspecified.
Three Held On Variety Of Charges In Sunflower Village
Law rence police stopped a car carrying four adults and three children about 4 45 am Wednesday. Three adults and Sharon Kay Simpson are charged with aggravated battery aggravated robbery and interfering with parental custody. Bowman Anderson and Simpson are held in Johnson County jail with bonds 30000 each for Bowman and Anderson 10000 for Simpson. The four allegedly invaded Judith Tyler s Sunflower Village home held occupants at gunpoint stole 2 and took the children.
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Lawrence
Johnson County
Olathe
Sharon Kay Simpson
Topeka
Elmer Simpson
Sheriff's Department
Judith Tyler
Simpson
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