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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1976
Page
1
A 10 member Citizens' Advisory Council panel will prioritize Goals program aims in Lawrence. At Thursday city hall meeting, members urged more structure and supported routing priority setting through the chairmen to the full CAC for a vote.
British dispatches report the Soviet backed MPLA forces seized three central Angolan towns after defeating a Western allied faction. They threaten the rival faction’s capital while South Africa calls for an end to armed intervention and hints at a troop pullback to the South West Africa border. State President Nico Diederichs urges solution at the conference table.
Rex Johnson, 43, Republican and longtime Douglas County sheriff since 1964, declares for a seventh term. He joined the office in 1953, later serving as undersheriff, and has expanded the staff to 25 deputies. He emphasizes youth work, lower accidents, openness, and public contact.
Adeline Sweet Adelines present Once Upon a Stage at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Lawrence High School Auditorium. Proceeds will go to Bus 62 which provides elderly transportation. Featured numbers include Vaudeville Melody Harrigan and Home Again Kathleen.
Police report six cars damaged by gunfire near 13th and Massachusetts in Lawrence over two days. A patrol officer saw one shot but found no suspect. Damages ranged from 30 to 60 dollars in late evening incidents around 9 p.m.
White House aides say President Ford’s new medical report will be public after his examination Saturday though his physician opposes full disclosure. Dr Lukash argues exams are private and that only information about ability to perform duties should be shared.
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