Suspended Term Given by Judge In Shooting Case
LaVerta Murray of Kansas City received a three year suspended sentence in Douglas County District Court after appealing a March 11 1971 jury conviction for assault from a Sept 30 1970 shooting at College Hill Manor. He must pay restitution and obtain written permission from Wyandotte County probation before leaving the county and carry the writ ten permission at all times.
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Kansas City
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State Supreme Court
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College Hill Manor
W. 19Th
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Douglas County
Wyandotte County
No Americans Killed In Vietnam Last Week
AP reports no American fatalities in action in Indochina last week. Four fliers previously listed as missing were changed to killed in action, two noncombat deaths occurred, and six servicemen were wounded. The four missing were lost over Laos.
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U.S. Command
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Onassis son dies after amphibious plane crash
Alexandros Onassis, 24, died after his new amphibious plane crashed on takeoff from Athens airport. His father Aristotle Onassis said doctors could not keep him alive and objected to official statements about who piloted. Donald MacCusker and Donald MacGregor were seriously injured. Alexandros headed Olympic Airways helicopter and light craft division.
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Alexandros Onassis
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Donald MacCusker
Alexandros
Japanese Classical Dancer Ayako Uchiyama Performs Here
Ayako Uchiyama, a Japanese classical dancer, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall presented by the Kansas University International Theatre Arts Committee. She hails from Hokkaido and has toured globally with authentic costumes and choreographies from 1750 to 1900. Her program features Shima No Senzai Kotobuki Echigo Jishi and Mitsumen Komori. Tickets are at the University Theatre box office Murphy Hall with student discounts.
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Japan
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Murphy Hall
Ayako Uchiyama
Swarthout Recital Hall
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Higher Fees Planned For County Weed Control
Douglas County farmers in the noxious weed program will face higher costs as herbicide prices rise. County weed supervisor Herschel Hemphill told the county commission the 2 4 D price rose from 1 25 to 2 per gallon and recommended raising spray rates from 8 to 11 per hour to cover the increase. The commissioners approved the hike.
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Douglas County
Herschel Hemphill
Hemphill
Poisoning of 8 Year Old Explored After Autopsy
In Callaway County Missouri officials investigate a young Williamsburg girl’s death after an autopsy showed acute alcoholic overdose. The child, Sandra Brown seven from Joe and Mrs. Brown, was hospitalized in Columbia and died without regaining consciousness. Authorities note the Browns said an uncle gave vodka and liquor with police awaiting full autopsy results in about a week.
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Fulton, Mo
Callaway County
Williamsburg
Sandra Brown
Joe Brown
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Ted Salmons
Kissinger Faces Uncertain Future After Vietnam Peace
Washington AP reports Henry Kissinger, Nixon's national security adviser, hints at leaving the White House after Vietnam peace, weighing a Mexico vacation and potential bids to influence European bonds, East West ties, and Middle East diplomacy amid ongoing peace chatter.
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Vietnam
Washington
America
Strike Nears End in Chicago Teachers Talks
Chicago teachers and the Board of Education announced a tentative agreement to settle the 16 day strike after an all night session that ended around 6 am. No details were released immediately by CTU or the board.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Chicago Teachers Union
Nixon Budget Axe Targets Great Society Programs
President Nixon’s 1974 budget plan aims to gut major Great Society programs, with the Office of Economic Opportunity to be broken up and funds cut for housing health and education. Civilian research and OTY science units face trimming as urban poverty and welfare initiatives face a sweeping downsizing.
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U.S
Phone Company Plans Major Rural Upgrades in Douglas County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co will invest 590000 this year in Douglas County to expand rural lines and eight party connections near Lawrence. Nationwide, 67 million is planned for Kansas in 1973, with 10 million more than 1972, to boost direct dialing and rural service.
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Douglas County
Ed Carter
Bell
Lawrence
Carter
Kansas
Kansas Corporation Commission
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