Two Injured In Gang Fight At Eudora
About midnight Saturday on Main Street in Eudora a riot investigation by Kansas Highway Patrol and sheriff deputies led to about 50 people involved. Paul Martin Jr. and Rex Burkhardt were injured and treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A 16 year old from Eudora held. Albert Wurtz posted 500 bond for misdemeanor battery and Leonard Hale posted 1500 bond for inciting to riot and disobeying an officer.
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Eudora
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas
Main Street
Paul Martin Jr
Rt. 2
Rex Burkhardt
LMH
Lawrence
Douglas County
Albert F. Wurtz
Leonard Oliver Hale
Fourth of July Cannon Fireworks at Young Home
Lawrence residents witnessed a family cannon firing on July 4 at the Edwin Young home. The two cannons, built in 1895 and 1903 by P. P. Belt, are now owned by T. A. Belt. They fire using powder and an electrical impulse from a neon transformer.
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Lawrence
Edwin
T.A.E. Belt
1646
Mass
P. P. Belt
Young
Eight Die In Southern Indiana Head On Crash
Eight people perish in a Fourth of July weekend two car collision on Interstate 65 in southern Indiana. The crash in bright sun killed five from an Indiana family and three from a Kentucky family, with questions remaining on why a car veered across the median.
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Indiana
Interstate 65
Kentucky
City Commission agenda and bids review for 1971 meeting
City Commission agenda for June 29 1971 includes bids for sanitary sewers to Holiday Hills No 10 demolition at 1221 New York and public hearings on sidewalk construction and street improvements. Various ordinances rezone parking removal and road design plus approvals of bids for fire hydrants and a sign lease on 29th Street Terrace. Also minutes from the Human Relations Commission and maintenance agreements to be considered. The meeting is at 2 p.m. in the city offices Ninth and Massachusetts.
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Holiday Hills No. 10
New York
9Th Street
Rockledge Road
15Th
Iowa
Lawrence Avenue
23Rd Street
7Th Street
Kresge Road
Goodrich Road
West 4Th Street
Engel Road
15Th Street
Crescent Road
University Drive
22Nd Street
Ousdahl
Dusdahl
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Four Seasons
Towa
31St Street
Human Relations Commission
City of Lawrence
Auto Plaza
29Th Street Terrace
Louisiana
Safeway
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence City Commission
Ninth
Massachusetts
Five Hurt by Fireworks Reported in Lawrence
Five persons were treated Saturday and Sunday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for burns from fireworks though none was serious. Police logged about 50 fireworks abuse calls. one suspect, Greg D. Sanders, 18, posted bond for fireworks violation. Names listed include Carl Hun singer nine, Ron Guthrie twenty three, Steven Coleman H, Melinda Brand thirty two, Cynthia Thompson eleven.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
LMH
Carl Hunsinger
Bonanza
Ron Guthrie
Steven Coleman
Elm
Melinda Brand
Levant
Cynthia Thompson
Burns
Greg D. Sanders
Seven Minor Vehicle Accidents Reported in Lawrence Weekend
Lawrence police logged seven minor vehicle accidents over the weekend with no injuries. The city’s large item trash pickup will run in area four this week, north of 15th and east of Mississippi Street, with items left at the curb for Wednesday collection.
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Lawrence
15Th
Mississippi Street
Argentine trial planned for Braniff hijacker in Buenos Aires
Argentine officials say they will try the Braniff jetliner hijacker Robert Lee Jackson for air piracy and kidnapping despite U.S. extradition requests. Jackson and Guatemalan companion Lydia Sanchez surrendered at Buenos Aires airport after police blocked refueling and seized control of the plane.
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Robert Lee Jackson
Townsend
Tenn
Ezekia
Buenos Aires
Braniff
Mexico
Lima
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
U.S
U.S. Navy
Lydia Lucretia Sanchez
Jackson
Peru
Rio
San Antonio
Rafael Minichicello
California
Rome
Adolfo Cosentino
Braniff Airways
Argentina
Cosentino
Jackson An
Death of Topeka Woman Mary Underwood Still Under Investigation
The death of 23 year old Mary Jane Underwood of Topeka is under investigation after a 22 caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen. Parraffin hand casts were taken to test if she fired the weapon as Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Douglas County Sheriff's deputies await lab results. The shooting occurred about 2 am Saturday at Bruce Lynn's home near Lecompton. Lynn transported her to Lawrence Memorial Hospital where she died. Funeral services were held in Topeka. Survivors include her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Underwood and grandmothers Mrs Margaret Ebbutt and Mrs Emma Underwood.
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Mary Jane Underwood
Topeka
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Bruce Lynn
Lecompton
Lynn
Miss Underwood
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Ernest J. Underwood
Margaret Ebbutt
Junction City
Emma H. Underwood
Bomb Destroys IRS Office in San Jose
A powerful bomb wrecked the interior of a two story building housing an Internal Revenue Service office in San Jose. No injuries were reported. Deputy Fire Chief Leonard Marks said a 25 foot hole opened at 10 48 p m. Windows shattered and debris flew up to 200 feet. Bomb squad investigates.
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San Jose
Calif
Internal Revenue Service
Leonard Marks
Kansas Traffic Deaths Record
A historical summary noting traffic fatalities over multiple periods: 48 hours to 9 am Monday, July 11, 1974, and a broader July to 1974 total. The clipping references statewide casualty figures and time frames without detailing individual incidents or causes.
Labor Bureau Defends Non Political Role In Unemployment Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says its unemployment figure for June shows a 5.6 percent rate, citing a schooling period skew as a statistical quirk. Politicians from both parties argue over the drop while the bureau emphasizes its non political, candor focused methodology. The Census Bureau conducts the household survey underpinning the unemployment data.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bbureau
July Fourth Celebrations Span Nations and Cities
The Independence Day coverage lists events from New York to Manila. Performances in Times Square honor the Declaration as crowds read the document aloud, and a wedding at the Statue of Liberty gains National Park Service approval. Across the U.S. parades, pow wows, and shows mark the holiday.
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Hancock
Adams
New York
Times Square
Statue of Liberty
Jana Gillespie
Bruce Foster
Th National Park Service
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Milwaukee
Neosho Rapids
Kan
Holton
Mexia
Texas
Five juveniles cited after Michigan rock incident in Lawrence
Five youths ages 12 to 15 were cited into Douglas County Juvenile Court after officers responded to reports of about 15 individuals walking along Michigan throwing rocks at cars and blocking traffic. A rock shattered a station wagon window striking an eight year old girl on the head, causing a minor cut. The group was halted near Third and Michigan around 10:45 p.m. and five youths were detained and cited before being released to parents.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Michigan
Seventh and
Ilinois
Third
Air Conditioned Rune Sey Funeral Home Ady
A notice notes an air conditioned facility at Rune Sey Funeral Home in Ady.
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Runesey Funeral Home
Ady
Three Injured In Highway 40 Crash Near Lawrence
A two car crash one half mile west of Lawrence on Highway 40 Sunday night left three people with minor injuries. Robert L. Wilkinson of Perry drove eastbound and hit Leroy Walburn of 1311 W Sixth as the Walburn vehicle backed onto the highway. Passengers Adrian Genesler 35 Jeannine Genesler 16 and Russell Genesler 11 of 1408 W Third were treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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Lawrence
Highway 40
Highway Patrol
Robert L. Wilkinson
Perry
Leroy Walburn
W. Sixth
Walburn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Adrian Genesler
Jeannine Genesler
Russell Genesler
Flash Floods Sweep North Central Kansas After Heavy Rain
Severe rains in Kansas brought unofficially six inches in parts of north central Kansas triggering flash flooding. The Republican and Solomon rivers rose near Glen Elder Reservoir, with the Republican River forecast to crest around 19 feet at Clay Center. Flooding limited to farmland per the National Weather Service.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Republcan
Solomon Rivers
Glen Elder Reservoir
Clay Center
Prtis and
Haran
Solomon River
Glen Elder
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