Kansas Democrats split over presidential choice ahead of Miami convention
Kansas Democrats head to the Miami Beach convention with a party split over the presidential candidate but a shared aim of harmony. Delegates outline support for McGovern on first ballot from several districts while uncommitted members keep options open and emphasize conciliatory tone.
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Kansas
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Coldwater
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Docking
Herd
McGovern
Sen. McGovern
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kansans
Associated Press
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Kansans Harbor
National Credentials Committee
California
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Hays
Kansas delegates split on McGovern and liberal prospects
A Kansas delegation at Miami Beach shows mixed leanings toward McGovern Humphrey Jackson and Muskie with several delegates wary of McGovern and some undecided. Longtime Kansas figures defend the platform and anticipate possible bitter credential fights while Mondale is cited as a dark horse with potential crossover appeal.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Henry Jackson
Washington
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Gates
Krunkenberg
Mondale
Miami Beach
Sen. Mondale
District Judge weighs Kansas school financing constitutionality
Johnson County District Court judge Philip L. Woodworth took the case under advisement after hearings on the Kansas school funding system. Attorneys were given until July 21 to file briefs in the suit by Michele and Michael Caldwell via the Kansas Association of Taxpayers against the state, the state board, and the De Soto district.
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Kan
Philip L. Woodworth
Johnson County District Court
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Woodworth
Michele
Michael Caldwell
Kansas Association of Taxpayers
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Condemnation Suit Filed Over Clinton Reservoir Cemetery
In Topeka a US District Court suit seeks uncontested ownership of LaHay Cemetery near Clinton Reservoir. The one acre site four miles west of US 59 lies in Township 13 Range 19, with owners listed as John D LaHay William Coker and William Matney descendants. Survivors plan reburial at a Topeka area cemetery.
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U.S. District Court For
Kansas
Topeka
Clinton Reservoir
Lawrence
Hughes Faces 51 Million Damage Suit Over Slur Claim
Howard Hughes is accused in a 51 million damage suit of slandering Noah Dietrich, his 83 year old biographer and former aide. Dietrich seeks 1 million general damages and 50 million punitive damages for a televised remark during a January news conference.
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Hughes
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Dietrich
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