Douglas County Faces Juvenile Problem and Funding Gaps
Judge Charles Rankin cites parental apathy counselor shortfall and lack of detention facilities as key drivers of juvenile offenses in Douglas County. Officials note no local application for federal Safe Streets funds or detention-home study funds, delaying solutions.
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Douglas County
Charles Rankin
Rankin
Rex Johnson
Richard Stanwix
Leavenworth
Johnson and Wyandotte
Douglas
Douglas County Commission
Travis Glass
Arthur Heck
Raymond Ice
Robert Docking
Committee On Criminal Administration
Ernest J. Rice
Public Safety
Gilbert Smith
Johnson County
Olathe
Nixon to Stand Firm on Safeguard ABM Plans
Nixon will not compromise on the Safeguard antiballistic missile plan. GOP leaders Gerald Ford and Everett Dirksen back a firm stance with possible Senate votes leaning toward administration support. Vermont Sen. Prouty backs ABM, while discussions focus on radar site placements and missile arming timelines.
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Washington
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Sen
George D. Aiken
Prouty
Vermont
Associated Press
John J. Williams
R-Del
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
Kansas seeks 750000 in federal disaster aid for nine counties
Governor Docking asked for 750000 in federal disaster aid for nine Kansas counties Allen Anderson Bourbon Crawford Douglas Linn Morris Neosho Woodson following storm damage. The request supplements 1 million previously sought for Saline and surrounding areas after the June tornado.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Saline County
Salina
Saline
Ellsworth
McPherson
Dickinson
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Crawford
Douglas
Linn Morris
Neosho
Woodson
Allen County
Linn
Morris
Richard Nixon
Lawrence area notes on industry schools and construction
A Lawrence ribbon cutting for Lapeka Inc. at 2711 Ore St. announces a July 24 ceremony with free samples for Coors Beer distribution. Frank Hise of Corvallis is the new Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks grand exalted ruler for 1969 70. Lawrence Supt Carl Knox seeks a replacement for Asst Supt Robert Ramsey as the board considers candidates. Four machines move earth for Gibson Discount Center work on Iowa Street. a permit is pending. Art Cromer will manage the new Gibson facility with Wilmoth Construction Co. Texans build the project. Haskell Institute reports repairs to Tecumseh Hall after a lightning strike. $75,000 damage estimated. A three man Bureau of Indian Affairs team surveys damages as work aims to start Monday, with school opening Sept. 3 in view.
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Lapeka, Inc
Ore. St
Chamber of Commerce
Coor’s
Frank Hise
Corvallis
Ore
Carl Mettner
Ohio
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
Dallas
Tex
Haskell Institute
Wallace Galluzzi
Tecumseh Hall
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Anadarko
Okla
Galluzzi
Small fires start from car and gas stove incidents
A car owned by J. T. Johnson at 2032 Mass. St. back fired around 8 a.m. causing a small fire and $25 damage. A gas line broke at 5:28 p.m. Monday when Arthur Pitcher of 1740 Ohio St. moved a kitchen stove, with an estimated $15 damage. A can of gasoline ignited by a gas water heater flame at about 5:05 p.m. Monday at Fred Johnson's home 638 La. St. caused minor damage.
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J. T. Johnson
Mass
Johnson
Lawrence
Arthur Pitcher
Ohio St
Fred Johnson
la. St
Wing Crack Reported in C5A Transport Test
The Air Force disclosed a wing fracture in a ground static test of a C5A airframe minus tail at Lockheed Georgia in Marietta Georgia. The break occurred under 128 percent of design load while testing to 150 percent margin. Officials assess impact and causes as completed models continue testing.
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Washington
Air Force
Marietta, Ga
Lockheed Georgia Co
Congress
Pentagon
St Johns Drops 7th and 8th Grades
The St John s School will reduce enrollment from 254 to about 200 to 230 this fall as the seventh and eighth grade programs are phased out. The eight member board and parish members approved the plan in June. Classes for grades one through six start Aug 28 as nine teachers are kept to maintain a pupil to teacher ratio under 1 to 30.
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St. John's School
St. John’s
Michael Moriarty
Adrian
Joe Kelly
Arthur Lonborg
Jack Moore
James Gillispie
Louis Lehr
Galluzzi
Wiretapping for Security To Rise With Court Okay
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell says a broader policy of electronic surveillance in internal security matters will be tested in court. The ruling concerns five antiwar demonstrators linked to disorders at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Mitchell notes taps were placed before his tenure and pledges support if courts back presidential powers to protect security.
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Washington (Ap
John N. Mitchell
Chicago
United States
Mitchell
Eral
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights Complaints Up 41 Per Cent in State
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Commission on Civil Rights reports a 41.6 percent rise in formal complaints in the fiscal year ending June 30. Homer Floyd cites back pay settlements as part of the increase and notes 177 complaints, including 142 in employment and 35 in public accommodations, with many cases in beauty shops hotels and other public venues.
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Topeka
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
Homer Floyd
Floyd
Kansas
Color Codes Mark Parking Meters and Fire Hydrants
City Public Works crews color code parking meters and hydrants to indicate service limits. Red, silver, green, and black meter poles show maximum times from 30 minutes to five hours, while hydrant tops signify flow rates under 500, 500 to 1000, or above 1000 gallons per minute.
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Anita. Strecker
Vietnam
Kansas City
Wichita
Shawnee
Governor’s Office
Glass Sai
Safeguard
Spiro T. Agnew
Aiken
Mike Mansfield
Pacific
Montana
North Dakota
Gibson Discount Center
Holiday Inn
Iowa Street
Department of Public Works
Public Works Department
Art Cromer
Gibson’s
Junction City
Keith Winter
Wilmoth Construction Co
Texas
John Siler
Jerome Campbell
Gordon Gunderson
St. John's
Galuzzi
Maple Grove Cemetery
TeePee Junction
U.S. 24
Journal-World
Journal-World Photo
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
George Williams
Public Works
Qualitone
Clip and Mall Tetley
Massachusetts
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