Community groups discuss police relations plan in Lawrence
Lawrence leaders from streets to city hall met at South Junior High to hear the police community relations steering committee report and suggest additions. They backed local control of officer selection, more workshops, expanded human resources, city committee meetings at night, and volunteers for city bodies.
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Journal-World Photo
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Fire damages Oliver Hall lounge on KU campus
Firefighters from two pumpers and a snorkel truck battled an early morning blaze on the fifth floor lounge of Oliver Hall at Kansas University. About 500 dollars in chairs, a sofa, blinds, tile and furnishings were damaged with severe smoke on walls and nearby corridors. Residents on the fifth floor may be relocated as the state fire marshal investigates.
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Kansas University
Naismith Dr
Lawrence
Mike Thomas
Edwards Named In Drug Charge
Dennis B. Edwards 21 of Moline Illinois will appear August 2 in Douglas County District Court for arraignment on illegal possession of cocaine. A preliminary hearing was held in county court and he remains in the county jail with bond set at 2500. Police stopped a car on June 30 and two hypodermic syringes plus cocaine were found on Edwards. The other two men in the car were found guilty in municipal court of vagrancy.
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Fire causes alarm at Hazen home in Lawrence
A fire started from an electrical short at 11 44 p m Wednesday at the Ronald Hazen residence 406 Johnson in Lawrence without any damage reported by firefighters who responded to the scene.
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Johnson
Lawrence
Vote Falls Short Overriding Nixon Veto on Public Works Bill
Senate fails to reach two thirds for override of Nixon veto on a 5.6 billion public works package amid GOP support. Byrd is the lone Democrat voting to sustain the veto as debate centers on job creation, inflation, and WPA style concerns. Weicker and Baker comment on costs and unemployment.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
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Union Pacific Strike Nears Threatens Rail Shutdown
Washington AP The Nixon administration seeks to avert a strike by the AFL CIO United Transportation Union against Union Pacific and Southern Railway set for 6 am Friday. Industry officials warn little progress has been made as labor and government debate work rule changes tied to a 42 percent wage proposal.
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KU Faces Playboy Image Stir in Higher Education Debate
Lawrence officials question the impact of a Playboy magazine nude photo identified as a Kansas State University student. They weigh whether such images affect K State enrollment next fall while noting KU previously drew attention with a similar magazine feature. Lawrence police report a quiet night with barking dogs and minor incidents.
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Lawrence Exhibition Softball Duel At Lyon Park Tonight
Two Lawrence fast pitch teams to play an exhibition at 6 30 p m in Lyon Park Gregg Tire faces Pizza Hut in the contest with both sides seeking early season sharpness and crowd interest.
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Maury Coats Resigns to Lead Texas Arts Commission
Maury Coats, former executive director of the Kansas Cultural Arts Commission, plans to become executive director of the Texas Commission on the Arts and Humanities in Austin. He, 34, from Illinois, joined Kansas in 1967, a year after its formation.
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Maury Coats
Kansas Cultural Arts Commission
Texas Commission On the Arts and Humanities
Austin
Coats
Illinois
Car Demolished Near Lone Star Lake in Douglas County
A 1964 model car went off the road near the east edge of Lone Star Lake about 16 miles southwest of Lawrence. The incident was reported at 6 50 a m. no one is located or confirmed injured. The vehicle is registered to Edmund J Kelleher Stratford Conn but no such person found in the area.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Edmund J. Kelleher
Stratford
Conn
Viet Nam Peace Talks Hint at Quick Pact on POWs
Xuan Thuy told the 121st weekly talks the South Vietnamese people must determine their own future and the U S will not impose a government. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong spokesmen backed a peace plan tying POW releases to a U S withdrawal by year end. They claimed a troop pullout and prisoner release agreement could be reached quickly.
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Springfield man charged after harassing pickets at phone facility
A 33 year old Springfield Missouri man was arrested Wednesday night for harassing several pickets at a Southwestern Bell Telephone facility. A spokesman said he annoyed a picket and complained that he could not telephone his wife who was about to give birth.
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Kansas City
Springfield, Mo
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Five Demo hopefuls agree to limit ad spending
Five Democratic presidential contenders reached a principle agreement to cap radio and television spending at five cents per eligible voter across 23 primaries. Aimed at conserving funds for a fall campaign, the plan sets a $2.819 million ceiling per candidate in all-state primaries, with California cited at $435,000.
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Lawrence F. O‘brien
O'Brien
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Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
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Edmund S&s. Muskie
Maine
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
George McGovern
South Dakota
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