Remembering a fatal 1970 shooting in Lawrence
Stephen Dowdell recalls the night a Lawrence policeman shot his brother Rick, entering the hospital scene with Black Student Union members. He describes blood on the alley floor, the body in the emergency room, and his enduring trauma, now seeking closure through forgiveness as a church deacon.
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Scott McClurg
Journal-World Photo
Stephen Dowdell
Rick Dowdell
Lawrence
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Ninth
Rhode Island Streets
Lawrences Center
Stephen
Jerry” Dowdell
Rick
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Ninth Street
Lawrence Memorial (Hospital
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Dowdell
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Ohio
Lawrence Residents Shot by Burglarin Home
Police say a burglar shot and killed elderly residents George Wallace and Wyona Chandlee at 1530 Learnard Ave in eastern Lawrence after they surprised him. Investigators wrapped up work at the scene as neighbors expressed fear and planned security measures.
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Lawrence
Melissa Manning
Learnard Ave
George
Pete” Wallace
Wyona Chandlee
Slayings Prompt Public Call For Tips And Rewards
Police released partial conclusions Monday about the slayings saying a person was already inside the scene. Information sought can be provided anonymously by calling 843-TIPS and a reward may be possible. Call detectives at 840-7430. a close family friend and a relative noted the incident on Thursday.
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Nlone
Bush Administration
al- Qaida
Taliban
United States
Cuba
Pentagon
Victoria Clarke
Lindh
al-Qaida
U.S
Kline Shapes AG Bid as Tough on Crime in GOP Split
Special report on Kansas attorney general candidate Phill Kline portraying himself as strict on crime. He blasts the Kansas Sentencing Commission for early releases and argues for harsher penalties, noting Kansas ranks 36th in incarceration. The GOP split questions whether he is conservative or moderate.
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Phill Kline
Kansas Sentencing Commission
Kline
Kansas Republican Party
GOP
Races Set for Kansas Attorney General and Governor
The series outlines the Kansas attorney general race with candidates Phill Kline and Charles McAtee, highlighting abortion law stances and a conservative versus moderate GOP split. It notes the governor race and the pattern of low turnout in August primaries, with conservatives often pivotal.
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Charles McAtee
Phill Kline
David Adkins
Governor's Office
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Carla Stovall
Phill
Supreme Court
GOP
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World.com
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Kansas
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