Santa Fe Eliminates Firemen on Yard and Freight Engines
Santa Fe Railway announced new work rules effective at 6 a.m. removing firemen from yard engines and road freight engines. Gil Sweet said notice posted July 2 set July 16 as the start date if a planned strike by the United Transportation Union proceeds. Firemen remain on passenger trains.
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Peka. Kan
Santa Fe Railway
Gil Sweet
Santa Fe
United Transportation Union
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Sweet
Miss Kansas Pageant narrows field to one winner tonight
In Pratt Kansas 31 contestants compete for Miss Kansas 1971 title after Friday prelims. Talent winner Vicki Lynn Long 19 of Abilene a music major at Emporia State College sang a solo. Swimsuit winner LeAnn Kay Muirhead 20 of Fort Hays State College is a brunette with a 35 23 35 figure.
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LeAnn Kay Muirhead
Fort Hays State College
Street Plan Prepared for Urban Roadway Needs
Planning director described a federal request to detail city and county roadway needs as the Interstate program nears completion in 1978. Officials say 40 percent of projected streets costs could be funded locally through 1990, with federal support essential to meet ambitious master street plans.
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Lawrence
Ron Short
Kansas City
Short
Kansas Highway Department
State Planning Commission
Douglas County
Lawrence- Douglas County
Transportation
John Volpe
Nixon
Rice
Survivor Names Magee in California courthouse slaying
Gary D. Thomas former assistant district attorney testified secretly before the Marin County grand jury that Ruchell Magee fired the sawed off shotgun killing Superior Court Judge Harold Haley. The testimony was sealed to protect Magee prior to pretrial publicity and later released with Angela Davis defense filings.
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San Rafael
Calif
Ruchell Magee
Gary D. Thomas
Marin County Grand Jury
Magee
San Quentin State Prison
Harold Haley
Thomas
State Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Angela Davis
UCLA
Edwards Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Conspiracy Case
Dennis B. Edwards, 21, of Moline Illinois, pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court to conspiracy to possess cocaine. He has been jailed since June 30 after a traffic stop and a $2,500 bond. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. July 26, with a penalty of one to five years.
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Douglas County District Court
Dennis B. Edwards
Moline
Ill
Lawrence
Edwards
Thieu Denies Drug Fund Allegations In NBC Report
Vietnamese president Thieu and Vice President Ky deny NBC report alleging funds from illegal drugs used to finance campaigns ahead of the October election. Thieu's press secretary threatens action against “irresponsible and malicious” reporters while NBC’s Phil Brady stands by his broadcast.
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Saigon
Nguyen van ‘'Thiet
National Broadcasting Co
Thieu
Vietnam
NBC
Phil Brady
Nguyen Cao Ky
Kansas traffic deaths rise in log for July 1971
Topeka AP reports a traffic death log showing 32 deaths in July 1971, 346 for the year to date, compared with 331 in the comparable 1970 period.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Talks to Resume Railroad Strike In Second Day
In Washington a selective strike by United Transportation Union members enters its second day with two railroads idled. Talks between industry leaders and the UTU are set to resume after an all night bargaining session failed to reach agreement on work rule changes. The walkout affects about 48 000 workers and raises widespread disruption fears across rail shipments of steel coal bricks and other materials.
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Washington
United Transportation Union
Southernan
Union Pacific
UTC
Charles Luna
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Southern
UTU
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Carol Lee
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Jack Klein
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