Northeast Kansas Weather Summary
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Saturday with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Highs in the 80s with mid 60s overnight. Official readings include yesterday’s high 75 and low 65, with a year ago high 86 and low 54. Sunrise 6 13 a m Sunset 8 40 p m.
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Two Major Thefts Reported In City Break-Ins
Lawrence police reported two break-ins with doors kicked in and rooms ransacked but nothing taken. Four doors total were forced at a private residence and the Ramada Inn, with three motel rooms entered and found empty. A $400 color TV was stolen from the Mad Hatter and a $500 check was taken from Lynch Real Estate’s mailbox.
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Sixth
Iowa
Henry L. Snyder
Strong Ave
Mad Hatter
N.H
Marie Lynch
Lynch Real Estate
Bicyclist Fatally Struck Near Hoxie Kansas
Fritz W. Helvert a 17 year old from Salina was killed when a truck struck him while he rode a bicycle on U S 24 nine miles west of Hoxie according to the highway patrol.
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Fritz W. Helvert
Salina
U.S. 24
Highway Patrol
Elks Reject Move to Admit Black Members Again
At the New Orleans convention 3 000 delegates voted down a proposal to remove the word white from Elks membership rules. President Grand Exalted Ruler E Gene Fournace defended First Amendment rights to admit members and meet privately.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
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Canton
Ohio
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Supreme Court
Speaker Aide Begins 32 Month Prison Term
Martin Sweig once chief administrative aide to former Speaker John W. McCormack has started a 32 month prison sentence for lying to a federal grand jury probing influence peddling and misuse of the speaker’s office. He entered the Lewisburg penitentiary with U S marshals after 22 years of service and a peak pay of 36000 yearly before October 1969 when suspended without pay. He was convicted of perjury on July 9, 1970 and fined $2000 in addition to imprisonment. The appellate court upheld the verdict and the Supreme Court declined review.
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Martin Sweig
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John W. McCormack
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McCormack
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. Supreme Court
Meadowbrook Apartment Complex to get cable for all residents
Meadowbrook at the KU campus west area will provide cable TV to all 423 units. Max Falkenstien of Sunflower Cablevision and Andy Galyardt of Meadowbrook announced the deal, noting no individual contracts yet and a 16 day lead time before accepting applications as installations proceed.
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Lawrence
Meadowbrook
Kansas University
Max Falkenstien
Sunflower Cablevision
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Cablevision
Falkenstien
Citions Arraignment Date Set in Coercion Case
A man identified as Jack Lee Green, 40, Kansas City Kansas, is ordered to appear in Douglas County District Court on Aug 2 for arraignment on charges of coercing a man to falsely report a $531 armed robbery and of obtaining control of the stolen money. The alleged victim, Rudy Larsen Baldwin, reported the May 14 service station robbery at Ballew Service Station. Larsen faces charges of false report and grand theft. he is free on bond while Green is free on 1500 dollars.
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Larsen
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Ballew
Union Pacific Strike Costs 21 Million in First Week
AP reports 21 million dollar price tag for seven days of United Transportation Union action against Union Pacific. About 30 000 UP employees lost over 7 million in wages and the railroad lost nearly 14 million in revenue. Regional impacts include 6 000 Omaha Council Bluffs area workers losing 1.4 million in wages and 8 000 Nebraska workers losing over 2 million. Wheat harvests crippled with 400 cars a day disrupted. several plants nationwide halted operations affecting roughly 200 to 3 500 workers at listed facilities.
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