Shawnee County CD Director Explains Policies and Practices
Shawnee County civil defense operates a 25 siren network with four full time staff and 750 trained spotters. The system connects to the National Weather Service for siren activation and uses a computerized directory of spotters to locate volunteers quickly. Sirens are primarily telephone operated and not sounded for high winds alone, with schools and businesses maintaining separate warning systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Shawnee County
Douglas County Civil Defense
Bob Jones
Civil Defense
Jones
Shawnee
National Weather Service
Ter
County Health Department
H. H. Belote
Douglas County
Belote
Crash Scene Work Begins In St Louis
Debris removal started in a wooded ravine near Normandy after Ozark Air Lines flight 809 crashed killing 36 of 44 aboard. NTSB investigators sifted wreckage from the Fairchild 227 turboprop as recovery teams planned to move parts to Lambert Airport for study. Captain Arvid L Linke survived, believed to have encountered a tornado with possible lightning during approach, though no lightning factor was confirmed.
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ST. Louis
Normandy
Ozark Air Lines
National Transportation Safety Board
Lambert Airport
NTSB
Nashville, Tenn
Arvid L. ‘Linke
St. Charles
Ozark
Hendricks
Exporters May Face Wheat Deal Grilling
Senate investigators consider calling the six largest exporters to testify about the 1972 Soviet wheat deal after three days of hearings. Agriculture officials dispute knowledge of deal size. Continental Grain claims clerical errors hid sales. Authorities examine July 1972 records and a phone log to determine department awareness.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Asst
Carroll Brunthaver
Soviet Union
Bernard Steinweg
Continental Grain Co
Brunthaver
Continental
Steinweg
Subcommittee
Alex Caldwell
Commodity Exchange Authority
Caldwell
Hill to Assist In United Fund Drive
Roger Hill 33 of 2814 Maine Ct has been named assistant drive chairman for the 1973 United Fund. He will help reach the $178 850 goal and will become chairman in 1974. Hallmark Cards plant manager Hill is praised for backing the fund and for his commitment to youth in future campaigns.
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Roger Hill
Maine Ct
Drive
United Fund
David Heibert
Hill
Hiebert
Hillis
Hallmark Cards, Inc
Hallmark
Roger
Lawrence summer session ends with finals and fall prep
Lawrence Kansas University announces summer session finals on Saturday closing then a lull before the 1973 74 academic year. Orientation starts August 20 with registration August 22 to 24. Formal class work begins August 27.
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Kansas University
Professional robbers drain Westgate State Bank in broad daylight
Kansas City AP report says two masked men robbed Westgate State Bank early Tuesday stealing 151000. Authorities describe the job as professional and are reviewing FBI and local files for suspects. They surprised guard William Diercks 69 and loan officer Keith Abrams 26 before opening the safe and emptying seven teller cash boxes.
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Kansas City
Kan
Westgate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William Diercks
Keith Abrams
Trial Dates Set In Pinball Case
Trials are set for August 17 for Judith Ann Cox and Don Elliott charged with gambling via pinball machines. They appeared in Douglas County Court after citations by Kansas agents following the seizure of three machines at Ediths Tavern and Jayhawks Billiard Parlor. The charges are misdemeanors. A separate citation for a John Doe has been issued but not yet returned to county court.
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Judith Ann Cox
Don Elliott
Kansas
Edith’s Tavern
Jayhawk
John Doe
Dole Urges Nixon to Put Watergate Facts on Table
Senator Robert J. Dole urged President Nixon to release Watergate tapes and discuss the issue with loyal Republicans. He said the tapes could demolish opposing arguments and suggested a possible compromise granting access to a select group. Dole questioned the Senate Watergate committee's impartiality, calling it "the trial of Richard Nixon."
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New York
Robert J. Dole
GOP
Nixon
Dole
Washington
Senate
House
Ehrlichman Sees CIA Profile For Ellsberg Demanded
Ehrlichman discusses White House dissatisfaction with a CIA profile of Ellsberg. He says the White House probe and break in were to aid the CIA in finishing the profile. Taft pressed him on other illegal presidential powers and murder. Ehrlichman defers to constitutional lawyers to draw the line.
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Intelligence
Ellsberg
White House
CIA
Ehrlichman
Laird Confirms Stay as Nixon Aide Amid Rumors
Melvin R. Laird says he intends to remain President Nixon's top domestic policy adviser as long as he contributes. Reports claim critics doubt his effectiveness after 30 days, while Laird says it is too early to quit and the Post notes a planned news conference to address rumors.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Washington Star-News
Laird
Defense
Garnett D. Horner
The
Star-News
Washington Post Today
the Post
House
Senate
White House
Turnpike Authority Prepares to Act on Feasibility
The Kansas Turnpike Authority moved to accelerate construction if a feasibility study shows the Winfield Galena through-southeast Kansas turnpike is viable. Pending study completion by September, the agency lined up bond work and bond counsel services at no charge if the plan fails.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Turnpike Authority
E. F. Hutton and Co
Kansas City
Stinson, May, Thomson, McEvers and Fizzell
Winfield-Galena
Turnpike Authority
Jerry Brindle
Impoundment Bill Nears House Action
The House moves toward passage of an impoundment bill to let Congress overrid e President Nixon on unspent funds. The House limited the bill to one year and set reporting steps, with a veto likely looming. The Senate already passed a different version, risking reconciliation.
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Washington
House
Congress
Nixon
Rules Committee
John B. Anderson
Illinois
House Republican Conference
Senate
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Albert
White House
Swanson and Blair Capture Pairs Championship at ACBL Meet
Paul Swanson of Morgantown West Virginia and Jack Blair of Tulsa Oklahoma won the pairs championship for Life Masters at the American Contract Bridge League Summer Nationals, securing top honors in the event held Tuesday.
Missing Animals All Recaptured in Lawrence
Lawrence police report all exotic animals and birds feared missing have been recaptured. Zulu the African gray parrot of the Cox family was caught five miles east of Lawrence on the Altenbernd farm. A missing spider monkey and a white peacock-like bird were also found. the monkey returned home near Lakeview and the other bird was recovered after owners were located.
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Lawrence
James C. Cox
Lawrence Ave
Harold Altenbernd
Terrance R. Unfred
Lakeview
Rt. 1
20Th
Ousdahl Road
Clifton Court
Anfred
30Th
Iowa
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Journal- World
By Tim Pryor
Forbes Air Force Base
County Civil Defense
Weather Bureau
William R. Hendricks
Sixth
Masachusetts
Minnie Card
NDP
Don Schaake
Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum
Journal-World
CEA
Justice Department
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Justice
Milan Supica
Kansas City, Kan
Ehrlichmann
Ray A. Clark
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