Looking Back at 1972 National Races and Kansas Politics
A year later, the column surveys the McGovern Nixon era, Docking and Kay in Kansas, and the open 1974 governor and 1976 presidential races. It weighs how events might have shifted outcomes, the Watergate era, and future candidate dynamics.
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George McGovern
Miami Beach
Miami
McGovern
Tom Eagleton
Richard Nixon
White House
Kansas
Robert Docking
Lawrence
Morris Kay
Topeka
Kay
Docking
Bob Dole
Senate
Arkansas City
Baldwin Population Gain in Final County Census
A recount of the Douglas County Agricultural Census shows Baldwin gaining population after initial figures showed a drop. The final tally lists Baldwin at 2,391 residents, up 260, with Baker University housing counted this time. Lawrence’s figures were adjusted down by 147, Palmyra Township remained largely unchanged. The final county total is 59,375, up from 59,284.
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Douglas County
Baldwin
Rogers
Baker University
Palmyra Township
Lawrence
General Motors Posts Record 1.6 Billion Profit
DETROIT AP General Motors reports an all time record profit of 1.6 billion dollars for the first six months of 1973, the highest half year earnings the company has ever recorded.
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Detroit
General Motors
Telephone & Tele
Advocates Say Campaigns May Tackle Personal Scandals
In testimony before the Senate Watergate committee, John Ehrlichman argues campaigns may probe drinking, sexual habits, and domestic matters. He cites incumbents’ behavior as affecting judgment and defends White House hiring practices amid questions about Ulasewicz.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Congress
Lowell P. Weicker
Rconn
Ehrlichman
United States
Douglas County Seeks 320-Acre Landfill Site Near Lawrence
Douglas County plans a 320 acre landfill with sandy loam soil and elevation above the water table to serve the Solid Waste Management Plan. Blackman notes no perfect site exists, cites cost and access constraints, and says acquisition is not timed yet with aim to be ready before the Lawrence landfill fills in about three years.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Public Works Department
Dave Blackman
Blackman
Public Works Department
Douglas County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Two Year Old Struck By Lawrence Police Car
A Lawrence police cruiser on an emergency run struck two year old Brenda Marie Marshall at 11 37 p m Friday in front of 508 E Eighth The child was taken to Kansas University Medical Center and then to Lawrence Memorial Hospital The officer said the girl darted into the street from between parked cars and the cruiser was west bound Witnesses said the mother had crossed the street first The driver Edwin E Klumpp 24 was en route to a medical emergency in North Lawrence The woman who triggered the emergency fall was Ethel M McGreevy 49 in fair condition at LMH
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Ehrlichman
Ulasewicz
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Mary Jo Kopechne
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Mass
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Nixon
George McGovern
South Dakota
Senate
Weicker
Lawrence
E. Eighth
Brenda Marie Marshall
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Georgia Anna Marshall
Brenda
Edwin E. Klumpp
North Lawrence
Ficers
Klumpp
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ethel M. McGreevy
Perry
LMH
AIM fails to win Vinita food aid. caravan to Sun Dance starts
In White Oak Oklahoma AIM fails to secure food from a Vinita citizens group for an estimated 250 Indians camped there. Carter Camp, an AIM coordinator, announced a caravan will leave next weekend for the Sioux Sun Dance ceremony in South Dakota.
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White Oak
Okla
Vinita Citizens
Carter Camp
AIM
South Dakota
Contributions Lid Enacted In Federal Campaign Reform
The Senate approved a cap of 25 000 per individual per year for all federal campaigns. The Stevens on Mathias amendment lowers the family limit to about 50 000 if both spouses donate 25 000 each. The bill also blocks giving through others and maintains a 3 000 limit to a single campaign.
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Washington
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson II
D-Ill
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Rmd
Stevenson-Mathias
Senate panel backs large military cut plan
The Senate Armed Forces Committee unanimously recommended trimming the U.S. military by 211,200 personnel. The proposed cut falls 156,100 below the Defense Department’s 2.23 million target. At month’s end the armed services numbered 2.28 million, and enactment would reduce overall strength.
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Washington
Senate Armed Forces Committee
U.S
Defense Department
Armed Services
Kansas to mull election reform bill before drafting
A special interim legislative committee in Topeka discussed a new election reform bill. It will require full disclosure of contributions and expenditures before and after election day. The panel aims for a practical bill that the governor will sign and that lawmakers can pass without deterring candidates.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Legislative Research Department
Arden Booth
R-Lawrence
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Hits 346 for 1973
Kansas traffic death log shows 346 fatalities for 1973 up to year to date, with July reaching 46 and a 24 hour tally of zero reported at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Topeka
Kan
Lawre nce traffic islands get AstroTurf style surfacing
Police report a deer seen early near 11th and Tennessee wandered through Central Park and toward the Santa Fe tracks. Workers lay green plastic surfacing on two traffic islands at 15th and 19th streets to mimic turf, promising lower maintenance and lasting color.
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15Th
Athletic Field
11Th
Tennessee
Central Park
Sixth
Lawrence
Solidarity Day Slated in Lawrence For 2nd Event
Lawrence's black community plans its second Black Solidarity Day on Sunday with 1 p.m. events at Clinton Park including speakers softball bands art displays and a picnic. State Sen. George Brown Jr. of Colorado the state's first black senator will speak around 2:30 p.m. Brown grew up in Lawrence and is KU alumnus.
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Lawrence
Clinton Park
George Brown ,Jr
Colorado
Brown
Kansas University
George Brown
N.J
Brenda Vann
Office of
Haskell Regents Form Advisory Committees for Jr College
The Haskell Board of Regents created two three member advisory committees to work with Superintendent Wallace Galluzzi on construction and financing matters. The board also finalized four joint resolutions with Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and other schools to pursue restructuring and permanent appointments, including a bid to place all three under a single Washington Bureau of Indian Affairs administrative unit.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
Albuquerque
N.M
Haskell Supt
Wallace Galluzzi
Galluzzi
Haskell
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Institute of American Art
Santa Fe
Advanced Indian Education Schools
Washington Bureau of Indian Affairs Office
Pharmacy Burglary Reported at Byrne's Pharmacy
Douglas County Sheriff's Department reports a Friday night break in at Byrne's Pharmacy in Eudora. Loss estimated at 800 dollars includes cash jewelry and drugs. Method of entry not disclosed and investigation continues.
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Eudora
Byrne
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Arthur S. Peck Dies at 85 in Kansas City
Arthur S. Peck, partner in Charlton Holmes Peck Brown Inc, died Friday at Cherry Manor Convalescent Home aged 85. Funeral services will be Monday at Rumsey Funeral Home with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He was born May 12, 1888 in North Fork Nebraska and lived at 512 Tenn. Memorials to cancer fund suggested.
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Charlton, Holmes, Peck & Brown, Inc
Cherry Manor
Rumsey
Memorial Park Cemetery
Paul Olson
Kansas University
Peck
Lawrence Paper Co
M. C. McGrew
McGrew & Peck Investment Co
Judgeship bill would create Kansas and Missouri seats
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to create another judgeship in Kansas and one in Missouri's western district. The measure advances to the full Judiciary Committee for consideration.
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Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Senate Judiciary
Judiciary Committee
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