Oklahoma City Officer Killed Stopping Car for Check
Patrolman Mike Ratikan 28 died after a car he and partner Charles Shelton stopped near the state capitol complex opened fire. A 17 year old was wounded. six youths were held as police hunted a 24 year old murder suspect. The attack marked Oklahoma City’s first line of duty death since 1964.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Capitol
Extra City Police
Mike Ratikan
Ratikan
Charles Shelton
University Hospital
Shelton
Wayne Lawson
Ex Haskell Coed Earns Law Degree First Native Woman
Miss Yvonne Knight, Ponca City born member of the Ponca Indian Tribe, earned her law degree from the University of New Mexico this summer. A former Haskell American Indian Junior College student, she graduated KU in 1968 and entered UNM under a federal grant. She will join the State Legal Service in Boulder, Colorado.
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Ponca City
Okla
Yvonne Knight
Haskell American Indian Junior College
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
University of New Mexico
Dana Knight
Knight
State Legal Service
Boulder
Colo
Fort Scott Gets Renewal Grant for Downtown Renewal
Fort Scott Urban Renewal Agency receives a 928,197 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds cover spot clearance rehabilitation and improvements in downtown and south central Fort Scott for the year from June 1 to May 31, 1972.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Joe Shubitz
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Urban Renewal Agency of
Jack Lloyd
KU Plans Study of Financial Aid Picture
Chancellor Lawrence Chalmers advocates a comprehensive review of Kansas University’s financial aid. The study will examine total resources including scholarships loans and work opportunities and total needs as represented by today's student body. A task force with administrators students and the University Senate will be formed to prepare changes before the 1972 aid cycle begins.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
Chalmers
University Senate Committee On
Supreme Court Pool Ruling Deepens Civil Rights Setbacks
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling allows Jackson Mississippi to close public pools to avoid integration, marking a third major civil rights setback in two weeks. Justice Black warned against subterfuge while critics decry the decision as signaling continued oppression. Local officials consider projects to replace pools and potential bond votes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
Hugo L. Black
William M. Kuntsler
New York
Medical Report Done on Former Governor
An official at the Federal Medical Center in Springfield says a medical examination is completed for former Governor W. W. Barron of West Virginia. A confidential report has been filed with a federal court. Barron, who pleaded guilty to bribery, was sentenced to 25 years. The warden said Barron will be turned over to federal jurisdiction after the 90 day examination period ends later this month.
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Springfield
Federal Medical Center
W. W. Barron
West Virginia
Barron
P.J. Ciccone
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Fedders
C. Weers CO
Lawrence’s
Iowa
Stanley Sneegas
Pawnee
Civil Air Patrol
Richard Ellis
CAP
Wichita
Ernest M. Green
Kansas Cap
Sneegas
CUO Carpets & Draperies, Inc
Lawrence Mayflower
Mass
Dave Bishop
Holiday Inn
TELEX
West
Topeka
Preme Court
Kunstler
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Tobias Simon
Miami
Russell Davis
Dillons
Keyes Fibre Company
Packaging Corporation of America
Diamond National Corporation
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