Andy Gray Kept Clinton Reservoir Drive Alive
A. J. Gray recalls pushing the Clinton Reservoir project through Congress with persistence and personal visits. The Topeka businessman helped secure funding, praised his wife Georgia Neese Clark, and says the dam will aid water supply, flood control, and recreation near Lawrence and Topeka.
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Clinton Dam
A. J
Andy) Gray
Clinton
Congress
Lawrence
Gray
Topeka
Kansas “Turnpike Authority
Kansas Highway Direc
Robert Docking
Kansas
Boston
Washington, D. C
Georgia Neese Clark
Richland
Harry Truman
U. S
Grays
Richland Bank
Capital City -State Bank
City
Massachusetts Avenue
Firemen Seek Equal Pay Referendum Faces Police Leader’s Doubt
Lawrence police leader Ted Crady says he will likely oppose equal pay for firemen and police, while noting two different jobs. The firemen gathered 3400 signatures for a referendum, with the city attorney to rule on validity and a possible court challenge if needed.
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Ted Crady
Lawrence Fraternal Order of Police
Lawrence
Milton P. Allen
Jayhawk Night at Royals Stadium Ticket Window
A special Jayhawk Night at Kansas City Royals Stadium will feature a KU fan window for tickets to the Monday game against the Oakland A’s. By Thursday afternoon 1700 KU fans had purchased seats. mascot duties and a post game party are planned with sponsorship by the KU Alumni Association.
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Jayhawk Night
Jayhawk
Kansas City Royals
Kansas University
Oakland A’s
Kansas Jayhawk
Greater
Kansas City
KU Alumni Association
Douglas County
Docking Urges Girls State Delegates to Unite for Future
Gov. Robert Docking addressed Sunflower Girls' State delegates urging unity across races ages and vocations to improve life locally nationally and globally He swore in Margueritte Kitchen Kansas City as the new Girls' State governor and Lynn Jacobs Atchison as supreme court chief justice The group toured Topeka sites including the State Capitol and Historical Museum Margueritte Kitchen received a white cap gavel and carnations
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Sunflower Girls
Robert Docking
Docking
Girls’ State
Margueritte Kitchen
Kansas City
Templin Hall
Kansas University
Girls’ State Supreme Court
Lynn Jacobs
Atchison
Miss Kitchen
Peace Corps
VISTA
Common Cause
Kelley King
Oskaloosa
Carol Lynn
Overbrook
Catherine J. Carlson
Baldwin
Melinda Ann Harwood
McLouth
Miss Osness
Miss Carlson
Senate
Miss Foster
Miss Scully
House of Representatives
Topeka
State Capitol
Historical Museum
State Printing Building
Kidnapping Charges Dismissed in Douglas County Case
Lloyd W. Estes 35 of 224 N Fourth had kidnapping charges dropped by Douglas County Attorney David Berkowitz. Dismissal notes Estes was convicted earlier this week of aggravated robbery in a related district court case. Victim Louie Morris 54 of 814 NY said he was forced to help avoid arrest for a liquor store robbery.
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Douglas County
Lloyd W. Estes
David Berkowitz
Estes
Louie Morris
N.Y
Frey & Williams
List Discovered In White House List Discovered In White House
The White House held a secret list of Nixon campaign contributors believed to be the surviving record. It details over 1 million in contributions and was stored by Rose Mary Woods since last June. Authorities say it links to Watergate financing and donor anonymity.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Court
Senate
Rose Mary Woods
Gerald Warren
Lawyers For
Common Cause
Citizens
Hugh W. Sloan
Campaign Finance Committee
Maurice Stans
Jayhawk Mascot to Throw Early First Ball in KU Night Game
Kansas University mascot will throw the first ball 10 minutes early for the Kansas City Royals vs Oakland A's game in Kansas City. The 7:20 p.m. start is due to KU Night and TV back-up designation. About 1,700 Jayhawk tickets sold. four buses to KC. Up to 30,000 attendance expected.
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Kansas University Jayhawk
Kansas City Royals
Oakland
Kansas City
KU Night
Chicago
Greater Kansas City
KU Alumni Association
Jayhawkers
Alumni Association
Skylab Sees Best Data Yet On Sun Flare
Skylab's eight telescopes captured a powerful solar flare while Paul J. Weitz operated the control console. The flare blossomed into a broad bright burst, covering about 25 000 miles square on the sun, with data expected to shed light on eruption causes and space weather effects.
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James Underwood
Earth
Skylab
Haldeman denial and Watergate funding list dispute
The article notes Haldeman's claimed lack of knowledge of the coverup, Magruder's uncertain testimony on Haldeman's awareness, and White House denial that a list of un named Nixon contributors was destroyed. It cites sources alleging E Howard Hunt Jr blackmailed the White House over covert illicit activities.
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Turtle Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Lawrence-Topeka
Ken Bowen
U.S. Congress
Journal-World Photo
Crady
Fire Department
John McArdle
Fire Fighters Local Union 1596
Stadium Club
Rence
Lawrence Area
Nancy Kay Weidensaul
Nathan
Cinda Osness
Steven
Kathryn Ann Kelly
Jasu Dr
Roxanne Rae Scully
Perry
Ramona Louise Brown
N.J
Debbie Foster
Indian Hills
Broken Arrow
South Junior High
28Rd
Iowa
Marvonne Road
Prairie Meadows
David Nelson
Maxine Gregory
Joe Langhofer
Beatie Bucy
Anna Coleman
Massachusetts
Mitchel Carmevin
Lawrence Public Library
Seventh
Vermont
Carnegie Association For the
Lawrence Library
O'Brien
Haldeman
Magruder
Washington Post
E. Howrd Hunt Jr
Rumsey Funeral Home
Sirloin
Kaw River
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