Hays to Step Down as House Administration Chair
Rep Wayne Hays says he will relinquish his post as chair of the House Administration Committee citing health and allegations against him. He is hospitalized in Barnesville Ohio after a sleeping pill overdose and denies resigning from Congress while planning a possible return.
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Congress
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Mike Gravel
Alaska
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Lawrence health dept to provide contraception to all ages
Lawrence Douglas County Health Department will offer birth control and regular family planning services to persons of all ages including minors without parental consent. KDHE clarified local clinics are not state run, allowing policy shifts. federal funds will flow directly to local departments with age non restrictions.
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Barn Fire Destroys Baldwin Dairy Structure Leased by Wasson Family
A Baldwin dairy barn leased by the Warren Wasson family burned to the ground Thursday night after a lightning strike. Milking equipment and about 500 bales of hay were destroyed. The barn stood nine miles south of Lawrence on County Road 1055 and was reported to have caught fire before 11:45 p.m. Neighbors alerted the Wassons as they slept, and they saved five baby calves. Wasson plans to move 24 cows to land owned by neighbor Goldie Foster temporarily.
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Rosa Wiliamson
Archer Carlson
Lawrence
Ruth Spilman
Wassons
SIPRI warns of world drift toward another war by 1980
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute projects about 29 or 30 countries could produce nuclear weapons by 1980, up from 19, and notes rising global arms spending surpassing 6 trillion dollars since World War II. It highlights shifts toward the Third World, with the Middle East receiving over half of 1975 arms shipments and regional militarization accelerating.
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Mideast
Ford urges Senate ratification of wheat trade pacts
President Ford asks the Senate to ratify quickly two agreements extending the Wheat Trade Convention of 1971 to June 30, 1978 and continuing the International Wheat Council. The Food Aid Convention would also be extended to provide minimum annual food aid to developing nations.
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Ford
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International Wheat Council
Supreme Court upholds wildlife and land controls
The Supreme Court rules unanimously that federal authority to protect endangered wildlife and manage public lands is constitutional. It reverses a lower court ruling on the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 and cites federal power to regulate territory and property.
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Death Valley
Nevada
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Gerald Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
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United States
New Mexico
New Assistant Police Chief Stephens Seeks Change in Lawrence
Stephens named Lawrence assistant police chief at $18,000 a year as part of a department reorganization. He comes from Kansas City where he directed crime analysis, with prior work at the National Institute on Law Enforcement and the EC police department. He aims for participatory management and vows to study the department and community before implementing programs while facing age and outsider hurdles.
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Lawrence
Kansas City, Mo
National Institute On Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Washington
D.C
EC Police Department
Kansas City
Sharon
Brian
Kansas Cities See Sharp Rise in Serious Crime in 1976 Q1
FBI data show Wichita Topeka and Kansas City Kan lead a national uptick in serious crime in the first quarter of 1976, rising 18.5 percent from 1975. Murder declines occur in all three metros, while other crimes climb. Lawrence police say Lawrence figures are not yet compiled.
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