Medina Sidetrack Draws Army Denial
A judge advocate denied that the Army kept Capt. Ernest L. Medina from testifying to avoid convicting him. Col. Freeman testified at Medina's pretrial hearing on charges related to the My Lai massacre. Bailey argues officers diluted the case against Hutto to prosecute Medina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
Wilson Freeman
Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Hutto
Albert O. Connor
Ft. McPherson
James Mobley
Aubrey M. Daniel III
Army
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Daniel
Montrose
Colo
3Rd Army
William G. Eckhardt
Pentagon
Eckhardt
Charles la Croix
Ft. Carson, Colo
Charlie Company
Rogers Ties to My Lai Pretrial in Medina Case
Gen Bernard W. Rogers a frequent Lawrence visitor and former Ft. Carson commander figures in Medina pretrial actions. S. Sgt. Charles Lacroix testified Rogers offered immunity if he testified against Medina, with threats of court martial if he refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard W. Rogers
Kansas State University
Lawrence
Army
Ernest Medina
Vietnam
Gen. Rogers
Pentagon
Washington
West Point
Ft. Carson
Colo
Lacroix
Rogers
F. Lee Bailey
Fairview
Kan
C. G. Jones
City Update on Lawrence Street Study and Bypass Plan
Lawrence city officials are updating the transportation plan to guide streets and highways for the coming years. They met state highway officials including R L Peyton to press for a south bypass from the new K 10 freeway to Clinton Lake and for shifting U S Highway 59 east of Iowa Street toward Sixth Street to the Kansas River Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
State Highway Department
R. L. Peyton
Peyton
Clinton Lake
Iowa Street
Sixth Street
Kansas River Bridge
Sixth
Massachusetts
Golfing Newlyweds Tie Knot then Play 18 Holes
Lor raine O'Keefe and Charles Tolbert married Monday on the ninth green at Mayfair Country Club in Sanford Florida. After the ceremony they joined separate foursomes to play 18 holes, saying they love golf and the outdoors and this club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford, Fla
Lorraine O’keefe
Charles Tolbert
Mayfair Country Club
Tolbert
McLouth Board Approves School Breakfast Plan
The Unified School District 342 board authorized a federally funded school breakfast program for all students with a small student fee and a 15 cent state reimbursement per meal. They also approved a bus purchase, gym remodeling estimates, use of the grade school by a church, and hired Elizabeth Blue as a vocational home economics teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLouth
Board of Education of
Unified School District 342
Greade
Kansas City
United Methodist Church
Elizabeth Blue
Kenneth Blue
Kansas University
Lawrence Charity Horse Show Draws Entries From Far Afield
Entries for the 27th annual Lawrence Charity Horse Show come from Texas Indiana Oklahoma and Nebraska with about 350 entries submitted by a secretary treasurer. The show runs Thursday to Saturday at the county fairgrounds and features Arabians Appaloosas American saddlebreds Tennessee walking horses and palominos in diverse classes. A mule drawn wagon will headline the Friday half time show and proceeds go to the Fraternal Order of Police with home cooked food at the concession stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Texas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Corbin Robison
Lawrence woman nets 19-pound channel catfish on Route 2 farm
Mary Dennis of Route 2 Lawrence caught a 19 pound channel catfish in a pond on her family farm owned by KU engineering professor George Swift. She used worms for bait and a 20 pound mono line with an ordinary reel. Fishing at Perry Reservoir improves as water quality and recreational use rise. Bud Jennings schedules 7 30 pm booster club meeting at Lawrence High School Room 121 to discuss plans for Lion all sports yearbook and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 2
George Swift
Engineering
Bud Jennings
Lawrence High Athletic Booster Club
Lawrence High School
LHS
Jennings
Population center plaque stolen on Illinois farmland
Farmer Lawrence B Friederich of Mascoutah reports the theft of a sign designating his land as the U S population center. He planned to install a flag at the site when the sign disappeared, saying the loss is about principle rather than money and that he may be held responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mascoutah, Ill
Lawrence B. Friederich
United States
Friederich
Nixon seeks AMA backing to counter Kennedy health plan
President Nixon urged the American Medical Association at their Atlantic City convention to back his health insurance proposal while warning that Kennedy's plan would cost 77 billion dollars annually in three years. He criticized federal control and stressed employer employee cost sharing with federal support for low income families. The AMA remained cool to national health insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Nixon
American Medical Association
Edward M. Kennedy
AMA
Massachusetts
Kennedy
America
Washington
Key Biscayne, Fla
Truman in Good Condition at Research Medical Center
Mrs. Bess Truman remains in good condition at Research Medical Center for a general checkup while former President Harry S. Truman visits. He is traveling between Independence and the hospital with attention to her care and family support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bess Truman
Research Medical Center
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Garnett appoints Dennis Mitchell as city manager
Dennis Mitchell named city manager of Garnett Kansas effective July 12. Mitchell a 20 year assistant executive director of the League of Kansas Municipalities is a Hutchinson native who has worked on staffs in Fort Worth Texas and Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Dennis Mitchell
League of Kansas Municipalities
Garnett
Kan
Mitchell
Hutchinson
Fort Worth
Tex
Lawrence KU promotional display unveiled at Turnpike rest area
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce plans a three sided display at the Howard Johnson Restaurant in the Kansas Turnpike service area to publicize Lawrence and KU. Gerald Pearson and the convention and tourism committee will install the exhibit Wednesday morning with photos and text highlighting local museums and KU walking tours to attract travelers. Ed Julian of KU assisted in setup and officials expect strong interest from passers by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence and
Kansas University
Howard Johnson
Lawrence
Kansas Turnpike
Bill Gant
Gerald Pearson
Convention and Tourism Committee
Supreme Court tightens searches hindering wiretap plans
In a 5-4 ruling Justice Stewart limited warrantless searches, weakening government wiretap arguments. He ordered a new trial for Edward Coolidge Jr. in the Pamela Mason slaying, saying police needed a neutral magistrate's consent to search the suspect's car. The decision limits national security exemptions to Fourth Amendment protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Edward H. Coolidge Jr
Pamela Mason
Manchester
Warren E. Burger
Hugo L. Black
Byron R. White
Jail Trusty Not Trusted After Arrest
Charles E. Girton 23 of Madison Wisconsin was recaptured after leaving the Douglas County Jail last Tuesday night. A deputy sheriff stopped a car four miles east of Lawrence at 6 am and arrested Girton. He had previously pleaded guilty to jailbreak and joyriding and had been made a trusty to assist with jail work. He pleaded guilty to taking a car owned by James E Gunn after escaping custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Dallas Murphy
Charles E. Girton
Madison, Wis
Lawrence
Girton
Olathe
James E. Gunn
Miss
Ohio
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Charles Lacroix
McLouth Board
Ina George
The
Kansas State Department of Education
Robison
Mary Dennis
Rt. 2
Perry Reservoir
ROYAL
Rex
Turnpike
City
Gaut
Natural History Museum
Art Museum
Gant
Ed Julian
W.A. Miller
Chiropractic
Kentucky
Warren Mortuary
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
Meta E. Moon
Jack Moon
Sinclair
Vermont
John N. Mitchell
Coolidge
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