Haskell Indians Split Over Alcatraz Evacuation
About 20 U.S. marshals removed some 14 Indians from Alcatraz on June 11 ending a 19 month occupation sparked by a Sioux treaty claim. Interviews with Haskell students and staff show sharply differing views on ownership and the use of force, with many urging a return to the island while others defend federal property remains.
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Haskell Indian Junior College
San Francisco
U.S
Alcatraz Island
Interior Department
Haskell
Ronnie Marshall
Sioux City
Iowa
Shooting at Perry Lake Leads to Assault Charge
At Perry Lake near Slough Creek two men were involved in a Sunday morning shooting. William Williams 53 Kansas City faces assault and battery charges and was treated for a leg wound. Willard Phelps 37 Kansas City remains in poor condition after three shots to the left side and one to the hand. Sheriff Clarence Alexander said the fight began over boat access and that police recovered a .25 caliber pistol.
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Oskaloosa
William
Williams
Kansas City
Perry Lake
Willard Phelps
Clarence .Alexander
Phelps
General Hospital
Alexander
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Evans Creek
Slough Creek
Perry Dam
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Carl Eisenhower
Jefferson County
Sheriff’s Department
Winchester
Topeka
Inci
Dent
Eisenhower
Longview
Apple Valley Farm
Camilla Marshall
Tenn
Lawrence
Robert D. Marshall
Marshall
Summer program hiring youths at Ballard Center
The Ballard Community Center 708 Elm lists eight youths in the Summer Teen Employment Program. Five boys age 10 to 15 will help in the garden and three girls manage the clothing room and basic cooking instructions. Openings exist for low income adults in the Mainstream program funded by OEO. Volunteers and donations are requested for tools, paints, and supplies. Two OEO organizers will have offices at the center to assist with housing and employment needs.
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Ballard
Ballard Center
Aoe
Mainstreamrogram
OEO
Kathryn McCree
Sara Aldridge
Water well drillers seek state licensing in Kansas
A Kansas House Water Resources subcommittee set September 20 to hear opponents of a proposed license for water well drillers. The group is led by Rep Ansel Tobias and includes representatives from the Kansas Water Well Drillers Association and state agencies affected by the bill.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Funds Sought For Youth Health Clinic
Johnson County health officials plan to seek more than 25 000 dollars in federal funds for the Youth Health Clinic and to tighten practices. Acting director John Rowe said the clinic will move from the Lenexa Medical Building and will stop providing birth control information and contraceptives to anyone under 18 without parental consent.
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John Greene
Nome
Alaska
Olathe
Kan
AP5
Johnson County
John Rowe
Bruce E. Hodges
Rowe
Lenexa Medical
Hodges
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Haskell Indians
Alcatraz
Knee
Cecil Dawes
Seminole Creek
Haskell Guidance Office
Colbert Cole
Ponca
Ponca City
Okla
Vietnam
Greene
Velma Roberts
Lenore F. Findlay
Ransford Electric, Inc
General Electrical Wiring
W. 6Th
OF Business
Tempo
Gamble
East
Dodge
Fremont
Nebraska
Culligan
Massachusetts
Douglas County
State Bank
EPL
THE
Kansas Power and Light Company
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