Nine-Man Squad Safety Officers Named Today in Lawrence
The nine men chosen to fill Lawrence's first safety officer unit were announced by director Gilbert Smith. Names include Kennard Avey Stephen Cook Roy Demery Thomas Jackson Robert Lemon Wilford Ousdahl Gale Pinegar Larry Stemmerman John Stevens. They will train starting Monday and operate by Sept. 1 with base salaries of 538 dollars.
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Lawrence
Department
Gilbert Smith
Kennard L. Avey
Stephen A. Cook
Roy F. Demery
Rockledge
Rd. Thomas
M. Jackson
Powers St
Robert L. Lemon
Prospect St. Wilford
W. Ousdahl
Murrow
Gale Edgar Pinegar
1St and
Mich
Larry W. Stemmerman
Moundview
John N. Stevens
2Nd
Ark
Avey
Ousdahl
Stemmerman
Stevens
Cook
Demory
Jackson
Lemon
Pinegar
Smith
Street Flooding Causes Accident In Lawrence
Ronald A. Devers, 23, Rt. 3, lost control of his southbound car on Massachusetts Street at 10:54 p.m. The car struck a metal light pole with $550 damage to the car and $200 to the pole. A second crash involved Martha F. Zelinski, 38, and Harshad S. Modi, 27, at 9th and Tenn. Sts as Modi changed lanes.
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Ronald A. Devers
Rt. 3
Massachusetts Street
North Park Drive
Lawrence
Devers
Martha F. Zelinski
Vt. St
Harshad S. Modi
Tenn
Modi
Zelinski
Driver Questioned After Two Incidents In Lawrence
Two 18 year olds rode in a red 1966 Chevelle in Lawrence and tried to strike pedestrians near 19th and La. Streets and at an outage site. A KP&L crew reported damage to a car hood and windshield with an estimated 175 dollars. No charges filed yet and city officials are reviewing the case.
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Lawrence
19Th
la. Sts
Kansas Power & Light Co
Missouri Street
19Th and
Kp&l
Naismith Hall
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Kansas Regents Say Faculty Policy Not Retroactive
The Kansas Board of Regents states its resolution to suspend disruptive faculty is not retroactive. It may suspend without pay only if specified, and has no effect on John Wright of human development and family life. A special ad hoc committee led by Paul Gilles will decide Wrights action regarding the May 9 stadium incident.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Max Bickford
Bickford
John Wright
Paul Gilles
Wright
Memorial Stadium
University Council
State of
Kansas
Lawrence storm splits tree. tax take steady. Perry Lake rising
Lawrence residents report storm damage as a tree split by lightning was seen in a yard. Douglas County tax collection reached 94 percent of 1968 levy, with 9.26 million dollars collected versus 9.85 million due. Perry Reservoir rose to 882.5 feet, expected to climb to the 891-foot normal pool later this year. Concerts at Kansas University music camp offer free shows, while cattle from Clifford Thiry's farm swam out of a flooded pasture and blocked traffic on local roads.
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Perry Reservoir
Clifford Thiry
Rt. 5
Lawrence
Thiry
Journal- World Photo
Clinton Road
Highway 59
Rumsey Funeral Home Ad V Quiet Reverence Chapel
An obituary notice notes a chapel of quiet reverence at Rumsey Funeral Home with contact phone V13 5101 and advertisement details for services.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Severe storm rocks Kansas and Missouri with record floods
Up to 10 inches of rain and 100 mph winds unleashed a massive squall line from South Central Kansas into Iowa. Flooding threatened the Little Blue and Marais Des Cygnes rivers, highways closed, and Missouri rivers floodplains expanded. Tornadoes damaged homes and schools, especially near Kansas City, St. Joseph, Leavenworth, and Platte counties. Two women injured in Park Hill High School area.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Little Blue River
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Kan
Tonganoxie
Platte and
Clay Counties
Clay
Missouri River
Park Hill High
Marais des Cygnes Flood Threatens Kansas Towns
Funds rains swell the Marais des Cygnes River risking major floods from Quenemo to the Missouri line. Crests forecast at Ot tawa 36 feet nine feet above flood stage with other crests in Quenemo La Cygne Trading Post Garnett and Lane. Tornado near Lillis damages buildings but no injuries reported.
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Topieka
Marais Des Cygnes
Weather Bureau
Quenemo
Kan
Missouri Line
Stranger Creek
Wakarusa River
Dragoon Creek
110 Mile Creek
Salt Creek
Osawatomie
la Cygne
Trading Post
Burlingame
Sale Creek
Lyndon
Pottawatomie Creek
Garnett
Lane
Neosho River
Dunlap
Bushong
Cottonwood River
Elk
Hillsboro
Diamond Springs
Kansas
Herington
Manhattan
Lillis
Frankfort
Nude in Window Faces Trial Here
A 22 year old man posted $100 bond to appear in Lawrence municipal court after being arrested on an indecent exposure charge. He stood nude in a window at 709 Mass. St and made obscene gestures as women passed. Police say he acted similarly on June 17 19 and other occasions. A related case involved a 23 year old man treated for hysteria after being found at 5th and Ill with only a tee shirt and socks. No charges filed in that incident. Dr J J Underwood reported an $498 loss of an 18 horsepower boat motor from his yard Wednesday night.
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Lawrence Municipal Court
Mass
Lawrence
East 8Th St
8Th and
Tenn. Sts
4Th
Mid. Sts
J. J. Underwood
Stortford Rd
Two Injured In Junction Collision Near Baldwin Junction
Ray Schmidt aged unknown of 1735 West 20th Street was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a 7 p.m. Thursday crash with Stephen C. Borenz 21 of Menasha Wisconsin a U.S. Air Force member at Richards-Gebaur Base Grandview Missouri. Borenzs car damage was about 350 dollars while Schmidts damage was not yet estimated. A second incident on a county road 90 miles south of Eudora at 4 45 p.m. Thursday left Lois W. Kreighbaum Baldwin with minor injuries and taken to a Gardner hospital after she was thrown from her car which rolled onto its left side following a hill crest and a swerve to avoid a horse rider. Her car damage was about 500 dollars.
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Ray Schmidt
W. 20Th St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Baldwin Junction
Lawrence
Stephen C. Borenz
Menasha
Wis
U.S. Air Force
Richards-Gebaurt Base
Grandview
Douglas County
Schmidt
Eudora
Lois W. Kreighbaum
Baldwin
Gardner
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Highway 40
Journal-World
Charles Oldfather
EU Law
Senate Executive Committee
Norris Brothers
Rhode Island
Roy DeShazo
7Th St
Karen
Coates
17Th St
Ron Robinson
Harper
Rick Ashmore
Ill. St
Bessie Bennett
Bennett
Perry
Allen Fieldhouse
University Theatre
Lake City
U.S
Chase County
Diamond Creek
Middle
The
Marais Des Cygnes River
Blackwater
Little Platte
Smithville
Country Club Plaza
Kansas Highway Patrol
U.S. 7
U.S. 56
Osage City
5Th
Ill. Sts
Hird Construction Co
Massachusetts
Holmes, Peck & Brown Realty
Warren Mortunaty
Jerby Gooper
Homppare Fonce
Kanves
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