Acquittal for Marine drill instructor in recruit death case
San Diego jury acquits S.Sgt. Harold Bronson in the McClure death case. The trial centered on a December close-combat drill in which 20 year old Pvt. Lynn McClure died after severe injuries from pugil sticks and 12 pound staffs. Bronson faced charges of involuntary manslaughter assault mistreatment of a recruit and violating drill supervision rules.
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Freeport
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Henry Wallrath
GM executive warns of national energy disaster
General Motors energy chief Gabriel W. Toberio warned at the Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting in Wichita that domestic energy is declining. He cited a 12 percent drop in natural gas and 13 percent fall in oil from 1970 peak, with imports over 40 percent, urging a firm national energy policy and calling current federal programs ineffective.
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General Motors
Gabriel W. Toberio
Inter
State Oil Compact Commission
Tiberio
Water pipeline work to begin in Rural Water District 13
BRB Construction Co. of Topeka will start digging in early July for the Rural Water District No. 13 distribution system. The 969,424 project, financed by the Farmers Home Administration, will take about 360 days to complete and cover Jefferson County to near Lake Dabinawa, reaching into Douglas and Leavenworth counties.
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Topeka
Lake Dabinawa
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Leavenworth
Dalton
Leavenworth County
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Linwood
Auto theft reported at Bill's Mobil Service in Lawrence
Dale E. Bryant, 19, was jailed on suspicion of stealing a 1973 Ford from Bill's Mobil Service after burglars shattered a window and fled with $80 and pump keys. Deputies stopped the car on Airport Road. a second suspect escaped. The case remains under investigation.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Bill
Mobil Service
Airport Road
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Camp Chihowa Hosts Muscular Dystrophy Camp Near Perry
About 33 campers aged 6 to 12 with muscular dystrophy attend Camp Chihowa in Perry despite rain. Activities include swimming volleyball basketball and arts crafts. A nightly event and a carnival with fireworks are planned during the week long session run free by the Muscular Dystrophy Assn. Inc. A second session for ages 13 to 21 runs July 11 to 17 with public visitor day on July 15.
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Camp Chihowa
Perry
Wilma Assery
Ussery
Weather forecast for western Oregon to New England showers
Showers are forecast today for the western halves of Oregon and Washington the upper Great Lakes from the Midwest to the mid Atlantic region and for northern New England. Warm weather is forecast for most of the nation.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Midwest
mid-Atlantic
New England
Weather recap for Northeast Kansas forecasts
Northeast Kansas sees clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday. Overnight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s with light northerly winds. Highs in the 80s on Wednesday, Monday’s high 78 and low 64, morning low 66. Precipitation 0.68 inch. Record highs 107 in 1934, low 51 in 1923. Sunrise 5:57, sunset 8:50.
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Kansas
Mrs Ruth Pauline Bryant Services to be Held in DeSoto
Death notices for Mrs Ruth Pauline Bryant 67 of DeSoto state a service at 2 p.m. Thursday at De Soto Baptist Church with burial in Silent City Cemetery. The family had planned a service at Rumsey Funeral Home and mourners may visit at Rumsey Funeral Home until noon Thursday.
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Ruth Pauline Bryant
DeSoto
DeSoto Baptist Church
Rumsey Funeral Home
Silent City Cemetery
Lawrence High and West Junior High construction behind schedule
Architects say Lawrence High School additions and West Junior High work are about a month behind schedule with an August 1 target completion. Delays from cold weather, plumbing and subcontractors prompted extra shifts and enclosures to speed progress.
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Lawrence High School
West Junior High
Stanley Harris
Peters, Williams and Kubota
Lawrence High
Lee and Buelel Construction Co. Inc
Topeka
West
M.W. Watson Inc
Harris
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