Calley jury seeks witnesses in My Lai trial
After 85 testified, the six officer jury asks for at least two dozen more witnesses as both sides near rest. Judge Kennedy trims requests to include Medina and Henderson with possible Koster. Prosecution aims to finish rebuttal Tuesday. defense plans no counter proof. A verdict for premeditated murder could carry death or life in prison.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Reid Kennedy
Calley
Ernest Medina
Cran K. Henderson
Samuel W. Koster
Medina
Kansas 1972 Governors Race Opens With Speculation
The piece surveys looming party dynamics in Kansas as Governor Docking nears term end. It cites potential Democratic contenders like Vern Miller and Jim Logan and Republican prospects including Reynolds Shultz and Don Concannon, noting internal leadeship gaps across the legislature and the strain on KU Medical Center amid funding woes.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Topeka
Vern Miller
KU Law School
Jim Logan
Bob Brock
Reynolds Shultz
Don Concannon
GOP
Robert Wells
Four Injured in Friday Wrecks In Lawrence
Four persons suffered minor injuries in two of nine vehicular collisions investigated Friday by Lawrence police. Donna Sue Livingston 18 of 1800 Naismith and Lewis E. Mason 58 of Baldwin collided at 5 02 p m at 11th and Kentucky injuring Mason and his wife Velma 47. Livingston car damage estimated 1400 Mason car 400. Sharon R. Yother 19 Eu dora treated and released at LMH after her pickup struck a utility pole on Missouri 24 feet north of West Fourth at 8 20 p m damage 400 pole not damaged.
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Lawrence Police
Donna Sue Livingston
Naismith
Lewis E. Mason
Rt. 1
Baldwin
11Th
Kentucky
Mason
Velma
Liv
Ingston
Sharon R. Yother
Eudora
LMH
Missouri
West Fourth
AWOL Soldier Causes Scene on Kansas Turnpike
An AWOL soldier caused a minor disturbance on the Kansas Turnpike in Leavenworth County. He and three companions were picked up by a highway patrolman during a routine check. all four passed identification, then one was later found to be absent without leave as police restrained the others at a turnpike overpass while additional cars gathered.
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Kansas Turnpike
Leavenworth
DeSoto Sunflower plant layoffs unlikely to trigger mass move
City officials note federal aid delays, with about 16 000 received this year and 16 000 more expected under the impacted area program. Mayor Schultz says most laid off Sunflower workers will stay in DeSoto, seek other jobs, and not rely on welfare, while Sunflower’s population and housing show shifts but no mass migration.
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Hill
H. WH. Schultz
DeSoto
Korea
Shultz
Sunflower
Army
Phil Galbreath
Johnson County
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Kansas City
Lawrence
Baldwin
Tonganoxie
Kansas Traffic Deaths Topeka Log March 6 1971
Kansas highway death log shows 24 hour tally to 9 a.m. Saturday March 6 1971. The report compares 1970 period figures with 1971 data, noting a rise or decline in fatalities across the state. The Topeka AP tally provides regional breakdowns where available.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway
Voltaire Quote Attribution Questioned by Journal-World
Anonymous Voltaire associate denies uttering the remark widely attributed to the philosopher on the Journal-World editorial page. KU expert James Seaver and historian Charles Warner discuss authenticity noting the phrase may be apocryphal. Readers continue sending letters doubting the quote.
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Journal- World
Journal-World
the Phoenix
Ariz
Seaver
Charles Warner
France
Warner
Correction fixes Whitenight bus service quote in voter guide
The city voter guide corrects Peter Whitenight’s statement on bus system funding. He clarifies he does not support making the bus system a ward of the city government and suggests limited support where surveys show need and profitability is uncertain. He advocates supply and demand concepts guiding any possible aid.
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City Commission
Peter Whitenight
Lawrence Campusable: Students Return as Spring Break Ends
Lawrence Kansas University students resume classes March 15 after spring break. Semester ends May 4 with finals May 5 to May 14. Commencement May 16 and 17. A poll worker warns voters to mark ballots with an X only, four or fewer school board candidates, three or fewer in the commission race, or ballots will be invalid.
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Commission
Lawrence
City of
Journal-World
Douglas County
Lawrence City
Quiet Friday After Noon in Lawrence Area Police Activity
Lawrence police report a quiet Friday afternoon and early Saturday aside from three disturbance calls to area Ninth and Iowa businesses. No arrests were made from the incidents.
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Ninth and
Iowa
Lawrence
Absentee Ballot Deadline Told By County Clerk
Douglas County Clerk Delbert Mathia urged ballots be in the Clerk's office by noon Monday to be counted in Tuesday's primary. He noted more than 100 absentee ballots cast so far, partly due to Kansas University's spring break next week with many voters being students.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Kansas University
Voter Facing Many Choices In School Race
Lawrence voters face a 16 candidate Lawrence School District board primary to select eight advancing to the April 6 general. Incumbents Paddock Six and Jackman declined reelection leaving John Spearman Sr. as the lone sitting member seeking a full term. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm with four votes per person.
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John Spearman Sr
James W. Paddock
Gladys’ Six
Rees Jackman
Spearman
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