Road funds bill fuels clash over control of bond spending
The Kansas Legislature debates a $300 million highway bonding plan to accelerate the 1969 freeway system. Supporters push quick funding from the state freeway fund while foes warn of higher interest costs. Senators clash over routing decisions and department judgment, with Amending attempts failing and key figures like Sen. David Owen and Sen. Tom Van Sickle weighing in on funding and priority concerns.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Highway Commission
Senate
House
Missouri- Kansas
U. S
Highway Department
David Owen
Bourbon County
Progam
van Sickle
Nixon and Vietnam Loom Over 1972 Presidential Front Runners
The piece weighs potential issues for the 1972 race, focusing on Vietnam, economy, law and order, and other domestic topics. It discusses Nixon’s odds, possible withdrawal from the race, and the era’s war-weariness, noting reduced casualty rates but public dissatisfaction with Southeast Asia policy.
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Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Humphrey’s Vietnam claim sparks national debate on 1972 voters
A SATURDAY COLUMN questions Humphrey’s 1968 promise to pull all U.S. troops from Vietnam and notes the public’s demand for swift, painless solutions. The piece argues future presidents face rising expectations, party shifts, and ongoing debate over war, costs, and policy.
Beacon Ship to be Replaced by Automation
The lightship San Francisco, from 1898, will be replaced by an automated buoy. The 133 foot vessel anchored 1 1/2 miles off the coast will yield to a 42 foot high, 40 foot diameter buoy with radar reflector and horn. Annual maintenance costs drop from 110000 to 23000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Teé
Golden Gate
The
Coast Guard
Youth Treated After Mishap Of Car and Cycle
Lonnie L I White, 18, of 3502 West Eighth Street, was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after his motorcycle and a car collided at 4 01 p m on West Ninth near Town. Dennis A Longfellow, 34, of Grandview Missouri, drove the car and claimed street markings misled him into a left turn. Damage estimated at 200 to the car and 300 to the motorcycle. Police also reported four other collisions. Stephen K Edmonds, 23, of Baldwin Route 3, is charged with leaving the scene, driving without a license, DUI and driving left of center after a North Third Locust collision. Mrs Margaret J Rayton, 19, sustained neck pain but did not seek treatment.
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Lonnie LI. White
W. Eighth
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
West Ninth
Town
White
Dennis A. Longfellow
Grandview
Longfellow
Lawrence
Ninth
Iowa
Motle Revere
Stephen K. Edmonds
Rt. 3
Baldwin
Edmonds
Margaret J. Rayton
Locust
North Third
Rayton
Gary O Neal Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Burglary
Gary Lee O Neal 25 of Kansas City Missouri pleaded guilty in district court to aggravated burglary a felony carrying a minimum term of 15 years and maximum 20 years He pleaded to an incident in November at 516 Ind home of Mr and Mrs Michael Martin O Neal will be sentenced March 24 Judge Frank Gray postponed Monday jury duty for the panel
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Gary Lee O'Neal
Kansas City
Michael Martin
Ind. O'Neal
O'Neal
Rank Gray
Lane
Douglas County
Otis Jackson
Jackson
Ronald Jackson
Gary L. O'Neal
Ind
Well Dressed Pair Escape After Hiding in Store
Two 13 and 14 year old girls escaped a darkened downtown department store in Kansas City by rapping on a door for a watchman. They were taken to police headquarters and questioned by patrolwoman Susan Johnston who noted their neat attire. They admitted hiding in the store after hours and selecting new ward robes including undergarments, dresses, coats, shoes, sunglasses, and discarded old clothing. Police kept them until parents brought change of clothes.
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Kansas City
Susan Johnston
Miss Johnston
Trade at Nizhni Novgorod Fair Reaches Over Hundred Million
Until 1917 most Russian Empire trade rested at the medieval Nizhni Novgorod fair where the last years saw annual business surpassing $100 million.
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Russian Empire
Nizhni Novgorod
Perry Lake Park Advises Care On Beaten Path
Lawrence area officials say weekend visitors to Perry Lake at Oskaloosa should stay on beaten paths as hard surface and gravel roads are in good shape. The main marina remains under repair after a recent storm, lake level near 890 feet, with normal pool at 891.5. The park lies about 16 miles northwest of Lawrence.
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Perry Lake
Oskaloosa
Lawrence
Man Admits to Theft and Multiple Sentences
A Douglas County District Court plea sees William Gary Land admit grand theft for items from Kaw Dehydrating Co. Others receive prison terms after guilty pleas for aggravated robbery and related charges. Several defendants face trials or sentencing dates through March and April.
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Douglas County
William Gary Land
Brook
Kaw Dehydrating Co
Rt. 2
For 24 Hours Until 9 A.M. Saturday
An official deadline runs for a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. Saturday. The notice resumes on March 18 1971 with details pending.
Indecency Incidents Reported In Lawrence Cars
Lawrence police logged two cases where occupants of a light compact car asked improper questions of young girls. In one case four persons rode in the car. in the other the driver was alone, a white man with brown hair and a headband. A license-plate was obtained in the lone driver case and traced to a Lawrence resident. Detectives to investigate. A 10 year old and a 6 year old reported encounters near Ninth and Maine and Ninth and Sunset.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Ninth
Maine
Sunset Elementary School
Ninth and Sunset
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