Vern Miller rises as a bold Kansas attorney general candidate
Vern Miller, a Wichita sheriff with no legal practice, challenged Harvard-educated Richard Seaton for Kansas attorney general. He carried his home county by 44,000 votes, won office, and led a large drug raid in Lawrence drawing praise and criticism. He vows strict law enforcement and denies political motives, eyeing future offices but prioritizing enforcing laws.
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Topeka
Kan
Vern Miller
Kansas
Wichita
Segdwick County
Oklahoma City University
Richard H. Seaton
Secretary of the Interior
Fred Seaton
Miller
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Jacent
Court Sentences and Fines For Drunkenness and Larceny
Multiple defendants face fines and short jail terms. Harvey Jones of Massachusetts is fined 25 dollars for drunkenness. Ernest Mayes Jr of Gardner and Denis Dietz of Tennessee receive 100 dollars for disturbing the peace and profane language with suspensions. Stan Casteel in Topeka gets 50 dollars fine and 25 for profane language with suspension. Vincent Littlelight and Larry Speakman cited for drunkenness with 25 dollar fines. Zulma Simonpietri jailed two days for petty larceny. Zakaria Basha gets ten days for petty larceny on a second offense.
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Harvey Jones
Ernest Mayes Jr
Gardner
Denis Dietz
Tenn
Stan Casteel
W. 24Th
Vincent Littlelight
Haskell Juco
Larry Speakman
Topeka
Zulma Simonpietri
Zakaria Basha
San Francisco Plans Sale of Historic Map and Photo Copies
San Francisco supervisors backed a plan to sell copies of historic maps photographs and old documents after previewing a pilot batch of post cards showing City Hall before the 1906 quake the Cliff House at Ocean Beach before its 1907 destruction the Ferry Building around 1896 and a pre quake Market Street horse car.
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San Francisco
Governmental Services Committee
City Hall
Ocean Beach
Old Market Street
State Tax-Fee Sum Rises With February Payments
State tax and fee totals deposited in February rose 3 percent from the prior year to 30.7 million. The department of revenue reported 903 thousand more than February 1970, with year to date collections up 5 percent at 51.6 million. Motor fuel tax net collections increased sharply for the year, while February receipts fell from 1970 levels.
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Topeka
Department of Revenue
Ross
Bishop closes St Patrick’s High School Par sons
The Most Rev David M Maloney bishop of the Wichita diocese announced the closing of St Patrick’s High School in Parsons. The four year high school with 79 students will shut down at term end due to growing financial burden on school patrons and church members.
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Parsons, Kan
David M. Maloney
Wichita
St. Patricks’ High School
Parsons
Stu
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Robert Docking
Alfie
Maine
Wickes
Cwickes
Starburst
AMBER
Pearl Verona
Avocado Florentine
BSC
East Lawrence
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