FBI recaptures fugitive Burton after Seattle arrest
Ronald E. Jackson, later identified as Robert Henry Burton, was captured in Seattle on November 18, 1970. He had been convicted by a Douglas County District Court jury on June 8, 1971, of aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and attempted rape after failing to appear for trial. A bench warrant followed and FBI agents arrested him. extradition to Kansas is planned.
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Douglas County District Court
Seattle
Wash
Rex Johnson
Johnson
Robert
Henry’ Burton
Kansas City
Frank Gray
Michael Martin
Ind
Douglas County
Mike Elwell
Martin
Jackson
Elwell
Burton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
Tornado Spotters Training Planned
A training session for volunteer tornado spotters and the public will be held at 7 30 p m next Wednesday at South Park Recreation Center. Sponsored by the National Weather Service at Topeka and the Douglas County Civil Defense, the program aims to establish local warning networks.
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South Park Recreation Center
National Weather Service
Topeka
Douglas County Civil Defense
Senator Steineger Listed as Good After Chest Pain
Kansas City Senator Jack Steineger, 48, minority leader, was listed in good condition today in Stormont-Vail hospital coronary care unit after suffering chest pains at the Statehouse. Doctors expect about a two week stay with no further chest pains reported.
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Topeka
Senate
Jack Steineger
Ckansas City
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Steineger
Stormont-Vail
Statehouse Hospital
Bonner Springs Man Fatally Shot in Home
In Bonner Springs Kansas a 53 year old man William McNealey was shot to death in his residence. Police questioned a woman taken into custody at the home then released. The shotgun blast entered through the bedroom and bathroom doors.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
William McNealey
McNealey
Smoke Aflame Causes Alarm At Two Local Sites
Firemen investigated a 2:45 p.m. pickup truck smoke near Sixth and New Hampshire tied to an overheated wheel or axle. At 5:14 p.m. a fluorescent light ballast smoked at the Kwik Shop 1714 W 23rd but no fire occurred and no damage was reported.
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Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kwik Shop
W. 23Rd
Bridge Pact Approved For Willow Springs Township
The Douglas County Commission approved a $4000 contract with Finney and Turnipseed Consultants of Topeka for engineering consulting services including preliminary plans field surveys and design for a Tally Creek bridge on township road 20A in Willow Springs Township. The bridge remains closed due to unsafe condition.
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Douglas County Commission
Finney and Turnipseed Consultants
Topeka
Willow Springs Township
Court Bars Nixon Group from Forcing Newsroom Depositions
Federal Judge Charles R. Richey blocked the Nixon re election committee from subpoenaing officials and reporters from The Washington Post Washington Star News Time magazine and The New York Times in Watergate depositions. The executive committee seeks damages over wiretapping at Democratic headquarters with three former aides Liddy Hunt and McCord awaiting sentencing.
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Washington Star-News
Time Magazine
The
New York Times
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
James McCord
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
Maurice Stans
Nix
Honor Roll Student Patrick H O Neill Added
Patrick H ONeill, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Kansas University, has been added to the honor roll for the fall semester in Ohio.
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Patrick H.o'neill
Ohio
Kansas University ‘College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Torino Recall For Cotter Pin Steering Linkage
Ford recalls 59,000 Torinos over possible steering defect. About 4,100 of the 1973 models lack a cotter pin in the steering linkage. In total 58,579 Torinos in the United States plus 176 in Canada and 253 in export markets are affected.
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Detroit
Ford Motor
Ford
United States
Canada
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Stans
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