Sniper Firing Into Vehicles Sought Near Airport
Berkeley authorities sought a sniper who fired into three vehicles causing a five hour closure of Interstate 70 near Lambert Airport. No injuries reported as police noted two helicopters unavailable for immediate search and shots were directed at drivers and officers.
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Robert DiGrazia
Terrance Stoehner
Stoehner
Miners Trapped in Buckeye Coal Shaft Face Rescue
In Carmichaels Pennsylvania efforts continued to save two miners trapped since Friday in a burning Nemacotin mine shaft. Drills reached 340 feet underground with no life signs reported while two more holes were started to test air conditions and possible survival in a non burning section. Richard Randolph and Charles Gibson remain missing as they worked about 500 feet apart when the fire started at 10 a.m. Friday.
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Nemacotin
Buckeye Coal Co
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Charles Gibson
Murder Charge As Child Dies
Kenneth D. Sparks, 23, a Fort Riley soldier, faces first degree murder charges in the death of his 2% year old daughter LaDonna King. The child reportedly was beaten March 18 in Junction City and died Saturday night in Topeka after an autopsy showed brain injuries. Sparks was arrested and held on $25,000 bond after transfer to Geary County.
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Junction City
Kenneth D. Sparks
Ft. Riley
Geary County
LaDonna King
Topeka
W. W. Scamman
Sparks
Shawnee County
Historical Mutuel Wagering In New York Trials
Wagering on horse racing was introduced in New York in 1940 after earlier attempts from the 1870s to the 1890s at Sheepshead Bay Brighton Beach and Jermaine Park. The core stake then was five dollars rather than two.
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Sheepshead Bay
Brighton Beach
Jermaine Park
Company and Sleuth Win 71st Tony Awards
Broadway crowned Company best musical and Sleuth best play at the 25th Tony Awards telecast from the Palace Theater. Maureen Stapleton and Brian Bedford top acting honors with Helen Gallagher and Hal Linden in song and dance. Awards honored veteran stars and included No No Nanette wins and a cast of critics and press voters.
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Hal Linden
Helen Gallagher
Maureen Stapleton
Brian Bedford
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School For Wives
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Palace Theater
ABC
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Stephen Sondheim
Boris Aronson
Hal Prince
New York Drama Critics Circle
Nanette
Donald Saddler
Raoul Pene du Bois
Linden
Story Theater
Rae Allen
Miss Reardon
First Aid Graduation Set For 140 Persons Friday
One hundred forty participants will receive graduation certificates at a 7 30 p m April 2 ceremony in the Lawrence Community Building. The class includes Lawrence police officers Civil Defense Special Police Kansas University building and grounds staff nurses and Douglas County deputy sheriffs.
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Civil Defense Special Police
Kansas University Building and Grounds
Douglas County
County records add second 1971 traffic death in Douglas County
Douglas County Sheriff’s officers learned this week that two traffic fatalities occurred in 1971. Thomas Rhodes Jr., 18, Kansas City Kan., died February 21 at KU Medical Center after injuries from a January 21 single vehicle crash near Lawrence. He was a KSU student passenger in a car driven by Mikeal Maune, 18, Syracuse, who also survived. Maune and Terry Kiser, 18, Anthony, were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Earlier, authorities reported only one fatality, Michael Dennison, 24, of 1338 N.H., whose car overturned March 1 at 19th and New Hampshire. The county’s history shows higher early-year fatality counts in past years.
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Kansas State University
Mikeal K. Maune
Syracuse
Michael J. Dennison
N.H
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