Street Project Begins Monday in 1973 Overlay Plan
Hankamer Asphalt Co plans to begin the 1973 city street overlay program Monday. City engineer Leonard Hoover says signs will instruct residents to keep cars off certain streets and violators will have cars towed. Work targets Barker from 23rd to Indian Ave and other blocks on Monday and additional streets on Tuesday if all goes as scheduled.
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Hankomer Asphalt Co
Topeka
Leonard Hoover
Hankamer
Barker
Indian Ave
Louisiana
Alabama
19Th
Ohio
Kentucky
Driver Airborne After Rail Crossing Mishap
Leonard J. Ashton 23 of 134 Pinecone Dr suffered cuts and bruises when his car went airborne on North Ninth about 700 feet south of Lyons. The vehicle struck five rail sets, flew 52 feet, landed on the fourth set and rested on the fifth. Ashton declined medical aid. Vehicle damage estimated at 600 dollars and track damage at 400 dollars. Police reported five other mishaps with no serious injuries.
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Leonard J. Ashton
Pinecone Dr
Ashton
North Ninth
Lyons
Union Pacific
Dow sinks below 900 as market plunges on Watergate and recession fears
The Dow Jones average dropped 15.05 points to 896.67 in moderately active trading. Decliners outpaced gainers 1,202 to 194 on the NYSE as investors priced in Watergate testimony and recession warnings with Seaboard Coast Line Industries and Pan American among the most active stocks.
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NEW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
Seaboard Coast Line Industries
Pan American
Richmond Corp
Kansas City Market Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Report
Cattle 100 head last week with steers choice 44.50 to 46.00 and heifers mostly 43.50 to 44.75. Hogs 2,100 headed with barrows and gilts down about 25, 1 220-225 lb 38.35-38.50, 200-250 lb 37.50-38.25, 250-275 lb 36.75-37.75, 295-315 lb 35.00-35.75, 380 lb 34.00. Sows to 25 lower, 330-600 lb 32.00-33.00, 500-600 lb 32.50-32.75. Sheep 25 with early week gains in spring lambs. Monday estimates: cattle 1,700. hogs 4,000. sheep 300.
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Kansas City
Police Capture Suspected Killers Near Welch West Virginia
Three men linked to a Georgia family massacre were captured near Welch after a pursuit across the border from Virginia. A fourth suspect was held earlier at a roadblock. FBI joined state and local police in the hunt. The victims included Ned Alday and his relatives found shot in a Reynoldsville home. Mary Alday was later found slain nearby. The suspects, Baltimore escapees, were armed and driven in a stolen car.
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McDowell County
Welch
FBI
West Virginia
Virginia
Jerry
Mary
Slate Creek
Georgia
Carl Isaacs Jr
Wayne Coleman
Maryland
Isaacs
William
Baltimore
Driver Ruled Dead Before Auto Mishap
John O Kelly, 61, died of an apparent heart attack before his car ran off U S 59 nine miles south of Lawrence. Douglas County coroner Dr Laurance W Price Jr ruled death. The car struck a tree pinning him briefly. Damage to the tree and a fence was about 25 dollars. Body taken to Rumsey Funeral Home and to Carson Dick Funeral Home Parsons.
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Laurance W. Price Jr
Douglas County
Lawrence
U.S. 59
Kansas Highway Patrol
O’kelly
Charles Townsend
Rt. 2
Baldwin
Rumsey Funeral
Carson- Dick Funeral Home
Parsons
Lawrence High School Concert Honors Acting Principal
About 300 people attended a Lawrence High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert Thursday night in the LHS Auditorium. The program featured a listening tape of the ensemble and a presentation of a letter of appreciation to Max Rife for his support of the music program.
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Lawrence High School
Max Rife
LHS
Rife
Harry Barnard Dies at 74 Former Lawrence postmaster recalled
Harry R. Barnard 74 of 2108 Mass died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He served as Lawrence postmaster from Oct 1 1952 to May 1953 and held roles in the Federal Employment Service and the Kansas Motor Vehicle Department. Funeral at Rumsey Funeral Home 3 p.m. Tuesday with Pastor Paul Olson presiding.
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Mass
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rumsey
Memorial Park Cemetery
Paul Olson
Barnard
Topeka
Leavenworth
Lawrence Federal Employment Service
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Assn
France
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Opha Lewin
Lyons
Ore
American Cancer Society
Tornado Damage Totals $21 500 in Southeast Kansas
Tornadic winds on May 11 did not trigger federal disaster aid as public damage reached $21 500. Col Royden A Konopaska said most losses were in Galena and Columbus but also in Erie.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Royden A. Konopaska
Galena
Columbia
Erie
Five Complete Program Graduates At Haskell Indian College
Five staff members of Five Complete Program at Haskell Indian Junior College graduated from a year long alcoholism training course at the University of Utah Western Regional Indian Alcoholism Training Center. Diplomas were awarded by George Howell. The graduates are Cheevers Coffey Rosetta Coffey Bette Notah Milton Honawa and Gary Tahmahkera. A second program funded by a 4000 grant will allow 12 staff to attend a two week drug abuse training session at the University of Minnesota.
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Haskell Indian
University of Utah Western Regional Indian Alcoholism Training Center
George Howell
University of Utah
Cheevers Coffey
Rosetta Coffey
Bette Notah
Milton Honawa
Gary Tahmahkera
Tahmahkera
University of Minnesota
Kansas Traffic Deaths Reported For 1973
The Kansas traffic death log shows 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday with 1 additional fatality, adjusting the comparable 1972 period to 208. This update notes an earlier fatality not previously reported.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
East Lawrence Improvement Assn Meeting Set
The East Lawrence Improvement Association will convene at 7 30 p m Monday in the East Lawrence Center. A report on revenue sharing funds will be presented and final plans for the East Lawrence picnic will be reviewed.
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East Lawrence
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