Youth Says He Will Apologize to Ford for Collision
A 19 year old fatherless high school dropout James Salamites recalls the Hartford accident that struck Ford's limousine. He plans to write Ford an apology while noting the President's luck and his own shaken reaction. Officials said no charges were filed and insurers may cover repairs. The article also covers a Paris briefing where 27 nations issued guidelines for a December ministerial conference on trade and development.
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Meriden, Conn
Gerald Ford
Ford
James Salamites
Salamites
Hartford
Paris
Maple Leaf Festival Opens With Parades, Ballad Show
Baldwin hosts the 18th Maple Leaf Festival Friday to Sunday despite recent rain. Festival director Bettie Metsker reports strong enthusiasm and large participation, with bus crowds from seniors and Girl Scouts. Highlights include a Friday football game, The Ballad of Black Jack performances, a Saturday parade with 17 bands and 15 floats, and a Jayhawk Camping Association campsite. Activities span downtown booths, a midway, museum tours, pancake breakfasts, and street dances from dawn to dusk.
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Baldwin
Bettie Metsker
Basehor
Seventh
High Streets
Jayhawk Camping Assn
Quayle Road
Maple Leaf Trailer Park
Baldwin High School
Black Jack Park
U.S. 96
Baldwin Junior High
Vinland
Palmyra
Black Jack
Prairie City
Quayle
Baker University Library
Old Castle
Jaycee Steak
Mid-America
Black
Methodist Church of
Flying Farmers
Vinland Airport
Ford motorcade runs red light in Hartford mishap
In Hartford an errant presidential motorcade passing through an unguarded intersection collided with a car with a green light. Secret Service and Hartford police offered mixed explanations while acknowledging a goofed intersection control and limited manpower. Kansas football joy and a library book fair are noted in other items.
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Hartford
Pearl Salamites
Washington
Secret Service
Ford
Conn
White House
Chicago
Man
Gordon Damon
Ex Marine Bill Sipple Invited to Ford Fundraiser Lunch
Ex Marine Bill Sipple famous for deflecting a gun at President Ford received praise from San Francisco construction unions. He spoke of threats and said he would do it again to save a life. Ford thanked him and invited him to join a lunch meeting on October 30 during a Republican fundraiser trip to San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Oliver
Bill
Sipple
Ford
San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council
Informal friend announcements not political candidacy says Kansas ethics panel
The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission ruled that a casual notice to friends does not count as a public announcement unless it is intended to inform the general public that a person seeks state office. The panel also said tips and taxes on meals are reportable items alongside the meal.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
City seeks outside advice on union recognition
The Lawrence City Commission heard a Kansas City labor relations firm on recognizing unions. Mayor Barkley Clark and four commissioners discussed options ahead of a decision in about two weeks. They consider state or local labor relations procedures and seek expert guidance for recognition of several Lawrence employee associations.
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Lawrence
Labor Association
Buford Watson
Mike Wildgen
Kansas City
Barkley Clark
Marnie Argersinger
Don Binns
Fred Pence
Journal-World
Clark
Kansas
Argersinger
United Public Employee of
Lawrence Firefighters Assn
Lawrence Patrol Officers Assn
Lawrence Sanitation Workers Assn
Lawrence Street Department Workers Assn
City Commission
Inmate killed in Trenton State Prison disturbance
A disturbance at Trenton State Prison left one inmate dead on arrival with multiple stab wounds. Six others were injured, with victims including Ben Walton and three more inmates admitted in guarded condition. Hospital spokesmen cited ongoing identifications and varying conditions.
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Trenton
N.J
Trenton State Prison
St. Francis Hospital
Ben Walton
Mercer Hospital
James Coi
Anthony Matthews
Helene Fuld
Explosion case taken to court in Leavenworth
Former Linwood High senior Greg Thomas 17 appealed his expulsion for refusing to shave his mustache. His attorney Ken Whitenight filed the appeal and seeks a hearing before Oct. 31. Greg plans to return to classes at Lawrence High School after his stepfather Dean Shores agreed to pay out-of-district tuition of 1000 dollars.
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Leavenworth
Linwood High School
Leavenworth District Court
Ken Whitenight
Lawrence
Greg Thomas
Linwood
Whitenight
Greg
Dean Shores
Lawrence High School
LHS
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Baker
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Kenneth Lynch
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Iowa
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Sue Tanner
Lawrence Library
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Ethics Panel
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Philadelphia
William C. Fields III
W.C. Fields
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FBI
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Europe
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Alabama
Bert Chavies
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Massachusetts
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