Orange Juice Samples Drugged Across Four Cities
Eighteen people in Lakeland St. Petersburg Orlando and Daytona Beach fell ill after sampling orange juice offered by a woman claiming a market research survey. Police fear a hallucinogenic drug such as LSD was used. The suspect, described as a 5 foot 6 brunette in sunglasses and a floppy hat, claimed to work for the International Survey Co. of San Francisco, which San Francisco police said does not exist.
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Lakeland, Fla
Florida
Lakeland Hospital
St. Petersburg
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Lakeland
D. E. Peterson
Ralph Wecht
Gordon’s Jewelers
The
International Survey Co
San Francisco
City Eyes 225000 Water Intake Upgrades
Kansas City firm Black and Veatch recommends a new intake structure on the Kansas River above the dam at a cost of 225000. The plan includes temporary intakes, possible reconnection to the old system, and no rate hike. A Clinton Reservoir water treatment facility should be built by 1976 or 1977 to meet demand.
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City
Kansas River
Jack Robinson
Black
Veatch
Kansas City
Water Department
Robinson
Clinton Reservoir
Indian Leader Pedro Bissonette Shot On Pine Ridge Reservation
AIM says Pedro Bissonette 29 an American Indian Movement leader was shot and killed four miles east of Pine Ridge after a police stop. FBI said no immediate information and BIA police sought him on a fugitive warrant connected to the Wounded Knee takeover.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
Pedro Bissonette
Pine Ridge Indiana Reservation
AIM
Washington
FBI
Wounded Knee Legal Defense Offense Committee
Bissonette
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Wounded Knee
Pine Ridge Reservation
Seminar on Crime Funds Arrives in Lawrence
A 1:30 to 4 p.m. seminar at the Lawrence Public Library informs law enforcement and rehabilitation personnel about funds under the Crime Control Act of 1973. Douglas County Commission and Douglas County Chapter on Crime and Delinquency sponsor the event. GCCA director Tom Regan will present with staff.
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Lawrence Public Library
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County Chapter On
Governor’s Committee On Criminal Administration
GCCA
Tom Regan
Sketch Deadline Near Friday for Halloween Window Contest
Deadline approaches for Hallo ween store window painting contest submissions. Fifth and sixth graders and junior high students must hand sketches to school principals by noon Friday for the October 27 event.
Humane Society Opens Expanded Shelter For Open House
The Lawrence Humane Society invites the public to an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Charles Ise Memorial Animal Shelter 1805 E. 19th. The expanded facility funded by Irma Spangler will feature a manager residence mobile home and potential projects include a spay clinic and new pens. An animal art show and free engraved adoption tags plus horse rides for children will be offered.
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Lawrence Humane Society
Charles Ise
Irma Spangler
Susan Hess
Hess
Baker University search committee to interview president candidates
The 12 member Baker University search panel may begin interviewing candidates for the next president. Milford White says applications are being reviewed individually after over a month of study, with about 100 nominations and 30 applications received. Acting President Neal Malicky has led since August after Rev. James Dety’s departure.
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Baldwin
Baker University
2Ard
Milford White
Baker
Baker’s Board of Trustees
White
Neal Malicky
James Edward Dety
Grant Awarded for Antitumor Drug Toxicity Study
The National Cancer Institute grants $93,267 to Dr. Edwin M. Uyeki of the Kansas University Medical Center Pharmacology Dept for a three year study on antitumor drug toxicity. Funds become available November 1 with $27,265 allotted for the first year.
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National Cancer Institute
Edwin M. Uyeki
Department of Pharmacology
Kansas University Medical Center
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