Senate group probes costs in campaigns
Senate Commerce subcommittee led by John Pastore studied rising political broadcast costs. Charles A. Vanik testified that in 1968 he spent about 30 000 on television time to defeat Frances Bolton, aided by small contributors. Broadcasters announced 25 to 50 percent rate cuts, provoking mixed reactions from lawmakers and industry.
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Frances P. Bolton
Bolton
Standard Oil
Vanik
Senate Commerce
New York
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
U.S. House
Senate
House
Subcommittee
Congress
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Metromedia
Westinghouse
Man Wounded In Accident Near Eudora
Vernon Lee Cheek, 24, of 1311 Del., is listed in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after an accidental gunshot wound while target shooting at the Eudora city dump. The bullet entered his right leg below the knee and traveled to the hip. Douglas County Sheriff's Department investigated. Deputies sought a nude man near Big Springs and the United Methodist Church area, described as about 20, slender, with dark hair and a small mustache.
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Vernon Lee Cheek
Del
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mike Cheek
Eudora_ city
There
Cheek
Big Springs
Lawrence
U.S. 40
Sheriff's Office
United Methodist Church
Hubcaps Stolen From Scott Utz Car Reported
Four hubcaps identified by Kansas University Police as fake mag wheels valued at 150 dollars were reported stolen from a car owned by Scott Utz on Engel Road.
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Kansas University
Scott Utz
Engel Rd
Circle Your Choice As The Winner In KU Football Contest
The Lawrence Journal World runs a weekly football contest with rules on form submission. Entries must include name address and phone, be received by Friday noon, and only one entry per person per week.
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Journal-World
Journal
World
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas University
147000 Workers Strike GE Over Wages Across U S
Mass picketing marks the start of a 147,000 worker strike against General Electric. AFL CIO unions lead with 88,500 at GE and 16,000 from UE, with clashes in Schenectady and Lynn. GE operates 280 plants in 133 cities across 33 states and seeks wage gains amid nonunion locations.
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New York
General Electric Co
Paul Jennings
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Schenectady
N.Y
Lynn
Mass
United States
Labor Coalition
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
United Electrical Workers
United Auto Workers
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Pittsfield
Elmira
Syracuse
Bridgeport
Senate probes vast NCO club scandal at Ft Benning
A Senate investigation reveals a network of sergeants who exploited on base clubs to skim funds, using Swiss bank accounts and kickbacks. Testimony links Sgt Maj. William Wooldridge and retired Maj. Gen. Carl Turner to illicit profits and obstructed probes, prompting calls of national scandal.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Army
Ft. Benning
William.o. Wooldridge
Carl C. Turner
Wooldridge
Turner
Justice Department
Benning
24Th Infantry
Augsburg
Germany
Vietnam
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
NCO Club
Rancho Verde Estates Subdivision Approved After Hearing
Douglas County Commission approved the Rancho Verde Estates plan after a long dispute with developer Rees Jackman. The decision includes final plats and future guidelines for developers, addressing street improvements drainage and septic systems for Lone Star Road near Wakarusa School.
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Rancho Verde Estates
Douglas County Commission
Rees Jackman
Yale Rd
Jackman
Douglas County
Commission
Rancho Verde
Lone Star Road
Wakarusa
Texan dies after Kansas Turnpike crash in Douglas County
Stephen A. Hillhouse 25 of Dallas died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a one car crash seven miles east of Lawrence on the Kansas Turnpike. He was a General Tire manufacturing representative. Survivors include his widow Sylvia and his parents from Colorado City Texas. Funeral arrangements pending in Bryan Texas.
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Stephen A. Hillhouse
Dallas
Tex
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Douglas County
Hillhouse
Washington, Mo
General Tire
Sylvia
W. A. Hillhouse
Colorado City
Ronald
Michael
College Station
Randall
Hillier Funeral Home
Bryan
Rumsey Funeral Home
Douglas County Commission to tour Caterpillar plant
Lawrence officials announced no Monday meeting as the Douglas County Commission will visit Peoria Illinois Monday and Tuesday to inspect Caterpillar Co equipment and the plant for earth moving and construction machines. They will also review joint city county facilities for potential local projects.
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Douglas County Commission
Peoria
Ill
Caterpillar Co
Motorcyclist Poor After Levee Crash
Raymond F. Baird, 24, of 817 E. 13th, is in poor condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle accident on a flood control dike near Tee Pee Junction. He suffered multiple facial fractures and injuries to his right wrist and leg. Another rider, Darryl Klippsten, 21, from Prairie Village, was treated for cuts and bruises after a separate crash two miles northeast of Lawrence.
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Raymond F. Baird
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tee Pee Junction
Douglas County
Kansas University
Graduate School
Baird
Ankeny
Town
Kansas
Darryl Klippsten
Klippsten
Watkins Memorial Hospital
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Prairie Village
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