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Proclamation of Emergency Amid Lawrence Unrest
Gov. Robert Docking issued a proclamation of emergency in Lawrence Kansas after six days of violence as highway patrol and local police confront rioters. A 18 year old man was killed and a 25 year old was wounded near the university. a police officer was injured and multiple shells and fires were reported. The order restricts firearms and gasoline sales within a three mile radius of the city and calls for additional officers from the highway patrol or National Guard.
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Lawrence
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence Probem
Lmits
Harry Nicholas Rice
Leawood
University of Kansas
Merton R. Olds
Topeka
Buford M. Watson Jr
Rice
Watson
Eugene Williams
Rick Donald Dowdell
Theniversity
William Garrett
Cactaret
Dowdell
Highway Patrol
National Guard