Marguerite Oswald Defiant at 70 After JFK Case
Marguerite Oswald, aged 70, remains defiantly defending her son Lee Harvey Oswald, denying illness, and accusing publishers and critics of distortion. She critiques the Warren Commission, reads extensively on the case, and hopes for a book of her own while living modestly on Social Security and interview fees.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Marguerite Oswald
Lee
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Victor Lasky
Bernard Fensterwald Jr
Marina
Lee Oswald
Priscilla Johnson McMillan
Robert
Lee Harvey Oswald
Sam
United States
Two KU Professors Study TV Attention on Children
Two University of Kansas professors will use a 284000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to study how television production techniques attract young viewers without violence. Althea Huston-Stein and John C. Wright will assemble high rating children’s program segments, observe reactions, and query the kids to see how visual features convey story changes and maintain attention.
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Lawrence, Kan
University of Kansas
Althea Huston-Stein
John C. Wright
Wright
Pot in Pocket Leads to Arrest at Wichita Police Station
A 22-year-old Wichita man walked into the Wichita police traffic office and, after declaring involvement in an accident, officers spotted a bag of marijuana in his back pocket. He was arrested on possession of marijuana charges.
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Wichita
Kan
Don Bennett
Bennett
Escapee Pleads Innocent in Bloomington Kidnapping Case
Roy E. Schultz, 42, of Springfield, pleaded innocent to 12 charges from the abduction of a Meta Mora family in which a 5-year-old girl and her pregnant mother were forced to perform sexual acts. He appeared in Circuit Court on crutches, guarded by seven deputies. The family later freed themselves after the wife seized a pistol and her husband beat the abductor with a lamp. Charges include aggravated kidnapping, deviate sexual assault, armed robbery, and taking indecent liberties with a child. Schultz is jailed on an $800,000 bond as his trial set for Sept. 12.
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Bloomington, II
Kansas State Prison
Roy E. Schultz
Springfield
Bloomington
Keith Campbell
Schultz
Wayne C. Townly Jr
McLean County
Ricksha Travels Streets Of Kalamazoo For 15 Cents
Kalamazoo report describes Tom Hatcher’s improvised two wheel ricksha business along the mall. He recovers bedding under the seat and charges 15 cents per ride, calling it free enterprise and ecological. He built the cart from odds and ends and survives on small tips despite modest earnings.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Conrail
Tom Hatcher
Ricksha
Hatcher
Dole Pushes GOP Mini-Convention in Kansas City
Senator Bob Dole endorsed a proposal for a national GOP mini-convention in Kansas City to spotlight party achievements and goals. He urged holding it early next year to avoid conflicts with elections, citing Kansas City’s strong 1976 performance and referencing Rep. Larry Winn Jr.’s prior suggestion.
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Topeka
Kan
Bob Dole
Republican Party
Kansas City
Dole
GOP
Kansas
Congress
Larry Winn Jr
Bill Brack
Winn
Brock
Unemployment Dues May Increase in Kansas
Topeka Kansas employers face a possible up to fifty percent rise in unemployment fund contributions unless the legislature acts. Jack Pearson of the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry cited federal changes and higher wages as key factors while noting a $10 million annual increase already and a potential $6 million jump next year. He urged reducing benefits to match other aid, denying claims after voluntary quit, and cutting benefits for misconduct to keep the fund solvent. Another speaker pressed ending the one week waiting period before benefits start.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry
Jack Pearson
Labor and Industry
Pearson
State
D.S
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