Tolson Alleges Bias In Ottawa Fire Hearing
Tolson and two witnesses testified in a hearing over 39 allegations against Ottawa Fire Chief G A Diamond Jr. Tolson claimed sabotage of his assigned trucks and hostile treatment as the department's only Black member. Witness Virgil Mills supported Tolson, while Jerry Stevenson corroborated remarks including a taunt about Tolson as an Ethiopian Snake Charmer. The hearing resumes at 10 a.m. September 10.
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Anne Wolf
Jimmie Ray Tolson
Tolson
Ottawa
G.A. Diamond Jr
Diamond
Thomas E. Gleason
Gleason
John L. Richeson
Virgil Mills
Richeson
Mills
Diarmond
Mason
Kelly
Jerry Stevenson
Stevenson
Mr. Tolson
Joe Smith
John Branson
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Murder mystery centers on Willoughby death near hay field
Kansas investigators tie death location to Aug 6 discovery of Roscoe Willoughby in a hay field near here. Nurse Wilma Jean Willoughby last seen July 19 leaving Olathe Hospital. Car found burning July 20 with surgical tools and personal items destroyed in the blaze.
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Jewel Scott
Roscoe
Wilma Jean) Willoughby
Tural Wellsville
Here
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Willoughby
Olathe Community Hospital
1-35
I-35
95Th Street
Lenexa
County Forecast Shows Showers Through Saturday
Partly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Highs Saturday in the mid 80s to towns. tonight lows in the 60s. Southerly winds 6 to 15 mph. Rain chances 30 percent tonight and Saturday. High Thursday near 90, today’s low around 70. Record highs and lows noted for this date.
Gasoline price ceilings prompt Kansas Missouri dealers protest
Kansas City AP report notes Mid America Gasoline Dealers Association members plan a Labor Day weekend closing in protest against Phase 4 price ceilings. Dealers from Kansas and Missouri cite discriminatory effects on small businesses, while some stations may stay open on company premises. The group aims to dramatize burdens from new ceilings and forecasts for holiday travel remain uncertain.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Mid America Gasoline Dealers Association
John 8. Costello
Cost of Living Council
Nixon Plans Appeal Over Watergate Tapes Ruling
President Nixon ordered his lawyers to appeal Sirica's order to produce Watergate tape recordings for private judge review. He plans to file notice of appeal before next Thursday, with a full argument later, while the Supreme Court recess delays final resolution. The case involves eight meetings and one call with aides including Dean Haldeman Ehrlichman. The appeal continues as the path moves toward the Supreme Court.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S. District
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Washington
White House
California
Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Cox
Senate
Watergate Committee
Oval Office
Watergate Grand Jury
John W. Dean HI
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Grand
High beef prices dampen Labor Day plans nationwide
An Associated Press survey found beef supplies adequate but not abundant as labor day picnics loom. Prices eased slightly at times with marbled rounds at 1.49 a pound, while Navajo nation faces a rare paid barbecue due to soaring costs. Tribal leaders insist the free feast will continue despite shortages.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
John Oswald
Allentown
O.G. Robertson
Schwegmann
Gentilly
New Orleans
Robertson
Storage Chief Concern In State s Winter Fuel Needs
Kansas officials warn storage capacity and fixed quantity contracts may limit winter fuel supplies. Dale Foose cites failures at Larned State Hospital and Kansas State University as drivers for additional tankers and expanded storage. State agencies have pursued bulk storage at Salina and Emporia and expect gasoline prices to rise. Local governments may gain from state purchasing and tax exemptions to secure reliable fuel in 1973 74.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Dale E. Foose
State Purchases Division
Advisory Committee On Energy and Natural
Foose
Larned State Hospital
Hutchinson Industrial Reformatory
Pittsburg State College
Kansas State University
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas State
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kstate
Manhattan
Emporia
Kansas State Teachers College
League of Kansas Municipalities
League
Docking Signals Senate Bid Rumor Amid Disclosure Plan
Gov. Robert Docking said he has received encouragement to seek the U.S. Senate next year but has not decided which office to pursue. He announced plans for full political contributions disclosure starting with a May poll, with no firm timeline for a decision on seeking a fifth term or challenging Senator Bob Dole.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
U.S. Senate
Docking
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Kansas Turnpike
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Atchison
Atchison, Kan
Donald Stone
Garnett
Dave Laurie
Stone
Dan Allen
Laurie
Marietta
Lawrence
Dodge City
University of Kansas
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Staats
HEW
U.S. District Court
Dallas
Lloyd Burleson
Gerald
Denver
Window Rock
Ariz
John Nelson
Dee
Peter MacDonald
Reformatory
Pittsburg
U.S
Bob Dole
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