Kansas to enforce helmet and turn signal laws for motorcycles
Kansas riders face July 1 enforcement of a new helmet and eye protection rule with standards set by the State Highway Commission. A parallel rule requires turn signals on all motorcycles, with enforcement aligned to the helmet law. Local shops explain helmet styles, windshields, and visibility tradeoffs while AMA challenges the turn signal mandate.
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Dan Mullen
Kansans
State Highway Commission
Kansas Highway Patrol
Don Lytle
Lytle
Highway Commission
Ottawa
Honda
N. Main
Chuck Dennis
AMA
Dennis
McGovern Denies Overspending in California Primary
Sen George McGovern rejects Humphrey camp claim of radio and TV spending over the California primary limit. Campaign manager Jack Chestnut alleged a partial check showed a violation of a $413000 cap, with McGovern's media spend cited at about $446000 through last Friday. McGovern said he would not exceed $450000 before the Tuesday primary, noting an agreed limit of $480000 including transfers.
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Associated Press
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Jack Chestnut
Humphrey
McGovern
Chestnut
Los Angeles
Nixon Heads Home From Warsaw Summit Tour
President Nixon flies from Warsaw to report to Congress on his four nation summit and the Soviet arms limitation accord. He will address Congress at 9 30 p.m. EDT after landing at Andrews and aims to persuade both chambers on the treaty level pact. The trip included Austria the Soviet Union Iran and Poland with talks in Moscow and a luncheon for Polish leaders. The Polish side sought more US capital goods licenses and tech while affirming stronger commercial ties.
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Warsaw
Nixon
Congress
Soviet Union
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Austria
Iran
Poland
Ronald L. Ziegler
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Vietnam
Gierek
the Council of Ministers
Henry A. Kissinger
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Lazienki Park
Senae
Senate
Viet Jumpers Sweep Near Hue in Battle Drive
More than 1,000 South Vietnamese troops with tanks and APCs pressed toward Hue to trap a North Vietnamese regiment amid artillery fire. U.S. forces reported air and sea strikes, including downing two MIG21s near Hanoi, with losses of two crewmen from a Phantom return. Kontum area saw heavy fighting and mass graves as government troops claimed many enemy dead.
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Saigon
Hue
U.S. Air Force
U.S
North Vietnam
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Kontum
City Power Plant In Line With Pollution Controls
Russell Baker of the Ottawa Water and Light Department said the city met Kansas Health Department pollution standards by lowering hydrocarbon emissions from the power plant. Diesel burning periods occurred when natural gas was cut off, totaling 2,357 hours last year with 1,510 hours using the new additive at an estimated $500.
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City Power Plant
Russell Baker
Ottawa Water and Light Department
Kansas Department of Health
Department of Health
Baber
Law student interns in Franklin County prosecutor internship
Franklin County hosts a two month internship for law students under county attorney supervision. Jerry Rickseker of Hutchinson works with R. Michael Latimer this summer after meeting KU and Washburn program requirements. Rickseker gains trial experience and assists with research and casework under Supreme Court certification.
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Jerry Rickseker
R. Michael Latimer
Kansas
Franklin County
Hutchinson
County Attorney Association
County Prosecutors and Legal Professions
Rickseker
Mike
University of Kansas
Washburn University
Rickesker
Supreme Court
Latimer
Weather COUNTY FORECAST Fair and mild tonight and Friday
Fair and mild tonight with southerly winds about 10 mph and lows near 50s. Friday sunny and slightly warmer with highs in the 80s and precipitation chances near zero tonight, ten percent Friday. Highs and records listed for this date include 74 today and 84 a year ago, with 99 as the record high in 1934 and 42 as the record low in 1907. Hourly temperatures conclude at 6 am today.
Probation Office Expansion Sparks Juvenile Case Rise
Franklin County Probation Office case load has grown over 600 percent since opening two years ago. Only 12 juveniles on probation at start, now 80, about half juveniles. Officials credit a more effective system and broader outreach with more cases and better handling, including informal hearings and referrals to social services. The GCCA funds the office with annual county support expected to rise as federal dollars decrease.
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Ron Womble
Franklin County Probation Office
Bruce Linhos
Linhos
Donald L. White
White
Franklin County Social Welfare Office
Governor’s Committee On Criminal Administration
GCCA
Franklin County
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