Supreme Court Moves to End Death Penalty Practice
The Supreme Court halves the death penalty by ruling current impositions unconstitutional though leaving a narrow allowance for states and Congress to craft new laws. Justices Brennan and Marshall join the majority while White Stewart and Douglas dissent on sentencing procedures. The ruling creates an uncertain future for capital punishment nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
William C. Douglas
White
Stewart
Douglas
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Registration Deadline Set For July 11
County Clerk C. Warren Hunt informs Wellington and Sumner County voters that the deadline to register to vote in the August 1 primary is July 11. The courthouse registers July 6 to July 11 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., with city hall also accepting registrations until July 11. New state law requires registration for Sumner County residents outside Wellington. Wellington residents only need to register if moving or changing names. July 11 is also the last day to change party affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Warren Hunt
Wellington
Sumner
Hunt
City Hall
Sumner County
Longest Day Adds One Second to Time Today
The article explains that today will briefly extend a day by one second to correct time-keeping drift from Earth's rotation. Atomic clocks, dating back to 1958, enable this correction and prevent cumulative misalignment with Greenwich Mean Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey Washington
Greenwich
Kansas set to grant 18 to 20 year olds majority status
Thousands of Kansans will become adults on July 1 under the Age of Majority law, extending rights in marriage contracts liability and property. The law also expands sex discrimination protections in jobs public accommodations and housing. A separate measure widens homestead tax relief for seniors 65 and over, boosting the income cap to 6,000 and statewide relief to about 6 million annually. A new plan may allow a dental care program similar to Blue Cross Blue Shield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Helicopters Leapfrog Paratroopers Near Quang Tri City
South Vietnamese forces pressed the drive to retake Quang Tri province with helicopters delivering paratroops within four miles of Quang Tri City. The clash produced sporadic fighting, several enemy tanks knocked out, and 250 Vietnamese casualties reported along with 93 wounded. President Thieu conferred with senior commanders in Hue as battles raged on multiple fronts.
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Richard Pyle
Associated Press
Saigon
Quang Tri City
South Vietnam
Holger Jensen
Highway 1
My Chanh
Quang Tri Province
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
Quang Tri
Quang Tri Front
An Loc
Nguyen Viet Can
Highway 13
U.S
North Vietnam
Vern Miller Seeks Divorce From Wife Incompatibility
Kansas attorney general Vern Miller seeks a divorce from Ella Mae Miller after 23 years of marriage in Sedgwick County District Court. He cites incompatibility and separation with a property settlement and child support arranged. The couple, wed August 27, 1948 in Wichita, have three children. Mrs Miller previously filed for divorce in 1970 but was reconciled.
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Wichita, Kan
Vern Miller
Kansas
Ella Mae
Miller
Sedgwick County District
Wichita
Ten-Year-Old Boy Survives Wheat Truck Rescue
Ten-year-old Randy Brewer of Stafford Kansas is hospitalized in Hutchinson after nearly suffocating in a grain truck mishap on a wheat haul. He crawled onto the truck bed and was engulfed as the bed was raised by his brother Bruce. Wheat grains were removed from his lungs mouth and nose. his left lung collapsed. He remains optimistic about future farming.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Randy Brewer
Stafford
Randy
Ricky
Bruce
Harold Thole
Florida
Baltimore
Hamilton
Kansas
Deaths and Funerals Noted for Spencer Gardner Burrows
Obituaries detail the deaths of Frank Mike Spencer Mabel E Gardner and Ruth Burrows with notices and funeral details noted for page 2.
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Frank
Mike) Spencer Mabel E. Gardner
Ruth Burrows
Independence Day is Early For Death Row Prisoners
William H. Hamilton, the only death row inmate at the Kansas Penitentiary, lauded the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking capital punishment as unconstitutional. He faces execution stay while appealing. another inmate, Kenneth Kilpatrick, remains under a separate stay at Larned State Hospital. The warden called Hamilton a model prisoner as he reflected on the ruling and his evolving views on capital punishment.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
William H. Hamilton
Articulate Hamilton
Michael D. Lattimer
Hutchinson
Kansas Supreme Court
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Larned State Hospital
R. J. Gaffney
Hamilton
Gaffney
McGovern threatens to withhold support over backroom deal
George McGovern lashed out at the Democratic Credentials Committee after a 72 to 66 vote split 271 California delegates among nine candidates. He called the move "the rottenest political steal" and warned he could withhold support for the convention nominee if the ruling stands, citing alleged shabby backroom dealing. The dispute foreshadows further strife at the Miami Beach convention opening July 10 as debates over credentials resume.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Miami Beach
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Atlantic City
N.J
Senate approves 9.6 billion antipoverty bill in Senate vote
The Senate passed a 9.6 billion antipoverty measure by 74 to 16, creating an independent Legal Services type corporation to aid the poor with legal problems. A conference with the House will address differences after July 17, with Nixon likely to veto again over legal aid provisions. The bill funds two more years of antipoverty programs for about 26 million Americans, amid objections over administration control and program abuses.
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Washington
White House
Senate
House
Congress
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Niven
Cials
Legal Services Corporation
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Wellington blood drive falls short of goal at First United Methodist
Eddie J Shaw reports the Wellington blood mobile at the First United Methodist Church gathered 67 pints from 68 donors by 12:30 PM out of a 140 pint target. The event ran 9:30 AM to 2:45 PM under sunny skies with highs near 96. An upcoming Union Service at Assembly of God features Rev. Nolan B Rayburn and Rev. Chris Launer. Explorers return from Canada voyage at 2 to 3 PM at the church.
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Wellington
First United Methodist Church
KLEY
Wellington Ministerial Association
Assembly of God
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Launer
Wilds of Canada
New Postal Hours Set for Caldwell Suboffice
Beginning July 1 Caldwell will have 5 p.m. daily outgoing mail departures and 4:30 p.m. final box pickups Monday through Saturday. Sunday and holiday afternoons will use the main box for 9:30 a.m. letters and Wichita routing, with no afternoon staff or downtown box collections. Incoming mail will still be distributed Sunday and holiday mornings. Local notes include junior high art classes led by Agnes Nye of Harper.
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Caldwell
Lee Perry
Wellington
Wichita
Perry
Summer heat hits Wellington with 101 degree peak
The first 100 degree temperature of the season was recorded this afternoon in Wellington on the 1st National Bank thermometer at about 1 45 p.m. The 101 degree reading held for about 10 minutes before clouds moved in. A year ago similar readings were logged on June 24 at the bank and KLEY radio weather station.
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Wellington
National Bank
Kley
Kansas Governor Honors Army Nurse Corps Officer Graduate
Lt. Juanita Steffens completes Basic Operation Room Officers training at William Beaumont Army Nursing Center and receives her commission. Stationed at General Hospital El Paso she will transfer to Madigan General Hospital Fort Lewis Washington. Steffens is a 1968 Conway Springs High School graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Steffens.
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Malvane
Kansas
Robert Docking
Juanita Steffens
William Beaumont Nursing
Army Nurse Corps
General Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Madigan General Hospital
Fort Lewis
Wash
Steffens
Conway Springs High School
Joe Steffens
Conway Springs
Old Settlers Celebration to feature Sheana Binford
Conway Springs announces Sheana Binford of Udall as featured speaker for the 99th annual Old Settlers Celebration. The event spans August 25 and 26 with continued coverage on page 2.
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Conway Springs
Sheana Binford, Udall
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Earth
South Viet Province
Eddie J. Shaw
South Central Kansas
Jacob A. Brody
National Institutes of Health
Doris Edwards
National
Santa Fe Memorial Hospital
1St National Bank
Mark Slothower
Mary Ann Cullpepper
Donna Staley
Roy E. Hill
Lisa Ann Schalk
Priscilla Dawes
Debra Phillips
Viola Withrow
Ed Withrow
Kenneth Everhart
Richard Devore
Theresa Zimmerman
Dean Miller
S.J. Ricke
Ben Slayden
Mike Horsch
Bernie Jaurequi
Paula Trembly
Lynn McKenzie
Mark Tibbs
Ronald Walton
Nancy Sipes
Harold Slack
Baron Turner
Bill Purkey
Agnes Nye of
Harper
Argonia
Argonia Rec
Nursing School
GRAD
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