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Thursday, March 20, 1980
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From the Kansas's Wire Services
Judge sends firefighters to jail
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sixteen striking firefighters were handcuffed and led to jail yesterday after Jackson County Circuit Judge Lawrence Smith found them guilty of criminal contempt of court. Smith sentenced them to 30 days in jail and fined each $300.
In a show of unity with the 16 men, scores of other striking firemen surrendered to court officials later in the day for contempt hearings.
"If one of us goes to jail, we all go to jail. We want to serve our 20 days now. They want to be up there with their brothers in jail," said Robert Palmer, secretary-treasurer of Local 42 of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
"We expected them to go to jail. We expected everything except those damn handcuffs. They came down here voluntarily. There was no need to handcuff them."
Smith acquired 24 other firefighters who also had been accused of violating his court order prohibiting them from leaving their jobs.
The handcuffing of firefighters in the courtroom brought an angry reaction omits officials of the striking union, who called for all city firefighters to come to the scene.
More than 200 firefighters fled into a jury room at the courthouse yesterday afternoon to have their hearings set on criminal contempt charges.
our contempt citations were based on a court order issued during a work slowdown in late December and early January. The order prohibitedunion formation for three consecutive weeks.
Stina leads to 17 indictments
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Johnson County "sting" operation that led un-
limited fire indictments to 112 stolen firearms has resulted in 1federal grand
toury indictments.
Federal prosecutors said the persons charged were simply trying to sell the contraband for profit.
"There's no evidence of a broader conspiracy than that," James P. Bochele, U.S. attorney for Kansas said yesterday.
The grand jury also indicted two other defendants on charges of stealing an interstate shipment and selling it to agents. The shipment was a tractor-trailer.
Nine other persons were indicted on charges not related to the "sting" which shut down last October. Five of them faces additional indictments after photos filmed
Authorities said the 213 stolen firearms recovered included shotguns, rifles,
bboots; suave-shotguns and a semi-automatic rifle.
A spokesman said more federal indictments would be sought in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The operation also netted local police more than $2.27 million in stolen
mercantile and 60 arrests.
Court hears of hostage plight
The 50 U.S. Embassy hostages in Tehran must spend at least two more months in captivity, since their fate is only a secondary issue facing the new Iranian Parliament, an Iranian diplomat who recently met with Ayatollah Rubalh Khomeini said yesterday.
The attention of Iranians appeared focused on parliamentary election returns yesterday, not on the hostages. But in the Netherlands the United States called the attention of the World Court to the plight of the imprisoned Americans, saying they had been freed and calling for condemnation of Iran under international law.
Republican pressure mounted in the Senate, meanwhile, for the Carter administration to take new steps to pressure Iran.
in speech prepared for the Senate, Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, said he feared the hostages might never be freed if the United States did not follow a protocol.
Lagar called for the U.S. government to prepare for a naval blockade and mining of Iran's harbors, and to detain all Iranian diplomats in the United States. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker called Lagar's statement "appropriate."
Carlin vetoes spending lid bill
TOPEAK—Gov. John Carlin yesterday carried out his pledge to veto a bill invoking a spending bill on state government.
The wav was announced by the Democratic governor at a news conference in his office while four House GOP leaders tried to convince Kansas that Carlin's
The four, House Speaker Wendell Dendell of Overland Park, Majority Leader Robert Frye of Liberal, Ways and Means Chairman Mike Hayden of Atwood, and Assessment and Taxation Chairman James Braden of Wakefield, held news conferences in Wichita, Pittsburg, Overland Park, Hays and Dodge City.
Word had leaked out about the purpose of the tour, which the GOP members had attempted to keep under wraps, and House Democrats retaliated with a threat.
House Republicans were displeased that they were not informed of the plans of their leaders.
These Republicans complained that they first learned of the GOP leadership plans from Democrat members of the House.
plant to Denise a stool for her house. In Hays for getting the word to House Democrats when arrangements were made there Tuesday for yesterday's news
The speaker said he was confident that Republican members would be satisfied when they received a full explanation at a caucus today.
Carlin's veto of the bill nullified action by a Senate committee, which approved compromise amendments to the measure that were acceptable to House Republican leaders and Carlin. That plan was an attempt to save the bill from Carlin's veto.
House Republican leaders said they would introduce a new bill identical to the carine Vetted law, but with new compromise amendments that the governor would accept.
Primary voting rules clarified
Secretary of State Jack Brier said yesterday that confusion had arisen around the state because some people thought they had to declare party affiliation or vote in the presidential primary in order to vote in local nonpartisan elections.
TOPEKA-Kansas voters can vote in local elections April 1 without declaring party affiliation or casting votes in the state's first presidential preference
Candidates in the presidential primary will be listed on separate ballots or on different sections of voting machines, Brier said.
Live elephant cast in bronze
OL. PEJETA RANCH, Kenya—New York sculptor Mihail, trying to make art history as the first to cast a live animal in bronze, found a bull of animal in the bush yesterday, had him drugged and made a mold from the sedated pachyderm.
The artist wants to sell 10 giant bronzes for $250,000 each. The net proceeds, about $2 million, would be spent on conservation projects.
After the elephant was sedated, he was pushed onto one side. A quick-setting powder and water were poured over the animal and numbered sections were placed on it. The elephant was then moved to a
Kenyan game officials cooperated with Mihail in carrying out the mold operation.
Midway through the process, the animal was rolled over onto his other side. Although the elephant appeared unhurt afterwards, some Kenyan zoologists had warned that internal organs might be harmed by rolling the animal's great weight back and forth.
Weather ...
Skiers will be partly cloudy today with the high in the low-60s, according to the National Weather Service in Topoka. Winds will be northerly at 15-20 mph. The sky will clear tonight and the low will be in the low-30s. The high will be in the mid-60s tomorrow.
CHICAGO (AP) - President Carter scrubbed Sen. Edward Kennedy in Tuesday night with an astounding near-sweep of presidential nominating votes, he said toward the Republican nomination without a foreseeable malice obstacle.
Sen. Kennedy vows to continue his campaign
Kennedy campaigned in New York and declared that the next contest was the one that would count most.
The Massachusetts Democrat said he would stay in the race even if it appeared mathematically impossible for him to nominate, "Oh. sure . . . mathematics, you know, is one of those great gifts that have been to these conversations," he said.
But the score in separate competition for delegate votes at the Democratic National Convention was even more startling: Carter 165, Kennedy 14.
CARTER BEAT Kennedy in the Illinois primary Tuesday with 85 percent of the popular vote to the senator's 30 percent.
Those were the contests in which Kennedy won against the White House, and the support of Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne on the old-line Democratic organization was supposed to boost the challenger. In 2016, Kennedy won over the people's people.
said the alliance with the embattled mayor hurt their candidate.
REAGAN WON HANDILY, with 48 percent of the Republican vote, defeating Illinois John Anderson and leaving him. Ambassador George Bush a no third.
The Illinois ballot was complex and the count was slow in the competition for the top spot. Anderson led 95 percent yesterday, Reagan delegates had won 39 GOP convention seats, Anderson 36. Rep. Bush 4, Bush 2 and 1 were uncommitted.
Nationality, Reagan had 299, Bush 47,
Anderson 37, Crane 4, with 33 uncommitted
or pledged to candidates who already have
quit.
Illinois Republicans will choose another 10 Illinoisates at their state convention. The convention will elect the Illinois primary, and will select another 27 in convention. The convention delegates are bound by party rules—but not state law—to vote for a candidate who is shown in the primary for college votes.
Reagan said he wouldn't claim the nomination until he had 998 delegates.
The popular vote for presidential candidates did not bind delegates in Illinois, but it sent them a message. This was it:
Carter 758,455 or 65 percent; Kennedy 349,395 or 30 percent; Gov. Calvin G. Brown G. Jr. 39,101 or 3 percent; Lyndon H. LaHouche 18,729 or 2 percent.
Democrat
Republican
Resag 538,204 or 48 percent; Anderson
412,379 or 37 percent; Bush 122,669 or 11 percent; Crane 24,453 or 2 percent
Awards promote book collections
Got a really neat book collection at home that your friends are tired of hearing about? Want some recognition that stack of ancient books in the attic.
If so, the 1980 Sydney Book Collecting Awards should interest you. The annual competition was begun 24 years ago by Elizabeth Skipper of Kansas City, Mo.
"She has sponsored the contest to encourage students to have as much fun as she had collecting books," said Nora KU "a KU special collections librarian."
Students must submit a bibliography of the collection and a short essay describing the purpose and work in progress of each book that must comprise between 25 and 50 books.
First and second prizes are awarded in both graduate and undergraduate divisions.礼品 certificates of $0 and the Oread Book Store are the prizes.
Quinlan said the judges based their decision on the work, imagination and knowledge involved in the collection.
One winning entry last year was a compilation of elementary school textbooks from the late 19th century. Another was a collection of history material from Germany since Bismarck's time, in which that were purchased in Germany.
Entries should be turned in at the reception desk in Spencer Library by 5 pm. April 14. Judging will be Friday, September 3. The collection will be exhibited in the library.
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A George Bush for President Rally
Friday, Mar. 21 10:15 a.m. Forum Room Kansas Union Special Guest Speaker: S. Congressman Jim Leach (R-Ia.)
GEORGE BUSH is a Republican running for President. He was a two-term Congressman from Texas, our Envoy to Peking prior to normalized relations with China, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republi can National Committee, and Director of Central Intelli gegence.
GEORGE BUSH thinks it matters who leads this country into the 1980s. He's looking for concerned people who care about the direction this country is taking. . . people who still think there's a way to make things work in the 1980s.
Congressman Leach has been an associate and good friend of Ambassador Bush for many years and has firsthand knowledge of his leadership and qualifications.
FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH.
"There is a difference"
This document was paid for and authorized by the George Bush For President Committee. A copy of our report is on file with the Federal Election Commission and available for purchase from the FEC, Washington, D.C. 20463.
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