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Title
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Joseph (Joe) D. McNamara Obituaries
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Description
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Copies of obituaries for former Kansas City Police Department Chief Joseph D. McNamara (1973-1976). It is reported that McNamara passed away in his sleep at about 4:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19, 2014, at his home in California after battling cancer.
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Date
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2014-09-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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East Patrol Campus Officially Named for Leon Jordan
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City City Council has voted 12-0 to name the new East Patrol campus in honor the memory of civil rights leader Leon M. Jordan. The author states that Kansas City Police facilities are usually named for their geographic location, but that Councilman Jermaine Reed recommended a compromise in which the entire campus would be named after Jordan but the station itself still being known as East Patrol.
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Date
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2014-12-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
