Top Big Eight coaches dominate national rankings
Kansas City AP reports Oklahoma's Bud Wilkinson leads a trio of Big Eight coaches in the nation's top four career non loss records. Missouri's Dan Devine and Nebraska's Bob Devaney rank third and fourth respectively, with Kansas's Jack Mitchell also in the top 25.
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Kansas City
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Wilkinson
Dan Devine
Missouri
Bob Devaney
Nebraska
Jack Mitchell
Kansas
Devine
Mizzou
Arizona State
Devaney
Wyoming
Mitchell
Darrell Roval
Texas
Jim Owens
Washington
Michigan State
Biggie Munn
Duffy Daugherty
Doug Weaver
Kansas State
Clay Stapleton
Iowa State
Robert Neyland
Tennessee
Cyclones
Eddie Crowder
Colorado
Phil Cutchin
Oklahoma State
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Texas A&m
Alabama
Old Well Mystery Near El Dorado
Deputy Sheriff Ed Miller found a car near an old well southeast of El Dorado and discovered a rope ladder with flashlights. Firemen descended into tunnels and found six boys ages 16 and 17 exploring. they were warned about safety and sent home. The tunnels are believed to be formed by water flow.
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EL Dorado, Kan
Ed Miller
EF Dorado
Miller
Dorado
Erie Woman Is a Top Artist at Parsons Outdoor Fair
Erie resident Mrs Janice Nation earned second place in the pro fessional adult division for oil paintings at the Parsons Outdoor Art Fair Saturday. The article lists numerous social visits and travel among local families including nuptial and funeral attendance, reunions, and trips to Austin Hutchinson and Topeka.
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Erie
Janice Nation
Humboldt Visitors and Cottage Grove School Reunion
Humboldt Michigan visitors from Three Rivers Mrs. G A Redfield and Elmer Redfields plan visits with Dora Smith and family in Harlan Carpenter home. Cottage Grove School reunion set for Zillah on Sunday August 11 with basket dinner at noon for former pupils teachers and patrons. E L McCullough and Dixie of Emporia visit Humboldt. they toured with Bill Gard family at Chanute.
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Annette
Kansas City
Dora Smith
Harlan Carpenter
Cottage Grove
Zillah School
E. L. McCullough
Dixie
Emporia
Humboldt
E. L. McCullough Jr
Timmee
Randee
Bill Gard
Chanute
Lawrence Legion In Favorite's Role In Tourney Opener
Lawrence Legion, the defending champion, kept its favorites tag by defeating Hutchinson 8 to 6 Monday night in the Kansas American Legion Baseball Tournament opener.
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Lawrence Legion
Favorite
Hutchinson, Kan
Lawrence
Kansas American Legion
Hutchinson
Standby Generator Sought for Chanute Airport
Chanute has applied to the Federal Aviation Agency for a standby gasoline power generator to install at Martin Johnson Airport. City Manager R. J. Hayes said the generator comes from an auxiliary airport being closed at Harveyville, southwest of Topeka. No cost beyond transport. it would provide emergency standby power with automatic controls starting and stopping on power interruptions.
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Chanute
Federal Aviation Agency
Martin Johnson
R. J. Hayes
Harveyville
Topeka
Hayes
Patchem Dominates as Russell, Hutchinson Win Big
Tom Patchem struck out 15 in six innings as Russell defeated Leavenworth 13-3 in a winners bracket game. In the losers bracket, Wichita eliminated Columbus 10-2 and Great Bend beat Manhattan 10-5. Lawrence meets Russell in a third round tonight while Hutchinson plays Wichita and Great Bend confronts Leavenworth with winners then meeting in an additional losers bracket game.
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Tom Patchem
Patchem
Russell
Leavenworth
Wichita
Columbus
Great Bend
Manhattan
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Fast Talking Hostage Helped Save Him From Convict
Willard Merrifield, a 35 year old Liberty mechanic, kept a fleeing gunman calm during a car ride after a police officer was wounded. Nash Jones Israel, 51, of Kansas City, surrendered near Lathrop after a three hour manhunt. Israel, on parole for burglary, was nabbed with weapons and taken into custody for robbery and assault with intent to kill. kidnapping charges under investigation.
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Liberty. Mo
Willard Merrifield
Merrifield
Nash Jones Israel
Kansas City
Lathrop
Mo Israel
Missouri
Eldon Jack Petty
Liberty
Israel
Sgt. Petty
Five policemen and two civilians freed on bonds
KANSAS CITY AP Five Kansas City policemen and two civilians were released on bond after pleading innocent at arraignment on second degree burglary and stealing charges. The officers Homer Wayne Martin Randolph Keith Burton Set Robert Cox Ralph Ek Lamb Jr Donald Denning were granted bonds ranging from 2 000 to 12 000. Civilians John Benton Strong Jr and Robert Rogers faced similar charges with bonds set at 6 000 and 2 000. Preliminary hearings for Cox Lamb and Rogers are set for Aug 20. Indicted defendants Martin Burton Denning Strong face September term of circuit court.
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Kansas City
Homer Wayne Martin
Randolph Keith Burton
Robert Cox
Ralph Ek. Lamb Jr
Donald Denning
John Benton Strong Jr
Martin
Robert Rogers
Cox
Lamb
Rogers
Burton
Denning
Strong
Kansas Receives Two Safety Awards
TOPEKA AP Kansas earned two National Safety Council awards with the highway patrol cited as well trained. The Department of Education won for school traffic safety programs while the Highway Department received the traffic engineering award. Governor Anderson accepted the honors and was to pass them to the two agencies. The council reported Kansas safety grade improved from 64 to 70 percent over three years.
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Topeka
Kansas
National Safety Council
Department of Education
Highway Department
Phil Streit
Chicago
The
Safety Council
John Anderson
Kansas Citizens Safety Council
Streit
Church Musicians Rally During National Meeting
Bishop Eugene Slater of the Methodist Church in Kansas told about 500 delegates at Baker University that church musicians serve a holy role amid world chaos. He said the music conveys the great truths of Christian faith as the National Fellowship of Methodist Musicians gathered for its annual meeting.
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Bladwin
Kan
Eugene Slater
Methodist Church
Kansas
National Fellowship of Methodist Musicians
Baker University
Police chief cites $5,000 stolen in 27 burglaries
Police Chief C M. Kelley says suspects took about $5,000 across 27 burglaries between May 25, 1989, and July 27, 19. The five officers reportedly operated out of the Country Club district station.
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C M. Kelley
Country Club
Staton
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