Defense wins acquittal over Arkansas prison record in 1966 case
In Muskogee Oklahoma defense attorney Darrell F. Holmes Jr. argued that prison records showing James George Reyes being an inmate on August 19 1966 did not prove he was there. Judge Edwin Langley acquitted Reyes and Louis Ray Jones for lack of evidence regarding perjury claims tied to a 1966 pistol sale and Faubion’s interstate firearms conviction.
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Muskogee
Okla
Arkansas
James George Reyes
Darrell F. Holmes Jr
U.S. Dist
Edwin Langley
Tucker Prison Farm
Langley
Reyes
Louis Ray Jones
Leavenworth
Kan
Bobby Joe Faubion
Faubion
Jones
Long Freight Train Begins Record North American Run
The longest regularly scheduled freight train starts daily service Wednesday from Florida to the Pacific Northwest, covering 3211 miles. Union Pacific Seaboard Coast Line and Frisco announce the route from Jacksonville to Seattle with a westward breakaway section toward California.
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Omaha
Neb
Florida
Pacific Northwest
Union Pacific
Seaboard Coast Line
St. Louis- San Francisco
Frisco
North Platte
California Points
Mother bound over on murder charge in daughter's death
Grace B. Rangel was bound over to Lyon County District Court on a first degree murder charge in the Dec 1 death of her 13 year old daughter Patricia Lynn. She allegedly poured a flammable liquid on the girl and set the blaze at the family home. The girl died two days later. Judge William J. Dick ordered Rangel returned to Topeka State Hospital in lieu of bond.
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Emporia
Grace B. Rangel
Lyon County District Court
Patricia Lynn
William J. Dick
GI Dividend to Kansas Veterans Totaling 2.9 Million
GI insurance dividends totaling 2.9 million will go to 46,778 veterans in Kansas this year. G B Lappin of the Wichita Veterans Administration center said 44,759 World War II veterans with national service life insurance will receive 2.7 million at an average 60 dollars per veteran. Two thousand nineteen World War I veterans with U S government life insurance will share 218200 dollars, averaging 108 dollars per veteran.
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Wichita
Kansas
Wichita Veterans Administration Center
G. B. Lappin
Lappin
U.S
Trooper Attacked Near Larned Kansas
Trooper Emerson Hayden was in satisfactory condition after being assaulted by 18 year old Robert Twitchell in Rozel. Hayden stopped Twitchell on U S 56 then Twitchell struck him with a flashlight. Pawnee County officers aided, Twitchell held at the sheriff’s office.
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Larned
Kan
Emerson Hayden
Highway Patrol
Hayden
Robert Twitchell
Rozel
U.S. 56
Twitchell
Pawnee County
Telephone Funds Grant To Kansas Telephone Co
A federal grant of 1.3 million dollars was awarded to the Kansas Telephone Company of Ottawa. The REA loan funds 192 miles of new lines and toll facilities, enabling one to four party dial service direct distance dialing and some toll free service.
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Washington
Kansas Telephone Company
Ottawa
Kan
Kansas
House panel blocks changes to gas tax sharing formula
The House Roads and Highways Committee voted against altering the gasoline and special fuels tax distribution formula. Rep. Wendell Lady said changes aim to direct funds where cars and people are, while a subcommittee report recommended no further action on the shrinkage allowance for gasoline distributors.
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Topeka
House Roads and Highways Committee
Wendell Lady
Overland Park
Francis Jacobs
Israeli armored force crosses into Jordan near Dead Sea
An Israeli armored unit crossed from Israel into Jordan south of the Dead Sea Tuesday night amid a major Mideast engagement reported by The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Dead Sea
Israel
Tel Aviv
Sodom
Safi
Nixon faces veto fight as White House seeks compromise
White House negotiators move toward a compromise on an education funding bill amid Republican opposition to a possible presidential veto. Nixon proposes a lean budget with user taxes and tax incentives to curb pollution while a AP survey finds hundreds of nursing homes dropped Medicare. Military cuts are anticipated, and draft boards weigh lottery #60 as February calls loom.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Lamb and Trusty Escape Then Capture in Kansas Jail Break
In Olathe Kansas Thom as Lamb held on murder and kidnapping charges escaped with aid of a trusted inmate Patrick McKey and both were recaptured at La Cygne 40 miles south. Lloyd Midgett an employee at the Kansas School for the Deaf was forced to drive the trio but released unharmed when stopped by officers. The escape began in the Johnson County jail around 6 30 am with Lamb still chained to his bunk though he was being medicated for injuries from a prior crash.
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Olathe
Kan
Thomas Lamb
Johnson County
la Cygne
Here
Lloyd Midgett
Kansas School For the Deaf
Lamb
Trusty
Patrick McKey
McKey
Patricia Ann Childs
Overland Prk
Karen Sue Kimmerly
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Wyandotte County
Fred Allenbrand
SEK Area Grant Funds Nine-County Development Plan
A 43,340 grant to Mid-America Inc of Parsons was announced in Washington for a one year planning program to spur economic growth across nine southeast Kansas counties Allen Bourbon Cherokee Crawford Labette Montgomery Neosho Wilson and Woodson. Mid-America will add 28,560 from its own funds bringing the total to 71,900 for the year with support from the Economic Development Administration and U.S. Senators Pearson and Dole and Congressman Shubitz.
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Mid-America, Inc
Kansas
Washington, D. C
Economic Development Administration
The
Tribune
U.S
James Pearson
Bob Dole
Joe Shubitz
Parsons
Mid - America
Allen
Bourbon
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Montgomery
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
Bids Sought for Two Story Educational Building at Church
Dr Duff Wagoner announced bids for a two story educational building for First United Methodist Church. The congregation approved final architectural plans and the bid opening is set for February 25 at 8 pm. The 16200 square foot stone faced structure will connect to the sanctuary and cost about 276000 dollars. Milo Johnson chairs the building committee with Floyd Potter as vice chair.
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First United Methodist Church
Duff Wagoner
Max Wright
Independence
Charles Hight
Richard Johnson
Coffeyville
Lincoln
Milo Johnson
Floyd Potter
Atkinson Reinstated to NCCJC Basketball Squad
Fred Atkinson is reinstated to Neosho County Community Junior College basketball and will begin practice immediately. He is cleared to play Monday against Allen County but will not suit up for Friday’s Fort Scott game or Saturday’s trip to Hutchinson. The decision follows a grooming-code compliance issue and a board order after coach Lyle Rutter resigned.
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Fred Atkinson
Neosho County Community College
Wendell McMurray
Atkinson
Allen County
Panthers
Fort Scott
Hut
Chinson
McMurray
Lyle Rutter
College Board of Trustees
Rutter
Post Office Lease Awarded for Walnut Building
The Post Office Department awarded a five year lease with three five year renewal options for a Walnut post office building under construction by Wal nut Masonic Vulcan Lodge. The one story facility at the business corner will include 1136 square feet interior space and 1260 square feet parking, with cost over 20000. The move from the Catholic school building to the new quarters is expected by April 1.
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Walnut
Walnut Masonic Vulcan Lodge
Post Office Department
Washington
Howard Plum
Masonic Lodge
Pittsburg
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha presents a brief note about trust and caution, mentioning a trusty and the idea that reliability can fail. The text reads as a personal aside with a signoff Yours.
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Cha
Thayer hosts benefit basketball doubleheader for Randy Osborn
Thayer area will host a charity basketball doubleheader Saturday night to aid Randy Osborn 15 a Thayer High student with a lifelong heart ailment. The event features mixed grade teams and a main alumni women versus high school girls game coached by Everett Heyl with assistance from Glen Wheeler and George Holtzman.
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Thayer
Randy Osborn
Thayer High School
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Randy
Fred Osborn
Everett Heyl
Glen Wheeler
George Holtzman
Heyl
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