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PMI8A6;Unilateral processearly next year.In a memo sent to AtchisonAug. 12 to sign petitions to be annexed and receive a three-may start in Nov.ByJEFFSCHMUCKERjeffschmucker@npgco comAtchisonGLOBEProperty owners who didn’t sign Atchison annexation agree ments may be forced to become city residents, but that worry may not become reality untilcity commissioners for theirmeeting at 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, Sept. 6, at City Hall, City Manager Kelly DeMeritt announced property owners who receivedannexation agreements could no longer sign them and receive incen-year tax rebate and save up to $6,500 in costs for sewer extension.With the voluntary phase complete, Mrs. DeMerittresult in further discussion con-Of the 102 property owners offered incentive packages, 43 property owners, or 42 per cent, signed the agreements, leaving 59 properties whose ownersannounced the city would begin the unilateral annexation phase and force property owners with unsigned agreements to becomecity residents.However, that phase isn’t expected to begin until November.cerning annexation, but commissioners would not vote onthe issue.The item was put on the consent agenda to bring it to ourattention,” Mayor Garrity said. ‘‘Commissioners may decide toWhile Mrs. DeMeritt couldn’ttives.Property owners had untilhaven’t given their consent to be annexed.be reached for comment Friday afternoon, Mayor Dan Garrity said Monday’s meeting maycomment or ask questions on the issue, but I expect all we’re going to do is discuss it.Following Tuesday’s meetingMPlease see ANNEXATION/Page 3Zishka confessed to killingMarsha Goodlet in 1978By MARY MEYERSmarymeyersOnpgco comAtdllsonGLOBEThe Kansas Parole Board will conduct public comment sessions to determine if a 54-year-old former Atchison County resident convicted of a 1978killing is eligible for release from prison in November.Paul “Dale” Zishka was convicted March 19,1979, of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the choking and drowning death of 21-year-old Marsha Goodlet in Atchison. Ms. Goodlet died Aug.27,1978.Public comment sessions con-Paul Dale Zishkacerning Mr. Zishka's parole eligibility will take place: 12 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Finney State Office Building, Room 3080,. 230 William St. in Wichita: 8:301(mil10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in Room 106 A, first floor, 900 SW Jackson St. in Topeka; and 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Sept. 26, at the City Hall, One McDowell Plaza, 701 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kan.Mr. Zishka was arrested Sept. 7,1978, following an investigation and the discovery of Ms. Goodlet’s y four days earlier in the Missouri River, south of the Leavenworth County line.Atchison County Attorney Jerry Kuckelman Jr. said he has already filed an objection to Mr. Zishka’s release. Mr. Kuckelman made his decision following a lengthy discussion with Tom Werring, the former county attorney who prosecuted the case.I feel he is a very dangerous individual and should not be released into the public,” Mr. Kuckelman said.Former Agent Jim McCubbin, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and investigators with the Atchison Police Department investigated the crime. A littleuPlease see KILLER/Pag* 3Strap ’em in!^Ik fl Mk.V- V*h ii* t ■/t'■'I%. TABOVE: Sitting in her car for a better view, JamiKesinger and her 6-month-old daughter, MackenzieCummins, watch as Elaine Scott, a parant educatorwith the Parents as Teachers Program, shows MrsKesinger how to properly adjust the baby car seatFriday afternoon in the Wal-Mart parking lot duringthe Buckle Up Kansas event. RIGHT: Havingpropped the car seat and removed items from thesides, Cherie Sage, left, regional coordinator forthe Kansas Department of Health and Environment,and Ms. Scott adjust Elaine’s car seat after placing her inside. The event was sponsored by the StateFarm Insurance, Safe Kids Kansas, and the KansasDepartment of Transportation. Representatives ofthe Atchison County Sheriff’s Office and AtchisonHospital EMS assisted with the programJEFF SCHMUCKERAtchison Daily GlobeTODAY: Mostly sunny, with thehigh in the upper 80sSUNDAY: Mostly sunny and dry,with the high in the upper 80s.WEATHER: Page 2NewsOffices closed LaborDay; no Globe publishedThe Atchison County Courthouse and Atchison city offices will beclosed Monday in observance ofthe Labor Day holiday.Both the city and county offices will., ■ *LOCALreopen Tuesday.There will be no Globe published on Monday.AHS students to collectdonations for reliefThe Atchison High School junior and senior psychology classes will accept monetary donations on behalf of the AmericanRed Cross for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts from noon until 2p.m. today at the Young Dragon Chinese restaurant, 808 Skyway. For more hurricane reliefefforts in the community and region, see page 3.Economy continuedgrowth in past yearTOPEKA (AP) — The state’s economy continued to expand in the fiscal year ending June 30, pushing the state near a fullrecovery from the recessionthat followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.Kansas LaborMQIONALSecretary Jim Garner said Friday that the state continued that job growth into July, the 17th consecutive month that the numberof people working surpassed the total for the same period inthe previous year.The state's unemployment rate averaged 5.4 percent in fis cal year 2005, ending June 1, better than the 5.7 percent rate from the previous year. In addition, first-time jobless claims were down about 24 percent in 2005 from the previous year.Stocks finish loweramid hurricane woesNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street finished a difficult week lowerFriday as investors, restrained by uncertainty about the economic*impact of Hurricane Katrina, had little reaction to aNATIONALsharp decline in oil prices and a drop in unemployment.The market fluctuated in• Aa A
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