Wives of MIAs Face Uncertain Futures
The piece follows wives of 1 157 missing in Vietnam, detailing daily frictions from housing and loans to signing authority. It highlights the absence of official death determinations and the emotional toll on families as the war continues. Karen Wood recounts legal steps taken when her husband Maj. Patrick Wood went missing.
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Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Paul Wood
Tucson
Ariz
Maj
Patrick Wood
Vietnam
Wood
Karen
Karen Wood
Discount Store Prices and Missing Spouses In War Context
Readers explore why discount stores seem cheap and how quality varies with volume and services. The piece then shifts to legal and military issues as families of missing servicemen struggle with charge accounts, insurance, and property transfers while officials weigh death classifications amid ongoing conflict.
Assault Victim Dies in Wichita
Brenda Wallace age 32 of Wichita died Sunday at St Francis Hospital after being found two weeks earlier unconscious with broken ribs head injuries and a knife wound. Her husband Kenneth Wallace 35 was charged with aggravated assault and held on $1000 bond. Wallace a Navy chief petty officer was held for treatment and observation in the psychiatric ward at McConnell Air Force Base Hospital.
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Wichita
Kan
Brenda Wallace
St. Francis Hospital
Kenneth
Wallace
Navy
McConnell Air Force Base
Kansas Schools Keep Four-District Football System
The Kansas State High School Activities Association voted 3-1 to retain the four district system for Class 5-A football playoffs. Top two teams from each district advance to an eight team field with three playoff weekends. District, regional and state titles will be awarded in lower classes and 5-A, with games at home sites and rotation of hosts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State High School _Activities Association
Kansas Coaching School
Association
The
Sunflower
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