Suit Dismissed In Finney County Drainage Case
A civil suit by the Second Drainage District of Finney County against four landowners east of Garden City on US 156 was dismissed after oral arguments. Judge Steve Nyswonger ruled the district failed to prove it held title or rights to the water course needed to compel maintenance of the drainage canal on the Niedens lands. The district had sought a restraining order to enter land and maintain the ditch to prevent damage to district lands. defense cited lack of title or rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
Second
Steve Nyswonger
Frank McMaster
Wichita
M. D. Niedens
Doris G. Niedens
Dawn Niedens Hamit
Maurice D. Niedens II
Drainage District
Garden City
US 156
McMaster
Ray Calihan Jr
Calihan
Dedication for Garfield Elementary custodian honors Ralph Billings
Open house Sunday from 2 to 4 p m will honor Ralph Billings longtime Garfield Elementary School custodian who died last summer after 32 years service. The USD 457 board approved naming the gymnasium for him, making him the first non teaching classified employee so honored. Garden City Builders Association meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Garden City Community College notated building. agenda includes Valenzuela slogan logo ideas Winn postal delivery changes and development problems report. Gary Hendrixson serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Elementary
Ralph Billings
Billings
USD 457 Board of Education
Garden City Builders Association
Garden City Community College
Rudy Valenzuela
Bob Winn
Gary Hendrixson
Ten Hurt When Truck Crashes On I 70 In Chapman Kansas
Ten people remained hospitalized after a panel truck bound for a Salina pizza plant went out of control on Interstate 70 near Chapman. Twelve workers were aboard. some were trapped and later freed. Ambulances and a medical helicopter transported victims to area hospitals, with one passenger airlifted in critical condition to Stormont Vail. One occupant was unharmed and another treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapman, Kan
Interstate 70
Salina
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Supreme Court backs juvenile name release in vandalism case
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled a McPherson County judge did not abuse discretion by releasing a juvenile’s name to the media after he was declared a miscreant in a Canton High School vandalism case. The ruling upholds trial court guidelines allowing publication of juvenile names when in the public interest and within defined standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
McPherson County
David W. Hollingshead
Canton
Marie Johnson
David
Canton High School
Carl B. Anderson
Supreme Court
High Court
Kay McFarland
McPherson
Kansas high court finds SRS improper nursing home reimbursements
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that SRS improperly reimbursed nursing homes for welfare clients during 1971 to 1978. It sent the case back for class-action determinations, noting prior similar costs of 3.7 million dollars and that 1971 78 period payments were invalid under federal standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Department of Social and Rehabiliation Services
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
High Court
Council Grove
Country Club Home Inc
Lawrence Sowers
SRS
Robert C. Harder
Supreme Court
Alex Fromme
Department of Hew
Hellbent for a tougher Westchester fire code
Westchester County Executive Alfred DelBello pressed for a county wide fire code after 26 people died and 40 injured in a Stouffer's Inn conference room fire in White Plains. He cited prior Gulliver's disaster and urged mandated sprinkler systems and smoldering fire detectors with state governor backing. The blaze, likely electrical, began in fire walls and spread to ceilings. victims died from carbon monoxide inhalation as federal tests planned to analyze gases in the smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N.Y
Westchester
Alfred DelBello
Stouffer's
DelBello
Hugh L. Carey
Basil Paterson
Westchester County
Supreme Court Upholds Ethics Commission Reach in Kansas
The Kansas Supreme Court rules the Governmental Ethics Commission does not violate separation of powers. The court says a majority of members appointed by legislators does not usurp executive powers. The case arose from Doris E. Parcell's suit over the commission which administers the Campaign Finance Act and reviews officials’ reports. The decision notes the panel lacks enforcement or penalties for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Governmental Ethics Commission
Legislative Branch
Kansas
High Court
Doris E. Parcell
Wyandotte County
Commission
Corner comments 4 John Frazier
In the waning days of the campaign Ronald Reagan lost his temper at a San Diego rally, replying Aw, shuddup to a heckler. He later said his mother advised against such language but admitted hearing many like him. The piece surveys common irritations voiced by homemakers, couples, bankers, patients, and coworkers, with brief quips from everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
San Diego
Shuddup
Wesleyan cheerleader slain in quarry death rocks Rocky Mount
Wesleyan College freshman Whelette Collins a 20 year old artist and actress from Ellenville New York was abducted after a basketball game with two other cheerleaders. Her body was found in an abandoned quarry pond after being beaten and bound. Suspect Kermit Smith of Roanoke Rapids is jailed on murder rape and robbery charges with kidnapping warrants in Nash County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N.C
Wesleyan College
Whelette Collins
Ellenville
N.Y
Miss Collins
Wesleyan
Halifax County
William C. Bailley
Bailey
Kermit Smith
Roanoke Rapids
Smith
Nash County
C.L. Herndon
United Methodist Church
Picasso protest Just junk in Jenkintown
In Jenkintown Pennsylvania two Picasso etchings were removed from a gallery display after Ivy Schmidt council wife threatened to smash the window The pieces violated a local zoning rule near a church and a $500 fine was threatened Officials said the nudes showed at least one reclining figure with multiple companions and were valued at about 1700 dollars each The gallery owners defended the works saying the ordinance does not apply and that Picasso remains a respected artist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkintown
Pablo Picasso
Jack Berg
Berg Gallery
Ivy Schmidt
Berg
Stanley Zink
Jerry
Gash
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vic Ornelas
Arrow Electronics
Greenwich, Conn
Nestle Co
Gulliver's
Port Chester
Arrow
Nestle
General Foods Corp
International Business Machines
Pepsico Inc
Gary Paparo
Paparo
U.S. Fire Administration
John Frazier
Charlie
Spain
Harry
Flickenhammer
Picasso
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!