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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1981
Page
3
Crossroads in Finney County fights to stay open after renovations and expanded services. Four staffers plus director Kester seek private funds to cover inhouse and outpatient care, with 53 residents served since 1980 and a 94 state rating for the half way house.
Telegram readers report infrequent trash pickups across the city while officials defend service as normal. Solid waste supervisor citing Memorial Day, rain, and a vacationing driver as causes of minor delays, but city managers say no systemic delay exists. Trucks and crews operate five days weekly, dumping about 400 containers per truck daily for 6,500 residential customers and six days for commercial routes.
Kansas crime rose 15.6 percent in January to March led by sharp increases in rapes and burglaries. City by city gains include Hays up 101.4 percent and Emporia up 75 percent. Junction City down 19.7 percent. Total property crimes up 16 percent with Johnson and Sedgwick counties showing large burglary rises.
James Carruthers, an auctioneer from ULYSSES-A, was jailed after a bench warrant for nonpayment of a $73.50 speeding fine led to a contempt of court conviction. He paid no amount, claimed lack of coinage, and faced a $100 contempt fine alongside the original speeding sentence. About 25 people attended the Monday hearing.
The Justice Department will not bring espionage charges at this point against Air Force officer 2nd Lt. Christopher M. Cooke, who faces three counts of unauthorized contact with a communist country. He has been in pre-trial confinement at McConnell Air Force Base and could face up to two years per count if convicted. His parents allege the Air Force reneged on a deal in exchange for cooperation.
A 29 year old man reported being assaulted by three men Sunday at the 606 E Sante Fe area in Garden City. He was hospitalized in satisfactory condition at St Catherine Hospital Monday while authorities pursued charges of attempted aggravated assault for the alleged gun grab incident and the ongoing investigation in Finney County District Court.
Tippin of Putnam County won a half million from Babson Brothers alleging milking equipment caused cows to be shocked during milkings. He reported 30 of 175 cows died and 146 more sold at a loss, with shocks linked to improper grounding after the equipment was installed in June 1975.
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