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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1981
Page
3
Beef Empire Days event update notes an additional judging session for Miss Beef Empire Days scheduled Wednesday June 3 at 7 00 p m. The competition will be held at Finney County Fairgrounds with contestants and local participants anticipated.
A 17 year old bicyclist was jailed on juvenile delinquency charges alleging aggravated assault after a confrontation with a truck driver at 11th and Olive in Garden City. The youth was taken into custody minutes later while riding a bicycle on Main Street.
Gov. John Carlin and Lynn Muchmore unveil a three budget option system for Kansas agencies. Agencies will draft base, base minus, and base plus budgets with performance measures to guide final decisions. The plan aims to balance expenditures with anticipated revenues and curb midyear supplemental allocations.
Scott Hummer, 21, of 1605 Labrador, an Iowa Beef Processors employee, was injured on a conveyor at the Holcomb plant. He was hospitalized in good condition at St. Catherine Hospital and was expected to be released soon. Finney County officers reported the coat and left arm were caught in the belt. He was transported by EMS to the hospital.
Patricia Ann Fuqua, 40, of Ulysses, was bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing on involuntary manslaughter charges tied to the April 14 shooting death of Jim Hamilton, 56, also of Ulysses. Fuqua is set to enter a plea on July 8.
President Reagan insists he has not retreated on Ernest Lefever's nomination as assistant secretary of state for human rights, as White House officials step up pressure for confirmation amid warnings of a tough Senate battle and possible filibuster. A hospital visit to see James Brady followed a strategy session with James Baker III, with Lefever’s brothers raising race questions Lefever denies.
Defense scientists probe why a secret Air Force laser test from a laboratory plane failed to destroy an air to air missile over California. Col. Bob O'Brien and Henry Catto confirm the failure and seek whether the miss or a nonresponse occurred. The test aimed to mark a milestone in high energy laser warfare research amid Soviet competition. The target missile apparently ran out of fuel and fell to the ground.
Trail riders plan an 11 day ride from June 4 to 16 ending in Lyons with wagons and riders passing through Syracuse Garden City Dodge City and other towns. Sponsored by Saddle Clubs of Kansas and Kansas chapter Arthritis Foundation, aims to raise over 30000 with pledges per mile. Participants from Syracuse and Point of Rocks near Elkhart join, with stops from Lakin to Ellinwood and a final all day celebration June 17.
Gov John Carlin will attend Thursday Beef Empire Days at Finney County Fairgrounds. He is set for the 11 a.m. Miss Beef Empire crowning and the 11:30 a.m. cattlemen’s barbecue, both at the fairgrounds. Events run from 7 to 9 a.m. with live judging 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Western Art Show preview and dinner occur at 6 p.m. in the 4-H building, continuing through Saturday.
The chamber of commerce at 201 E Laurel warns no tickets will be sold at the door for the Professional Western Art Show and sale at 6 p m in the 4-H Building. Louise Mandrell and Gary Morris perform Friday with Breakaway at 7 and 9 30 pm. advance tickets are encouraged though some may be found at the door. Call 276 3264 for tickets.
The Western Plains chapter of Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers Pickers and Singers Inc will host a June program Sunday June 14 at 1 30 p m MDT in the Memorial Building Lakin. Everyone may perform or listen with no charge. For details contact Ruth Anderson in Scott City at 316 872 2731 or Tom Gray in Ulysses at 316 356 4932.
The Dow Jones average fell to 985.26 at noon as energy stocks led declines and banks cut prime rates. NYSE composite slipped to 75.53, AMEX index rose 0.04, volume reached 25.98 million. Eastern Airlines climbed to 12 44, Trans World 27, UAL to 28, Pan Am cut staff by 15 percent.
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