Seeker Candidates Draw Fire In State May Be Campaigning Improperly
A local news release from an eastern state hopeful complains that many office seekers omit party affiliation in their bid announcements. The note suggests voters may assume party nominating status, while an elderly pedestrian incident on Main Street highlights grid timing issues for seniors. Agnes Concannon asks for the return of two unframed family photographs tucked inside a sold box at the 5th South Fulton auction.
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Trecker
Agnes
Pat) Concannon
Fulton
Olathe Man Falls From Boat and Drowns
Jerry C. Frederick 22 of Olathe Kan fell from a boat while fishing in a strip pit five miles northeast of Prescott. His brother-in-law Don Newell leapt in to save him but failed to locate him. A four man rescue team recovered the body after a two hour search.
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Prescott, Kan
Jerry C. Frederick
Olathe
Kan
Prescott
Don Newell
Frederick
Tescue
Boston Fetes Bunker Hill Anniversary with Reenactment
Boston marks Bunker Hill Day with a 250-strong reenactment of the 1775 battle. participants included costumed colonial irregulars and British troops, witnessed by the British consul general in Boston. The historic clash saw about 1,000 colonists facing 3,000 British regulars on June 17, 1775.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Garden Sass Flower Beds Gus
Garden says flower beds are notorious weed hideouts, hinting at a new breed of garden invaders and the ongoing battle to keep spaces tidy.
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Gus
Irate Wichita Countians Protest Proposed Jail
About 50 to 75 residents from Leoti and Wichita County marched on the courthouse as commissioners faced a heated debate over a proposed new jail adjoining the present building. Officials cited legal and funding hurdles, with a county sinking fund and state opinions shaping the plan while citizens urged restraint and studied consolidation options.
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Nolan Howell Leoti
Wichita County
Board of County Commissioners
Leoti
Commission of
District Cour
Bert J. Vance
Garden City
Wichita
Ben Hartloff
Vance
Board of Commissioners
George Woodbury
Art Kuhlman
Kansas Attorney General's Office
Weinmann
Segmatalre
Ike Alert After Major Attack
Washington AP Dwight D Eisenhower suffered a major heart attack Saturday night at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He remained alert in good spirits and stable with no further pain. Doctors noted the attack is serious but the general is responsive and under careful observation. Mrs Eisenhower was at the hospital as physicians prepared further bulletins.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Maj
George Foster
Walter Reed
Palm Desert
Calif
Fire destroys rural home near Ingalls
A fire discovered before 7:30 a.m. destroyed the two story wooden frame home of Charles Butch Wendel southwest of Ingalls. Lightning struck during an early morning storm, spreading to the roof as Mrs Wendel and her three children aged 2 to 10 fled. Volunteers arrived within 10 minutes but could not save belongings. insurance will cover part of the loss. The home was recently remodeled and located 5.5 miles south and 3.44 miles west of Ingalls.
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Ingalls
Charles
Butch” Wendel
Herb Hughes
Gray County Rural Fire Department
Wendel
Rural Fire Department
Wendell
Outing for Texas Family Ends Tragically
TEMPLE Texas AP an outing for Nicodemus Garza and his family ended in tragedy Sunday Three of the Garzas five epee drowned in Lake Bel on Witnesses said four of the youngsters apparently slipped into water over their heads while wading Nicodemus Jr about 12 was rescued while clinging to a tree TOPEKA AP Kansas traffic death log 48 hours to 9 am Monday 5 For June 30 For 1968 274 For comparable 1987 period 271
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Woodbury
All-Ladies Library Board
Legion
Scot Standard
Carl J. Weinmann
Wichita County
Tang
North
Vietnam
Thang
Nguyen van le
Armed Forces
Thieu
Delta Command
4Th Corps
Nicodemus Jr
Topeka
Kansas
Pink water in Maxwell storage tank after prank
Early morning residents in Maxwell New Mexico found pink water. City employee Jeff Bartlett reported several packets of instant sweet drink dumped into a 40 000 gallon storage tank. The town will use the other tank until a fix is found and the water is tested.
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Maxwell
Jeff Bartlett
Dartmouth valedictorian sparks uproar at graduation
James W. Newton magna cum laude psychology graduate from Glendale Arizona drew applause and jeers at Dartmouth College ceremonies as he called the Vietnam War a colossal stupidity and urged peers to refuse service when the call comes. About 6,000 students parents and alumni attended.
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Hanover
N.H
Dartmouth College
Vietnam
James W. Newton
Glendale, Ariz
Rain Floods Northeast Finney County
A heavy storm raked northeast Finney County yesterday morning with 4.65 inches of rain in 20 minutes and a hail struck at the Raymond Ellis farm 30 miles northeast of Garden City. Crops across the area suffered 100 percent damage including hay, milo, and dry land wheat. The Ellises spent hours baling water from their basement while others named suffered hail damage to crops and property.
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Bird City
Kansas
Imperial
Doug Baker
Scott City
Baker
Pence
Scott-Wichita
Dennis Buehler
Scott
Creek Bridge
Century Refinery
Bill Beaton
Don Kreutzer
Gilbert Knipp
Loren Schmitt
Knipp
Modoc
K96
Beaver Creek
Wichita
Scott Counties
McBride
Scott County State Park
Smoky Hill River
Friend
Garden City
David Miller
Miller Grocery
Raymond Ellis
Finney Lane
Imperial Weather Station
Milo
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Robert C. Sonderholm
Richard Hobson
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Carl Logan
Logan
Nguyen Duc
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong Delta
Sunriga
Dodge City
Emporia
Goodland
Hil City
Russell
Jaling
Evan
Hutchinson
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Finney County
Lee Stricklee
Fred Foster
Scott Cit
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