Murder Trial At Mid Point In Johnson County Case
The prosecution rested in the murder trial of George W. Thomas in Johnson County District Court. Thomas is charged with murder and assault with intent to kill in the February 21 death of William Woodruff and wounding of his estranged wife Sheryl Thomas. The defense prepared by reviewing the county attorney file as Judge Riggs read routine paperwork. Detective Fred Tush reported the bullet in Woodruff’s body was placed in the sheriff’s property room. Sgt. John Foster testified about the scene and hospital observations of Mrs. Thomas’s wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Thomas
Johnson County
Harold Riggs
Atttorney
Thomas
Robert G. Duncan
William David Woodruff
East Seventy-eighth Street
Sheryl Thomas
West Seventy-ninth Street
Overland Park
Woodruff
Mark Bennett
Fred Tush
John Foster
Fairway
Abortion Case Delay For Jamieson In Kansas City
Preliminary hearing for Austin Lytrell Jamieson 44 charged with procuring an abortion dispensing dangerous drugs retail sale without records and practicing medicine without a license is continued to May 15 Magistrate Tudor M Neller granted the delay in Kansas City Kansas on Jamiesons request He gave his address 3305 West Ninety seventh Place Lea wood He was arrested April 21 in a vice squad raid at 3200 Silver Avenue Kansas City Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Lytrell Jamieson
Kansas
Tudor M. Neller
Kansas City
Jamieson
West Ninety-seventh Place
Leawood
Silver Avenue
Aid for Law Breakers to Be a Topic
Wyandotte County hosts a 7 30 p m Thursday meeting at George Meyn Community Center with judges Keith Leenhouts and Horace Holmes speaking on volunteer counseling for law violators. Donnelly notes 49 volunteers and 90 percent success, outlining guidelines and qualifications for counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyandotte County
George Meyn
126Th Street
State Avenue
Keith J. Leenhouts
Royal Oak
Mich
Horace B. Holmes
Boulder
Colo
Kansas Bar Association
Topeka
Francis J. Donnelly
Kansas State Probate and Juvenile Judges Association
Johnson and Leavenworth
Kansas City
Donnelly
Leenhouts
Boy Sustains Severe Burns in De Soto House Explosion
A 7-year-old boy, Lynn Young, suffered first to third degree burns over 35 percent of his body in an explosion at a De Soto home in Johnson County. He remains in critical condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Johnson County
Lynn Young
Wayne Young
University of Kansas Medical Center
Head Start Health Project Expands in Kansas City
Seven Head Start centers in Kansas City Kansas will host a health social hour at Western Highlands Presbyterian Church with talks on immunizations and dental hygiene by nurse Lavena Fleming and hygienist Jessica Barron. Parents receive a thermometer and dental kit. bus routes run morning and afternoon. The new Parkwood Park center opens Monday at 950 Quindaro Boulevard to relieve crowding at Western Highlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkwood Park
Quindaro Boulevard
Central Avenue Methodist
Immanuel Lutheran
Metropolitan Baptist
Pleasant Green Baptist
Trinity A. M. E
Western Highlands Presbyterian
Parkwood
Western Highlands Church
Florence James
Kansas City
Kansas
Western Highlands Presbyterian Church
North Twelfth Street
Lavena Fleming
Jessica Barron
Western Highlands
Not Guilty Pleas by Three Wyandotte Inmates
Three inmates at the federal reformatory in El Reno Oklahoma entered not guilty pleas in U S District Court Kansas City Kansas to a December escape attempt from Wyandotte County jail. Defendants Clifton R Roush Kurt M Lowman and Larry E Calvin were named with addresses and ages. Robert Charles Asher was sentenced to five years for interstate transportation of a forged check to run after his current Kansas penitentiary sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyandotte County
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Okla
Arthur J. Stanley
U. S. District Court
Kansas City
Kansas
Clifton R. Roush
Central Avenue
Kurt M. Lowman
Bowie
Larry E. Calvin
Winfield
Kas
Robert Charles Asher
South Eighth Place
Stanley
Asher
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Benefit Tea Monday at The Citadel in Kansas City Kansas
The League of Mercy Auxiliary to the Salvation Army hosts a 1 15 PM tea at The Citadel 500 North Seventh Street Kansas City Kansas. Miss Helen Priestley and Mrs Bruce Tekautz pour guests receive decorated cups and saucers. Tickets at the door fund a children day care center and nursing home materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Mercy Auxiliary
Salvation Army
Citadel
North Seventh Street
Kansas City
Kansas
Helen Priestley
Bruce Tekautz
Theft from a car and home theft report in Kansas City
L S King reports a tape player and tachometer stolen from his motor vehicle after a break in at a lot on Twenty sixth street and Argentine boulevard. Mrs Hazel C Schuler reports tools screens and a rod and reel stolen from her home with no known time of theft. Wyandotte County social welfare group to meet at noon Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Kansas City Kansas with David A Nichols to speak on local school problems and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. King
West Eightieth Street
Kansas City
Kansas
Twenty-sixth Street
Argentine Boulevard
Hazel C. Schuler
South Coy
Wyandotte County
Kansas Conference On Social Welfare
Holiday Inn
David A. Nichols
Kansas City, Kansas
Board of Education
Logan Sanford to resign as Kansas Bureau of Investigation director
Topeka AP announces Logan H. Sanford will retire as KBI director August 31 after a long career dating to 1948 with roles from county sheriff to special agent. Sanford cited satisfaction from closing cases, including the Hickock and Smith murder conviction. he will return to Stafford, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Logan H. Sanford
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kent Frizzell
Sanford
Investigative Agency
Apathy Cited in Personal Crises At Wyandotte Seminar
A seminar at the Kansas City Kansas Public Library on personal crises linked apathy to suicides, alcoholism, and drug abuse. Speakers from health groups highlighted underfunded programs, the impact on families, and societal gaps fueling addiction among minority communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jack Swift
National Council On Alcoholism
Swift
Kansas
William V. McKnelly
Veterans Hospital
McKnelly
Pelofsky Named Principal at Pierson Junior High
Jerald J. Pelofsky administrative assistant at Pierson Junior High has been appointed principal replacing Robert Wilkins who moves to Turner High School. Pelofsky, a Pierson veteran since 1965, holds bachelor and master degrees from Missouri Columbia and studies advanced work at Missouri Kansas City. He resides in Overland Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald J. Pelofsky
Pierson
South Fifty-fifth Street
Kansas City
Kansas
Robert Wilkins
Turner High School
Pelofsky
Lowell Avenue
Overland Park
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Woman Struck by Car in Kansas City Kansas
A 45-year-old woman was struck by a car yesterday at Southwest boulevard and State Line and is in serious condition at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas. The pedestrian, Mrs Angela Baric of 422 North Fifth Street, Kansas, was walking north when she appeared in front of the eastbound car driven by Melba J Tillman 33 of 5108 Skyline Drive Roeland Park who said the pedestrian stepped into the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Boulevard
State Line
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Kansas
Angela Baric
North Fifth Street
Melba J. Tillman
Skyline Drive
Roeland Park
O F Seeks To Fill Two Positions In Kansas City
The Economic Opportunity Foundation in Kansas City Kansas seeks to fill two new roles director of relations and procurement officer to meet Office of Economic Opportunity requirements. The May 1968 evaluation prompted management changes and Head Start funding from KC school system will finance the posts by June 30 to avoid suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Economic Opportunity Foundation
Kansas City
Kansas
Office of Economic Opportunity
Henry Hams
Hams
Foundation
Health Social Hour for Parents at Western Highlands Church
A Thursday program at Western Highlands Presbyterian 2508 North Twelfth Street offers a Health Social Hour with talks on summer safety and immunizations. Miss Jessica Barron from Kansas City Kansas will cover dental hygiene for children of all ages. Buses transport parents and children to seven centers. lunch with teachers follows at the centers near Parkwood Park recreation.
Construction Permits Total Over 1.5 Million in Kansas City
Building inspector reports April permits valued at 1 531 265 dollars in Kansas City Kansas. New work totaled 888 390 dollars including nine houses three stores and a pumping station. Additions alterations and repairs came to 642 875 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
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Austin L. Jamieson
Greystone Avenue
Adams Street
J. A. Tobin Construction Company
Seventh Street
Twenty Eighth Street
Head Start Health Project
Salvation Army Auxiliary
H.P
Downtown
Main Street
Antioch
Chouteau Drive
Independence
S. Noland Rd
S. Topeka Blvd
Lenexa
Garber
Logan ‘H. Sanford
Stafford
Frizzell
Richard Eugene Hickock
Perry Edward Smith
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Kinsley
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Stafford County
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Lou P.richter
John Anderson, Jr
Health Association
Wyandotte County Mental Health Association
Manuel P. Pardo
Pardo
Pierson Junior High
Ones Loy Co
Kk. O. F
Leland Speer
Washington Boulevard
Kansas Medical Society
Salina
Royal Typewriters
All Electric
Walnut Level
Metcalf South
Blue Ridge
Prairie Village
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