Judge refuses move in former minister Thomas Bird murder trial
A judge denied the defense request to relocate the murder trial of former Emporia minister Thomas Bird. The court also allowed the state to introduce evidence of prior crimes that led to Bird's imprisonment. Bird, 39, faces a February 26 trial date on a first degree murder charge in the 1983 death of Martin K. Anderson whose wife was left unnamed in the report.
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Junction City
Emporia
Thomas Bird
Bird
Martin K. Anderson
Anderson
Geary
Lorna
Faith Lutheran Church
Sandra Bird
Gradert
McKone
Warsaw Philharmonic fills Hoch with crisp two-piece program
The Warsaw Philharmonic, on a Kansas tour sponsored by the University Concert Series and Spirit of Poland, delivered a polished Lawrence recital at KU’s Hoch Auditorium. The program opened with Tarantella and Don Quixote before Shostakovich Symphony No. 6, conducted by Kazimierz Kord, with solo cello by Kazimierz Kostarczyk. the audience, warmed from midwinter, responded enthusiastically. The article also details a separate murder case involving Bird and Lorna Anderson, including venue, charges, and venue-change considerations, but focuses primarily on the concert.
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Warsaw Philharmonic
Lawrence
Kansas University
Hoch
Olowski
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote
Kazimierez Kostacz
Shostakovich
Kazimierez Kord
Richard LeComte
J-W Arts
Murphy Hall
Sigma Alpha Iota Alumnae
Swarthout Recital Hall
Hayden seeks ruling from Bush on disaster declaration
Gov. Mike Hayden urged President Bush to overturn FEMA’s denial of a Parsons disaster designation after three Democratic lawmakers criticized his two week delay. The appeal could unlock federal unemployment benefits for Army Ammunition Plant workers, with about 250 exhausted claims by Thursday.
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Topeka
Mike Hayden
Bush
Parsons
Hayden
Govenor
Army
Kathy Peterson
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Robert H. Morris
FEMA
Morris
Senate
Michael Johnston
Bill Brady
Jack Lacey
Oswego
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Matthew Russell
Rusty Lavin
Barry Lynch
Anna Teeter
Missy Sutton
Donna Flory
Stanley Larsonce
Thomas Dwyer
Traci Elliot
Tammy Oshel
Eric York
Mike Leming
J. T. Welsh
John Dwyer
Brian Gibler
Jason Oshel
Daniel Miles
Andrew Shilling
Chris Wingert
FFA
Jason Tochtrap
Russell Lavin
Stanley Larson
Farmers Cooperative Association
Cooperative
Lawrence Edgerton
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