Paola Suspect in Hospital Fire Faces Court Action
Linda Piatt 16 of Overland Park was to appear in Miami County juvenile court as part of the ongoing case linked to the December 27 fire at the Kansas State Hospital at Osawatomie. Lester Grazier 22 of De Soto was bound over for district court on first degree murder and arson charges after a preliminary hearing. Michael Massey 16 of Pittsburg also awaits juvenile court action. Massey testified that Grazier and Piatt asked him to start the blaze.
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Paola
Kan
Linda Jane Piatt
Overland Park
Kansas State Hospital
Osawatomie
Miami County
Miss Piatt
Lester William Grazier
de Soto
Grazier
Brooks Hinle
Michael Massey
Pittsburg
Massey
County saves $684,033 in U S Savings Bonds sales
Riley Burcham announced that Douglas County and statewide totals for Savings Bonds rose in 1968. County purchases of Series E and H Bonds and Freedom Share notes reached $684,033, about 70 percent of the year’s quota, vs $1,067,284 in 1967 with Jefferson and Leavenworth showing varied results.
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Riley Burcham
Douglas County Savings Bonds
Freedom Share
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Actress Lee Remick Divorced After Mexican Divorce
New York AP reports actress Lee Remick has obtained a divorce from director William Colleran in Juarez Mexico on November 23. Remick, 38, married Colleran in 1957 and they share two children.
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New York
Lee Remick
Juarez
Mexico
William Colleran
Miss Remick
Colleran
KU Receives Large New Organ for Swarthout Recital Hall
Kansas University will install a 75 rank organ with about 5000 pipes in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall. The $150000 instrument was built by Reuter Organ Company of Lawrence funded by a $50000 legislative grant and a bequest. Moeser KU organ professor notes debut Feb 5 and highlights teaching and recital use for about 30 students.
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Kansas University School of Fine Arts
James Moeser
University
Swarthout Receital
Murphy Hall
Swarthout
Reuter Organ Company of
Lawrence
Fund For Excellence
EU Program For Progress
Moeser
Kansas University
Properly Taking a Temperature with a Mercury Thermometer
Instructions explain holding the thermometer by the top, avoiding the bulb, and shaking to 95 F or less. Read the mercury ribbon after rolling it, record the top reading, and ensure no recent hot or cold drinks before placing under the tongue for at least three minutes.
GOP Legislators Docking Seek Cooperation in Kansas
In Topeka the Republican legislature and Gov. Robert Docking moved toward cooperation. Docking invited leaders to meet in his office. they agreed to weekly talks for the session. They discussed general cooperation and Docking’s displeasure with a Senate committee bill giving the secretary of state power to appoint elections commissioners in four counties.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Pat Burnau
Burnau
Senate Elections Committee
Secretary of State
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Johnson and
Shawnee
Phillips Shows Earnings Drop in 1968 Results
Phillips Petroleum Co. reports 1968 earnings of 136.8 million dollars, down from 164 million in 1967. The year included 6.892 million from securities sales and earnings per share of 3.75, with higher outstanding shares from debenture conversions. Gross income rose six percent to 2.13 billion, but factors reduced net earnings, according to chairman W. W. Keeler.
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Bartlesville, Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
W. W. Keeler
Pearson Pushes Rural Bill With Bipartisan Backing
Sen James B Pearson Kansas seeks Nixon support for a rural redevelopment bill backed by 30 colleagues. The plan would tax credit incentives and depreciation to attract industry to counties with no large city and 15 percent of families under $3,000 income. A recapture clause guards against abuse.
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Washington
Kansas
Nixon
James B. Pearson
America
Pearson
Sonal Property
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Howard J. Sladek
Ron Koehn, R. Ph
GOP
The
Kansas Power and Light Company
White Lakes Gage Center
Phot
Mass
Phillips
Mayflower
Lawrence Mayflower
Bill Villee
Legisel Veine
Veen
FDIC
Rae
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