Oregon fugitives surrender ending three day crime spree
Two Oregon murder kidnap suspects Wilbur Grey and Carl Bowles surrendered to California highway patrol near Tonopah Nevada after a three day chase covering Oregon California and Nevada. They had released hostage Mrs Marie Champion and her infant daughter and faced little resistance. The fugitives robbed a bank in Oregon and were sought for the slaying of a deputy sheriff. Police pursued while keeping safe distance to protect the woman and child. The FBI planned to transport them to Sacramento for a hearing.
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Tonopah
Nev
Oregon
California
Nevada
Benton Agricultural Inspection Station
California-Nevada
Wilbur Marion Grey
Brunswick
Carl Cletes Bowles
Amarillo
Tex
Marie Champion
Champion
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grey
Bowles
Sacramento
Calif
U.S
Nevada Highway Patrol
Ralph Marks
Nevada State Line
Benton
Mrs. Champion
Bowles and Grey
Minuteman Leader Sought in Kidnap Case in Missouri and Kansas
Federal authorities join hunt for Robert B. DePugh head of the Minutemen charged with abducting two Jackson County women. Lawrence F. Gepford seeks a federal warrant to charge DePugh with fleeing the state. Victims Patricia Beal, 21, and Linda Judd, 16, alleged prison hold and blackmail plots. Guns found at Norborne and Independence sites. no arrests yet.
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Kansas City
Robert B. DePugh
Underground
Minuteman
Lawrence F. Gepford
Jackson County
Gepford
DePugh
Norborne
Minutemen
Patricia Lucille Beal
Linda Frances Judd
Biolab Corp
Independence
Miss Beal
Miss Judd
Open Bowling at Hillcrest Bowl This Weekend
Minuteman reports Hillcrest Bowl hosts open bowling on Saturday and Sunday with expected lanes and times. Local players and families encouraged to attend as a casual bowling event in the community.
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Sun
Hillcrest Bowl
No Trace Found In Kidnapped Denise Clinton Case
Kansas City police and FBI expanded the search for Denise Clinton a 9 year old abducted from a Platte County motel during a Thursday night robbery. Authorities urged property owners within 10 miles to inspect their land for clues while a pickup order for a suspect tied to a federal warrant remained active.
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Kansas City
Denise Clinton
Robert Lee Hayes
Topeka
James Newman
Denise
Russell Clinton
Independence
U.S. Highway 71
Platte County
Chelsie Reynolds
Ai Cond Now OK at Margaret's Cafe
Margaret's Cafe at 1422 West 238th Street has updated its ad announcing air conditioning is now operational. The notice confirms comfort improvements for patrons and welcomes customers to dine in a cooled environment.
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West
Bids Due On Fraser Lab Move And Old Fraser Tear Down
Bids for moving laboratory equipment from Fraser Hall to Carruth O Leary Hall and for remodeling classrooms and offices are due at 2 p m Thursday July 22 in Topeka. Bids to raze the oldest campus building are due 2 p m Tuesday. Construction of new Fraser Hall starts about Aug 1 with work on both sites possibly simultaneous. A photographer is making controlled drawings of old Fraser Hall stored for archives to aid future reconstruction.
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Fraser Hall
Carruth-O’leary Hall
State
Topeka
Keith Lawton
Kansas University
Family Life Department
Carruth-O’leary
Lawton
Fraser
Old Fraser
Old Fraser Hall
Sidewalk Bazaar Set For July 22 In Lawrence
Lawrence's sixth annual Sidewalk Bazaar is planned for Thursday July 22 with events from 9 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. Downtown and malls participate about 40 merchants will sell diverse wares including produce homemade goods and crafts an outdoor art show also runs on Massachusetts with artists from KU and others a public address system and free hourly prizes enhance the day with possible rain date of July 23 coordinated by the Chamber of Commerce Trade Area Development Committee.
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Lawrence
Bud Jennings
Hillcrest
Dillon’s Plaza
Jennings
Massachusetts
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Art Guild
Kansas University
Jack Moore
Charley O
Kansas City Athletics
Mule
Lawrence Square Dance Association
10Th
Mass
Turnpike Travelers See Large Deer Herd on Busy Road
A 15 deer herd grazed the Kansas Turnpike medial strip between Bonner Springs and Kansas City during heavy traffic at 9 14 Thursday night. Trooper Dallas Murphy investigated after publicity director Louis Stroup dispatched him. By 9 15 the herd had vanished, leaving officials unsure whether they fled or dispersed on their own.
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Kansas Turnpike
Bonner Springs
Kansas City
Turnpike
Louis Stroup
The
Journal- World
Dallas
Murphy
Stroup
Bank Branch Robbery Near Magnolia Ends With Arrests
Two young men in business suits robbed a branch of the First National Bank of Magnolia at Taylor near Plain Dealing Louisiana and took two bank employees hostage. The hostages, two young mothers, were released unharmed within an hour on a country road near Plain Dealing. Sheriff Willie Waggoner arrested the suspects minutes later after chasing a speeding car, finding money on the pair. The suspects were not immediately identified.
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Magnolia, Ark
Here
Plain Dealing
Willie Waggoner
First National Bank of Magnolia
Taylor
Louisiana Line
Serving the Lawrence Area Since Almaney Venera Ad
Classified note shows a local business ad for a Lawrence area service provider with contact line Vi 8 5111. It mentions Almaney Venera and advertises ongoing service in the community.
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Lawrence
Record rainfall and lightning disrupt Lawrence power grid
The Lawrence area received 1.8 inches of rain with thunderstorms causing widespread outages and downed trees. Kansas University Weather Station logged the rainfall while KPL reports a 10,000 kilowatt substation transformer blown and crews working to restore service. The storm followed a period of heavy moisture contributing to crop and yard impacts.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Stedham
KPL
Stock Market Index Closes Higher On Gains Across Leaders
New York AP reports the closing average of 60 stocks at 323.7, up 1.2 points with broad gains led by key market leaders. Investors priced in favorable earnings and economic signals.
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Stock Market Index
New York
Weather Outlook Northeastern Kansas Weekend With Cloudy Skies
Cloudy and breezy conditions persist in northeast Kansas through Saturday. North winds 10 to 15 mph, tonight low mid 60s, Saturday high near 90. Temperatures show 4 pm 89, 6 pm 88, 10 pm 83. Year ago today high 89, low 66. Sunrise 5:08 am, sunset 7:50 pm. Bridal and Wedding Photography Studio ad appears at 721 Mass VE 93-0330.
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Lawrence
Lone Star
Kansas
Austin Stedham
Kansas Power and Light Co
19Th Street
19Th
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