Justice Wertz to retire from Kansas Supreme Court in October
Justice William J. Wertz, a 15 year veteran of the Kansas Supreme Court, will retire Oct. 1 at age 69. He urged a successor be named in time for the October session and noted the nominating commission’s three names with the governor choosing one. Wertz’s career spans Wichita practice, county attorney, state senator, Army JAG service, and a series of judicial appointments and elections.
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Justice Wertz
Kansas Court
Topeka
William J. Wertz
Kansas Supreme Court
Wertz
William H. Avery
Supreme Court
University of Kansas School of Law
Wichita
Sedgwick
State Senate
Frank Carlson
Carlson
Edward F. Arn
Labette Voters Approve County Wide Junior College Plan
Voters in Labette County approve expanding the Labette County Junior College district to cover the entire county. The measure passes 4,390 to 452. Parsons Junior College has operated for 42 years and could have faced closures if the proposal failed. The Parsons School District lacks enough assessed valuations to meet a new state law for a broader Kansas junior college system with increased state aid.
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Bette County Junior College
Parsons Junior College
Ued
Sal
Parsons School
Kansas
Prison Break Attempt by Bernado St Bernard at Cook County Jail
Bernardo St Bernard Prisoner No. 000065, a life term inmate, escaped briefly from escort to the bath house before being recaptured after a chase across a street. The incident will be reviewed by the jail disciplinary board, with potential suspension of dog biscuit privileges.
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Cook County
Jack Johnson
Bernardo St. Bernard
Walter Malkowski
Bernardo
Chicago
Bath House
Johnson
Prolonged Drought Threatens Bechuanaland as Crisis Grows
Reports from Gaberones warn Bechuanaland faces disaster from three to seven years of drought with famine and disease expected to strike by July. Government resources are exhausted as cattle losses may reach 250000 head and extensive starvation emerges in hard hit areas.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Africa
Bechuanaland
Gaberones
McCamment Named to Midwest Traffic Safety Board
Claud McCamment director of the Kansas Department of Traffic Safety was chosen to join the executive board of the Midwestern States Military-Civilian Traffic Safety Conference. Delegates from 12 midwest states adopted by laws and elected permanent officers for the conference, an outgrowth of the President's Committee for Traffic Safety.
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Omaha, Neb
Claud McCamment
Kansas Department of Traffic Safety
Midwest
Change Set For Topeka Air Base Command
Tactical Air Command will replace Strategic Air Command in a change of command at Forbes Air Force Base on Thursday Col. F R Walsh will be master of ceremonies and introduce Col. Clifford Warden the incoming base commander Gov William Avery Senator Frank Carlson Rep Chester Mize and Topeka Mayor Charles Wright among high ranking officers at the ceremony
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Topeka
Tactical Air Command
Strategic Air Command
Forbes Air Force Base
F. R. Walsh
Clifford Warden
William Avery
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
Chester Mize
Charles Wright
Mothers Patrol Franks Park to Curb Vandalism
About 30 irate mothers with baseball bats planned to continue patrolling Franz Park in St. Louis to deter vandalism and protect children after a prior incident where recreation counselors were harassed. Officials had suspended then resumed supervised activities as police were assigned. The group gathered signatures urging repairs to damaged playground equipment.
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ST. Louis
Franz Park
Park Department
John R. Guffey, Jr
Bat Patrol
Subway Collision Injures 130 in Berlin
Berlin reports a subway train rear ended another near Zoo Station injuring 130 people with no deaths. It ranks as Berlin's worst subway accident since 1998, when 17 died and 21 were injured. Unofficial reports cite a stalled train in the tunnel triggering the crash.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Zoo Station
Harry Karl Behind on Child Support for Three Teens
Marie McDonald told Superior Court in San Fernando California that ex husband Harry Karl is $13 000 behind in child support for their three children She sought a raise from 250 a month to 750 for each child arguing teens cost more Karl is married to Debbie Reynolds.
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San Fernando
Calif
Marie
McDonald
Harry Karl
Superior Court
Karl
Debbie Reynolds
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Military Order of World Wars
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Atchison
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McCamment
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Otasco
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Massachusetts
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