Mayor seeks zoo funds to fix Topeka maintenance
The Topeka mayor proposes using part of zoo admission fees to fix maintenance flagged by USDA inspectors. The council will review a 190000 request as the city faces animal welfare concerns and a resignation of zoo director Mike LaRue.
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Gene Autry’s Wichita ties span stage to jail joke
The Wichita Eagle notes Gene Autry’s 1950s 60s ties to Wichita with visits to Forum hall and Lawrence Stadium and his polio phone call to Wesley Hospital children in 1952. It recalls his jail dedication stunt in 1955 at Old Cowtown culminating in a mock arrest.
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Lawsuit challenges handwritten will in fatal police case
A civil suit seeks to nullify a handwritten will by Sukran Caldwell and name former state trooper Lee Booher as sole beneficiary. Caldwell died of a gunshot Feb 25 1997. Booher, charged with first degree murder and assisting a death by own action, fled on leave and was later dismissed. The case claims a confidential relationship and seeks $75,000+ for negligence and wrongful death with assets restored to Caldwell estate.
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