Towanda girl dies from boat propeller injuries
A 13 year old girl, Renea M Davis of Towanda, died at Wichita hospital after injuries from a Lake Bluestein boating accident near El Dorado. She succumbed during surgery for head injuries and internal bleeding hours after the collision of two boats. Authorities plan to review investigating officers reports to decide on charges against the operators.
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Lake Bluestein
el Dorado
Renea M. Davis
Butler County
Atty
Norman Manley
Housewife heads Democlub at Kansas federation convention
Wyandotte County housewife Midge Befort was elected president of the Kansas Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs at the 24th annual convention in Junction City. Other officers named include Geneva Stacy, Donna Smalley, Georgiana Bell, Mary Jane Joyce, and Dorothy Rayl. State Democratic leaders urged party efforts to retain legislative ground in 1978 and aim for the governor's office. Attending dignitaries included Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider and State Treasurer Joan Finney.
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Jimmy Carter
Kansas Federation of Democratic Women’s Clubs
Midge Befort
Kansas City
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Geneva Stacy
Donna Smalley
Georgiana Bell
Russell
Mary Jane Joyce
Roeland Park
Dorothy Rayl
Hutchinson
Terry Scanlon
Wichita
Atty
Curt Schneider
Joan Finney
House
John Carlin
Smolan
Senate
Jack Steineger
World's largest hot dog stretched across half block
In Baxter Springs Kansas a 190 foot long hot dog was unveiled outside First Baptist Church during a congregational lunch. Pastor Reverend Gerald Dyer claimed a new world record surpassing the previous 148 foot mark and announced the feat would be submitted to Guinness. The 41 pound wiener was prepared by an Arkansas City meat packer and served in 191 foot long buns before being sauced with relish mayonnaise and mustard.
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Baxter Springs
Betsy Ross
Kansas Village
First Baptist Church
Gerald Dyer
Arkansas City
Two Die in Weekend Kansas Crashes
Two people died in weekend crashes in Kansas. Elijah Daffron 71 and Marjorie 63 of Wichita were killed when their pickup hit a trailer carrying a combine on U S 160 four miles east of Cherokee. A second fatality occurred when a parked pickup rolled over Justin Kelly 2 at a Peck home in rural Peck.
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Peck
Kan
Highway Patrol
Elijah Daffron
Marjorie
Wichita
U.S. 160
Cherokee
Justin Kelly
Dramatic rise expected in CB radio skip signals
Washington AP reports a sharp increase in atmospheric skip for CB radios through 1980. The phenomenon causes AM calls like Skipland to reach distant stations across the U.S. and beyond, with sideband CQ-DX replies from Alabama to Central America. Skip, once mostly summer only, may be heard year round starting this fall.
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Skipland
Florida
Missouri
Michigan
Kansas Delegation Votes On Congressional Roll Calls
Kansas members favored amendments on flood insurance and energy funding while opposing several housing and urban programs. Dole supported some measures and Pearson took a mixed stance. overall votes covered interior, energy, transportation, and tax bills with party splits and notable absences.
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Senate
Eagleton
D-Mo
Dole
Pearson
Sasser
D-Tenn
Tower
R-Texas
Nelson
D-Wis
American Motors
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Newton, Kansas
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