Newton Daily Record Crime and Incident Summary
Theft reported by LeRoy Tenbarge from 404 W. 5th back porch valued at 425 dollars. Decoder stolen from Jo Ann Kasper at 809 Westridge. 18 year old Mark Ellis of Wichita jailed on three counts of auto theft and held on drug possession and traffic warrant. Prescription case found at 8th and Plum may be claimed. Minor injuries in an injury accident on West Street. Eight animals picked up for adoption and prior rescues listed. Marriage licenses issued for Schmidt Smith and Chaffee Cowan. Local flood light search in Locust Grove for girl scout murders. three girls killed at Camp Scott. autopsies pending. Highway Patrol arrests for marijuana possession. district court auto negligence suit filed. Various warranty deeds recorded in Newton area.
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LeRoy E. Tenbarge
Rolling Hills Court
W. 5Th
Newton Cable TV
Jo Ann Kasper
Westridge
Mark A. Ellis
Wichita
Newton
8Th
Plum
Nolice
Children’s Theatre Pinocchio Preview at Library
Newton Public Library Interest Group hosts a 10:30 a.m. Wednesday preview of Pinocchio with the cast and director Mrs. Donna Beth Schroeder presenting scenes from the play. The full production runs this weekend and children are invited to attend in the Meeting Room downstairs.
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Newton Public Library
Donna Beth Schroeder
Markets Up on Morgan Guaranty Rate Cut Pushes Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.54 to 914.94 as Morgan Guaranty Trust cut its prime lending rate from 6% to 64% per cent, signaling an uptrend in rates. Trading showed mixed momentum with notable activity in Twenty-First Century Fox and indexes rising on stronger NYSE and ASE figures.
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Wall Street New York
New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Morgan Guaranty
Dow
Twentieth-Century Fox
American Stock Exchange
Escape plan tied to Brushy Mountain break fails
Convicted assassin James Earl Ray and two other inmates planned last Friday's Brushy Mountain escape with a makeshift pipe ladder. Seven inmates fled. Doug Shelton remains at large, while Ray and Earl Hill are back in D block due to overcrowding.
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James Earl Ray
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Doug Shelton
Earl Hill
Warden Stonney Lane
Brushy Mountain
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Hill
Smaller silver coins possible with dollar and half dollar
Treasury Secretary Blumenthal told Congress on April 7 the Carter plan aims to shrink the dollar coin and abolish the half dollar while delaying a decision on eliminating the penny pending consumer impact study. He urged swift congressional action and warned a new mint might be needed if the penny remains.
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Carter Administration
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Congress
Treasury Department
Blumenthal
Retired Justice Tom C. Clark Dies at 76
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, appointed by President Truman, served 18 years on the high court before his death at age 76 on Monday.
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Justice Clark
Washington
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Harry S. Truman
County approves hay cutting on road rights of way
Harvey County Commissioners adopt a resolution allowing property owners to cut and bale hay on county road rights of way to reduce mowing costs. Owners may permit others to cut the hay, but must cover damages to roads and utilities and to the traveling public if careless mowing occurs. The board also discussed landfill damages, a youth services funding request, and East Lake planning before adjourning due to harvest. Commissioner Friesen was absent due to a family death.
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Newton
Lewis Boyd
Clayton Dey
United Methodist Youthville Inc
Lyndall Penner
Harvey County
East Lake
Kenneth Schlup
County Parks and Recreation
Dave Friesen
Bennett sees state harvest in Kansas trip
Gov. Robert F. Bennett toured Clearwater to inspect the 1977 harvest and its price, noting wheat at $1.79 a bushel while farmers argue production costs run $3 to $3.50. He joined local farmers and a coop to watch grain priced for government loan, as ASCS cut loan rates on lower grade grain.
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Robert F. Bennett
Clearwater Coop
Kansas
Darrell van Allen
Planning group to meet tonight in Newton area
The Newton North Newton Area Regional Planning commission meets at 7 30 tonight in the commission room at the city administration building. A public hearing is set for 7 45 p m on a general commercial district for Berry's Hatchery on the north side of W 17 east of Windsor Drive. Final plats for Rolling Hills Fourth and Fifth Additions and a Magnolia Street vacation from SE 3rd north line to E 1st south line are scheduled for consideration. A vice chairman for the planning body will be elected.
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Newton-North Newton Area
Summer reading program begins at Newton Elementary centers
The Newton Elementary School Media Centers open for seven weeks for a summer reading program. Hours run 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. across multiple neighborhood centers with story times at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. No enrollment or charge. Librarian Miss Ervelle Bronleewe oversees. contact Mrs. Ruby Funk at 283-3280 for details.
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Sunset
Lincoln
Washington
McKinley
Roosevelt
Southbreeze
Northridge
Cooper
Ervelle Bronleewe
Ruby Funk
Deaths and Funerals in Harvey County and Nearby Areas
Obituaries list Floyd Sherman Nolder 85 retired farmer of Harvey County with services at Draper-Cannon Chapel burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Also Lucian E. Hobbs 86, formerly of Manhattan, memorials to Cowan Edwards-Yorgensen. Margaret Gilmer 62 Newton area dies in Salem Oregon. Raymon Weber 71 Harper funeral home in charge with memorial to American Cancer Society. Irma D. Haury 85 Halstead memorial to Bethel College. Survivors and service details noted for each case.
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Harvey County
Draper-Cannon Chapel
Jon W. Jones
Greenwood Cemetery
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Orange
Calif
Newton
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Nora Crofoot Nolder
Olive Stock
Decatur
Ill
Fredericke Albright
Halstead
Robert
Tacoma
Wash
Forrest
Emporia
Hobbs
Edward V
Wichita
Margaret A. Pickett
West Lafayette
Ind
Mirian R. Milleret
Manhattan
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Cowan- Edwards-Yorgensen Funeral Home
Salem
Ore
Margaret (Wedel) Gilmer
Goessel
Lloyd Gilmer
United Methodist Church
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Kathy Woods
Tina
Arpa Wedel
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Hesston
Santa Fe Railroad
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Elliott-Brownell-Wiley Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
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First Mennonite Church
Robert D. Suderman
Halstead Cemetery
Harry
Halstead Hospital
Kaufman Funeral Home
Bethel College
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