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Newspaper

Newton Kansan

Location

Newton, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1977

Page

6

Judgment award against Milton and Lora Quiring in mobile home case

District Court grants a $9,053.75 judgment to General Electric Credit Corp. against Milton Quiring and Lora L. Quiring on a promissory note secured by a mobile home. Michael ONeal, 20, held for trial under Detainers Act after return from Kansas State Industrial Reformatory for two felony theft convictions. Convicted of stealing cars from Newton on July 21 and November 22. A divorce granted to Betty Lucille Phillips of Walton from Harold Ray Phillips of Tulsa. Warranty deeds filed for several property transfers in Sedgwick, Halstead, Newton and Burrton. Marriage licenses issued to multiple couples in Hesston, Melrose Park, Goessel, Whitewater, and Newton.

District Court General Electric Credit Corp Milton Quiring Lora L. Quiring Michael O’neal Kansas State Industrial Reformatory Hutchinson Isadora Hawke Newton Frances R. Okle Karl R. Swartz Myrana J. Stutzman Hesston Kurt A. Lawrence Melrose Park Ill Suzanne K. Miller Goessel William Michael Davis Monica R. McNeill Herbert C. Busenitz Whitewater Patricia D. Krehbiel Halstead Alex E. Feil Denize A. Kelsch Alvin E. Berends Deborah F. Foskett

Deaths and Funerals in Newton and Surrounding Areas

Obituary notices recount the death of Rev. Bessie B. Koontz at 83 in Friendly Acres with services at Salem United Methodist Church and burial at Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include a widower. a memorial fund is noted. Additional notices cover administrator appointment at Bethesda Hospital, retirement of Florence school custodian Chester Hatcher, and local deaths in Moundridge and Hialeah. Survivors, service details, and burial plans are listed for each.

Bessie B. Koontz Friendly Acres Salem United Methodist Church LeRoy Bott Greenwood Cemetery Petersen Funeral Home United Methodist Foundation Rev. Koontz English Ind John and Fannie Dicus Newton Niles Kan Sharon Seitz

City Budget Work Sessions Set for July Meetings

City staff will work on the 1978 city budget during sessions Tuesday and Wednesday. City Manager Jay Newton says the budget will be presented at July commission meetings. Commission must approve before legal publication. ten days after the hearing are required before publication. Deadline for legal publication is August 5. last hearing date is August 15.

Ine Coma Escetenere Jay Newton Commission

Harvey County and City Meetings Schedule Listed

The notice lists meetings including Monday at 8 a.m. for the Board of Harvey County Commissioners in the courthouse commission room, Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. a rescheduled North Newton City Council session at North Newton City Hall, and Thursday at 4 p.m. a Public Housing Authority session at MidTown Towers.

Board of Harvey County Commissioners North Newton

Ashbrook in race row over slur and GOP response

Rep. John Ashbrook faces fallout after witnesses allege he used a racial slur at a House dinner discussing the assassination inquiry. The Congressional Black Caucus seeks a public disavowal, while Ashbrook denies the remark and calls Mitchell's charges unfounded.

Les Whitten Washington John Ashbrook Ohio Ashbrook Richard Sprague House Johnstown Dr. King Congressional Black Caucus John Rhodes Arren Mitchell D-Md Rhodes Mitchell

Johnson's Hand Skin Cancer Surgery Hidden From Public Eye

A cancer researcher says Lyndon B. Johnson had a secret 1967 operation to remove a skin lesion from his hand. Lady Bird Johnson and aides describe the ailment as not formally cancer and as a routine preventive treatment for sun spots.

Associated Press Lyndon B. Johnson Johnson White House Edmund Klein Roswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo N.Y Klein Lady Bird Austin Tex Lyndon Washington Horace Busby Busby Navy

Gas-guzzler tax aims to save energy on 1979 models

The Ways and Means Committee approves a modified gas-guzzler levy within energy legislation, starting with 1979 models and yielding about 915 million by 1985, far below Carter’s 7.7 billion target but preserving substantial energy savings. The plan would affect only a few 1979 models, with gradual tax increases through 1985.

Washington Carter House Ways and Means U.S Chrysler

Aviation Commission Meeting Cancelled For Lack Of Items

The Aviation Commission canceled its Tuesday meeting due to a light agenda and conflicts among members. A new meeting is planned for early July as announced by airport manager Jim Mc Farlane. Norm Erickson in Cameron County reports nursing a large bobcat found along a road. the animal, severely quilled and weak, was treated at no charge by Dr. William Mitchell and is recovering. Local grain prices show Wheat at $2.00 Soybeans $7.33 Milo $3.10.

Mitchell Ashbrook House Commission On Administrative Review Capitol Hill Seargeant-at- Arms House Capitol Radiotelevision Paramount Aviation Commission Jim McFarlane Emporium Norm Erickson Cameron County Erickson William Mitchell

Body of missing 19 year old found near Wellington

The body of Tammy Kershner, a 19 year old Wichita area filling station cashier, was found on a country road between Wellington and Wichita. Sumner County officers and Wichita police investigated with no immediate details on cause of death. The area lies near U S 81 four miles south of the Sumner Sedgwick line amid flood warnings from heavy rains.

Wellington Kan Wichita Tammy Kershner Sumner County U. S. 81 Sumner-Sedgwick County Ninnescah

Kansas views water program coordination as strong base

Dr. William Hambleton told the Governor's Task Force on Water Resources in Topeka that Kansas holds a superior position in water management among states. He noted four agencies handle water problems with clear, non overlapping roles and that refinements can sharpen guidelines across agencies. James Power urged expanding the Water Resources Board to compile and present a coordinated state water program and budget annually to the governor and legislature.

Topeka Kan Kansas Kansas Geological Survey William Hambleton Hambleton Water Resources Division Kansas Board of Agriculture Department of Health and Environment E Kansas Ecological Survey Kansas Water Resources Board James Power The Water Resources Board Power

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