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Newspaper
Newton Kansan
Location
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1975
Page
10
Rep. Martha Keys and Kansas State University Dean Samuel R. Keys plan a joint divorce filing in Riley County District Court Manhattan within about two weeks. The congresswoman says the split will not affect her re election bid and notes four children ages 14 to 24.
Births noted for Mr. and Mrs. Rickey Whitcomb Cedar Point a daughter at Axtell Christian Hospital and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Merritt of 700 E. 7th a son at Bethel Deaconess Hospital. Police report thefts including a planter from E. Plum and a hand saw from a construction site on Broadway. A civil settlement in a 1970 traffic accident case records 26500 to plaintiffs. Probate notes list wills and executors. A divorce discussion involves Mrs. Keys and district political context. Hesston council discusses winter pool, sister city approval with Coex France, and public hearings July 9 and 16. Circus Kingdom slated July 8 at Hesston High School gym.
Dr. F. David Mathews, 39, president of the University of Alabama, is nominated as secretary of health education and welfare. He says the job is a hard and often thankless task and notes the nomination must be Senate confirmed.
Miss Martha Jane Hay 71 of 314 SE 3rd died unexpectedly at Bethel Deaconess Hospital. A medical technologist and x ray technician she previously worked at Trueheart Clinic Sterling and Bethel Deaconess Hospital Newton. She was active in St Luke United Presbyterian Church and other groups. Services set for Monday at Petersen Funeral Home with burial in Sterling. A memorial fund established for the church building. In Miami Beach AP Dick Robinson elected national president of the Jaycees. He will move to Tulsa for a year at headquarters. Kansas highway death log reports 24 hours to 9 a.m. Friday with two deaths.
The New York market showed tentative gains with the Dow up 1.02 to 875.16 and the NYSE composite up 0.07 to 92.87. Analysts noted cautious mood after higher money rates and a Fed report on loan demand while auto stocks showed renewed strength. Regional reports from Wichita and Kansas City covered cattle, hogs, eggs, and grain prices with limited price tests and modest shifts in futures.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy stressed he will not accept the 1976 presidential nomination or a draft even to block Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace. In a CBS interview with Walter Cronkite he said he would not run or support a ticket with Wallace, and he did not foresee circumstances that could change his decision.
Heavy rain halted traffic in Hutchinson during rush hour as the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for eastern Rice and Reno counties and all of McPherson and Harvey counties. About 3 inches fell in three hours in Hutchinson, flooding streets and reducing visibility.
Jonathan Peck, 30, son of actor Gregory Peck, was found dead at his Santa Barbara home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said there was no note and investigators believe it was a death by own action.
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