Hillsboro Board Grants Teachers Pay Rise and Property Sale
Hillsboro school board approves a 5 percent pay increase plus a .5 percent fringe benefit for single Blue Cross coverage, raising base pay to 8,200 dollars annually. District also increases Blue Cross rates and votes to sell Lehigh school property in Maize to Empire Lamp and Shade Manufacturing Co. for about 25,000 dollars.
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Empire Lamp and Shade Manufacturing Co
Maize
Halstead Lions Club elects new officers and directors
Wayne Alison is named president succeeding John Nightingale at the Halstead Lions Club. Alden Davis is first vice president with John Hastings as second vice president, Bill Kepley third vice president, Bob Coombs secretary, Orville Alston treasurer, Carl Haetten tail twister, and Tom Dyer lion tamer. Directors include Dr. Sharfuddin Shah and Joe Flask for two-year terms, with Eugene Wendling and Irvin Buller serving one-year terms.
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Orville Alston
Carl Haetten
Tom Dyer
Sharfuddin Shah
Joe Flask
Eugene Wendling
Irvin Buller
Air bags made mandatory in all cars after 1984
Transportation Secretary Brock Adams announced that every car manufactured after model year 1984 will be required to have air bags or an equivalent automatic crash protection device, enforcing a nationwide safety standard.
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Transportation
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Dalke Named to Marion County Planning Commission
John Dalke of Hillsboro has been named by the county commission to the Marion County Planning Commission. He was recommended for the post by the city of Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro
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Hesston School Board Rehiring Language Arts Instructor
Hesston board votes to renew C. Nevin Miller's contract for Hesston High School after an outside committee recommended renewal following an initial nonrenewal. The language arts instructor sought a hearing prior to the decision.
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C. Nevin Miller
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Blood Drive in Peabody Falls Short of Quota
The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Peabody on June 22 collected 52 pints of blood toward a 100 pint quota. A local organizer urged community members to donate to meet the goal.
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Cool front brings thunderstorms across Kansas
A Nebraska caused cool front moved into northeast and eastern Kansas bringing thunderstorms and strong winds. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for extreme northeast Kansas as many areas saw highs in the 80s and 30 mph gusts. Overnight lows varied from 58 to 79 degrees with cooler conditions inland and a warm-up expected Friday.
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Markets Edge Higher On Farm Price Drop News
Stocks rise as Dow gains .59 to 913.92 and NYSE composite up .05 while agriculture prints a 5 percent drop in prices received in the June period easing inflation hopes. Wheat and grain prices listed with cattle hogs and futures quotes from Chicago and Kansas City.
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Auto insurers seek 22 percent rate hikes in Kansas
In Topeka AP report, over 200 Kansas auto insurers request premium increases averaging about 22 percent statewide. The move affects policyholders across the state as regulators review the filings.
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Topeka
Kansas
Deaths Halstead Russell S. Fuller 76
Russell Scott Fuller 76 formerly of Ada Oklahoma died Wednesday at Halstead Nursing Center. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday Kaufman Chapel Halstead with Rev. John H Hastings officiating. Graveside 10 a.m. Saturday Rosedale Cemetery Ada. Born June 8 1901 at Bentley. Wife Bertha Bevel preceded him in death October 25 1968. Retired machine operator Frisco Railroad moved to Halstead from Ada in 1969. Member Sedgwick Masonic Lodge. Survived by brother George Portland Oregon and two step grandchildren.
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Fire and crime notes from Newton city area briefs
The Newton fire department responded to an air conditioner fire at 736 W. 15th, found out, and noted the vacant home is owned by Mid-Continent Savings and Loan. Police reports included two thefts a lost billfold a runaway teen, and several local incidents. Births list three newborns, and district court updates include probation for a misdemeanor theft, civil dismissals and foreclosures. Animal control reports puppies picked up for adoption and a bat for rabies testing. Warranty deeds record property transfers and a large mortgage dispute.
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Scout murder suspect still in Oklahoma, officials say
Authorities seeking Gene Leroy Hart, the escaped convict charged with killing three Girl Scouts, believe he remains in the area. An air and ground search ended after five days due to information shortages, though FBI efforts indicate Hart was near the camp before and after the killings three miles south of Locust Grove.
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Here
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FBI
Mayes County
Pryor
Oklahoma
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Glen
Pete‘‘Weaver
Ted Limke
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
County nurse completes training in family assessment
County Health Nurse Shirley Grubbs finished the final phase of training in physical assessments in Kansas City on Monday and Tuesday. The phase focused on family assessments and was conducted at the Johnson County Health Department.
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Shirley Grubbs
Kansas City
Johnson Co. Health Dept
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