Perseverance Pays For New Postmaster
Richmond names LaVera Hiles postmaster on June 30 sworn in July 19 making her the citys first female chief. She discusses duties and pride in her role noting postmasters are chosen on merit and politics are out. Hiles reflects on a long 17 year tenure and ongoing postal service challenges.
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Becky Wining
Richmond
LaVera Hiles
Hiles
Princeton
Colony
Pomona
Williamsburg
Richmond Post Office
Lawrence
Kansas City
U.S. Senate
Congress
Don Lickteig
Dorothy Bowman
Postal Service
Abraham Lincoln
Shrine Bowl hopes rise as East stars reshuffle
East all stars shuffle talent to find Shrine Bowl combination with key players from local teams. Stunned Yankees to play on signals a major league matchup on Page 10, while Lane Fair and Oakland Hills monster feature on Pages 3 and 10 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentle Ben James
Oakland Hills
Yankees
Two Arrested In Banker's Murder
In Kansas, authorities report the arrest of Timothy Newfield, 18, of Haysville, and a 16-year-old male in the kidnapping and murder of Grant E. Avery, a 25-year-old Peabody banker. Avery’s body was found Monday along a dirt road two miles north of Peabody after he was abducted Sunday night.
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Topeka
Kan
Grant E. Avery
Peabody
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Thomas E. Kelly
KBI
Timothy Newfield
Haysville
Kelly
Newfield
Marion
Newton
Harvey County
Marion County
June Jost
Avery
Bill Avery
Wichita
State Farm Leaders Sound Alarm Over Crop Control Cut
Kansas farm leaders warn that eliminating production controls for the 1980 wheat crop invites economic disaster as farmers face past pain from expanded production. Wendell Ebright and other spokespeople urge restraint while officials note a shift in sowing plans and await a planting report.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Wendell Ebright
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Bob Bergland
Soviet Union
Earl Butz
John Junior Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau
State
American Agriculture Movement
Bill Nicholas
Johnson
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
New Law Will Soften Bankruptcy's Blow
A new Bankruptcy Reform Act taking effect October 1 expands relief options and exemptions, allowing more debtors to keep assets. It introduces wage earner plans for small business owners, clarifies property exemptions, and projects rising personal bankruptcies through 1980 despite easier filings.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
H. Kent Presson
Administrative Office
U.S
Susan X
California
World Airways Pilots Strike Threatens Refugee Flights
More than 1,300 World Airways pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics walked off after a Thursday deadline, risking 5,000 Southeast Asian refugees' rescue flights. The unrest affects DC-10s daily planned to bring Indochinese refugees to the United States via Malaysia and Travis Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
World Airways
Brian Cooke
World
Teamsters Union Local 2707
Cooke
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
United States
Malaysia
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Becky Vining
Business Beat
Lane Fair
Sports
Robert Hamilton
Ottawa
Fred Solis
Corpus Christi
Texas
Brownsville
John Robinson
Robinson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ebright
Intergovernmental Committee For European Migration
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