Florida minister Paul Hill sentenced to death in doctor slayings
Former minister Paul Hill was sentenced to die in the electric chair for killing Dr John Bayard Britton and Lt Col James Barrett outside an abortion clinic in Pensacola Florida. The jury recommended the death penalty after convicting Hill of first degree murder amid courtroom turmoil from a protester.
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Pensacola
Fla
Paul Hill
Frank Bell
Hill
Regina Dinwiddie
Kansas City
Florida
John Bayard Britton
Air Force
James Barrett
Robber aided guards moments before death in police shooting
Michael Turner, a 38 year old convicted bank robber who had four prior escapes, helped two Wells Fargo guards during the robbery by giving one an asthma inhaler and the other a raincoat. He was shot and killed by Kansas City police near a church parking lot after escaping from the U.S. Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Kansas City
Michael Turner
Roxanne Breitenstein
Wells Fargo
Wichita State plans tear down and rebuild of Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University President Gene Hughes proposes tearing down Cessna Stadium infrastructure and renovating it into a 12,000 seat facility modeled after Veterans Field. The aging stadium has deteriorated since football was dropped after the 1986 season.
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Wichita
Kan
Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University
Gene Hughes
Hughes
Kansas Board of Regents
Veterans Field
Cessna
Topeka Woman Sought Restraining Order Before Slaying
Sheila Flowers filed for a temporary restraining order against a 26 year old man three days before she was stabbed to death. The court imposed the order Thursday with a hearing set for next week to determine if it becomes permanent. Flowers died of multiple stab wounds Sunday. police found her in a yard and arrested the suspect two hours later at the Topeka Rescue Mission.
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Topeka, Kan
Sheila Flowers
Shawnee County
Flowers
Topeka
Love Endures 75 Years Ato and Olive Staadt To Be Honored
After 75 years of marriage Olive 94 and Harold 98 will be honored at a 1 to 3 pm reception Sunday at Oak Haven Nursing Center 340 South Street Richmond 66080. They grew up near Richter and Ottawa Iowa and married after meeting as teens in 1915s era.
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Ato
Olive Staadttill
Papa
Olive
Harold
Oak Haven Nursing Center
South Street
Richmond
Richter
Ottawa
Iowa
Creston
Hamburg
Mitchells
Standts
Oakland Church
Ralph Young
Olive Staadt
Ottawa High student stabbed during hallway incident
Ottawa High student Korey Ward slipped to RMH with a one inch leg wound after a 15 year old allegedly stabbed him with a pocket knife during a dispute over a cigarette in a school hallway around 11 am. Police said the report will be sent to the county attorney and no arrest had been made.
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Ottawa High Re
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Charles Bowling
Bowling
DHS
Gary Mavity
Mavity
Korey Joe Ward
Ward
Graves says he will work well with Shallenburger
OPERA Kan AP Gov elect Bill Graves sees a good working relationship with Tim Shallenburger. He says they share fiscal conservatism and a moderate stance on social issues while noting he may be more liberal on social matters than the incoming House speaker. Graves plans to meet next week to align priorities.
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OPERA
Kan
Bill Graves
Tim Shallenburger
Tim
Graves
Statehouse
Kansas
Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
Senate
Bob Miller
Wellington
Wal Mart backs Ottawa Jaycees and decor contest
Wal Mart earmarked a portion of five hours of sales to benefit the Ottawa Jaycees with a donation of 1225 dollars for the Christmas Party. The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors a downtown window decorating contest with entries due December 12. Judging will occur the following week by judges from Helton's Hallmark Store. a wavering trophy awaits the winner.
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Wal-Mart
Ottawa Jaycees
Ottawa
Ottawa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Helton
Hallmark
Ottawa Holiday Hunt offers cash prizes in local shops
Thirty Ottawa stores join the Holiday Hunt contest sponsored by the Retail Committee of the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce. The event starts today and runs through December 20, offering $50 prizes for participants who solve clues in participating shops.
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Ottawa
Bentsen to quit Treasury. Rubin named successor
President Clinton announced Lloyd Bentsen will resign as Treasury secretary effective December 22 and nominate Robert Rubin, head of the National Economic Council, to succeed him. Rubin must win Senate approval. Bentsen, 73, said he plans to return to Texas and may join a future White House advisory kitchen cabinet.
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Ashington
Clinton
Lloyd Bentsen
Treasury
Robert Rubin
National Economic Council
Bentsen
Texas
Rubin
Wall Street
House
Congress
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