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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1987
Page
4
A Geary County jury found Thompson not guilty of murdering Sun Pok Thompson to collect a $50,000 life insurance policy and $3,500 in funds. Prosecutors alleged strangulation. defense pathologist cited hepatitis as possible cause.
Sen. Jack Steineger outlines a 1988 bill to test all blood and tissue in banks and report AIDS cases to the Department of Health and Environment. The measure would test marriage license applicants, sex offenders, and those held in state or local institutions over 72 hours, with exposure to AIDS made a Class D felony.
Cordell D. Meeks Sr., Kansas' first Black district judge and first Black elected to county office, died at 73 in Kansas City. He served eight years on Wyandotte County District Court, retired 1981, and was succeeded by his son. He helped found Douglass State Bank in 1947 and was a Wyandotte County commissioner 1950 to 1973.
The Legislative Budget Committee backed continuing the medical scholarship program while stopping general fund financing. If approved, 50 KU Medical School scholarships would be awarded next fall funded by repayments from former scholars. Recipients who do not fulfill service obligations owe about $40,000 in principal and interest.
Gov Mike Hayden announced a land opened to public hunting and fishing near the Jeffrey Energy Center. About 1,400 acres will be opened Friday with future 5,200 acres slated for next summer. Boundary signs by KDWP. Center is between Topeka and Manhattan near St Marys. State biologists will assess 6,200 acres for user limits next summer. Utility to manage the area. In Emporia, city commissioners voted against joining the statewide municipal pool, risking the plan's fate. Kansas League of Municipalities cites uncertainty after the vote.
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