Relatives Describe Suspect As Capable Of Killings In Arkansas
In Russellville Arkansas relatives described R Gene Simmons Sr 47 as a wife abusing recluse who had faced incest charges previously. His sister in law said you knew he was capable of the 16 slayings after a downtown rampage left two dead and four wounded and led to discovery of nine more bodies in a grave and cars. Authorities filed capital murder and attempted capital murder charges as they uncovered more victims.
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Russellville
Ark
America
R. Gene Simmons Sr
Herb Johnston
Simmons
Pope County
Jim Bolin
Loretta
Eddie
Marianne
Rebecca
Michael McNulty
William Simmons Jr
Nesby
Wilma Simmons
Alamogordo
Ronald Gene Simmons Jr
San Antonio
Texas
Barbara
el Paso
Arkansas
Kathy Kendrick
J.D. Chaffin
Taylor Oil Co
Letter bombs injure two in Israel and West Bank
Israeli police said two people were slightly hurt after opening one of eight letter bombs mailed to Haifa and a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. Other bombs were defused. The envelopes bore a Turkish return address. Separately in Providence, William Sarmento was arraigned for the killings of two boys and ordered held in a state mental hospital pending a Jan. 8 bail hearing.
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Jerusalem
Washington
Israel
West Bank
D. Nissim
Istanbul
Turkey
Haifa
Or Yehuda
Ben Gurion International
Mustafa Isa al Baq
Jerusalem Post
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
PLO
Ahmed Jebril
Palestine Press Service
Providence
R.I
William Sarmento
Francis Derigan
Sarmen
State Institute of Mental Health
James Ryan
Sarmento
Franklin and Missouri Nebraska Colorado Weather Almanac Preview
Partly cloudy with snow chances across Franklin County and surrounding states. Missouri mostly cloudy with light rain or flurries and cooling highs. Nebraska windy and cold with blowing snow and subfreezing lows. Colorado variable clouds with scattered snow showers and below normal temperatures.
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Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Admissions and Dismissals Highlight Tuesday Notes
Admission lists include Justin Toumberlin Pomona Jonathan McConnell Savannah Gladys Wadkins 847 Cypress. Dismissals feature Geneva Gartich Vicky Adcock Cody Dunyon and Paul Brannan with Tuesday arrests and property theft reported by Martha Prue. District court notes cover a DUI diversion for Vernon Short and burglary charges against Charles Brannan. Reporting also covers a vehicle collision on South Main, a Life Flight transfer, and commodity quotations at Ottawa Co-op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Toumberlin
Pomona
Jonathan McConnell
Savannah
Gladys Wadkins
Cypress
Geneva Gartich
Vicky Adcock
N. Poplar
Cody Dunyon
Rantoul Rfd
Paul Brannan
Forth and Gilman funerals held for two notable residents
Funeral services were set in Overbrook for Austa Mayo Forth 98 who died December 28 1987 and in Baldwin for Lauren Ce Gilman 73 who died December 23 1987. Survivors and memorials were noted for each. Austa’s service was at United Methodist Church Overbrook with burial at Overbrook Cemetery. Gilman’s service was at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home Baldwin with burial at Oakwood Cemetery Baldwin.
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Austa M. Forth Overbrook
Austa Mayo Forth
Overbrook
United Methodist Church
Willow Springs
Marvin E. Forth
Douglas County
Emporia State Teachers College
Appanoose Church of the Brethren
Donald G. Forth
Overbrook Rfd 1
Cecil Fishburn
Tustin
Calif
Greenwood-Roberts
Lauren C. Gilman Baldwin
Lauren Ce. Gilman
Micanopy
Fla
Baldwin
McIntosh
Lamb-Roberts
Oakwood Cemetery
Bozeman Mont
Baldwin School
Baker University
John Hopkins University
Baltimore
University of Miami
Coral Gables
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Florida Academy of Sciences
Robert Gilman
Kansas Electric Rates Rise in Summer Survey Findings
The Kansas Corporation Commission reports that average electricity bills rose about 5.7 percent in the summer months versus spring for six investor owned utilities. Rural cooperatives saw a 21 percent jump in the same period, with KG&E and KCPL showing notable quarter-to-quarter changes and regional coverage across Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Corporation Commission
ECC
Commission
KPL Gas Service
Kansas
Kansas Gas and Electric
Kg&e
Southcentral
Kansas City
KPL Gas Service to Cut Electric Rates Next Week
KPL Gas Service will reduce electric rates again by about 17 million dollars annually, bringing total cuts since April 1987 to 40 million. Residential customers will pay roughly 50.50 for 750 kWh in January, down from 52.90 in December and 56.76 a year ago, with savings due to refinancing, stock buyback, and tax reductions. Douglas and Osage Counties receive service from the utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KPL Gas
KPL
Douglas
Osage
David S. Black
KPL Gas Service
Black
Kansas
Community ads note seasonal closures and open hours
Local notices list stores and venues closing for year end holidays and year start, with reopening dates. Businesses include Young Place A Bloomin Florist, Burkdoll Brothers Beef Shoppe, Can Recyclin, Land 2 Come Dance with Country Riders, The Other Place Eagles, Hill House Green Acres, Guy and Maes Tavern, Briscoe Drugs, Pizza Time, Pizza Village, Lacey TV, Roll-A-Way Skate Center, Court House Land Fill, and Charlotte's Chat N Curl. Also mentions New Year celebrations and a VCR cleaning sale.
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Air Force
Becky
Bolin
Edith Nesby
Gsdale
Colo
Polk County
Rhode Island
Franklin County Almanac
Ottawa
Wata
Thursde
Accu-Weal
Neon
Rerree Arty Jp
Sam
the Daily Report
Sheriff's News
Rhondi L. Davis
Williamsburg
Highway Patrol
Martha J. Prue
Rural Lane
District Court News
Vernon L. Short
Charles L. Brannan
S. Cherry
Brannan
Jim E Poe
Burrough
William K
Linda L. Klammys
Larry BE. Parrish
George L. Carter
Liberty
Klamms
Franklin County
Public Safety News
Danny A. DeCock
South Main
Edwena E. Guist
S. Oak
Gaylon L. Dawson
Department of Public Safety
Ransom Memorial Hospital
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ottawa Co-op
Centel Corp
Centel
Empire District Electric Company
Cherokee County
Southwestern Public Service Company
Elkhart
Ad Briefs
The
Young Place
Ottawa Sanitation
Burkdoll Brothers Beef
Reapen
Country Riders
Eagles
Hill House
Green Acres
Green Acres Pizza Shack
GUY and Maes
Hallmark
Briscoe Drugs
Pizza Village
Aieibia
Lacey
Charlotte's
Chat N Curl
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