Wichita Water Suit Voided
A U S District Court in Kansas City voided Wichita's attempt to condemn land for a 66 inch water pipeline. The ruling invalidated a 1913 state law and permanently enjoined land seizure, while allowing future actions under valid state laws and eminent domain. Speir appeals to the U S Supreme Court.
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Kansas City
Kas.p
Wichita
U. S. District Court
Arthur J. Mellett
Robert Morton
Sedgwick County
Mellett
Kenneth G. Speir
Newton
Altis C. Smith
Henry Wolf
Wichita Now
Speir
Topeka
U. S. Supreme Court
Bedwell Granted $20,000 Bond After Confession Withdrawal
Edward Lee Bedwell released on $20,000 bond from Cook County Jail after retracting a confession accusing himself in the slayings of Barbara Grimes and Patricia Grimes. Bondsman Morris Brown of Champaign arranged the bail. attorney David Bradshaw cited plans for rehabilitation and questioned Bedwell’s guilt.
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Chicago
Edward Lee
Bennie) Bedwell
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Cook County
Morris Brown
Champaign
Ill
Bedwell
David Bradshaw
Bedwell Unclear On Slayings Of Two Se Girls
Police had no leads in the mysterious killings of the sisters who vanished at home on December 28. A toxicologist analysis cited that one girl died the same night, as authorities struggle to establish a cause and time of death.
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Bedwell
Doan
Kidnapping and Theft Charges Against Larry Wray
Denver youth Larry Wray and two companions, escapees from Topeka jail on January 22, face kidnapping and first degree theft charges filed by County Attorney Robert Meyer in Mankato. The alleged kidnapping involved Sheriff Lawrence Myers, with Lofton and McQueen jailed in Hays and facing transfer to Topeka authorities. The trio fled toward Nebraska after breaking jail, were captured at Grand Island, and returned to Nebraska City to face burglary charges.
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Mankato
Kas
Denver
Nebraska
Kansas
Robert Meyer
Larry Wray
Myer
Jewell County
Lawrence Myers
Wray
Myers
Roger Lofton
Lofton
McQueen
Hays
Topeka
Grand Island
Nebraska City
Trio Overpowers Flight Crew in Kansas Car Theft Spree
A trio of suspects overpowered a flight crew and fled toward Kansas, were recaptured with Officer Myers and another officer at Oakley on Sunday. They stole six cars during the spree, police say. Invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.
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Kansas
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Tom Morrisey
Jane Gollier
Jim Trigg
Doman
Carol Bruce
Nelson Showalter
Jan Newfield
Chuck Langdon
Wichita Water
Cadillac
Pontiac
Saffron Glass Co
N. Main
the Friendly
Rd Aakeke
Pei Loh
Gambles
Stover
Rip van Winkle
U. S
Oh Anchorsavings Etd Loan Association
Kansas City, Kansas
D. William Overton
J, Dean Nofsinger
Fisher
Lues
Conoco
Continental Ot Co
Keel Tekero
Crites
S. Main
Lesh Oilco
Wilson & N. Locust
Conoco Service
Lesh
Richmond, Kas
Duffield
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