Ottawa reporter and state employee die in head-on crash
Warren Deckert of Ottawa and Barry Showalter of Eskridge were killed in a two-car collision on US 56 southwest of Olathe. Showalter, 32, born May 4, 1948, in Ottawa, was a Washburn Law graduate and Kansas Bar Association member, serving as a hearing officer for the Employment Security Division. He married Ronda Slagle on April 27, 1969, at Manhattan.
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Garnett
Warren Deckert
Ottawa
Eskridge
Barry Showalter
Olathe
Us-56
Washburn University School of Law
Kansas Bar Association
Kansas Employment Security Division
Ronda Slagle
Manhattan
Local man Showalter rites held at Eskridge cemetery
Graveside services for Harold Showalter were held at Mission View Cemetery near Eskridge. Survivors include his two sons, parents, a sister in Phoenix, two brothers, and a grandmother. Memorials may go to a playground fund in care of Eskridge State Bank. Tibbitts-Griffin Highland Chapel, Topeka, directed arrangements.
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Shannon
Strider
Harold Showalter
St. Cedar
Ottawa
Jan Sinsentaffer
Phoenix
Ariz
Gary Showalter
Shawnee Mission
Martin Showalter
Baldwin
Bonnie Hart
Showalter
Mission View
Eskridge
Eskridge State Bank
Tibbitts-Griffin Highland Chapel
Topeka
Warren Deckert
Sioux Falls
M.D
McCook
S.D
Garnett
Baker University
Leo Deckert
Dolton
Phyllis Harrison
Columbus
Ohio
Charles Deckert
Harris Deckert
Peter B. Deckert
Marion
Susie Deckert
Freeman
Farris- Feuerborn Memorial Chapel
Silver Lake
Obituary and Public Notices From Ottawa Area
Deaths and service notices for Garrett Harms of Princeton and Fay Brewster of Lawrence, plus dismissals and admissions, arrests, burglaries, thefts, vandalism, and traffic incidents across Ottawa, Elmore Geiger, Lawrence, and surrounding areas, with dates, ages, and surviving relatives where available. Includes funeral details, church affiliation, and local crime docket entries.
Senate panel backs bill on police deadly force limits
In Topeka the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a measure restricting when officers may use deadly force to arrest or prevent escape. The bill requires reasonable belief of no substantial risk to bystanders and allows force in certain escape cases if the arrestee’s crime involved deadly force. Lobbyist Joseph Zima urged passage, saying current law works and the new language undermines officer judgment.
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Topeka, Kan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph Zima
Shawnee County
Local Area Students To Be Honored By KU
The University of Kansas honors outstanding high school seniors from Anderson and Franklin counties at 7 30 p m March 9 in the Ottawa High School Cyclone Room. Six high schools will name Kansas Honor Students during a dessert program with Deanell Tacha as speaker and awards overseen by a KU Alumni Association official. Reservations and tickets are open to parents teachers friends and KU alumni.
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University of Kansas Alumni Association
KU Endowment Association
Anderson and
Franklin Counties
Ottawa High School
Kansas
Deanell Tacha
KU Alumni Association
Thomas Sachse
Cedar
Anderson County
Carol Askins
Garnett
Franklin County
Local ads and votes crowd Shaklee and Hill House notices
Local shoppers see Shaklee products and early planting onions at 89 cents per pound along with strawberry plants and new fruit tree shipments. Willis Garden Center promotes items at 242- Cherry with hours, plus political pitches for Lester Graham Gene A Broers and Richard Jackson. Also included are General Electric appliances and Hill House breakfast specials.
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Willis Garden Center
Jobless Rate Up in Kansas as Seasonal Slowdowns Hit
Kansas unemployment rose to 4.1 percent in January from 3.6 percent a year earlier, with 49,000 people unemployed out of a 1.1 million-strong workforce. Topeka led major cities at 5.5 percent, Wichita at 3.8 percent, and Lawrence and Manhattan each at 4.6 percent. Seasonal slowdowns were blamed.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Department of Human Resources
Fritz Prohaska
Human Resources Department
Wichita
Lawrence
Manhattan
Kansas Mother of the Year Named in Topeka
Mrs. William Crouch of Topeka, wife of a pediatrician, was named Kansas Mother of the Year and becomes eligible for American Mother of the Year. Mother of eight, she helped found a school for education of pregnant teenagers and led programs on child education, babysitter training, and anti smoking and substance abuse awareness. She has led numerous charitable and church activities.
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Topeka, Kan
William Crouch
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Medical Society Auxiliary
Wall Street gains amid fading bank rate declines
The Dow rose 4.42 to 940.51 by noon as bank prime rates edged down to 18 or 19 percent. Analysts cautioned that market uncertainty lingered over President Reagan's economic plan. Fox stock jumped 6.34 to 60.44 amid Marvin Davis takeover talk. NYSE composite rose 0.03 to 72.48 amid 15.06 million shares traded at noon.
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New York
Reagan
Trust Department of Philadelphia
Girard Bank
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
Marvin Davis
Denver
Chris-Craft Industries
Fox
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
There Is No Such Thing As Instant Arthritis
A chiropractor urges readers that arthritis cannot be instant and promotes early diagnosis and treatment rather than reliance on quick fixes. He notes initial pains from minor injuries may signal arthritis but emphasizes proactive care to win the battle against the costly condition.
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