Kansas Briefs Pilots Observe Earhart Saga
On the 50th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance pilots worldwide relayed a round the world message in tribute to Atchison native Earhart. The ceremony at Amelia Earhart Airport featured International 99s members and commercial airliners spreading the message that her dream lives on through women pilots.
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Atchison, Kan
Amelia Earhart
Atchison
International 99S
Earhart
Marie Christiansen
Manhunt expands as Wichita man faces mail fraud counts
Federal authorities seek James B. Patterson, 56, indicted on five counts of mail fraud for issuing 757,380 worthless drafts via a check imprinter to settle debts owed by Blast Tire Center of Wichita. Patterson allegedly received 14,000 and a promised 1.6 million payout from Common Title Bond and Trust Co over 20 years.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
FBI
Patterson
Blast Tire Center
Blasi
Common Title Bond and Trust Co
Tenants Win Unprecedented Ruling in Kansas
Lawrence AP three former tenants of Jayhawk West apartments in 1985 won a total of 60000 dollars against Management USA for failing to return security deposits. A Douglas County District Court jury awarded punitive damages, a first in Kansas, according to plaintiff attorney Margaret Berlin.
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Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Douglas County District Court
Margaret Berlin
Kansas
Ms. Berlin
Jayhawk West
Management USA
18 Aliens Die in Locked Boxcar Near Sierra Blanca
Eighteen illegal entrants died after being locked inside a steel-walled boxcar in 130 degree heat near Sierra Blanca Texas during a smuggling attempt. One survivor, Miguel Tostado Rodriguez 21, described the desperate struggle for air and water as others died and the door remained locked from the outside. Investigators said two victims were linked to a smuggling ring offering transport to Dallas Fort Worth for 400 to 500 dollars per person.
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Sierra Blanca
Texas
el Paso
Border Patrol
Stanley Saathoff
Miguel Tostado Rodriguez
Aguascalientes
Saathoff
Tostado
Dallas-Fort Worth
Hudspeth County
Dick Love
Michael G. Wheat
M.S. Dudley
Wheat
Scandal Hits Navy Blue Angels Ground Crew in late night incident
Four Blue Angels ground crew members were cited for indecent exposure, disturbing the peace, and interfering with officers after nakedly cavorting with a woman at a San Jose apartment complex pool. The Navy sent the men back to Pensacola pending investigation. the woman, 36, faced assault and public drunkenness charges.
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San Jose
Calif
Navy
Blue Angels
Pensacola
Fla
Ag Secretary Wins Wheatmen's Respect
Washington AP report says Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng stood firm against White House budget officials in shaping the 1988 farm program. The plan includes a 27.5 percent acreage cut, maintaining 1987 levels, while budget advocates urged 30 percent. Wheat growers praised Lyng for resisting higher cuts, noting the 27.5 percent level aims to keep U.S. wheat competitive and protect markets.
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Washington
Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
Administration
National Association of Wheat Growers
Jim Miller
U.S
Miller
Agriculture Department
White House
Reagan Meets 11 Year Old Pilot At White House
Eleven year old John Kevin Hill, the youngest known cross country pilot, was congratulated by President Reagan at the White House. They discussed rattlesnakes when the boy presented a rattlesnake cane and recalled Reagan's ranch encounter. The boy flew with an instructor from Los Angeles to Washington in a single engine plane.
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Washington
John Kevin Hill
Reagan
White House
John Kevin
Santa Barbara
Calif
Los Angeles
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Kansas Briefs
Fred Noonan
Pacific
James B. Patterson
KS Magazine
Ruth Ann
Roe Messner
Messner
PTL
Commercial Builders of Kansas
Andover
Hays, Kan
Catharine
Justice Department
Deborah Burstion-Wade
Hays Daily News
Hays
Gerald Kirchen
Kirchen
Daily News
Topeka, Kan
A.H. Robins Co
Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka
Ronald D. Heck
Paso
Miguel
Thomas A. Cooper
Robert G. Barkley
Robin K. Sherman
Thomas M. Vigiano
Yvonne Marie Gillmore
Dwight Messimer
Trate
Ment Building
Messimer
Doug Hocking
Hocking
Wheatmen
Lyng
Commodity Credit Corp
Freon
Ottawa Auto Supply
Ottawa
OF Sound Experience
Paul Newman
Bring the Stars
S. Main
Iowa
Kief
Notveha
Waa
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