Death Toll Nears 300 as Heat Wave Sizzles Southwest
The Associated Press reports nearly 300 lives likely lost across 14 states due to extreme heat. Texas 87, Arkansas 83, Oklahoma 33, Tennessee 27, Missouri 16, Mississippi 12, Georgia and Kansas 10, Illinois 6, Louisiana 5, Alabama 4, Kentucky 2, Indiana and Nebraska 1 each. Kansas health officials urge precautions and list signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke with cooling and hydration guidance.
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Associated Press
Southwest
Plains
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi
Georgia
Kansas
Ilinois
Louisiana
Alabama
Kentucky
Indiana
Nebraska
Topeka
Kan
Bob Wellborn
Division of Health
State Department of Health and Envioonment
Wellsville Doctor Dies In Suspected Personal Shooting
Wellsville physician William C. Simmons, 46, was found shot in a city lot near Fifth and Main. Sheriff Rex Bowling cited a probable personal safety related gunshot wound and awaited KBI ballistics results to confirm.
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Jay Bemis
Wellsville
William C. Simmons
Rex Bowling
Simmons
Rose
Simmonses
Fifth
Main Streets
Bowling
KBI
Topeka
Local 710 strikes at Citation Mobile Homes in Ottawa
The one month old strike at Citation Mobile Homes continues with five bargaining sessions held. Union Local 710 says contract language changes and scheduling issues stall progress. The company cites stalled talks and delays from a negotiations representative as the cause.
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Citation Mobile Homes
United Auto Workers Union
Ottawa
Citation
Buford Thompson
McCoy
Freed American Hostage Queen Arrives in Zurich for Treatment
Richard Queen, the first American hostage released from Iran in over seven months, arrived in Zurich and was taken to a hospital for treatment of a reported psychological or neurological issue. U.S. doctors may join Swiss specialists. Tehran says this does not alter Iran's stance on remaining hostages.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Richard Queen
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
Queen
New York
London
Scarsdale
N.Y
U.S
Richard Vine
Swissair
Peter Reuss
Germany
Austria
Ayatollah
Seyed Karim Mousavi -Ardabili
America
Khomeini
Inside Highlights Sports Now Prospects Fuel OU Football
Inside Highlights notes growing optimism for Oklahoma football as prospects fuel high expectations. Royals open the second half with a win, spotlighting early momentum on Page 4.
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Royals
State OKs 11.3 percent teacher pay rise in 1981 budget
The State Tax Appeals Board approved Ottawa U.S.C. 290's extra $50,628 in the 1981 budget to fund an average 11.3 percent salary increase for teachers. The move, tied to a July hearing, raises the tax levy about 0.58 mill, with about half funded by state sources and half by district taxpayers.
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Jay Bemis
State Tax Appeals Board
Ottawa U.S.C
Ken Woods
Ottawa Board of Education
Tax Appeals Board
Topeka
Woods
Jewell Spratt
Carolyn Newmaster
Patty
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Franklin County
Archie E. Meisel
Department of Public Safety
Tim Graves
DPS
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Meisel
Clark
Skiles
Herale
Davis and
North Streets
George B. Pyle
National Weather Service
S. Main
Kansas Association of School Boards
Jack Patty
Ottawa School Board
Judy Wilkins
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