Farmer helps Hutchinson couple buy lake land after tax sale
A Kinsley farmer loaned 5500 dollars at 6 percent to Hutchinson residents Jake and Becky Eckert who bought 4.6 acres of Lakewood Country Club land at sheriff sale to salvage mobile home options. Repayment deadline is July 1, 1992, with debts totaling at least 4800 dollars and possible sale of the land if unpaid. Nolde aims to assist others and may pursue development with potential partners.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kinsley
Lakewood Country Club
Jack Nolde
Jake
Becky Eckert
Eckerts
Reno
Country Club
Nolde
Ole’ Lakewood Country Club
Anita
Meeker Family Pioneers in Franklin County History
The Meekers established the first permanent white settlement in Franklin County serving as minister teacher doctor and friend to the Ottawas. They founded the first church school and printing press with Mrs Meeker said to have the area s first white child born in 1839. The mission stood near the Marais des Cygnes east of Ottawa but was largely ruined by the 1844 flood before moving to Ottawa Creek and the Ottawa Mission Cemetery where Jotham and Eleanor Meeker are buried.
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Paget
Meekers
Franklin County
Meeker
Marais Des Cygnes
Ottawa
Fort Scott Crossing
Ottawa Creek
Ottawa Mission
Jotham
Eleanor
Barkis urges rejecting waste dump proposals in five-state region
Kansas House Minority Leader Marvin Barkis told Governor Hayden that the state should reject both Westinghouse and US Ecology proposals for a regional low level radioactive waste dump and start over with new bids. He cited environmental concerns and questioned the integrity of the current study and liability plans while urging caution ahead of the June 29 commission decision.
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Topeka
Kan
Marvin Barkis
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Barkis
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Madison
US Ecology
Louisville
D-Louisburg
Westinghouse
Ilinois
Sheffield
Compact
Nebrasa
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
The
Compact Commission
Oklahoma City
Hayden
Farley
Dames and Moore
New York
Kathy Peterson
College Aid Formula Out Of Whack
Kansas lawmakers critique the distribution of 47 federal $1,500 Byrd Scholarships, arguing middle income students lose out as aid favors high achievers. Sen. Jerry Karr cites need for merit and need balance while noting local workers and students face rising debt and limited aid.
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Topeka
Kan
Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Jerry Karr
D-Emporia
Karr
Kansas
Warren Bell
Department
Robert C. Byrd
Bell
McCurdy
Ms. McCurdy
American journalist Charles Glass kidnapped in Beirut
In west Beirut a gunmen abducted American journalist Charles Glass and Ali Osseiran son of Defense Minister Adel Osseiran after intercepting their chauf feured car. Police say Syrians controlled area. no group claimed responsibility. Glass, 36, worked for ABC-TV and has freelanced since last year.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Charles Glass
Ali Osseiran
Glass
Sidon
Osseiran
Adel Osseiran
Syria
West Beirut
Los Angeles
Abc-Tv
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Hutch
Seoul
South Korea
IBP Inc
IBP
Jim Allen
Kansas Board of Regents
Clantha McCurdy
Allen
Mideast
TWA
John Testrake
Foot and Ankle Clinic
Family
S. Main
Olathe
E. Santa Fe
Kmart
Mullen’s Hallmark Shop
Main
FIRST
National Bank OF Ottawa
F.da.c
Amoco Food Shop
Didde Office Supply & Printing CO
Wendy's
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