Bakker Denies Fight to Reclaim PTL Empire
Disgraced evangelist Jim Bakker says he and Tammy Faye will not fight to regain PTL leadership and that without a miracle of God, they may never minister again. He denies sex scandal accusations, asserts openness, and outlines ongoing royalties while Falwell takes over PTL.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Jim Bakker
Bakker
Tammy Faye
Tammy
Jerry Falwell
PTL
Jessica Hahn
Jim
California
David
Falwell
Old Time Gospel Hour
Bakkers
Heritage USA
Fort Mill
S.C
Proposal Drag Strip Faces Neighbors Near Ottawa
Darrell Anderson hopes to open Le Loup International drag strip near Ottawa Kansas with NHRA sanction and K and K Insurance backing. He cites community gains and family involvement, while neighbors fear water needs and unwanted elements. opposition could delay or derail the plan.
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National Hot Rod Association
K & K Insurance Company
Fort Wayne
Ind
Anderson
Lawrence
Kansas
Pittsburg
The
Ottawa Herald
Dale van Horn
le Loup International
Robert Green
Green
Peoria Township
Ottawa
Sycamore
Kansas Highway Patrol Origins and Growth Through 1970s
The article traces the Kansas Highway Patrol from its 1935 naming and 1937 reorganization through rapid expansion. It recounts early practices, such as no radios, paired troopers, mileage of 35 mph norms, and use of landmarks for speed checks. By 1970 the force reached 323 officers with turnpike and training center roles, naming surviving veterans.
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Jack B. Jenkins
Harder
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Harder and Dunn
Ken Roberts
Albert Scheibner
Topeka
Don Amos
Green Valley
Ariz
Funeral for American volunteer killed in Nicaragua conflict
President Daniel Ortega helped carry the coffin of Benjamin Linder, an American engineer killed near La Camaleona in a Contra attack. Ortega urged the United States to pursue peace talks while condemning U.S. involvement and calling for dialogue, as Sandinista officials blamed the rebels and cited CIA backing.
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Matagalpa
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Reagan
Benjamin Linder
CIA
Ortega
Linder
U.S
Hemingway
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
Cuba
la Camaleona
George Shultz
Miguel d’Escoto
Independent cropduster faces crash scare during flight
Ballard, an independent cropduster, described the mishap as one of those things and said he was not hurt. He noted the urgent task of landing safely and that once the plane is repaired he will return to spraying and helping farmers.
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Andersons
Darrell
Janice Breshears
Briles
KHP
Paget
Kansas Corporation Commission
Sun
Spacia
Ballard
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Presbyterian Manor
Hasold Drive
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