Woman seeks clemency in Geary County murder case
State reports Lorna Anderson-Leffert again petitions executive clemency for arranging her husband Martin Anderson's 1983 murder in Geary County while she was having an affair with her employer Rev. Thomas Bird. She received 15-to-life for murder and five-to-18 for solicitation. Gov. Finney denied a prior request in 1993. The case inspired the 1987 TV miniseries Murder Ordained.
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Junction City
Kan
Lorna Anderson-Leffert
Martin Anderson
Geary County
Topeka
Joan Finney
Anderson-Leffert
Thomas Bird
Faith Lutheran Church
Emporia
Anderson
Bond Gone: Father Fails to Reclaim $50,000 After Son Plea
Kansas City bondholder James Nave cannot recover the $50,000 posted for his son in a first degree murder case as the youth pleads guilty and awaits sentencing. Wyandotte County officials probe sheriff's department funds misuse with two officials charged. Memorial services set in Topeka for retired Maj. Gen. Ralph T. Tice, former adjutant general and Kansas National Guard leader. Survivors include wife Nadine, a daughter and two stepdaughters.
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Kansas City, Kan
James Nave
Wyandotte
Sheriff's Department
Topeka
Kan
Ralph T. Tice
Kansas
Tice
U.S. Weather Bureau
Kansas City
69Th Brigade
Nadine
Glickman withdraws from Espy successor race
Rep Dan Glickman of Wichita says he pulled his name from consideration to replace Agriculture Secretary Espy. He cites the department’s problems and wants more independence on policy while pursuing re election in November.
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Wichita
Kan
Dan Glickman
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Agriculture Committee
Glickman
Tax revenues beat estimates in first quarter
Kansas state tax collections for the first quarter of the 1995 budget year totaled above estimates by 1 percent, with July to September receipts exceeding forecast by 7.44 million. The Legislative Research Department released the report on Wednesday, noting the new budget year began in July.
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Topeka
Kan
Legislative Research Department
Ramsey Seeks 10th District Seat Amid Clinton Debate
Gene Ramsey of Ottawa, a Democrat, speaks of focusing on the person not the party while courting voters in Nebraska. He weighs death penalty reform and prison work programs, says district guidance could shift his stance, and highlights his diverse background in media, business, and local government.
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Clinton
Gene Ramsey
Ramsey
D-Ottawa
Midwest
Ramsey Printing
Kent
Crawford
Neb
Ottawa City Commission
10Th District
Emotions dominate Totton case motions in Pomona court
In Franklin County District Court Judge Jules V Doty and special prosecutor Pedro Irigonegaray clashed during a hearing on boosting the sentence for Douglas A Totton. Totton 36 rural Pomona was convicted last August of aggravated battery DUI and running a stop sign. The case drew emotional testimony from victims Rebecca Woodruff Max Totton and Kirstie Woodruff as a sobbing Woodruff left the courtroom with family support.
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Pomona
Franklin County District Court
Jules V. Doty
Pedro Irigonegaray
Topeka
Woodruff
Vassar
Doty
Iriganegaray
Douglas A. Totton
Hus
Kansas
Totton
Irigonegaray
Jackson to work for Koch on youth crime study
Commissioner Richard Jackson will serve on a Koch commission committee studying youth crime as part of a two year Kansas wide inquiry funded by the nonprofit Kanza Corporation. He notes rising juvenile crime in rural areas with ages 15 to 18 most often arrested.
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Itawa City
Richard Jackson
William I. Koch
Koch Commission
Kansas
Kanza Corporation
Jackson
New Jersey zoning foes push profanity ban in public spaces
A Jersey City style clash emerges as ARITAN New Jersey students oppose a proposed law to ban profane language in public. Marsha Wenk of the New Jersey ACLU argues about subjectivity of rudeness while business owner Bobby Schenck supports the idea, noting shop curses and a quoted remark on obscenity.
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Aritan
N.J
New Jersey Aclu l Egal
Marsha Wenk
Bobby Schenck
Uncle Bob's Cookies & Things
Schenck
Ottawa to expand Village West with 1.395 million loan guarantee
Ottawa Mayor Vicki Cummiskey announced a state loan guarantee of 1.395 million to the Village West project for the Ottawa Retirement Village expansion. The plan includes Alzheimer and dementia care, a 314 thousand grant, and a 1.739 million construction cost with 20 new jobs and a 2 million increase to the city tax base.
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Ttawa
Vicki Cummiskey
City Commission
Village West
Ottawa
John Howe
Ory
Cummiskey
Howe
Scott Lambers
Wynndee Lee
Fashion Inc
Ottawa University
Ward Science Hall
Commis
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