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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1989
Page
12
Lawrence police say Travis L Geerye 20 of Tecumseh may have died while playing Russian roulette during a visit to a Lawrence mobile home. He was pronounced dead in the parking lot of Lawrence Memorial Hospital after ambulance transport. No foul play ruled out yet.
Police and federal agents seized Marshall A. Spector's house in Stilwell Overland Park police and U S Marshals and IRS took the property valued at more than 160000 including an outdoor pool hot tub and belongings such as a stereo and VCR Detektiv Bill Falk said authorities are hitting drug dealers profits and denying them benefits from misery and pain of illegal transactions
In Russell Kansas a group of about 30 residents sue to block the sale of a home to Develop Mental Services of Northwest Kansas Inc aimed at converting it into a six bed home for severely disabled adults. They cite a deed restriction requiring single family houses. The suit questions the Fair Housing Amendments Act as applied to group homes. Senator Bob Dole, a Russell native and disabled veteran, supported the law.
Wesley Foundation and University of Kansas Medical Center launch a scholarship program to attract and retain minority medical students in Kansas. A $480,000 Wesley grant will be matched by the medical center for a total of $960,000, funding 20 high school and early undergrad fellowships, 12 medical school scholarships over three years, and four for a six year advanced study track. First fellowships next summer and first medical scholarships for Fall 1990.
In Des Moines Iowa AP reports no jackpot winners in Wednesday's Lotto America drawing. Thirty six tickets matched five of six for 1413 dollars and 2512 matched four for 48 dollars. Estimated jackpot for Saturday up to seven million with numbers 11 28 31 39 46 52. Kansas Cash Lotto drew 68 11 18 25 31 with an estimated 25000 jackpot.
Kansas Cosmosphere plans a $25 000 fund raising night October 26 at Wichita Epic Center. Max Ary says money funds restoration and exhibit setup as the center expands to a space museum theater and planetarium. With Epic Center pledging about $10 000, Cosmosphere must attract 700 attendees at $35 to break even and gain Wichita exposure.
Wichita oilman Hershberger, 58, pleaded not guilty in Topeka to 37 federal charges including mail and bank fraud tied to Petroleum Energy Inc. He was released on his own recognizance on a $1,000 bond. A Dec. 1 pretrial motion hearing was set by Judge Saffels, with grand jury indictments naming Steve Levandowski and Dyrk Dahl already involved.
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