Kansas Youth Program Aims To Show Prison Life Instead Of Scare Tactics
Kansas corrections chief Patrick McManus told legislators that a Lansing prison program for first offenders uses controlled exposure to life behind bars rather than Rahway New Jersey's Scared Straight sensationalism. He noted counties like Pawnee participate in community corrections with state reimbursement and urged brief jail terms as attention-getters.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Rahway
N.J
Patrick McManus
Minnesota
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
McManus
Pawnee County
Rock Island Strike Finally Settled
Rock Island Lines bosses and two unions said they settled after weeks of disruption. BRAC and UTU reported retroactive pay to Jan 1, 1978 and a prevailing industry wage. Installment payments were planned due to the railroad's financial condition, with details awaiting announcement by the emergency board.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Brotherhood of Railway
Airline
Fletcher
Rock Island
BRAC
UTA
Ted Zirbes
Railroad
Zirbes
UTU
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Terminal Railway Co
Typhoon winds cause fatal Marine Camp Fuji blast
Typhoon Tip battered Honshu injuring 46 and killing one Marine at Camp Fuji near Mt. Fuji. Fires from a gasoline tank explosion spread through quonset huts destroying 14 huts as crews battled the blaze for hours. Dozens of injuries included U.S. civilians. many treated in five local hospitals. Authorities said victims will be named after next of kin notifications.
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Tokyo
U.S. Marine Corps
Mt. Fuji
U.S
Japan
Honshu
Camp Fuji
U. S
Yokosuka
7Th Fleet
Yokota
Kyodo News Service
Hillside Slayer Suspect Pleads Guilty in Washington Case
Kenneth Bianchi pleaded guilty in Whatcom County Superior Court to strangling two Washington coeds and agreed to plead guilty to five of the 13 Hillside Strangler slayings in Los Angeles. He received two consecutive life terms and will be taken to Los Angeles. He signed an agreement to plead guilty in California and provide information to authorities.
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Bellingham, Wash
Kenneth Bianchi
Washington
Whatcom County
Jack Kurtz
Bianchi
Los Angeles
Dave McEachran
McEachran
California
Hillside
Thefts and collisions mark Ottawa daily report
The Daily Report itemizes a theft of an antenna from a vehicle owned by Charles Brungardner and multiple Friday traffic incidents. It includes two noninjury accidents, one with improper passing and another with failure to yield, plus an initial appearance for Orville McCune on an insufficient funds charge. Civil suit filings, an arrest, and a weekly school lunch menu round out the report.
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Charles Brungardner
N. Main
10Th
Cedar Streets
Barbara Shumar
S. Cedar
Michael R. Connor
S. Poplar
Connor
Ninth
Main Streets
Barbara S. Freeman
S. Elm
Richard V. Lilly
Pomona
Terri L. Howard
Feeman
Willis Garden Center Sale and Local Event Listings
Pence's South Deli closes for remodeling on Monday and Wednesday. Hallowe en event at Richmond Community Building features food and games, with free painting classes through Hilltop Plaster. Peony Roots, hanging baskets, holiday fogger, large pots, bulbs offer, and bonemeal giveaway advertised by Willis Garden Center at 5th and Cherry.
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Willis Garden Center
Community Event and Local Business Notices
Brief notices of dances church dinners and meetings across communities. Events include Eagle Lodge Halloween dance with Karen and the Kastaways, McArdle’s moving address, Juke Box Friday at Mac and the Rhythm Ramblers, and Elks trip to Kansas City Chiefs game. Also listings for births classes, turkey-beef dinner, Rotary chili day, VFW steak night, and salvage groceries pricing pages. Local organizations and venues named with dates and contact numbers.
Strawberry workshop to boost Kansas growers in Lawrence
Kansas strawberry production topics set for October 25 at Lawrence with sessions for commercial growers and home gardeners. Countywide suitability in eastern Kansas noted. Douglas County Fairgrounds hosts the program, sponsored by Kansas State University. Bozworth honored for 20 years in Extension Service with a USDA tenure award. Coen and Van Horn named among K State dairy cattle judging team participants at Madison, Wisconsin.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas State University
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Robert W. Bozworth
Franklin County
Manhattan
U. S&s. Department of Agriculture
John Coen
Ottawa Rfd
Madison
Wis
Coen
Pam van Horn
Library Line answers: questions from Kansas library users
A community information feature at 5th and Main fields queries on hunting seasons, abbreviations, Social Security cards, KU Natural History Museum hours, Home Life Assurance Co., art prints, Fort Ord location, and Kansas City Philharmonic program. Answers cite Kansas City Star listings, dictionaries, local offices, museum brochures, Bests Guides, Frame Up, Carnegie Institute, Encyclopedia Americana, and library recordings.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
R.S.V.P
Social Security
Princeton Road
Natural History Museum
Dyche Museum of Natural History
Home Life Assurance Co
Liberty Park
Frazer
Bests
Renault
Lawrence
Janson
Carnegie Institute
Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh
Fort Ord
California
Monterey
Encyclopedia Americana
Edward Ord
Kansas City Philharmonic
Philharmonic
Beethoven
Khachaturian
Brahm
Ottawa Wins Pedestrian Safety Citation At State Conference
Ottawa and Osawatomie joined Kansas cities and Riley County in receiving pedestrian safety citations from the American Automobile Association at the Kansas Highway Users Federation annual conference. The two cities have gone two years without pedestrian fatalities in traffic incidents. other recipients include Emporia Independence Manhattan Concordia El Dorado Garden City Hays Junction City Parsons Dodge City Hutchinson Salina Leavenworth and Winfield.
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Wichita
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Kansas Cities
Kansas Highway Users Federation
American Automobile Association
Emporia
Independence
Manhattan
Concordia
el Dorado
Garden City
Hays
Junction City
Parsons
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Salina
Leavenworth
Winfield
Riley County
Aging Council Launches 24 Hour Information Line
The Mid-America Council on Aging introduces a 24 hour answering service across six counties to assist elderly residents. Call toll free at 1 800 332 6091 to hear a brief program overview and leave a 30 second message for MACA staff.
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Mid-America Council On Aging
MACA
WATS
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Jersey
Shawnee
Johnson
Wyandotte
Douglas
Riley
Saline
McPherson
Harvey
Linn
Miami
Bourbon
Jack Fletcher
Fred Hardin
United Transportation Union
Marine
the Daily Report
Public Safety News
District Court News
Orville D
McCune
Otasco
S. Main
A. C. Sandgren
Ottawa Parts House
Dennis Criqui
Criqui Garage
Carlos A. Garcia
David M. Schmoe
Laury
Gollier
Tony Criqui
Wohl Shoe Co
Richardson’s Inc
James Lyman
Farmers Cooperative Association
Scott Chapman
Peoples National Bank and Trust
Leroy Bailey
MAR Waka Broadcasting Co
Kofo Radio
Bob Rickman
Ottawa Lumber, Inc
Mike Bouska
Ottawa Lumber
Charles Raby
Sheriff's News
Bradley Wayne Allan
U.S.C
PENCE
Hallowesta
Richmond Community Building
Hilltop
Call Leta Hilliard
Ad Briefs
Eagles Lodge
Karen and the
Kastaways
McArdle
E. 15Th
Fulton Furniture
Mac and the Rythmn Ramblers
Bill
Bradley
Candi Klamer
ELKS
Kansas City Chiefs
Giants
Wright
Williamsburg
Jaycees
Madeo
Wellsville Methodist
Rotary
Masonic Hall
VFW
Anita
The
Drifters
Metzger Salvage
5Th and Main
Aging Council
Northwestern Mutual
Robert L. Shields
CLU
National Association of Life Underwriters
Via
Crewen
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