Campaign Eyes $70 000 Bullseye For United Way Drive
United Way of Franklin County aims for a $70,000 fall campaign with a 7 a.m. Tuesday Ponchos breakfast to launch. Dorothy Anderson notes expenses are under 7 percent, directing most funds to 14 Ottawa and Franklin County agencies, including American Diabetes 1100 and Boys Club 10100, with several increases and one decline, led by drive chair Tom Keller and co chair Kathy Johnson along with a broad leadership slate.
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United Way of
Franklin County
Dorothy Anderson
Ottawa
Boys Club of Ottawa
Boy Scouts of America
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Girls Club of Ottawa
Girl Scouts of America
Kidney Foundation
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Teens Inc
United Cerebral Palsy
Drive
Tom Keller
Kathy Johnson
Cochairman
Bob Pence
Bob Barkley
Ray Meyer
Rick Peoples
Fair Share
Petition Foiled By Legal Snag In Franklin County
More than 400 signed a remonstrance petition to block a charter raise in Franklin County. County Attorney Wendell Barker ruled the petition insufficient, since it cited only a resolution number without a descriptive title, making the election request invalid. The move aimed to raise the 3.5 to 8 mill general fund levy. officials foresee a 1989 revenue shortfall of about 349000.
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Melissa Bauman
Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Barker
Laura Sutton
Separate Trials Loom In Fatal Tavern Stabbing
Four defendants charged in the July 25 stabbing death of Jari Wills, a former Kansas State University basketball player, face separate jury trials. Burgess and his wife Sherrell Burgess, Charles Tevis, and Michael Hicks plead not guilty before Judge Jules V. Doty. Trial dates set for Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 1, and Dec 8 at 9 am. Bonds remain at 100000. Hicks free after posting. Authorities allege second degree murder under aiding and abetting. pre-trial motions and possible consolidation discussed.
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Jay Bemis
Jari Wills
Kansas State University
Donald L. Burgess
Sherrell
Sycamore
Charles E. Tevis
Scranton
Jules V. Doty
Michael E. Hicks
Wellsville
Doty
Sherrell Burgess
Tevis
Hicks
Burgesses
Tegis
Wendell Barker
Barker
Wills
Ottawa University
Saddleback Lounge
N. Main
Kansas
State Demos Push For Tax Windfall Harness
In Topeka, Democrats protest Gov. Hayden budget guidelines that favor returning most income tax windfalls to taxpayers while keeping spending tight. They note proposed FY 1989 growth is minimal for education and welfare, with final decisions due after November.
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Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Hayden
House
Michael O’keefe
Don Mainey
D-Topeka
House Appropriations Committee
Mayden
No Big Deal turning 100 says Ottawa resident John Erickson
John Erickson of Ottawa Retirement Village celebrates his 100th birthday today. He says to keep living and you reach a century, noting he avoids doctors and drinks, walks daily to Eisenhower School, and plans to spend the day with niece Harold Johnson and nephew Dorothy Johnson from Baldwin New York. He was born September 11 1887 in Sweden and will be honored again by ORV residents next Thursday.
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Melissa Herald
John Erickson
Ottawa
Erickson
Eisenhower School
Harold
Dorothy Johnson
Baldwin
N.Y
ORV
Sweden
Pope Defends Past Popes and Prays Amid Storm at Mass
Pope John Paul II defended his predecessors against Holocaust silence charges and urged 230,000 followers at a rain-shortened outdoor Mass to defend Christian values. In a meeting with Jewish leaders he said never again must the Nazi persecution be allowed and noted Jews have a homeland right, while also acknowledging Palestinian refugees. He urged Cubans and exiles to stay connected to roots and traditions, decried arms spending, and condemned alcohol and drug abuse as storms forced an early dispersal.
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Miami
John Paul II
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