Klaas hails death sentence for Polly killer Davis
In a Petaluma courtroom Richard Allen Davis was sentenced to death for abducting and killing 12 year old Polly Klaas on October 1 1993. Mark Klaas shouted obscenities at Davis after he claimed Polly said she was molested by her father.
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Klaas
Richard Allen Davis
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Polly
Petaluma
Superior Court
Thomas Hastings
San Jose
Mike Groves
Lorena Chandler
Hastings
Lawrence teens arrested after Ottawa joy ride
Five Lawrence juveniles aged 13 to 16 were arrested by Ottawa police on auto theft and marijuana charges after a joy ride in stolen cars. Two vehicles were recovered, including a 1986 Oldsmobile with about 100 grams of marijuana. Detentions will be forwarded to the county attorney.
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Ottawa
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S. Elm
Richard Fritts
Charles Bowling
Bowling
Lawrence
South Main
South Locust
Ninth and
Walnut
Mary I. Bolte
Assaria
Willow
Mistaken release tied to murder suspect in Topeka prison
Sedgwick County judge says Gavin Scott was released from the Topeka Correctional Facility 17 days before the Brittain killings. He had 10 months to serve plus 60 days, but the DOC says no notice was given and the extra two months were not enforced. The case highlights overcrowding and communication failures in the corrections system.
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Brooks
Scott
Topeka
Doug
Beth Brittain
Department of Corrections
Bill Miskell
Miskell
Sedgwick County
Deposit Household Hazardous Waste Collection Notice
Hazardous waste collection for households in FR and CO at the HHW Facility MF from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. Readiness details include acceptable items old pesticides cleaners used motor oil batteries and paint. Call 242-1176 for information and directions.
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Fr, CO
Obituaries for Howard W Law and Ruby Murphy Overbrook
Osawatomie and Overbrook mark the death notices of Howard W Law aged 85 and Ruby Elno ra Murphy aged 99. Law died September 24 1996 in Paola and will be buried in Osawatomie Cemetery with services at Eddy Birchard Funeral Home. Murphy died September 26 1996 in Overbrook with funeral at United Methodist Church and burial in Overbrook Cemetery.
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Calif
Civilian Conservation Corp
Deluth
Minnesota
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Iola
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Twin Rivers Campers Club
History Museum
National Association of
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Marilyn
Ruby E. Murphy
Overbrook
Ruby Elnora Murphy
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Murphy
Henry Harrison
Ida Bell (Minard) Cole
Richland
Twin Mound
James Phillip
Clinton
James Murphy Jr
Delbert C. Murphy
Topeka
Lois Ann Vining
Westmorland
Ottawa Hospital Admissions and Births Reported
Admissions include Joanne Fritts Robin Gooding and Diamiasale Janeen Hearn with Emil Collins and Wanda Ribeau all of Ottawa. A birth is recorded for Robin Gooding and Tony Horne in Ottawa a son weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces. Police notes list arrests two for criminal trespass and a forgery report at Apple Market. An injury crash near John Brown and Vermont sent an injured person to Miami County Hospital. another crash near Willow and 11th sent the driver to Ransom Memorial Hospital. and a non injury backing incident at Crestview Nursing Home caused over 500 dollars in damage.
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Robin Gooding
Ottawa
Janeen Hearn
Emil Collins
Wanda Ribeau
Tony Horne
Miami County
Monty McGinnis
Kentucky
Willow
Bradley C. Herlein
Mary Stoy
Stoy
Herlein
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wall Street inches lower as market direction remains unclear
NY stocks drifted with the Dow down 14.43 to 5854.42 at noon. Broad indices fell modestly while the Nasdaq rose, as bond yields held near 6.87 percent despite the Fed not raising rates, with limited volume on the NYSE. Local stocks listed AT&T at 63 3/4.
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Wall Street
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New York Stock Exchange
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Treasury
At&t Corp
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