The Atchison Daily Globe from Atchison, Kansas • Page 3

Second front Monday, February 11, 1991 Atchison Globe 3 World view Copeland trial could begin later this week HOLLA, Mo. (AP) Barring any further legal disputes, lawyers could begin picking a jury this week in the Ray Copeland murder trial. Attorneys for the 76-year-old fanner accused in five killings have tried to avoid a trial by filing dozens of motions and offering a guilty plea if prosecutors would agree not to seek the death penalty. But Judge E. Richard Webber refused the plea and has called the first pool of prospective jurors to report today in Phelps County Circuit Court.

3 prisoners escape from Cass County Jail HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (A prisoners, including a suspect in the killing of an Overland Park, Kan. man, remained at large today following their escape from the Cass County Jail. The escape was discovered about 11 a.m. Sunday at the jail south of Kansas City, said a spokesman for the Cass County Sheriffs Department.

A search indicated the men fled after removing a steel plate from a wall and crawling through duct'work io an overhead exhaust fan. One of the escaped prisoners was James Gee, 20, who was charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 1 shooting death of Joe Sestak 48. Prosecutors believe Gee and his roommate, Kurt Lowther, tricked Sestak into thinking they wanted to buy a sports car he was trying to sell. i Kansas guard unit leaves for Persian Gulf TOPEKA (AP) Members of the 170th Maintenance Company left this weekend for Saudi Arabia, becoming the first Kansas Army National Guard members to be gent on active duty in Operation Desert Storm.

The 200 soldiers boarded an L-1011 jet at Forbes Field south of Topeka and took off just before 4 a.m. Sunday. "I'm ready to go over there, get our job done and get back," said Spec. Patric Linden, 19, of Hays. "Tm fairly confident about this." The 170th, which has armories in Hays, Colby and Goodland, is a maintenance company that services almost anything in the Army, from jeeps to tanks to portable showers.

The unit most likely will be in a rear position, away from the heaviest fighting. Officers say hospital unprepared, morale low KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A front-line Army hospital in Saudi Arabia lacks medical equipment, is not ready to treat patients and staff members have low morale, say two Missouri reserve officers stationed in the gulf. "We've got a 400-bed hospital, and we have facilities right now to handle 25 patients," supply Staff Sgt. Tolson told The Kansas City Star in Sunday's editions.

Farrell, 46, a Vietnam veteran, called the war zone's supply problems "horrendous." Farrell, of St. Louis, and Michael Tolson, 41, of Columbia, said their evacuation hospital is "in no way" ready for casualties from a ground war with Iraq. Murder suspect being held without bail COFFEYVILLE (AP) A 30-year-old Texas man was ordered held without bond after he reportedly confessed to killing his grandmother and aunt in Coffeyville. Danny Ray Royse, of Irving, Texas, wasbeingheld Saturday in a Dal- las jail pending an extradition hearing scheduled for today. A Montgomery County, Kansas, warrant charged the former Independence resident with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Florence Royse, 87, and Elsie Hinthorn, 71, whose bodies were found Thursday in Mrs.

Royse's home. Cops posed as reporters at news conference KANSAS CITY, Mo. officials are defending their decision to have undercover officers pose as reporters during a news conference called by an Army Reserve doctor who left her unit to protest the war. Two detectives attended the gathering called Feb. 2 by Dr.

Yolanda Huet-Vaughn, after which she surrendered to military authorities. The officers carried fake press credentials, a camera and note pad, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday. "Ifa pretty common said Deputy Chief Bob Wesley said. "We've done it before." National Reading is fun Sara Finke (left) and Kylee Dove, read the book "The Hungry Caterpillar" during a puppet show by Extended Day students Friday afternoon at Martin East School. Seventeen USD 409 students participated in the event.

RCCP presents IVLtracle Worker 7 The River City Community Play- ers will present its winter production, "The Miracle Worker" (the Helen Keller story), Feb. 22 and 23 and March 1,2,8, and 9 at the Per- forming Arts Center, Fifth and Delaware in Leavenworth. All performances will be at 8 p.m. Helen Keller will be played by Kimberly "Kimi" Kaster. Although an elementary student at Muncie School, Raster's theater background is impressive.

She's performed in "Carousel" at Kansas. City, Community College, "Annie" at St. Mary College, "The Spirit of Christmas" and "The Sound of Music" for the RCCP. Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's persistent language teacher, will be played by Carla Scovill, the drama teacher at Lansing High School. Scovill's experience includes nearly two dozen stage performances plus 14 plays she's directed at Lansing High, Northwest Missouri State University, Missouri Repertory Theatre and Penn Valley Community College.

Captain Keller, Helen's father, will be portrayed by David Scott. Scott is familiar to local theater patrons through his performances in Tiddler on the in Atchison last summer, as well as his Leavenworth appearances in "The Zoo Story," "Annie," "My Fair Lady," "Lil Abner," "1776," "The Sound of Music," and "Butterflies Are Free." Elizabeth Judd will play the role of Kate Keller, Helen's mother. For ticket information call 682-7557 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 5 p.m. Oh days of performances, the ticket office is open from noon to showtime. Municipal Court Local briefs I Actions: Peter J.

Biffinger, 214 Green Tree Road, charge of no driver's license on person dismissed. Gary L. Williams, 915 charge of expired state tag dismissed. Linda Bayless, 939 Kansas charge of no proof of insurance dismissed. Terry L.

Schied, 620 N. Second charges of no driver's license on person and no proof of insurance dismissed. Fines and forfeitures: Edith M. Sieg, Leavenworth, $25, driving on the wrong side of the roadway. Oscar E.

Burnett, 930 N. Fifth $75, no driver's license, no proof of insurance and no state tag. Wannis D. Widner 1617 S. Sixth $25, misuse of state tag.

Lela Gwartney, 313 Kansas $25, expired state tag. John D. Monson, Lancaster, $45, speeding 50 in a 35 mph zone. Russell L. Beach, Topeka, $57, speeding 52 in "a 35 mph zone.

Julie Wilburn, 1306 Country "Club Road, $25, expired state tag. Charles K. Crawley, Severance, $59, speeding 49 in a 30 mph zone. Michael C. Cavanaugh, Chesterfield, $53, speeding 33 in a 20 mph school zone.

Curtis L. Webb, Route 2, $56, speeding 46 in a 30 mph zone. Curtis W. Housh, 1019S. Seventh $60, disobeyed stop sign and wrong way on a one-way street.

AudraM. Paugh, 915 $25, failure to dim headlights. Raymond D. Emery, Ozawkie, $44, speeding 49 in a 35 mph zone. Pamela M.

Swope, 1104 Kansas $25, disobeyed stop sign. Frank K. Moranz, St. Joseph, $35, failure to yield right-of-way. Wei Quan Chen Watson, San Francisco, $44, speeding 34 in a 20 mph Elmo Garlington, Kansas City, $85, disobeyed stop sign, no proof of insurance and no state tag.

Keith W. Biasing, 717 Ann $50, no driver's license. Atchison County Courthouse Child suffers, then benefits as mom works CHAMPAIGN, HI. child's intellectual development may be impaired if its mother works outside the home during ita first year but could be enhanced if she works the second and third years, a new study concludes. The study also suggests that a mother who works all three years neither hinders nor hampers a child's development.

The researchers analyzed data from a nationwide sample of women ages 21-29 in 1986 and their 874 children, who were 3 and 4years old at the time and had been tested once on a standardized vocabulary test. And on the 7th day, they shopped at last FARGO, J). (AP) Cleone Jensen is among thousands of North Dakotans who made history just by going shopping. Jensen and his wife drove 250 miles from their Turtle Lake home to spend Sunday at Fargo's West Acres, the state's biggest shopping mall, to try out a new law permitting Sunday shopping in this state for the first time. "It's about time we gotinto the 20th century," Jensen said.

There are nine years left, and we just made it" Gov, George Sinner signed a bill last Wednesday repealing the state's 100-year-old blue laws. North Dakota was the last stafe in the country to prohibit Sunday shopping. Rules expand eligibility for disability benefits WASHINGTON (AP) Thousands more disabled children are expected to become eligible for federal benefits under liberalized regulations being issued today under a Supreme Court ruling. For the first time, the government will consider not only children's medical problems, but also the effect those conditions have on walking, eating, dressing and other daily activities. The change is expected to add to the Supplemental Security Income program each year as many as 37,000 children with severe physical and mental disabilities that would not previously have qualified them for benefits, officials said.

It is effective immediately. International Journalists, military increasingly adversaries DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) Here in the battle zone, the military and the journalists covering the Persian Gulf War are increasingly finding themselves at odds. Many reporters feel hemmed in by military rules, which officials say are needed for both the reporters' safety and military security. More than 800 journalists in Saudi Arabia are under strict guidelines requiring them to report only in Pentagon-sanctioned pools. But only 126 pool spots have been made available.

District Court, small claims and limited action judgments: Uni-Mart, doing business as Texaco vs. Robert D. Brenneman, judgment granted for plaintiff, $252.38, costs and interest. Thayer Supply Co. vs.

Kenneth Myers, judgment granted for plaintiff, $145.48, costs and interest. Lasater's vs. Barry W. Williams, defendant confesses judgment, $93.06., costs and interest. Levin Furniture vs.

DonTinMin, judgment granted for plaintiff, $499, costs and interest. District Court, filed: Brandon Hermreck and Miranda Thummel, by their next friend and mother Lone A. Hermreck vs. Dennis J. Thummel, petition to determine custody, support and visitation.

State of Kansas, Ex Social and Rehabilitation Services, and Ex Nancy L. Chrisreson, for the benefit of the minor child, Kevin Miles vs. Kristi M. Miles, petition to establish support and reimburse the state. Belinda L.

Spain vs. Leslie A. Spain, petition for divorce. Sheryl A. Williams vs.

Robert L. Williams, petition for divorced WilliaoiF. SpeerlV vs.SandraL. Speer, petition for divorce, temporary orders issued. Cinnamon D.

OT)onnell vs. Barry M. OTJonnell, petition for divorce. Ricky L. McCoy and Marsha L.

McCoy, petition for divorce. Allison Crouch and Erich Crouch, petition for divorce. Terri L. Banks vs. Gerald A.

Banks, petition for divorce. Phillip L. Burke vs. Janet K' Burke, petition for divorce. Brenda L.

Dunn and Edward E. Dunn, petition for divorce. Bible digest "Letyour conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 Every Christian should be content because we have the Lord. No material thing can match the personal relationship we have with Jesus. Art exhibit on display William A.

Berry, professor of art at the University of Missouri, has 'had work exhibited and collected on several continents. An exhibition of his work, "Drawn to Art: Colored Pencil and Paper" is being exhibited at Highland Communitv College Art Gallery through Feb. 22. The exhibit is touring under the auspices of Exhibit USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts MUance. In recent years, the Texas-born artist has focused almost entirely on still life.

Using colored pencil and the technique of cross hatching he calls "planar modeling," Berry blends elements from the natural world, such as fruit, vegetables and eggs, with geometric solids. His work has been selected for national and international shows and many of those drawings have won prizes in juried competitions. Exhibit USA is a national division of Mid America Arts Alliance, a nonprofit regional arts organization whose partners include the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas; the National Endowment for the Arts and private contributors. Highland Community College Art Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Legislative coffee set The Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce will hostalegislative coffee at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the chamber office in the Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. 10th St. Sen. Don Sallee and Reps.

Joan Adam and Galen Weiland will be present to give updates on pending legislation and answer questions. Coffee and rolls will be served. There will be a $1 charge and reser- vations should be made by catting the chamber office, 367-2427. Keene returns from trip Dimple Keene, East Atchison, has just returned from Lakewood, where she got acquainted with her great-grandson, John Brenan Hurley. John Brenan was born Jan.

13 the son of John and Deidre Hurley. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Keene, Pratt, were also there visiting their grandson. John Brenan has three great- great-grandmothers, Minnie Hunt, Flemington, Mabelle Hard, Lubbock, Texas; and Vaughn Gha- lardi, Trinidad, Colo.

Dimple Keene also visited mining towns in the mountaias and reports that the weather was great. Even though the temperature wasn't higher that it is here.it seemed warmer. Atchison Daily Globe Classifieds Call Jackie, 367-0583 New PERSONAL CHOKFProqram The hippopotamus may kill more people than any other animal in Africa, says National Geographic. Why wait for your federal income tax refund? Raid receive your refund anticipation loan within a matter of days available whether we prepare your return or not BLOCK 712 Commercial 9-6 Sat. 9-5 367-6231 or trie first time, offers 3 new food plans in a tore-akttiroLjgri program.

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