The Parsons Sun from Parsons, Kansas • 14

14 Parsons Sun Thursday Oct 19 1989 Routine traffic stop leads to arrests Drug czar receptive to Hayden's proposals Two stolen vehicles recovered Two alleged car thieves might have got away with their crime if it for a burned out headlight and a vigilant police officer Just after midnight Parsons police officer Jeff Kinsler stopped a car at 16th and Thornton that had a burned out headlight said Assistant Police Chief Gary Baldwin Further investigation revealed that Davis Wcsterficld 20 Cherry-vale was driving with a revoked license Kinsler also learned that the car a 1981 Oldsmobilc was stolen from Debby residence 244 Stone sometime after 8:45 pm Wednesday And after further questioning of Westcrficld while it was parked behind the Eagles Club in the city He said Hamilton at one point saw the truck east of Cherryvale and gave chase but could not catch up with the vehicle Wcsterficld was arrested for driving with a revoked license two counts of felony theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm Baldwin said Wcsterficld had prior convictions Parsons police also arrested hclly Goodscll 21 Cherryvale a passenger in the stolen Oldsrno-bilc In addition to felony theft be making arrangements for Bennett to sec some drug facilities including the new youth drug treatment center in Wichita and to have Bennett visit with law enforcement officials from around the state at a forum arranged by the office Bennett was somewhat less positive toward another Hayden proposal that federal legislation be enacted to ban smoking and tobacco products from schools Bennett told the news conference that while he agrees with the concept of tobacco-free schools his general philosophy is such legislation is better left to local and state officials He indicated he would be reluctant to seek a federal law Peterson said Hayden was extremely pleased with his meeting with Bennett thought it was very she said He was impressed by the genuine interest Bennett expressed in his ideas and also by how seriously he is taking his Federal panel reinstates air service funding Goodscll may face a charge ot obstructing the legal process Baldwin said when Kinsler was putting Wcsterficld into the patrol car Goodscll broke away from police officer Casey Doyle who was assisting Kinsler and got about a half block away before she was caught Police also found a semiautomatic handgun in the Oldsmobilc but do not know if the weapon belongs to one of die two suspects or to the owner of the Oldsmobilc Baldwin said Charges were expected to be filed against the two who arc in Labette County Jail later today in district court per-passenger cost of the EAS subsidies also must be below $200 The six cities in Western Kansas meet all those stipulations Critical to the future of air service in Western Kansas however is Air success in finding a replacement for Braniff which filed bankruptcy last month FM to return to broadcasting in stereo with most new music coming from compact discs Storm damage in 1986 eliminated stereo broadcasting for the station KLKC first began operations in 1948 at the Faye Hotel on the corner of Broadway and Central the present site of the Labette County Judicial Center It was operated by the Community Broadcasting Co The station was moved in 1954 to the First National Bank building Central and Main after Carol Combs Dick Combs and Gene Joslin purchased the station for EAS funding might be over The conference report recommends additional restrictions that lighten qualifications for funding Cities now must be more than 70 miles from a major airline hub or more than 55 miles from a smaller hub to qualify for the subsidies The By Harris News Service Federal subsidies to help rural communities retain air service were reinstated by a congressional conference committee Monday night Now the battle moves to restoration of connection flights with a major airline in the wake of Braniff bankruptcy The committee of House and Senate negotiators agreed to provide S306 million in Essential Air Service funding which helps keep air service running in six Western Kansas cities Previous funding was approximately $35 million The conference recommendations still must be i KLKC radio announces I plan to build new office Oswego woman placed on diversion for arson dedicate sanctuary New Life Tabernacle has undergone several renovations Among the changes arc a new sign and new entry doors Changes made in the sanctuary include: new upholstered pews platform area podium and upholstered altar benches paneling and carpeting The baptistry has been replaced Other changes in the facility include improvements in the fellowship hall and Sunday School rooms along with new heating and air conditioning systems In addition to the service Friday the church will have an open house from 2 to 4 pm Saturday for die public to view the changes GRAIN FUTURES CHICAGO (AP) Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday: Open High Low Last Chg WHEAT 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel KLKC radio Parsons will move to a new building northeast of town next year i KLKC radio will move from its present location on the second floor of the First National Bank building to its transmitter and tower site located north of Tower Bowl just east of Parsons Gary Cantrell manager of the AM and FM station said the projected date for opening the new studios is Jan 1 1990 The studios will be in a new 1800-square-foot building The move and related ment changes will allow KLKC- 0 New York(AP)-noon CDT stocks StocksBMiairlkets TOPEKA (AP) Gov Mike Hayden got a positive reaction Wednesday from federal drug czar William Bennett to his proposal that the Bush administration create a panel of state drug specialists to advise the federal government on its national drug strategy During a meeting in Washington with Bennett director of the federal office of National Drug Control Policy the Kansas governor said the national effort to fight drugs will succeed only if there is and regular from the states During a news conference following their private meeting Bennett said he saw merit in advisory panel concept and indicated he may move forward on it Bennett also expressed interest in coming to Kansas to study some of the drug programs Hayden has implmcmcntcd Kathy Peterson press secretary said plans arc being laid for Bennett to visit Wichita next month She said the office would Service to remodeled i I A special service is set for 7:30 pm Friday at the First United Pcnte- costal Church 1 101 26th to dedi-j cate the newly remodeled church sanctuary and to mark the anniver-i sary of the Rev Robert Brubaker The public is invited to attend The Kansas District Superintcn-) dent of the United Pentecostal Church International the Rev LE i Westbcrg of Junction City will be the evening speaker The Rev Nathan Dusley of Independence Section 2 presbyter will officiate Several former pastors of the church are expected to attend along with -other pastors and members of the Kansas United Pentecostal churches The church formerly known as BARTLETT CO OP Bartlett Hard wheat $382 Unch Soft wheal $362 Unch Soybeans $519 05 Yellow com $220 Unch Milo $340 Unch Oats $170 Unch PRODUCERS CO-OP Girard Soft wheat $361 Unch Hard wheal $384 Unch Com $210 02 Oats $150 Unch Milo $335 Unch Soybeans $515 05 KANSAS CITY GRAIN KANSAS CITY Mo (AP) Wheal 54 cars: 1 lower to 3 higher No 2 hard No 3 411-440ft No 2 red wheal No 3 338-407' Com 12 cars: 0 to 4 higher No 2 white 280-290n No 2 yellow 239ft -248ft No 3 219ft -247ft No 2 milo 395-407n No 1 soybeans 554ft -570n Hoppers 9400-9500 LIVESTOCK FUTURES CHICAGO (AP) Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday: Open High Low SelUe Chg CATTLE 40000 lbs cents per lb Oct 7465 7467 7435 7442 Dec 7550 7550 7515 7525 Feb 7480 7480 7447 7475 Apr 7485 7495 7462 7492 05 Jun 7195 7205 7180 7197 02 Aug 7060 7060 7035 7037 05 Wed's sties 15740 open int 65671 up 1930 FEEDER CATTLE 44000 lbs cents per lb Oct 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said just a few blocks away from home Cherry vale Police Chief Tim Downum said the truck owned by Kim Hamilton Cherryvale was stolen between 7 and 8:15 pm approved by the full House and Senate but a Dodge City lawyer representing the six Kansas cities said he believed approval would be received Ken Strobcl who has been lobbying for Hays Dodge City Garden City Goodland Great Bend and Liberal as well as Lamar Colo said certainly no reason to believe that it be Until this month Parsons received regular Air Midwest flights under the EAS program But flights to Parsons Tri-City Airport were dropped because too few passengers used the service and the subsidy per passenger was too great Strobcl believes the perennial fight pursue the diversion agreement after an set of was brought to his attention When a diversion request was first brought to his attention Craig said he refused it But any diversion request starts an investigation by his office to see if it would be workable Craig said he contacted Kevin Kit-terman a fire investigator with the slate fire office and Kitter-man thought a diversion would be an appropriate resolution to the case One of the was family difficulties York was experiencing at the time Conditions of the diversion have not been set but Craig said the length of lime for the diversion would be a year or more Columbus man kcc County sheriffs office The victim was working on a stove when the fire caught on a rug a law enforcement statement said The man was identified as Bennie Fcrlo 79 ment and construction companies for building homes in a subdivision of Augusta He also wants to explore the possibility of a university teaching job Other Kansas officeholders have landed temporary teaching positions after their retirement including former Sen James Pearson and former Gov John Carlin During the first six months of the year Whittaker collected total campaign contributions of $51607 and had interest earnings of $21246 on his monies He spent $26452 Whittaker has said that he was accumlat-ing a large campaign stockpile partly to scare off any possible challengers The congressman told the Wichita Eagle in August that he had not decided what he would do with his leftover campaign money if he ever left office was able to make a call which was charged to the hotel My family was relieved to hear that we were he said Having a room on the ninth floor was unsettling the next morning when an aftershock hit a real bad aftershock It was more unnerving because we knew it was going to he said Horton and Kendall were originally to return to Parsons today but after the earthquake they decided to return Wednesday evening Horton said the quake was quite an experience but glad to be home was a part of history that I just as soon have not been The collapse troubling questions for the entire state in terms of the construction of our Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson said Largely because of the collapse of 1-880 known as the Nimitz Freeway the quake was the second-deadliest in US history sales 9069 open int 52377 up 302 CORN 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel sales 31447 open int 167449 up 1942 OATS 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel Dec 146ft 147 145 146 01ft Mar 157 157ft 155ft 156 00ft May 163 163ft 161ft 163 01 Jul 167ft 167ft 166ft 167 00ft Sep 171ft 171ft 171 171 00ft Wed's sales 563 open int 11280 off 84 SOYBEANS 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel A 42-year-old Oswego woman will be placed on diversion for allegedly setting the Pizza Parlor Express 518 Commercial afire in June Deborah York was charged in July with arson a felony In a diversion prosecutors agree to discontinue court proceedings for a certain time as long as the defendant meets the special conditions of the agreement After the defendant has successfully completed the diversion period and met the conditions of the agreement criminal proceedings are dropped The fire at the Pizza Parlor started in a storage area just after the business closed and caused $40000 to $50000 damage Craig said today he agreed to Fire kills rural COLUMBUS (AP) An elderly man died of smoke inhalation Wed- nesday afternoon when a fire destroy- ed his home about six miles north of Columbus according to the Chero- Whittaker Continued from Page 1 that I will have to One source said Whittaker decided to retire after his current term expires because he thought it would better serve the Republican Party and the district in preparing for reapportion-ment In view the source said the legislature and state Republicans might be more protective of a new 5th District congressman and less inclined to radically cut up the district In addition a source said that Whittaker wanted to spend more time with his family who remain in Kansas while he is in Washington and wants to pursue other career possibilities Whittaker has his own develop Survivors Continued from Page 1 see much damage where they were was impressed with the architecture of the buildings because they withstood the he said He said he was also impressed with the way police patrolled the streets and the way the Red Cross set up an emergency relief center at the convention center immediately after the quake Horton said the hotel had two emergency telephone lines open and he was able to call his family an hour and a half after the quake Quake Continued from Page 1 collapse of Interstate 880 in Oakland saying it should have been built to withstand the devastating force of earthquake 3lVi ft sales 30206 open int 104400 up 211 KANSAS CITY (AP) Wheat futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade Thursday: Open High Low Settle Chg WHEAT 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel Dec 404ft 407 403 4(Wft 00ft Mar 402 403ft 399ft 401 00ft May 385ft 387 383ft 386 00 Jul 358 359 356ft 358ft 01 ft Sep 361ft 02ft sales 2687 open int 24956 down 194 KANSAS CITY (AP) Sorghum futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade Thursday: Open High Low Settle Chg SORGHUM 5000 bu minimum dollars per bushel DOW JONES AVERAGES NEW YORK (AP)-Dow Jones 1 pm CDT Stock averages: 30 Industrials 268689 4324 20 Transportation 126280 1493 15 Utilities 21567 170 65 Stocks 102836 1401 If Not Smiling When You Leave Your Bank Time You See Us! 784-5311 Bartlett 226-3300 Labette County Bank See Us Today Only A Smile -f I.