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In 2009, disgraced financier Bernard Madoff began serving a 150-year sentence
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Today is Thursday, July 14, the 195th day of 2022. There are 170 days left in the year.
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7/14/22
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In 1999, ‘Railroad Killer’ Angel Maturino Resendiz surrendered in El Paso, Texas
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7/13/22
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James Giles was returned to Kansas to face involuntary manslaughter charges
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7/13/22
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Five jitneurs were arrested for violating the new jitney ordinance
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/12/22
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In 1862, President Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor
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7/12/22
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The Ku Klux Klan in Crawford County, Kansas, part 3
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Having closely observed the Klan’s activities for several months and become particularly incensed by the October 1922 Schierlman flogging in Liberty, Gov. Henry Allen immediately ordered an investigation.
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By Ken Peak / Special to The Morning Sun
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7/9/22
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In 2010, the largest U.S.-Russia spy swap since the Cold War was completed
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Today is Saturday, July 9, the 190th day of 2022. There are 175 days left in the year.
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7/9/22
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George McCalester, who was shot through the chest, died yesterday morning
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7/9/22
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In 1947, a New Mexico newspaper quoted officials saying they’d recovered a ‘flying saucer’
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7/8/22
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Gary Kleypas was found mentally competent to stand trial
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7/8/22
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Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson, part 6
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The following is the sixth excerpt from “From Poverty to Prestige: the Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson.”
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7/7/22
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In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii
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7/7/22
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400 candidates were initiated at a KKK meeting near Liberty, Kansas
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7/7/22
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In 1945, President Truman signed an order establishing the Medal of Freedom
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Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2022. There are 178 days left in the year.
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7/6/22
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‘Dare Devil Slim’ was laid to rest after plunging to his death from an airplane
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7/6/22
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In 1943, the Battle of Kursk began during World War II
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Today is Tuesday, July 5, the 186th day of 2022. There are 179 days left in the year.
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7/5/22
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Six sirens for Pittsburg's emergency warning system should arrive this week
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7/5/22
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Charles Mingori, the ‘Kansas Bearcat,’ was caught by police after a wild chase
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7/2/22
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The Ku Klux Klan in Crawford County, Kansas, part 2
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Crawford County history buffs are typically very knowledgeable about the area’s rich roots in bootlegging and coal mining. What they might not know, however, is that Kansas — including Crawford County — has a history with the Ku Klux Klan as well, dating back to the 1920s.
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By Ken Peak / Special to The Morning Sun
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7/2/22
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Things you don’t hear anymore
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I can’t remember now who emailed me THINGS YOU DON'T HEAR ANY MORE, but it sure gave me flashbacks and started me recollecting other old quotes.
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By J.T. Knoll / news@morningsun.net
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7/2/22
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