SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man for alleged child sex crimes.

In June, police in Wichita were alerted to a concerning text messages sent by 48-year-old Shawn Wingfield, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;

USD 259 listed Wingfield as a gifted-6 teacher at Wichita Northwest High School. His linkdin profile said he also was involved with debate and forensics.

Further investigation into the text messages led police to arrest Wingfield on Saturday and he was booked&nbsp; into the Sedgwick County Jail <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=305200">on requested</a> charges of sexual exploitation of a child.&nbsp;

Earlier this month, Wingfield wrote on social media," This morning, for reasons involving personal health and well being, I resigned from Wichita Public Schools. Without going into details, I have come to believe that this is not only the best decision for myself, but also for the district and my students. And while I do regret the timing of this decision so close to the start of the new school year, I believe that to stay any longer would prove to be a greater inconvenience to everyone in the end."

On Saturday Wingfield&nbsp; wrote on social media, "Time for me to check out for a while.  A little earlier than I had hoped.  See everyone, I hope, on the other side."

The case against Wingfield was presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond, according to online court records and was expected in court on Monday afternoon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

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 <figcaption>Wingfield-photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a man for alleged child sex crimes.In June, police in Wichita were alerted to a concerning text messages sent by 48-year-old Shawn Wingfield, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;USD 259 listed Wingfield as a gifted-6 teacher at Wichita Northwest High School. His linkdin profile said he also was involved with debate and forensics.Further investigation into the text messages led police to arrest Wingfield on Saturday and he was booked&nbsp; into the Sedgwick County Jail <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=305200">on requested</a> charges of sexual exploitation of a child.&nbsp;Earlier this month, Wingfield wrote on social media," This morning, for reasons involving personal health and well being, I resigned from Wichita Public Schools. Without going into details, I have come to believe that this is not only the best decision for myself, but also for the district and my students. And while I do regret the timing of this decision so close to the start of the new school year, I believe that to stay any longer would prove to be a greater inconvenience to everyone in the end."On Saturday Wingfield&nbsp; wrote on social media, "Time for me to check out for a while. A little earlier than I had hoped. See everyone, I hope, on the other side."The case against Wingfield was presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. He remains jailed on a $50,000 bond, according to online court records and was expected in court on Monday afternoon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Kan. teacher jailed after text message investigation

Edna Marian King, resident of Mitchell County Resident Care Center in Beloit, KS passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, at age 87.&nbsp; She was the youngest of ten children born to Phillip and Janie (Griffin) Zillinger on March 13, 1934, in Logan, KS.&nbsp; Affectionately known as Marian, she attended schools in Phillips County.&nbsp; Marian was raised on a farm and her favorite childhood memory was on the 4th&nbsp;of July when they had firecrackers and homemade ice cream.&nbsp; She married Melvin King on Sept 22, 1950, in Stockton, KS and was married 31 years.&nbsp; She was a member of the Church of Christ. To this union, six children were born.&nbsp; She worked outside the home when the children got older, as a bookkeeper until she retired. While living in Hays, KS she enjoyed working with the Senior Companion program to assist seniors that were alone and still living in their homes. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and crafting and loved to crochet and embroider.&nbsp; She had travels to 15 states and enjoyed her family and the many friendships that she made along the way. Things that were important in the family were working hard, doing well in school and playing fair.&nbsp; She loved doing things with and for her family.

She is survived by five children:&nbsp; Patrick King, Hays, KS; Diana Stoeber (John), Jewell, KS; Renee Thompson (Rick), Glade, KS; Terali Richardson (Jim), Salina, KS; David King (Lily), Umatilla, FL.&nbsp; She is survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.&nbsp; Also survived by one brother Ray Zillinger (Donna) and sister-in-law Betty Zillinger and a host of nieces and nephews

She is preceded in death by her son: Melvin Lee King, his wife Donna King (Bartlett) and 2 grandchildren: John King and James King, her parents, sisters: Bertha Kaiser Whitney, Ruth Hulett, Ellen McKinsey, Esther Lynn, Genevieve Townley; brothers:&nbsp; Andy Zillinger and Fred Zillinger.

Marian chose cremation and plans for her Celebration of Life will be set at a future date.

Memorials are suggested to Mitchell County Resident Care Center, Beloit, KS or Solomon Valley Hospice, Beloit, KS.&nbsp;&nbsp;Donations made payable to the organization may be sent in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Home, PO Box 86, Hays, KS, 67601.

Services in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory,&nbsp; 2509 Vine Street, Hays, KS.

Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>.

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 </figure>Edna Marian King, resident of Mitchell County Resident Care Center in Beloit, KS passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, at age 87.&nbsp; She was the youngest of ten children born to Phillip and Janie (Griffin) Zillinger on March 13, 1934, in Logan, KS.&nbsp; Affectionately known as Marian, she attended schools in Phillips County.&nbsp; Marian was raised on a farm and her favorite childhood memory was on the 4th&nbsp;of July when they had firecrackers and homemade ice cream.&nbsp; She married Melvin King on Sept 22, 1950, in Stockton, KS and was married 31 years.&nbsp; She was a member of the Church of Christ. To this union, six children were born.&nbsp; She worked outside the home when the children got older, as a bookkeeper until she retired. While living in Hays, KS she enjoyed working with the Senior Companion program to assist seniors that were alone and still living in their homes. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and crafting and loved to crochet and embroider.&nbsp; She had travels to 15 states and enjoyed her family and the many friendships that she made along the way. Things that were important in the family were working hard, doing well in school and playing fair.&nbsp; She loved doing things with and for her family.She is survived by five children:&nbsp; Patrick King, Hays, KS; Diana Stoeber (John), Jewell, KS; Renee Thompson (Rick), Glade, KS; Terali Richardson (Jim), Salina, KS; David King (Lily), Umatilla, FL.&nbsp; She is survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.&nbsp; Also survived by one brother Ray Zillinger (Donna) and sister-in-law Betty Zillinger and a host of nieces and nephewsShe is preceded in death by her son: Melvin Lee King, his wife Donna King (Bartlett) and 2 grandchildren: John King and James King, her parents, sisters: Bertha Kaiser Whitney, Ruth Hulett, Ellen McKinsey, Esther Lynn, Genevieve Townley; brothers:&nbsp; Andy Zillinger and Fred Zillinger.Marian chose cremation and plans for her Celebration of Life will be set at a future date.Memorials are suggested to Mitchell County Resident Care Center, Beloit, KS or Solomon Valley Hospice, Beloit, KS.&nbsp;&nbsp;Donations made payable to the organization may be sent in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Home, PO Box 86, Hays, KS, 67601.Services in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory,&nbsp; 2509 Vine Street, Hays, KS.Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>.

Edna Marian King

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities&nbsp; investigating a fatal July 17 gunfight at a Kansas home have arrested a second suspect identified as 20-year-old Tyler Kelly of Wichita.

Just before 10p.m. Saturday, July 17, police responded to a burglary in progress call at a home in the 2600 block of North Piatt in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;

 Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old victim who had been shot.&nbsp; He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.

While investigating the scene, a 16-year-old male suspect and Kelly arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds.&nbsp; 

The 16-year-old was treated, released, and booked into jail. Kelly was released from hospital Friday after treatment of a serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Davidson. 

Police <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20071701">booked him Friday afternoon </a>on requested charges of first degree murder and aggravated assault, according to Officer Trevor Macy.

The investigation revealed Kelly and the teen suspect and the victim are known to each other.&nbsp; The suspects arrived at the victim’s home, a disturbance ensued, and multiple shots were fired that struck all three individuals.&nbsp; Investigators have recovered two handguns during the investigation.

This was not a random incident, according to Davidson.&nbsp;Police will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal weekend shooting and have arrested a 16-year-old boy.

Just before 10p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a burglary in progress call at a home in the 2600 block of North Piatt inW Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp;

 Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old victim who had been shot.&nbsp; He was taken to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

While investigating the scene, a 16-year-old male suspect and a 20-year-old male suspect arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds.&nbsp; 

The 16-year-old was treated, released, and booked into jail. The 20-year-old male remains hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Davidson.

The investigation revealed the two suspects and victim are known to each other.&nbsp; The suspects arrived at the victim’s home, a disturbance ensued, and multiple shots were fired that struck all three individuals.&nbsp; Investigators have recovered two handguns during the investigation.

This was not a random incident, according to Davidson. He did not released names of the victim or the suspects.

Police will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

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 <figcaption>Kelly photo Sedgwick County</figcaption>
 </figure>SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities&nbsp; investigating a fatal July 17 gunfight at a Kansas home have arrested a second suspect identified as 20-year-old Tyler Kelly of Wichita.Just before 10p.m. Saturday, July 17, police responded to a burglary in progress call at a home in the 2600 block of North Piatt in Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old victim who had been shot.&nbsp; He was taken to an area hospital, where he died.While investigating the scene, a 16-year-old male suspect and Kelly arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds.&nbsp; The 16-year-old was treated, released, and booked into jail. Kelly was released from hospital Friday after treatment of a serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Davidson. Police <a href="https://ssc.sedgwickcounty.org/sheriffinmates/SheriffInmateDetail.aspx?nameId=20071701">booked him Friday afternoon </a>on requested charges of first degree murder and aggravated assault, according to Officer Trevor Macy.The investigation revealed Kelly and the teen suspect and the victim are known to each other.&nbsp; The suspects arrived at the victim’s home, a disturbance ensued, and multiple shots were fired that struck all three individuals.&nbsp; Investigators have recovered two handguns during the investigation.This was not a random incident, according to Davidson.&nbsp;Police will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.------------SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal weekend shooting and have arrested a 16-year-old boy.Just before 10p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a burglary in progress call at a home in the 2600 block of North Piatt inW Wichita, according to Officer Charley Davidson.&nbsp; Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old victim who had been shot.&nbsp; He was taken to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.While investigating the scene, a 16-year-old male suspect and a 20-year-old male suspect arrived at an area hospital with gunshot wounds.&nbsp; The 16-year-old was treated, released, and booked into jail. The 20-year-old male remains hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Davidson.The investigation revealed the two suspects and victim are known to each other.&nbsp; The suspects arrived at the victim’s home, a disturbance ensued, and multiple shots were fired that struck all three individuals.&nbsp; Investigators have recovered two handguns during the investigation.This was not a random incident, according to Davidson. He did not released names of the victim or the suspects.Police will present the case to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office.

Suspect in fatal Kan. gunfight moved from hospital to jail

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal weekend crash have identified the victim as Erasmo C. Ramirez Soto, 37 of Topeka.

Just after 3:30a.m. Saturday, July 24 at around responded to a single vehicle crash near the intersection of SE 29th Street and SE Adams Street, according to police spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.

Responding officers located a single passenger identified as Ramirez Soto suffering from serious injuries. Officers attempted life-saving measures and American Medical Response personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Ramirez Soto deceased at the scene.&nbsp;

The driver of the vehicle, Cesar R. Carreto-Orozco, 39 of Topeka was located nearby the crash scene and was uninjured. As a result of the investigation police arrested Carreto-Orozco on requested&nbsp;charges of Involuntary manslaughter; While under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Improper Driving On Laned Roadway and Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, according to Spiker.

SHAWNEE COUNTY— A Kansas man was arrested after a fatal weekend crash in Topeka.&nbsp; One person died in the crash that happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at 29th and Adams, according to Police Lt. Joe Perry.

According to the Shawnee County Detention Center booking records 39-year-old Cesar Roberto Carreto-Orozco was&nbsp; being held on a requested charges of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence, driving without a license and improper driving on a laned road. He was booked Saturday and held without bond.

Police have not released the name of the victim.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal weekend crash have identified the victim as Erasmo C. Ramirez Soto, 37 of Topeka.Just after 3:30a.m. Saturday, July 24 at around responded to a single vehicle crash near the intersection of SE 29th Street and SE Adams Street, according to police spokesperson Gretchen Spiker.Responding officers located a single passenger identified as Ramirez Soto suffering from serious injuries. Officers attempted life-saving measures and American Medical Response personnel responded to the scene and pronounced Ramirez Soto deceased at the scene.&nbsp;The driver of the vehicle, Cesar R. Carreto-Orozco, 39 of Topeka was located nearby the crash scene and was uninjured. As a result of the investigation police arrested Carreto-Orozco on requested&nbsp;charges of Involuntary manslaughter; While under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Improper Driving On Laned Roadway and Operate a motor vehicle without a valid license, according to Spiker.--------SHAWNEE COUNTY— A Kansas man was arrested after a fatal weekend crash in Topeka.&nbsp; One person died in the crash that happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at 29th and Adams, according to Police Lt. Joe Perry.According to the Shawnee County Detention Center booking records 39-year-old Cesar Roberto Carreto-Orozco was&nbsp; being held on a requested charges of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence, driving without a license and improper driving on a laned road. He was booked Saturday and held without bond.Police have not released the name of the victim.

Update: Police arrest driver, ID Kan. man who died in crash

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has led to unnecessary alarm across the country at both K–12 and higher education levels. One portion of the public believes teachers should only teach what their local or state school boards approve. Another portion believes that teachers have some sort of absolute academic freedom and unlimited free speech. Both are wrong. It is far more complex.

Although free speech and academic freedom are often used interchangeably, they are different.&nbsp; Academic freedom is exercised by teachers and professors within classrooms with their students. It is an attribute of the teaching profession. Free speech occurs in public and outside of the classroom.

Consider the following “teachings”:

A geology teacher claims the earth is flat. &nbsp;

A history teacher states the Holocaust never happened.

A math teacher contends two-plus-two equals five.

If these are the true actions of these teachers (and not a teaching method to get students to think and arrive at the real answers), these teachers can and should be fired for incompetence.

When a California science teacher contended he had an academic freedom to refuse to teach evolution when it was part of the curriculum—he lost. In Peloza v. Capistrano (1994), the court ruled that school districts can require teachers to teach evolution. Earlier in Webster v. New Lenox (1990) the court ruled that school districts can prohibit the teaching of creationism. And in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005), the judge ruled that a supposedly non-religious “alternative” view of biological evolution called “intelligent design” could not be taught as science.

In all cases, the courts turned to the profession to determine the legitimacy of the content. —Not the local or state school boards. —Not the whims of the teacher. And any university teacher ed program that trains future geology teachers that the earth is flat, or math student teachers that two-plus-two equals five will lose its accreditation because it contradicts the current knowledge-base of those professions.

The consequences of mis-teaching are real. Any country where the bulk of citizens believe the earth is flat or two-plus-two equals five is not going to launch a satellite into space. The last veterans who witnessed the liberation of Auschwitz are nearly gone, but the extensive documentation remains and a country that denies the Holocaust will feed future supremist movements. Yesterday’s history matters today, or we would not bother to teach it.

Countries will downplay their mistakes. Japan today omits from its history books major terrible atrocities committed in World War II. The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was not in our history books., but it was of a scale that deserves to be included. Good teachers promote reasoned discussion. They do not impose guilt trips. Teachers are frontline professionals representing their professions. And that is where professional content is defined. —Again, not by local or state school boards. —Not by legislatures. The courts ultimately turn to the profession to define legitimate content.

Education Week recently reviewed the CRT laws just passed by ten states. The most recent act in Tennessee was a complaint that “...a lesson on Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to desegregate an elementary school in Louisiana, made white students feel uncomfortable” and thus violated their new CRT law. If Japan can hide its past, we should too? –Because some might be “uncomfortable?

When the Arkansas legislature made it a crime for medical doctors to perform fully professional treatments and surgery on trans kids, they violated the jurisdiction of the medical profession. As more states strive to regulate what the teaching profession considers factual, they are joining ranks with autocrats in Poland and Hungary and Belarus that choose to hide or distort their history, and compel educational professionals to be unprofessional.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

Unfortunately, it is a shortcoming of our system that it will take time for this intrusion into teacher professionalism to make its way to a higher court. Meanwhile, this growing tendency for legislatures to dictate professional practice will take a toll, in veteran teachers resigning and in college students diverting away from pursing teaching.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute has just released a 377-page detailed analysis of each states' U.S. history and civics standards. It can be found online at: <a href="https://fordhaminstitute.org/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/20210623-state-state-standards-civics-and-us-history-20210.pdf">https://fordhaminstitute.org/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/20210623-state-state-standards-civics-and-us-history-20210.pdf</a>&nbsp;.

John Richard Schrock has trained biology teachers for more than 30 years in Kansas. He also has lectured at 27 universities in 20 trips to China. He holds the distinction of “Faculty Emeritus” at Emporia State University.

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 <figcaption>John Richard Schrock</figcaption>
 </figure>By JOHN RICHARD SCHROCKCritical Race Theory (CRT) has led to unnecessary alarm across the country at both K–12 and higher education levels. One portion of the public believes teachers should only teach what their local or state school boards approve. Another portion believes that teachers have some sort of absolute academic freedom and unlimited free speech. Both are wrong. It is far more complex. Although free speech and academic freedom are often used interchangeably, they are different.&nbsp; Academic freedom is exercised by teachers and professors within classrooms with their students. It is an attribute of the teaching profession. Free speech occurs in public and outside of the classroom. Consider the following “teachings”: A geology teacher claims the earth is flat. &nbsp; A history teacher states the Holocaust never happened. A math teacher contends two-plus-two equals five. If these are the true actions of these teachers (and not a teaching method to get students to think and arrive at the real answers), these teachers can and should be fired for incompetence. When a California science teacher contended he had an academic freedom to refuse to teach evolution when it was part of the curriculum—he lost. In Peloza v. Capistrano (1994), the court ruled that school districts can require teachers to teach evolution. Earlier in Webster v. New Lenox (1990) the court ruled that school districts can prohibit the teaching of creationism. And in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District (2005), the judge ruled that a supposedly non-religious “alternative” view of biological evolution called “intelligent design” could not be taught as science. In all cases, the courts turned to the profession to determine the legitimacy of the content. —Not the local or state school boards. —Not the whims of the teacher. And any university teacher ed program that trains future geology teachers that the earth is flat, or math student teachers that two-plus-two equals five will lose its accreditation because it contradicts the current knowledge-base of those professions. The consequences of mis-teaching are real. Any country where the bulk of citizens believe the earth is flat or two-plus-two equals five is not going to launch a satellite into space. The last veterans who witnessed the liberation of Auschwitz are nearly gone, but the extensive documentation remains and a country that denies the Holocaust will feed future supremist movements. Yesterday’s history matters today, or we would not bother to teach it. Countries will downplay their mistakes. Japan today omits from its history books major terrible atrocities committed in World War II. The Tulsa race riot of 1921 was not in our history books., but it was of a scale that deserves to be included. Good teachers promote reasoned discussion. They do not impose guilt trips. Teachers are frontline professionals representing their professions. And that is where professional content is defined. —Again, not by local or state school boards. —Not by legislatures. The courts ultimately turn to the profession to define legitimate content. Education Week recently reviewed the CRT laws just passed by ten states. The most recent act in Tennessee was a complaint that “...a lesson on Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to desegregate an elementary school in Louisiana, made white students feel uncomfortable” and thus violated their new CRT law. If Japan can hide its past, we should too? –Because some might be “uncomfortable? When the Arkansas legislature made it a crime for medical doctors to perform fully professional treatments and surgery on trans kids, they violated the jurisdiction of the medical profession. As more states strive to regulate what the teaching profession considers factual, they are joining ranks with autocrats in Poland and Hungary and Belarus that choose to hide or distort their history, and compel educational professionals to be unprofessional.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Unfortunately, it is a shortcoming of our system that it will take time for this intrusion into teacher professionalism to make its way to a higher court. Meanwhile, this growing tendency for legislatures to dictate professional practice will take a toll, in veteran teachers resigning and in college students diverting away from pursing teaching.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Thomas B. Fordham Institute has just released a 377-page detailed analysis of each states' U.S. history and civics standards. It can be found online at: <a href="https://fordhaminstitute.org/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/20210623-state-state-standards-civics-and-us-history-20210.pdf">https://fordhaminstitute.org/sites/default/files/publication/pdfs/20210623-state-state-standards-civics-and-us-history-20210.pdf</a>&nbsp;.John Richard Schrock has trained biology teachers for more than 30 years in Kansas. He also has lectured at 27 universities in 20 trips to China. He holds the distinction of “Faculty Emeritus” at Emporia State University.

ED FRONTLINES: Academic freedom has professional limits

Today is Monday, July 26, the 207th day of 2021. There are 158 days left in the year.

On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.

In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1847, the western African country of Liberia, founded by freed American slaves, declared its independence.

In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 1945, the Potsdam Declaration warned Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face "prompt and utter destruction." Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party; Clement Attlee succeeded him.

In 1953, Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. (Castro ousted Batista in 1959.) 

In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank off New England, some 11 hours after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm; at least 51 people died, from both vessels.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In 2002, the Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the biggest government reorganization in decades.

In 2006, in a dramatic turnaround from her first murder trial, Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a Houston jury in the bathtub drownings of her five children; she was committed to a state mental hospital.

In 2013, Ariel Castro, the man who'd imprisoned three women in his Cleveland home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. (Castro later committed suicide in prison.)

In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

In 2017, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would not "accept or allow" transgender people to serve in the U.S. military. (After a legal battle, the Defense Department approved a new policy requiring most individuals to serve in their birth gender.) 

Ten years ago: The White House threatened to veto emergency House legislation that aimed to avert a threatened national default. Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced he would resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him, charges that Wu denied.

Five years ago: A former employee stabbed 19 disabled people to death and injured two dozen others at a residential care facility in Japan. (Satoshi Uematsu, who said he was trying to help the world by killing people he thought were burdens, was sentenced to death.)

One year ago: A processional with the casket of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, where Lewis and other civil rights marchers were beaten 55 years earlier. Authorities declared a riot in Portland, Oregon, after protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse; thousands had gathered for another night of protests over the killing of George Floyd and the presence of federal agents. Florida surpassed New York as the state with the second-most confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S., behind only California. A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast with high winds and drenching rains. Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in "Gone With the Wind," died at her home in Paris at the age of 104.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Robert Colbert is 90. Actor-singer Darlene Love is 80. Singer Brenton Wood is 80. Rock star Mick Jagger is 78. Movie director Peter Hyams is 78. Actor Helen Mirren is 76. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 72. Actor Susan George is 71. Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill is 65. Actor Nana Visitor is 64. Actor Kevin Spacey is 62. Rock singer Gary Cherone is 60. Actor Sandra Bullock is 57. Actor-comedian Danny Woodburn is 57. Rock singer Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) is 56. Actor Jeremy Piven is 56. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder is 55. Actor Jason Statham is 54. Actor Cress Williams is 51. TV host Chris Harrison is 50. Actor Kate Beckinsale is 48. Actor Gary Owen is 48. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 47. Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 44. Actor Eve Myles is 43. Actor Juliet Rylance is 42. Actor Monica Raymund is 35. Actor Caitlin Gerard is 33. Actor Francia Raisa is 33. Actor Bianca Santos is 31. Actor-singer Taylor Momsen is 28. Actor Elizabeth Gillies is 28.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, July 26, the 207th day of 2021. There are 158 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.On this date:In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.In 1847, the western African country of Liberia, founded by freed American slaves, declared its independence.In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.In 1945, the Potsdam Declaration warned Imperial Japan to unconditionally surrender, or face "prompt and utter destruction." Winston Churchill resigned as Britain's prime minister after his Conservatives were soundly defeated by the Labour Party; Clement Attlee succeeded him.In 1953, Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. (Castro ousted Batista in 1959.) In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria sank off New England, some 11 hours after colliding with the Swedish liner Stockholm; at least 51 people died, from both vessels.In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.In 2002, the Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the biggest government reorganization in decades.In 2006, in a dramatic turnaround from her first murder trial, Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a Houston jury in the bathtub drownings of her five children; she was committed to a state mental hospital.In 2013, Ariel Castro, the man who'd imprisoned three women in his Cleveland home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. (Castro later committed suicide in prison.)In 2016, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.In 2017, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he would not "accept or allow" transgender people to serve in the U.S. military. (After a legal battle, the Defense Department approved a new policy requiring most individuals to serve in their birth gender.) Ten years ago: The White House threatened to veto emergency House legislation that aimed to avert a threatened national default. Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced he would resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him, charges that Wu denied.Five years ago: A former employee stabbed 19 disabled people to death and injured two dozen others at a residential care facility in Japan. (Satoshi Uematsu, who said he was trying to help the world by killing people he thought were burdens, was sentenced to death.) One year ago: A processional with the casket of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, where Lewis and other civil rights marchers were beaten 55 years earlier. Authorities declared a riot in Portland, Oregon, after protesters breached a fence surrounding the city's federal courthouse; thousands had gathered for another night of protests over the killing of George Floyd and the presence of federal agents. Florida surpassed New York as the state with the second-most confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S., behind only California. A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast with high winds and drenching rains. Oscar winner Olivia de Havilland, best known as the kindly Melanie in "Gone With the Wind," died at her home in Paris at the age of 104.Today's Birthdays: Actor Robert Colbert is 90. Actor-singer Darlene Love is 80. Singer Brenton Wood is 80. Rock star Mick Jagger is 78. Movie director Peter Hyams is 78. Actor Helen Mirren is 76. Rock musician Roger Taylor (Queen) is 72. Actor Susan George is 71. Olympic gold medal figure skater Dorothy Hamill is 65. Actor Nana Visitor is 64. Actor Kevin Spacey is 62. Rock singer Gary Cherone is 60. Actor Sandra Bullock is 57. Actor-comedian Danny Woodburn is 57. Rock singer Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) is 56. Actor Jeremy Piven is 56. Rapper-reggae singer Wayne Wonder is 55. Actor Jason Statham is 54. Actor Cress Williams is 51. TV host Chris Harrison is 50. Actor Kate Beckinsale is 48. Actor Gary Owen is 48. Rock musician Dan Konopka (OK Go) is 47. Gospel/Contemporary Christian singer Rebecca St. James is 44. Actor Eve Myles is 43. Actor Juliet Rylance is 42. Actor Monica Raymund is 35. Actor Caitlin Gerard is 33. Actor Francia Raisa is 33. Actor Bianca Santos is 31. Actor-singer Taylor Momsen is 28. Actor Elizabeth Gillies is 28.

Today in History - July 26

WICHITA – A significant increase in the time it is taking the U.S. State Department to process passports is forcing many travelers to postpone previously booked vacations. 

With that in mind, AAA is urging anyone planning or hoping to travel out of the United States this year or next to initiate the passport process now or risk having those plans derailed by the delays.

“At AAA, we are seeing travelers, sometimes entire families, that have been forced to cancel or postpone their trips because passport processing has taken longer than they anticipated,” said Matt Bert, travel advisor for AAA Kansas. “One of the first questions we are now asking our clients is about the passport status of all travelers.”

At this time, the State Department says passport application is taking more than four months (18 weeks). And, ‘expedited’ service may only shorten the wait to three months.

AAA travel advisors say passport processing times are&nbsp;three times as long as the average wait time prior to the pandemic. The&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445311&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">State Department website</a>&nbsp;indicates the dramatic delays&nbsp;are the result of COVID-related issues and high demand.

“Some travelers with bookings&nbsp;this summer have already had to postpone until next year,” Bert added. “And, for those who are uninsured for such a change in plans, the cancellation is much more than an inconvenience. It’s a costly miscalculation.”

The passport delay issue is not just affecting those applying for new passports or renewing passports set to expire. AAA is reminding travelers that many countries now require the passport expiration date to be at least six months after the date of return travel so anyone planning travel through 2022 is strongly urged to begin the passport renewal process now.

●Check passport status of everyone with whom you plan to travel. 

●Share passport status information with your travel advisor. 

●Book travel that ensures your return date is at least six months before passport expiration. 

●Initiate passport processing&nbsp;for:

-Passports that have expired or are set to expire within 6 months of travel

Visit your nearest AAA office for your passport photo,&nbsp;application and instructions. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445310&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA Passport Services</a>.

About AAA AAA provides automotive, travel, and insurance services to more than 62&nbsp;million members nationwide and more than three&nbsp;hundred fifty thousand&nbsp;members in Kansas.&nbsp;AAA advocates for the safety and mobility of its members and has been committed to outstanding road service for more than 100 years. AAA is a&nbsp;non-stock, membership corporation working&nbsp;on behalf of motorists, who can map a route, access a&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445309&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">COVID travel restriction map</a>, find local gas prices and&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445308&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">electric vehicle charging stations</a>,&nbsp;discover discounts, book a hotel, and track their roadside assistance service with the AAA Mobile app (<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445307&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA.com/mobile</a>) for iPhone, iPad and Android. For more information on joining or renewing a Membership, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445306&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">www.AAA.com</a>.

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 </figure>WICHITA – A significant increase in the time it is taking the U.S. State Department to process passports is forcing many travelers to postpone previously booked vacations. With that in mind, AAA is urging anyone planning or hoping to travel out of the United States this year or next to initiate the passport process now or risk having those plans derailed by the delays.“At AAA, we are seeing travelers, sometimes entire families, that have been forced to cancel or postpone their trips because passport processing has taken longer than they anticipated,” said Matt Bert, travel advisor for AAA Kansas. “One of the first questions we are now asking our clients is about the passport status of all travelers.”At this time, the State Department says passport application is taking more than four months (18 weeks). And, ‘expedited’ service may only shorten the wait to three months.AAA travel advisors say passport processing times are&nbsp;three times as long as the average wait time prior to the pandemic. The&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445311&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">State Department website</a>&nbsp;indicates the dramatic delays&nbsp;are the result of COVID-related issues and high demand.“Some travelers with bookings&nbsp;this summer have already had to postpone until next year,” Bert added. “And, for those who are uninsured for such a change in plans, the cancellation is much more than an inconvenience. It’s a costly miscalculation.”The passport delay issue is not just affecting those applying for new passports or renewing passports set to expire. AAA is reminding travelers that many countries now require the passport expiration date to be at least six months after the date of return travel so anyone planning travel through 2022 is strongly urged to begin the passport renewal process now.Passport tips for travelers●Check passport status of everyone with whom you plan to travel. ●Share passport status information with your travel advisor. ●Book travel that ensures your return date is at least six months before passport expiration. ●Initiate passport processing&nbsp;for:-New passport applicants-Passports that have expired or are set to expire within 6 months of travel-Passports that require a name change. Visit your nearest AAA office for your passport photo,&nbsp;application and instructions. For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445310&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA Passport Services</a>.About AAA AAA provides automotive, travel, and insurance services to more than 62&nbsp;million members nationwide and more than three&nbsp;hundred fifty thousand&nbsp;members in Kansas.&nbsp;AAA advocates for the safety and mobility of its members and has been committed to outstanding road service for more than 100 years. AAA is a&nbsp;non-stock, membership corporation working&nbsp;on behalf of motorists, who can map a route, access a&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445309&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">COVID travel restriction map</a>, find local gas prices and&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445308&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">electric vehicle charging stations</a>,&nbsp;discover discounts, book a hotel, and track their roadside assistance service with the AAA Mobile app (<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445307&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA.com/mobile</a>) for iPhone, iPad and Android. For more information on joining or renewing a Membership, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d9%2b3893-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=445306&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">www.AAA.com</a>.

AAA: Passport processing delays disrupting travel plans

The Friends of the Salina Public Library is having another book sale. This time, the items being sold are for toddlers through young adults.

The sale is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 301 W. Elm Street.

From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/friendssalinakansaspubliclibrary">Friends of the Salina Kansas Public Library</a> Facebook page:

The Friends of the Salina Public Library is having another book sale. This time, the items being sold are for toddlers through young adults.The sale is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 301 W. Elm Street.From the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/friendssalinakansaspubliclibrary">Friends of the Salina Kansas Public Library</a> Facebook page:<figure>
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Friends of the Library sale of items for young people Thursday

SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on drug charges after a traffic stop on a bicycle.

Just before 9:30p.m. July 22, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a bicycle in the 300 block of NW Paramore Street in Topeka for failing to have a headlight, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the bicycle rider 31-year-0ld Carlos A. Brown of Topeka, had a felony warrant out of Jackson County. Brown was placed into custody and deputies also located illegal narcotics.

Brown was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his felony warrant and also faced requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and a bicycle not equipped with a lamp when in use at night.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on drug charges after a traffic stop on a bicycle.Just before 9:30p.m. July 22, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on a bicycle in the 300 block of NW Paramore Street in Topeka for failing to have a headlight, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.During the investigation, it was discovered that the bicycle rider 31-year-0ld Carlos A. Brown of Topeka, had a felony warrant out of Jackson County. Brown was placed into custody and deputies also located illegal narcotics.Brown was booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections for his felony warrant and also faced requested charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and a bicycle not equipped with a lamp when in use at night.

Deputies catch wanted Kan. man riding a bike in the dark

Today is Sunday, July 25, the 206th day of 2021. There are 159 days left in the year. 

On July 25, 2000, a New York-bound Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground; it was the first-ever crash of the supersonic jet.

In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.

In 1898, the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.

In 1943, Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III, and placed under arrest. (However, Mussolini was later rescued by the Nazis, and re-asserted his authority.)

In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater test of the device.

In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

In 1956, the Italian liner SS Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and began sinking; 51 people — 46 from the Andrea Doria, five from the Stockholm — were killed. (The Andrea Doria capsized and sank the following morning.)

In 1961, in a televised address on the Berlin Crisis, President John F. Kennedy announced a series of steps aimed at bolstering the military in the face of Soviet demands that Western powers withdraw from the German city's western sector.

In 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, had been allowing poor, rural Black male patients with syphilis to go without treatment, even allowing them to die, as a way of studying the disease.

In 1975, the musical "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, beginning a run of 6,137 performances. 

In 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year-old formal state of war.

In 2010, the online whistleblower Wikileaks posted some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records that amounted to a blow-by-blow account of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.

In 2019, President Donald Trump had a second phone call with the new Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which he solicited Zelenskyy's help in gathering potentially damaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden; that night, a staff member at the White House Office of Management and Budget signed a document that officially put military aid for Ukraine on hold. 

Ten years ago: The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to end a 4 1/2-month lockout.

Five years ago: On the opening night of the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia, Bernie Sanders robustly embraced his former rival Hillary Clinton as a champion for the same economic causes that enlivened his supporters, signaling it was time for them to rally behind her in the campaign against Republican Donald Trump. The FBI said it was investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked. (Wikileaks had posted emails suggesting the DNC had favored Clinton over Sanders during the primary season.)

One year ago: Federal agents fired tear gas to break up rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, that continued into the early morning, demonstrations had been taking place in Portland every night for two months in the aftermath of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. Seattle police declared a riot following large demonstrations in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood, where authorities said rocks, bottles and fireworks were thrown at officers as they attempted to clear the area; the protest had begun as a peaceful show of solidarity with demonstrators in Portland. Authorities in Oakland, California, said a protest in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when a small group of demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers. Hurricane Hanna roared ashore in Texas, lashing the Gulf Coast with rain and a storm surge.

Today's Birthdays: Folk-pop singer-musician Bruce Woodley (The Seekers) is 79. Rock musician Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds) is 78. Rock musician Verdine White (Earth, Wind &amp; Fire) is 70. Singer-musician Jem Finer (The Pogues) is 66. Model-actor Iman is 66. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley ("Curtis") is 64. Rock musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) is 63. Celebrity chef/TV personality Geoffrey Zakarian is 62. Actor-singer Bobbie Eakes is 60. Actor Katherine Kelly Lang is 60. Actor Illeana Douglas is 56. Country singer Marty Brown is 56. Actor Matt LeBlanc is 54. Actor Wendy Raquel Robinson is 54. Rock musician Paavo Lotjonen (Apocalyptica) is 53. Actor D.B. Woodside is 52. Actor Miriam Shor is 50. Actor David Denman is 48. Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 47. Actor James Lafferty is 36. Actor Shantel VanSanten is 36. Actor Michael Welch is 34. Actor Linsey Godfrey is 33. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 26. Actor Mason Cook is 21. Actor Meg Donnelly (TV: "American Housewife") is 20. Actor Pierce Gagnon is 16.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Sunday, July 25, the 206th day of 2021. There are 159 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History:On July 25, 2000, a New York-bound Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground; it was the first-ever crash of the supersonic jet.On this date:In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank.In 1898, the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.In 1943, Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III, and placed under arrest. (However, Mussolini was later rescued by the Nazis, and re-asserted his authority.)In 1946, the United States detonated an atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific in the first underwater test of the device.In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.In 1956, the Italian liner SS Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and began sinking; 51 people — 46 from the Andrea Doria, five from the Stockholm — were killed. (The Andrea Doria capsized and sank the following morning.)In 1961, in a televised address on the Berlin Crisis, President John F. Kennedy announced a series of steps aimed at bolstering the military in the face of Soviet demands that Western powers withdraw from the German city's western sector.In 1972, the notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment came to light as The Associated Press reported that for the previous four decades, the U.S. Public Health Service, in conjunction with the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, had been allowing poor, rural Black male patients with syphilis to go without treatment, even allowing them to die, as a way of studying the disease.In 1975, the musical "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre, beginning a run of 6,137 performances. In 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year-old formal state of war.In 2010, the online whistleblower Wikileaks posted some 90,000 leaked U.S. military records that amounted to a blow-by-blow account of the Afghanistan war, including unreported incidents of Afghan civilian killings as well as covert operations against Taliban figures.In 2019, President Donald Trump had a second phone call with the new Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which he solicited Zelenskyy's help in gathering potentially damaging information about former Vice President Joe Biden; that night, a staff member at the White House Office of Management and Budget signed a document that officially put military aid for Ukraine on hold. Ten years ago: The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously to approve the terms of a deal to end a 4 1/2-month lockout.Five years ago: On the opening night of the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia, Bernie Sanders robustly embraced his former rival Hillary Clinton as a champion for the same economic causes that enlivened his supporters, signaling it was time for them to rally behind her in the campaign against Republican Donald Trump. The FBI said it was investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked. (Wikileaks had posted emails suggesting the DNC had favored Clinton over Sanders during the primary season.)One year ago: Federal agents fired tear gas to break up rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon, that continued into the early morning, demonstrations had been taking place in Portland every night for two months in the aftermath of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd. Seattle police declared a riot following large demonstrations in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood, where authorities said rocks, bottles and fireworks were thrown at officers as they attempted to clear the area; the protest had begun as a peaceful show of solidarity with demonstrators in Portland. Authorities in Oakland, California, said a protest in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when a small group of demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers. Hurricane Hanna roared ashore in Texas, lashing the Gulf Coast with rain and a storm surge.Today's Birthdays: Folk-pop singer-musician Bruce Woodley (The Seekers) is 79. Rock musician Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds) is 78. Rock musician Verdine White (Earth, Wind &amp; Fire) is 70. Singer-musician Jem Finer (The Pogues) is 66. Model-actor Iman is 66. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley ("Curtis") is 64. Rock musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) is 63. Celebrity chef/TV personality Geoffrey Zakarian is 62. Actor-singer Bobbie Eakes is 60. Actor Katherine Kelly Lang is 60. Actor Illeana Douglas is 56. Country singer Marty Brown is 56. Actor Matt LeBlanc is 54. Actor Wendy Raquel Robinson is 54. Rock musician Paavo Lotjonen (Apocalyptica) is 53. Actor D.B. Woodside is 52. Actor Miriam Shor is 50. Actor David Denman is 48. Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 47. Actor James Lafferty is 36. Actor Shantel VanSanten is 36. Actor Michael Welch is 34. Actor Linsey Godfrey is 33. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 26. Actor Mason Cook is 21. Actor Meg Donnelly (TV: "American Housewife") is 20. Actor Pierce Gagnon is 16.

Today in History - July 25

<a href="https://www.ymzfh.com/obituary/Miriam-McLain">Obituary for Miriam Kay McLain | Yazel-Megli Funeral Homes (ymzfh.com)</a>

November 29, 1937 ~ July 23, 2021 (age 83)

Potwin, Kansas – Miriam Kay McLain, 83, retired Goddard Public Schools 3rd grade teacher of 39 years passed away July 23, 2021. She was born November 29, 1937. Miriam grew up in Potwin and graduated from Potwin High School as the salutatorian of her class, and also from Butler County Junior College. 

She began her teaching career at the age of 19 while completing her bachelor of science in education degree from Emporia State Teacher's College. She went on to also complete her master of education degree from Emporia State University. &nbsp;Miriam was named a Who's Who Among American Teachers recipient and was also named The Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America in 1973.

During her newspaper recognition interview, she proudly stated that while she was of sound enough mind and body to enjoy her weekends, she enjoyed teaching enough to look forward to Monday mornings each new week. During her retirement years she enjoyed her word puzzles and being an avid reader. She also enjoyed being involved in her nieces' and nephews' educations.

Survivors include: nieces Mary (Ray) Brown, Laura (Terry) Kilgore; nephew George (Pat) Kasper; many other nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Anna (Thomas) McLain and all of her brothers and sisters, Dorothy Young, Ellen Criger, Wilma Criger, Margaret Kasper, and Arthur McLain Jr. and half-brother Warren McLain and half-sister Mary Whiteside.

Services will be held Thursday, July 29, 11:00 a.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, 120 S. Main, Whitewater, Kansas. Memorial is to the Clark Davidson Elementary School Library in Goddard, Kansas in care of Lamb Funeral Home, P.O. Box 358, Whitewater, KS 67010. 

Please sign her online guest book and leave a memory of Miriam at www.ymzfh.com.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Miriam Kay McLain, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ymzfh.com/obituary/Miriam-McLain/sympathy">floral store.</a>

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 </figure><a href="https://www.ymzfh.com/obituary/Miriam-McLain">Obituary for Miriam Kay McLain | Yazel-Megli Funeral Homes (ymzfh.com)</a>November 29, 1937 ~ July 23, 2021 (age 83)Potwin, Kansas – Miriam Kay McLain, 83, retired Goddard Public Schools 3rd grade teacher of 39 years passed away July 23, 2021. She was born November 29, 1937. Miriam grew up in Potwin and graduated from Potwin High School as the salutatorian of her class, and also from Butler County Junior College. She began her teaching career at the age of 19 while completing her bachelor of science in education degree from Emporia State Teacher's College. She went on to also complete her master of education degree from Emporia State University. &nbsp;Miriam was named a Who's Who Among American Teachers recipient and was also named The Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America in 1973.During her newspaper recognition interview, she proudly stated that while she was of sound enough mind and body to enjoy her weekends, she enjoyed teaching enough to look forward to Monday mornings each new week. During her retirement years she enjoyed her word puzzles and being an avid reader. She also enjoyed being involved in her nieces' and nephews' educations.Survivors include: nieces Mary (Ray) Brown, Laura (Terry) Kilgore; nephew George (Pat) Kasper; many other nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Anna (Thomas) McLain and all of her brothers and sisters, Dorothy Young, Ellen Criger, Wilma Criger, Margaret Kasper, and Arthur McLain Jr. and half-brother Warren McLain and half-sister Mary Whiteside.Services will be held Thursday, July 29, 11:00 a.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, 120 S. Main, Whitewater, Kansas. Memorial is to the Clark Davidson Elementary School Library in Goddard, Kansas in care of Lamb Funeral Home, P.O. Box 358, Whitewater, KS 67010. Please sign her online guest book and leave a memory of Miriam at www.ymzfh.com.To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Miriam Kay McLain, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ymzfh.com/obituary/Miriam-McLain/sympathy">floral store.</a>

Miriam Kay McLain

TOKYO (AP) — Two of America's biggest stars begin their Tokyo Games on Sunday. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky both start their quests to rewrite the record books on Day 2 of Olympic competition. 

Biles has gymnastics qualifying and Ledecky kicks off the first of her five swimming events with the women's 400-meter freestyle. 

The U.S. men's basketball team begins play, surfing makes its Olympic debut and the women's skateboarders see their first action.

TOKYO (AP) — Two of America's biggest stars begin their Tokyo Games on Sunday. Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky both start their quests to rewrite the record books on Day 2 of Olympic competition. Biles has gymnastics qualifying and Ledecky kicks off the first of her five swimming events with the women's 400-meter freestyle. The U.S. men's basketball team begins play, surfing makes its Olympic debut and the women's skateboarders see their first action.

Biles and Ledecky headline Day 2 of Olympic competition

Today is Saturday, July 24, the 205th day of 2021. There are 160 days left in the year.

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first men to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific.

On July 24, 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate by Scottish nobles in favor of her infant son James, who became King of Scotland at the age of one.

In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.

In 1858, Republican senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln formally challenged Democrat Stephen A. Douglas to a series of political debates; the result was seven face-to-face encounters.

In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79 in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782.

In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.

In 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster.

In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young Black men accused of raping two white women in the "Scottsboro Case."

In 1952, President Harry S. Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike. The Gary Cooper western "High Noon" had its U.S. premiere in New York.

In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.

In 1975, an Apollo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific, completing a mission which included the first-ever docking with a Soyuz capsule from the Soviet Union.

In 2010, a stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans left 21 people dead and more than 500 injured at the famed Love Parade festival in western Germany. 

In 2019, in a day of congressional testimony, Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump's claim of "total exoneration" in Mueller's probe of Russia's 2016 election interference. 

Ten years ago: Cadel Evans won the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling's greatest race.

Five years ago: Thousands of demonstrators took to Philadelphia's sweltering streets in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. British rider Chris Froome celebrated his third Tour de France title in four years. Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon, 86, died in New York.

One year ago: U.S. agents again used tear gas to try to disperse a large crowd of protesters outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, after fireworks were shot toward the building amid raucous demonstrations. A federal judge denied a request by Oregon's attorney general to restrict the actions of federal police who'd been deployed there amid weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd. President Donald Trump scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida, citing a "flare-up" of the coronavirus. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was released from prison after a federal judge ruled that a move to revoke his home confinement was retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump. Alec McKinney, 17, the younger of two teens charged in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019, was sentenced to life in prison plus 38 years. Television personality Regis Philbin, remembered for his syndicated morning show and for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," died at 88.

Today's Birthdays: Actor John Aniston is 88. Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 86. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 85. Actor Mark Goddard is 85. Actor Dan Hedaya is 81. Actor Chris Sarandon is 79. Comedian Gallagher is 75. Actor Robert Hays is 74. Former Republican national chairman Marc Racicot is 73. Actor Michael Richards is 72. Actor Lynda Carter is 70. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 69. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is 68. Country singer Pam Tillis is 64. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone is 58. Retired MLB All-Star Barry Bonds is 57. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 56. Actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 53. Actor Laura Leighton is 53. Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 53. Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez is 52. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 52. Director Patty Jenkins ("Wonder Woman") is 50. Actor Jamie Denbo (TV: "Orange is the New Black") is 48. Actor Eric Szmanda is 46. Actor Rose Byrne is 42. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 42. Actor Summer Glau is 40. Actor Sheaun McKinney is 40. Actor Elisabeth Moss is 39. Actor Anna Paquin is 39. Actor Sarah Greene is 37. NHL center Patrice Bergeron is 36. Actor Megan Park is 35. Actor Mara Wilson is 34. Actor Sarah Steele is 33. Rock singer Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) is 31. Actor Emily Bett Rickards is 30. Actor Lucas Adams is 28. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 23.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Saturday, July 24, the 205th day of 2021. There are 160 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts — two of whom had been the first men to set foot on the moon — splashed down safely in the Pacific.On this date:On July 24, 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate by Scottish nobles in favor of her infant son James, who became King of Scotland at the age of one.In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah.In 1858, Republican senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln formally challenged Democrat Stephen A. Douglas to a series of political debates; the result was seven face-to-face encounters.In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79 in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782.In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War.In 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster.In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young Black men accused of raping two white women in the "Scottsboro Case."In 1952, President Harry S. Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike. The Gary Cooper western "High Noon" had its U.S. premiere in New York.In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor.In 1975, an Apollo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific, completing a mission which included the first-ever docking with a Soyuz capsule from the Soviet Union.In 2010, a stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans left 21 people dead and more than 500 injured at the famed Love Parade festival in western Germany. In 2019, in a day of congressional testimony, Robert Mueller dismissed President Donald Trump's claim of "total exoneration" in Mueller's probe of Russia's 2016 election interference. Ten years ago: Cadel Evans won the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling's greatest race.Five years ago: Thousands of demonstrators took to Philadelphia's sweltering streets in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. British rider Chris Froome celebrated his third Tour de France title in four years. Hollywood "ghost singer" Marni Nixon, 86, died in New York.One year ago: U.S. agents again used tear gas to try to disperse a large crowd of protesters outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, after fireworks were shot toward the building amid raucous demonstrations. A federal judge denied a request by Oregon's attorney general to restrict the actions of federal police who'd been deployed there amid weeks of protests over the death of George Floyd. President Donald Trump scrapped plans for a four-night Republican National Convention celebration in Florida, citing a "flare-up" of the coronavirus. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was released from prison after a federal judge ruled that a move to revoke his home confinement was retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of Trump. Alec McKinney, 17, the younger of two teens charged in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019, was sentenced to life in prison plus 38 years. Television personality Regis Philbin, remembered for his syndicated morning show and for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," died at 88.Today's Birthdays: Actor John Aniston is 88. Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 86. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 85. Actor Mark Goddard is 85. Actor Dan Hedaya is 81. Actor Chris Sarandon is 79. Comedian Gallagher is 75. Actor Robert Hays is 74. Former Republican national chairman Marc Racicot is 73. Actor Michael Richards is 72. Actor Lynda Carter is 70. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 69. Former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is 68. Country singer Pam Tillis is 64. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone is 58. Retired MLB All-Star Barry Bonds is 57. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 56. Actor-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 53. Actor Laura Leighton is 53. Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 53. Actor-singer Jennifer Lopez is 52. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 52. Director Patty Jenkins ("Wonder Woman") is 50. Actor Jamie Denbo (TV: "Orange is the New Black") is 48. Actor Eric Szmanda is 46. Actor Rose Byrne is 42. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 42. Actor Summer Glau is 40. Actor Sheaun McKinney is 40. Actor Elisabeth Moss is 39. Actor Anna Paquin is 39. Actor Sarah Greene is 37. NHL center Patrice Bergeron is 36. Actor Megan Park is 35. Actor Mara Wilson is 34. Actor Sarah Steele is 33. Rock singer Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) is 31. Actor Emily Bett Rickards is 30. Actor Lucas Adams is 28. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 23.

Today in History - July 24

Today is Friday, July 23, the 204th day of 2021. There are 161 days left in the year.

On July 23, 2003, Massachusetts' attorney general issued a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably had sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of six decades.

In 1829, William Austin Burt received a patent for his "typographer," a forerunner of the typewriter.

In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the pro-Axis Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason. (He was convicted and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison. On this date in 1951, Petain died in prison.)

In 1958, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II named the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords.

In 1967, five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that escalated into violence that spread into other parts of the city; 43 people, mostly Blacks, were killed.

In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for "Twilight Zone: The Movie." (Director John Landis and four associates were later acquitted of manslaughter charges.)

In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba. (The near-disaster occurred because the fuel had been erroneously measured in pounds instead of kilograms at a time when Canada was converting to the metric system.)

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush announced his choice of Judge David Souter of New Hampshire to succeed the retiring Justice William J. Brennan on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1997, the search for Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer of designer Gianni Versace and others, ended as police found his body on a houseboat in Miami Beach, an apparent suicide.

In 1999, space shuttle Columbia blasted off with the world's most powerful X-ray telescope and Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. space flight.

In 2003, a new audiotape purported to be from toppled dictator Saddam Hussein called on Iraqis to resist the U.S. occupation. 

In 2006, Tiger Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win consecutive British Open titles.

In 2017, a tractor trailer was found in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, crammed with dozens of immigrants; ten died and many more were treated at a hospital for dehydration and heat stroke. (The driver, James Bradley Jr., was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to transporting the immigrants resulting in death.)

Ten years ago: Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning. Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, Washington, at age 75. Nguyen Cao Ky, 80, the flamboyant former air force general who'd ruled South Vietnam for two years during the Vietnam war, died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A bullet train crash in southern China claimed 40 lives.

Five years ago: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators in the Afghan capital, killing at least 80 people; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

One year ago: In response to an ACLU lawsuit, a federal judge blocked federal agents in Portland, Oregon from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at the ongoing protests there. In a shift from his earlier demand for a full reopening of the nation's schools, President Donald Trump acknowledged that some schools might need to delay reopening in the fall as the coronavirus continued to surge. France reported a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases as people let down their guard heading into the country's summer break. The virus-delayed and shortened major league baseball season began with the World Series champion Washington Nationals hosting the New York Yankees at an empty Nationals Park; Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the ceremonial first ball. (The Yankees won, 4-1, in a game halted by rain.)

Today's Birthdays: Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 85. Actor Ronny Cox is 83. Actor Larry Manetti is 78. Rock singer David Essex is 74. Singer-songwriter-politician John Hall is 73. Actor Belinda Montgomery is 71. Rock musician Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 71. Actor-writer Lydia Cornell is 68. Actor Woody Harrelson is 60. Rock musician Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) is 60. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 59. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 58. Rock musician Slash is 56. Actor Juan Pope is 54. Model-actor Stephanie Seymour is 53. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is 52. Actor Charisma Carpenter is 51. R&amp;B singer Sam Watters is 51. Country singer Alison Krauss is 50. R&amp;B singer Dalvin DeGrate is 50. Rock musician Chad Gracey (Live) is 50. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 49. Country singer Shannon Brown is 48. Actor Kathryn Hahn is 48. Retired MLB All-Star Nomar Garciaparra is 48. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 48. Actor Stephanie March is 47. Actor Shane McRae is 44. R&amp;B singer Michelle Williams is 41. Actor Paul Wesley is 39. Actor Krysta Rodriguez is 37. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 32. Country musician Neil Perry is 31. Actor Lili Simmons is 28. Country singer Danielle Bradbery (TV: "The Voice") is 25.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Friday, July 23, the 204th day of 2021. There are 161 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 23, 2003, Massachusetts' attorney general issued a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably had sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of six decades.On this date:In 1829, William Austin Burt received a patent for his "typographer," a forerunner of the typewriter.In 1945, French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the pro-Axis Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason. (He was convicted and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison. On this date in 1951, Petain died in prison.)In 1958, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II named the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords.In 1967, five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents that escalated into violence that spread into other parts of the city; 43 people, mostly Blacks, were killed.In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed when a helicopter crashed on top of them during filming of a Vietnam War scene for "Twilight Zone: The Movie." (Director John Landis and four associates were later acquitted of manslaughter charges.)In 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba. (The near-disaster occurred because the fuel had been erroneously measured in pounds instead of kilograms at a time when Canada was converting to the metric system.)In 1990, President George H.W. Bush announced his choice of Judge David Souter of New Hampshire to succeed the retiring Justice William J. Brennan on the U.S. Supreme Court.In 1997, the search for Andrew Cunanan, the suspected killer of designer Gianni Versace and others, ended as police found his body on a houseboat in Miami Beach, an apparent suicide.In 1999, space shuttle Columbia blasted off with the world's most powerful X-ray telescope and Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a U.S. space flight.In 2003, a new audiotape purported to be from toppled dictator Saddam Hussein called on Iraqis to resist the U.S. occupation. In 2006, Tiger Woods became the first player since Tom Watson in 1982-83 to win consecutive British Open titles.In 2017, a tractor trailer was found in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, crammed with dozens of immigrants; ten died and many more were treated at a hospital for dehydration and heat stroke. (The driver, James Bradley Jr., was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to transporting the immigrants resulting in death.)Ten years ago: Singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead in her London home from accidental alcohol poisoning. Retired Army Gen. John Shalikashvili, the first foreign-born chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died at Madigan Army Medical Center near Tacoma, Washington, at age 75. Nguyen Cao Ky, 80, the flamboyant former air force general who'd ruled South Vietnam for two years during the Vietnam war, died in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A bullet train crash in southern China claimed 40 lives.Five years ago: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed clothing among a large crowd of demonstrators in the Afghan capital, killing at least 80 people; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. One year ago: In response to an ACLU lawsuit, a federal judge blocked federal agents in Portland, Oregon from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at the ongoing protests there. In a shift from his earlier demand for a full reopening of the nation's schools, President Donald Trump acknowledged that some schools might need to delay reopening in the fall as the coronavirus continued to surge. France reported a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases as people let down their guard heading into the country's summer break. The virus-delayed and shortened major league baseball season began with the World Series champion Washington Nationals hosting the New York Yankees at an empty Nationals Park; Dr. Anthony Fauci threw out the ceremonial first ball. (The Yankees won, 4-1, in a game halted by rain.)Today's Birthdays: Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy is 85. Actor Ronny Cox is 83. Actor Larry Manetti is 78. Rock singer David Essex is 74. Singer-songwriter-politician John Hall is 73. Actor Belinda Montgomery is 71. Rock musician Blair Thornton (Bachman Turner Overdrive) is 71. Actor-writer Lydia Cornell is 68. Actor Woody Harrelson is 60. Rock musician Martin Gore (Depeche Mode) is 60. Actor Eriq Lasalle is 59. Rock musician Yuval Gabay is 58. Rock musician Slash is 56. Actor Juan Pope is 54. Model-actor Stephanie Seymour is 53. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is 52. Actor Charisma Carpenter is 51. R&amp;B singer Sam Watters is 51. Country singer Alison Krauss is 50. R&amp;B singer Dalvin DeGrate is 50. Rock musician Chad Gracey (Live) is 50. Actor-comedian Marlon Wayans is 49. Country singer Shannon Brown is 48. Actor Kathryn Hahn is 48. Retired MLB All-Star Nomar Garciaparra is 48. Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky is 48. Actor Stephanie March is 47. Actor Shane McRae is 44. R&amp;B singer Michelle Williams is 41. Actor Paul Wesley is 39. Actor Krysta Rodriguez is 37. Actor Daniel Radcliffe is 32. Country musician Neil Perry is 31. Actor Lili Simmons is 28. Country singer Danielle Bradbery (TV: "The Voice") is 25.

Today in History - July 23

Edna Marian King, resident of Mitchell Co. Resident Care Center in Beloit, KS passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, at age 87.&nbsp; She was the youngest of ten children born to Phillip and Janie (Griffin) Zillinger on March 13, 1934, in Logan, KS.&nbsp; 

Affectionately known as Marian, she attended schools in Phillips County.&nbsp; Marian was raised on a farm and her favorite childhood memory was on the 4th&nbsp;of July when they had firecrackers and homemade ice cream.&nbsp; She married Melvin King on Sept 22, 1950, in Stockton, KS and was married 31 years.&nbsp; She was a member of the Church of Christ. To this union, six children were born.&nbsp; She worked outside the home when the children got older, as a bookkeeper until she retired. While living in Hays, KS she enjoyed working with the Senior Companion program to assist seniors that were alone and still living in their homes. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and crafting and loved to crochet and embroider.&nbsp; She had travels to 15 states and enjoyed her family and the many friendships that she made along the way. Things that were important in the family were working hard, doing well in school and playing fair.&nbsp; She loved doing things with and for her family.

She is preceded in death by her son: Melvin Lee King, his wife Donna King (Bartlett) and 2 grandchildren: John King and James King, her parents, sisters: Bertha Kaiser Whitney, Ruth Hulett, Ellen McKinsey, Esther Lynn, Genevieve Townley; brothers:&nbsp; Andy Zillinger and Fred Zillinger

Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com/" target="_blank">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com" target="_blank">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>.

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 </figure>Edna Marian King, resident of Mitchell Co. Resident Care Center in Beloit, KS passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, at age 87.&nbsp; She was the youngest of ten children born to Phillip and Janie (Griffin) Zillinger on March 13, 1934, in Logan, KS.&nbsp; Affectionately known as Marian, she attended schools in Phillips County.&nbsp; Marian was raised on a farm and her favorite childhood memory was on the 4th&nbsp;of July when they had firecrackers and homemade ice cream.&nbsp; She married Melvin King on Sept 22, 1950, in Stockton, KS and was married 31 years.&nbsp; She was a member of the Church of Christ. To this union, six children were born.&nbsp; She worked outside the home when the children got older, as a bookkeeper until she retired. While living in Hays, KS she enjoyed working with the Senior Companion program to assist seniors that were alone and still living in their homes. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and crafting and loved to crochet and embroider.&nbsp; She had travels to 15 states and enjoyed her family and the many friendships that she made along the way. Things that were important in the family were working hard, doing well in school and playing fair.&nbsp; She loved doing things with and for her family.She is survived by five children:&nbsp; Patrick King, Hays, KS; Diana Stoeber (John), Jewell, KS; Renee Thompson (Rick), Glade, KS; Terali Richardson (Jim), Salina, KS; David King (Lily), Umatilla, FL.&nbsp; She is survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.&nbsp; Also survived by one brother Ray Zillinger (Donna) and sister-in-law Betty Zillinger and a host of nieces and nephewsShe is preceded in death by her son: Melvin Lee King, his wife Donna King (Bartlett) and 2 grandchildren: John King and James King, her parents, sisters: Bertha Kaiser Whitney, Ruth Hulett, Ellen McKinsey, Esther Lynn, Genevieve Townley; brothers:&nbsp; Andy Zillinger and Fred ZillingerMarian chose cremation and plans for her Celebration of Life will be set at a future date.Memorials are suggested to Mitchell County Resident Care Center, Beloit, KS or Solomon Valley Hospice, Beloit, KS.&nbsp;&nbsp;Donations made payable to the organization may be sent in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Home, PO Box 86, Hays, KS, 67601.Services in care of Brock’s~Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory,&nbsp; 2509 Vine Street, Hays, KS.Condolences may be left by guest book at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com/" target="_blank">www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com</a>&nbsp;or by email at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com" target="_blank">keithleyfuneralhomes@gmail.com</a>.

Wanda
 Jean (Deges) Thyfault-Thummel of Hays, Kansas died Monday, July 12, 
2021, at age 72, at the Santa Marta Plaza Health Services in Olathe, 
Kansas.&nbsp; She was born March 2, 1949, to Leonard and Dorothea (Engel) 
Deges and grew up on the family farm by Grainfield, Kansas.&nbsp; She married
 Clarence Thyfault on August 8, 1972 in Grainfield, and from this union 
their son, John Phillip was born.&nbsp; Clarence preceded her in death on May
 28, 1979. Then Wanda married Ralph Thummel on June 5, 1987, in Hays, 
Kansas.&nbsp; He preceded her in death on March 4, 2021.

Wanda graduated from Grainfield Rural High School in 1967, before 
earning her bachelor’s degree in sociology and elementary education in 
1971, graduating with honors from Marymount College in Salina, Kansas.&nbsp; 
She then obtained a master’s degree in elementary education in 1972, 
from Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas.

Wanda had a 34-year career as an elementary school teacher in both 3rd 
and&nbsp; 5th grade.&nbsp; She began her career as a 3rd grade teacher at St. 
Joseph’s Parochial School in Hays where she taught from 1971 to1973, 
before moving to Plainville where she taught 5th grade from 1976 to 
2005, (except one year of 3rd grade).&nbsp; Mrs. “T”, as students called her,
 possessed excellent teaching skills, knowledge and experience which 
were recognized when she received the Teacher of the Year Award in 
Plainville in 1989, and by regularly being nominated for honors by 
former students.&nbsp; She was the favorite teacher of many students in 
Plainville and was regularly thanked by her former students for changing
 their lives.&nbsp; Mrs. “T” had a passion for teaching that was unmatched, 
caring deeply for each child, and striving to coax the most out of each 
child’s unique abilities.&nbsp; She combined toughness and high expectations 
with love and sincerity in a manner that helped students blossom.

After retirement, Wanda enjoyed outings with her friends, spending time 
with family (visiting and playing cards), reading current events and 
novels, knitting and completing numerous counted cross stitch projects.&nbsp;
 Wanda loved her family very much and was a textbook of family history 
and facts. &nbsp;Also, Wanda enjoyed sharing highlights about her son’s 
biomedical research accomplishments. &nbsp;In addition, Wanda enjoyed 
watching her grandsons Miles and Lincoln grow up, particularly tutoring 
them over the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp; Wanda and Ralph 
made monthly trips to see their grandsons and lavished them with love 
and attention.&nbsp; Although a fantastic teacher, Wanda’s favorite passion 
was being a grandmother.

Survivors include her son, John Thyfault and wife, Jessica, Shawnee, 
KS; two grandsons, Lincoln and Miles Thyfault; one sister, Eileen Curl 
and husband, Don, Beaumont, TX; and Wanda’s brother’s wife, Trudy 
(Thyfault) Deges, Damar, KS; and special aunt, Esther Weber, Salina, KS;
 surviving members from the Thyfault family include sisters-in-law, Pat 
Sis; Trudy Deges; Cathy Smee and husband John; and Mary Engel and 
husband Ron; surviving members from the Thummel family include 
brother-in-law, Mark Thummel and wife, Melinda; four sisters-in-law, May
 Munk; Betty Striggow; Sister Mary Joe Thummel; and Theresa Kriley; also
 Wanda is survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Dorothea Deges;
 one brother, Virgil Deges; and her husbands’, Clarence Thyfault and 
Ralph Thummel; and their parents.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 6, 2021, at 
&nbsp;Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 
67601. &nbsp;The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. at the 
mortuary.&nbsp; &nbsp;A meal will follow at the Hays VFW at 3:30 P.M. followed by 
an inurnment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plainville, Kansas at 5:30 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the “Wanda Deges 
Thyfault Thummel Elementary Ed Scholarship at Fort Hays State University
 which will support elementary education majors dedicated to teaching in
 Kansas.

To give to the scholarship go to https://foundation.fhsu.edu/give/; 
then in the “Designation Area” use the drop-down box to choose “other” 
and in comment box type in, “Wanda Deges Thyfault Thummel Elementary Ed 
Scholarship” or make payable to: Fort Hays University Foundation send in
 care of Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays.

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 </figure>Wanda
 Jean (Deges) Thyfault-Thummel of Hays, Kansas died Monday, July 12, 
2021, at age 72, at the Santa Marta Plaza Health Services in Olathe, 
Kansas.&nbsp; She was born March 2, 1949, to Leonard and Dorothea (Engel) 
Deges and grew up on the family farm by Grainfield, Kansas.&nbsp; She married
 Clarence Thyfault on August 8, 1972 in Grainfield, and from this union 
their son, John Phillip was born.&nbsp; Clarence preceded her in death on May
 28, 1979. Then Wanda married Ralph Thummel on June 5, 1987, in Hays, 
Kansas.&nbsp; He preceded her in death on March 4, 2021.Wanda graduated from Grainfield Rural High School in 1967, before 
earning her bachelor’s degree in sociology and elementary education in 
1971, graduating with honors from Marymount College in Salina, Kansas.&nbsp; 
She then obtained a master’s degree in elementary education in 1972, 
from Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas.Wanda had a 34-year career as an elementary school teacher in both 3rd 
and&nbsp; 5th grade.&nbsp; She began her career as a 3rd grade teacher at St. 
Joseph’s Parochial School in Hays where she taught from 1971 to1973, 
before moving to Plainville where she taught 5th grade from 1976 to 
2005, (except one year of 3rd grade).&nbsp; Mrs. “T”, as students called her,
 possessed excellent teaching skills, knowledge and experience which 
were recognized when she received the Teacher of the Year Award in 
Plainville in 1989, and by regularly being nominated for honors by 
former students.&nbsp; She was the favorite teacher of many students in 
Plainville and was regularly thanked by her former students for changing
 their lives.&nbsp; Mrs. “T” had a passion for teaching that was unmatched, 
caring deeply for each child, and striving to coax the most out of each 
child’s unique abilities.&nbsp; She combined toughness and high expectations 
with love and sincerity in a manner that helped students blossom.After retirement, Wanda enjoyed outings with her friends, spending time 
with family (visiting and playing cards), reading current events and 
novels, knitting and completing numerous counted cross stitch projects.&nbsp;
 Wanda loved her family very much and was a textbook of family history 
and facts. &nbsp;Also, Wanda enjoyed sharing highlights about her son’s 
biomedical research accomplishments. &nbsp;In addition, Wanda enjoyed 
watching her grandsons Miles and Lincoln grow up, particularly tutoring 
them over the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic.&nbsp; Wanda and Ralph 
made monthly trips to see their grandsons and lavished them with love 
and attention.&nbsp; Although a fantastic teacher, Wanda’s favorite passion 
was being a grandmother.Survivors include her son, John Thyfault and wife, Jessica, Shawnee, 
KS; two grandsons, Lincoln and Miles Thyfault; one sister, Eileen Curl 
and husband, Don, Beaumont, TX; and Wanda’s brother’s wife, Trudy 
(Thyfault) Deges, Damar, KS; and special aunt, Esther Weber, Salina, KS;
 surviving members from the Thyfault family include sisters-in-law, Pat 
Sis; Trudy Deges; Cathy Smee and husband John; and Mary Engel and 
husband Ron; surviving members from the Thummel family include 
brother-in-law, Mark Thummel and wife, Melinda; four sisters-in-law, May
 Munk; Betty Striggow; Sister Mary Joe Thummel; and Theresa Kriley; also
 Wanda is survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Dorothea Deges;
 one brother, Virgil Deges; and her husbands’, Clarence Thyfault and 
Ralph Thummel; and their parents.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 6, 2021, at 
&nbsp;Clines-Keithley Mortuary of Hays, 1919 East 22nd Street, Hays, Kansas 
67601. &nbsp;The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. at the 
mortuary.&nbsp; &nbsp;A meal will follow at the Hays VFW at 3:30 P.M. followed by 
an inurnment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Plainville, Kansas at 5:30 P.M.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the “Wanda Deges 
Thyfault Thummel Elementary Ed Scholarship at Fort Hays State University
 which will support elementary education majors dedicated to teaching in
 Kansas.To give to the scholarship go to https://foundation.fhsu.edu/give/; 
then in the “Designation Area” use the drop-down box to choose “other” 
and in comment box type in, “Wanda Deges Thyfault Thummel Elementary Ed 
Scholarship” or make payable to: Fort Hays University Foundation send in
 care of Cline’s-Keithley Mortuary of Hays.Condolences can be sent via e-mail to clinesmortuary@eaglecom.net or 
can be left at guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com