County faces road decision near Parsons over use and safety
Neosho County commissioners weigh whether to close or reopen the three mile south of Galesburg road near Parsons for hunters, water access, and drainage. They consider a $1500 road restoration, drainage projects, a rock survey for a bridge site, and equipment purchases for surveying tasks.
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Andrea Groves
Neosho County
Parsons
Galesburg
Parsons City Lake
Aubrey Callihan
Edward Amman
Charles Ingle
Richman
Joe
State Department of Health and Environment
Ingle
Edwin Rideau III
Cook, Flat and Strobel
Topeka
USD 413 Board Approves Bus Bids and Band Uniform Plans
USD 413 board accepted two low bids for new bus chassis and body totaling 11 487 plus storage, with plans to buy two 60 passenger buses. Superintendent Grasso may purchase 31 Royster band uniforms for 5266.50, awaiting finances. Lunch changes and staff moves accompany 1977 78 budget notes.
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Andrea Groves
Board of Education
Merle Kelly Ford
Wards Motor Co
Conway Springs
Ark
John Grasso
Royster Junior High
Foster Clothing Co
Royster
Grasso
Kansas Senate kills bill to ease marijuana penalties
The Kansas Senate halted a House bill that would lower possession penalties for marijuana from up to one year in jail and a 2500 fine to a 100 dollar fine. The measure was returned to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee and considered dead for the session amid opposition from Sen Edward Reilly Jr and others.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Senate
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Edward Reilly Jr
R-Leavenworth
Glover
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Gaines
Joseph Norvell
Hays
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
William Albott
Norvell
Donn Everett
Manhattan
Everett
Reilly
Black boxes may reveal cause of Canary Islands crash
UPI reports four black boxes from the Pan Am and KLM jumbo jets are being analyzed by American technicians. Investigators aim to determine each plane’s position and movements relative to control tower orders after the fatal March 27 collision that killed 577 people.
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Washington
UPI
Canary Islands
National Transportation Safety Board
Pan American World Airways
KLM
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Pan Am
Safety Board
U.S. Safety Board
Board
Chanute Election Day Voter Turnout Report
Clear skies boost turnout as an unofficial noon survey shows about 20 percent of Chanute's 6,000 registered voters have cast ballots for the City Commission and a half cent sales tax. Poll sites reported tallies ranging from 64 to 213 votes with stations open until 7 pm and Tribune staff tallying returns tonight.
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Chanute
City Commission
Lincoln School
Senior Trade School
Fire Station
North Malcolm Community Center
Alcott School
Central Park Building
Royster Junior High
Roosevelt School
Murray Hill
Insurance survey reviewed for USD 413 students
A district survey found 718 students or 9 percent had some insurance. 76 had no coverage. Superintendent Grasso outlined two school plans: a schooltime plan for accidents during school hours and a 24 hour plan for home and travel. The board considered a safety committee led by Larry Nelson to track incidents and prevention ideas, but took no action.
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John Grasso
Grasso
Board of Education
Larrry Nelson
Weather Snapshot and Area Forecast Sketch
The report notes today’s high near 47 and a Monday low around 36 with a 0.05 inch precipitation. Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, windy conditions with highs 45 to 50, clearing tonight with frosty late night lows, and warmer with highs 55 to 60 on Wednesday. Northwesterly winds 20 to 30 mph today easing to 10 to 15 mph tonight.
Wet cable affects phones in South Evergreen area
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company reported no rise in trouble calls despite strong winds Friday. Donald Vaughn, business office manager, said only unusual issue was a wet cable on South Evergreen temporarily affecting a group of phones in the area.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Donald Vaughn
South Evergreen
State fire marshal warns USD 413 on school fire hazards
State inspector Russ Collins and St Paul Insurance reviewed USD 413 schools finding top priority exits need improvement. Recommendations include alarm systems and corridor fire proofing with phased three year plan amid budget limits. Roosevelt Alcott Hutton Murray Hill curtains ceilings exits flagged and stage fabrics to be fire proofed.
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Andrea Groves
State Fire Marshal’s Office
St. Paul Insurance Co
Usd
Russ Collins
Board of Education
Collins
Fairchild
Alcott
Hutton
Roosevelt
Fairfield
Murray Hill
St. Paul
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Bill Richman
Harper
Ivan Shafer
Commssioners
Ashgrove Road
Spruce Street
U.S. 169
Murray Hill School
Chanute High School
Miles Rickart
Kansas City Ward
McPherson
Topeka Washburn Rural
Ottawa
John Martin
Ron Spire
Martin
Spire
Martin and
USD 413
Judy Wilson
Elsmore
Dorothy Martin
Karen Ford
Insurance Survey
Dale Fairchild
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