City Hikes Matching Funds For Water Tower Project
The city increases HUD matching funds request to 387000 dollars, up 39000 from 348000. Funds will be matched locally to finance a new elevated water storage tower and improvements at the water plant.
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
1
The city increases HUD matching funds request to 387000 dollars, up 39000 from 348000. Funds will be matched locally to finance a new elevated water storage tower and improvements at the water plant.
Neosho County commissioners merged Shaw and West Erie voting locations. Shaw voters will cast ballots in West Erie at the Erie township building while East Erie is unaffected. Effective for the August primary, the consolidation aims to cut costs, with fewer than 10 Shaw voters in 1970. Wayne B. Gibson Jr. said the districts were separate before.
City Planner Mike Bailey explains the grant amount has been raised to cover the total project cost of 936000 dollars including engineering and construction. He will file the application with HUD officials in Kansas City Monday afternoon and City Manager Kenneth Sanborn will be available for questions. The city should learn within 60 days if funding is approved.
An open PRIDE committee meeting in Chanute is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss US 169 relocation and the Chanute centennial. Bob McGregor will preside. An easier path to road improvements is to include a community member on the Highway Commission.
Richard Peyton outlined that public acceptance shapes highway construction in a nine-county region. He called for regional planning of bonds funds and stressed a unified community stance to avoid delays in US 169 relocation and future Southeast Kansas projects.
June 6 formal hearing announced by Mark Roberts on the relocation of highway US 169 from Iola to Chanute. The venue details were not disclosed and information on proposed routes will be released days before the meeting. Informal hearings are planned for June 5 and the morning of June 6.
The Tribune received a certified letter from Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Alberta Gough warning it could be cited for contempt if it publishes reports on juvenile hearings without permission. The letter, noting confidentiality, cites Kansas law and states no details of the juveniles will be provided. The Tribune maintains policy against naming juvenile offenders and will publish only certain exceptional cases.
Gov Dan Evans and YWCA youth leader Mark Reiman unveiled a provocative tax reform concept at Olympia. Reiman proposed state run prostitution with prostitutes as state employees to fund health services and education, drawing Evans's brief noncomment.
Kwame Nkrumah 62 former Ghanaian leader dies in exile in Conakry Guinea after being deposed in 1966. He had lived in Guinea under Sekou Toure's protection since the coup, repeatedly vowing to return to power in Ghana.
Bobby Baker, 43, once secretary to Senate Democrats, wins parole from federal prison. The eight member U S Parole Board met behind closed doors and set parole effective June 1 for a one to three year sentence at Allenwood prison camp for attempted tax evasion grand larceny transportation of stolen money fraud and conspiracy.
North Vietnamese tanks and infantry breached northern defense lines and seized Dong Ha. Troops moved toward Quang Tri City with the DMZ region under heavy air and naval bombardment. Thousands fled Quang Tri as the battle widened beyond Dong Ha.
Apollo 16 commander John W. Young and crewmen Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly II landed on the USS Ticonderoga after an 11 day moon mission. They said the voyage pushed back the frontier of the unknown and were in excellent health on arrival in the South Pacific.
The Bundestag reached a 247 to 247 tie with one abstention as Chancellor Willy Brandt failed to win a test-of-strength vote. The deadlock follows Thursday’s no-confidence motion failure, showing neither Brandt nor the Christian Democrats can command a majority in the 486 member lower house.
With Edmund Muskie retired from campaigning, George McGovern secures key endorsements. Sen. Fred Harris shifts to McGovern as Iowa Democratic chairman Cliff Larson also backs him. McGovern plans to woo organized labor and party leadership despite some backers urging caution.
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