Power Lines Bid Accepted In Wichita for City Projects
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn accepted Line Builders Inc of Wichita to install two miles of power line at a cost of 24760 from utility maintenance funds. One mile on the road designated 35th Street from US 169 to Safari Industrial Park and one mile on Plummer to boost load capacity. Work to start by Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Sanborn
Line Builders, Inc
Wichita
35Th Street
City Commission
Frank Hoblick
Carthage
Sanborn
Chanute
Safari Industrial Park
School Zone Enforcement Plan Outlined by Police Chief
Police Chief Sige Matlock announced strict enforcement of school zone speed limits with school reopenings. Radar will operate daily and new signs will show 20 mph hours 7:45 to 9, 1 to 1, and 3 to 4:30 on school days. A 30 mph zone will cover West Main from Lafayette to Plummer except near Lincoln School.
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Sige Matlock
Matlock
West Main
Lafayette
Plummer
Lincoln School
City landfill shows progress toward state compliance
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn reports partial improvements at the landfill as state health officials prepare to review plans. New signs direct traffic, a third worker is hired for site guidance, and a 200 yard stretch of exposed garbage is covered. Officials expect state confirmation in early September.
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Kenneth Sanborn
Sanborn
Charles Linn
State Board of Health
Linn
Weather forecast for area shows cooler night and warm Saturday
Temperatures at 1 p.m. reach 79 with yesterday at 93 and a year ago 97. Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Saturday with a small chance of precipitation. Light east to southeast winds tonight, low temperatures 65 to 70, high in the mid 90s on Saturday.
Four Central Heights boys in crash near Ottawa
Mr and Mrs R C Myers of Chanute were hospitalized with cuts and bruises after a two car collision on US 59 north of Richmond between Ottawa and Garnett. Kent Finley of Chanute suffered facial bruises. Four Central Heights High School boys in the station wagon were taken to Anderson County Hospital Garnett with non critical injuries.
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Ottawa
R. C. Myers
R. 1
Chanute
US 59
Richmond
Garnett
Kent Finley
Central Heights
Finley
Anderson County Hospital
Unified District 413 Teachers Lose Pay Raises Under Freeze
The Nixon wage price freeze means only eight Unified District 413 employees may get increases. Two Board of Education secretaries, three custodial supervisors, district leaders Buford Fisher and Jerry Steele, and Mrs June Kiddoo are among those affected as Chanute lacks a master contract. Nancy Brandon of CTA supports current inclusion while Fisher cites state guidance that no Kansas district is covered.
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Unified District 413
Richard Nixon
Board of Education
June Kiddoo
Buford Fisher
Jerry Steele
Fisher
Francis X. Tobin
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Kansas City
Chanute
Statistical Service Section
Kansas Department of Education
Kansas
Chanute Teachers Association
Nancy Brandon
CTA
Brandon
Richard F. Myers
Missouri
Intercepted Letter Describes Washington Drinking Culture
An intercepted letter to Cha notes Washington insiders drink, offering a blunt view of substance and social context in the capital. The casual remark hints at broader habits among political figures and associated circles.
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Washington
Amendment Aims County Plans For Wastes In State Rules
City manager Kenneth Sanborn says a proposed state solid wastes amendment will not force current landfill plans to change. A public hearing noted counties must prepare waste management plans and cities may join or craft their own. Sanborn awaits Neosho County commission input. state progress reports begin July 1, 1972 with plans due June 30, 1974.
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State Board of Health
Kenneth Sanborn
Sanborn
Neosho County Commission
Call Tribune Carrier If He Misses You Notice
A brief notice instructs readers to contact their Tribune carrier and provides a fallback phone number 431 3400 with a 6 30 pm time reference for missed deliveries. The text emphasizes direct contact with the carrier rather than distributor channels.
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Tribune
One Room School Opens In Henryetta
Henryetta elementary students will begin a city wide one room school next week. Principal Raymond Sewell says he solved last spring’s bus mix up with a plan called comparative art. During a test, first graders rode wrong buses and he retrieved them in his car.
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Henryetta
Okla
Oklahoma
Raymond Sewell
Sewell
Pinocchio
Mickey Mouse
Jumbo
Pluto
Tower Death in Kansas as Boy Falls From Radio Tower
A 12-year-old Hays boy Richard Schartz died after falling from about the 300 foot level of an 821 foot television tower behind the KAYS studios while attempting to cut down a flag with a peace symbol. He climbed an eight foot fence and had planned to remove the flag, a flashlight and knife found near the body.
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Hays
Kan
KAYS
Richard Schartz
Gerald Schartz
Richard
Schartz
Sailor Freed in Philippines Murder Charge Drop
A Philippine court dismissed a murder charge against Steven Lee Mullen of Wichita Kansas an enlisted sailor in the U S Navy. The judge dissolved a custody order and Mullen was released from the brig and to be transferred as his Philippine tour ends. The Navy will file no charges.
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Manila
U.S. Navy
Steven Lee Mullen
Wichita
Kan
Augusto Amores
Subic Naval Base
Mullen
Philippines
Navy
Women Marchers Call for Political Power in 51st Suffrage Anniversary
Across the United States women's liberation groups marked the 51st anniversary of female suffrage with marches and rallies. In New York the major demonstration drew about 6,000 marchers amid vehemence over the pace of progress toward equal rights.
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Women’s Liberationists
New York
Fifth Avenue
Explosion claims two lives at Radford Army Ammunition Plant
In Radford Virginia two workers were killed in an explosion at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant. The incident occurred almost a year after a prior blast at the same facility killed two other employees.
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Radford
White House social aides share duties and duties and memories
The article profiles 36 young military officers serving as White House social aides in Washington. They assist guests, guide photo lines, handle intoxicated or souvenir-prone visitors, and ensure smooth receptions while keeping identities confidential. Former aides compare experiences across Kennedy Johnson and Nixon administrations.
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Washington
White House
Navy
George Watkins
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Watkins
Johnsons
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Kansas National Education Association
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Ries
Chuck Rebb
Lynda Bird Johnson
Army
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Nixons
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