Kansas Stunned as Storm Slams Central and Western Regions
A severe winter storm crippled western central and northeast Kansas with more than eight inches of snow in NW counties and an inch of ice across much of the state. Power failures, halted travel on I 70 and I 70 I 35W, and widespread outages hit towns including Junction City Salina Manhattan and Dodge City as crews worked to restore lines and lines and poles were snapped.
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Kansas
WaKeeney
Hill City
National Weather Service
Junction City
Dodge City
Salina
Smith Center
Phillipsburg
Manhattan
Wamego
Ogden
Concordia
Hays
Colorado Line
Kansas Turnpike
Wichita
Oklahoma Line
Brad Olds
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Ed Bross
Stephen Waite
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
Area Forecast Delivers Cloudy Night Then Cold Slopes
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions with precipitation ending tonight and colder air bringing lows in the 30s. Partly cloudy Wednesday with highs in the 30s. Northerly winds 20 to 45 mph diminish tonight.
Planes earn hobby status in Chanute families
Chanute residents embrace radio controlled model planes as a growing hobby with meets at parks and school grounds. Wayne Huffman recalls how Tom Jones introduced the sport two decades ago from Boulder Colorado. Models range from plastic kits to balsa builds. engines run from .020 to .060 cc and speeds reach around 70 mph.
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Tom Jones
Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force
Chanute
Colorado
Royster Stadium
Wayne Huffman
Hugh
Huffman
Jones
Boulder
Colo
Grace Boman
United States
Model Mashers
Iola
Bob
Karry
Huffmans
Artists Alley
Neosho Valley Arts Council
Cappelletti Captures Heisman Trophy For 1973 Season
Penn State star John Cappelletti, a 6 1 215 pound senior from Upper Darby Pennsylvania, won the Heisman Trophy with 1057 points and 229 first place votes from 819 voters. He led Penn State to an 11 0 record and an Orange Bowl berth against LSU.
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NEW York
John Cappelletti
Penn State
Cappelletti
Upper Darby
Downtown Athletic Club
John Hicks
Ohio State
Roosevelt Leaks
Texas
David Jaynes
Kansas
Archie Griffin
Joe Paterno
Franco Harris
Lenny Moore
Lydell Mitchell
Jack
Louisiana State
Energy guidelines spark board vote in Unified SD 413
The Board of Education of Unified School District 413 approved energy use guidelines after a December meeting. Administrators proposed cuts in activities and bus routes to save gasoline while evaluating events by educational value and keeping within government rules.
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Jane Blades
Board of Education of
Unified School District
Jerry Steele
Miles Rickart
Dale Fairchild
Chanute
Buford Fisher
Robert Docking
Kansas
Fisher
Rickart
Fisher retires as Chanute school chief after 23 years
Unified School District 413 Board accepts Buford Fisher’s early retirement effective July 31, 1974. Dr. Steele named sole candidate to succeed him, with Fisher praising the district’s finances, academics and personnel and noting a smooth transition.
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Buford Fisher
Unified School District 413
Board of Education
Jerry Steele
Fisher
Dale Fairchild
Dale
Chanute
Iola
Erie
Kimball
Galesburg
Kansas City
Kansas State College of
Pittsburg
Neosho County
Jaycees
America
Sam
Steele
Intercepted Letter Questioning 40-Year-Old Kicker Choice
Intercepted note from Nute questions the selection of a 40-year-old field goal kicker over David Jaynes. The communication uses a casual address to Cha and critiques personnel decision.
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David Jaynes
Senators Fail to Attach Public Financing Measure to Debt Ceiling
Senators backing public financing of federal elections were defeated by the White House when a filibuster blocked attaching the provision to emergency debt ceiling legislation. The fight is expected to resume early in the 1974 session.
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Washington
White House
Nixon reveals finances to Republican leaders
President Nixon has shown selected Republican leaders his personal financial reports to be released publicly this week. Rep John B. Anderson of Illinois said White House aides gave an extensive presentation of Nixon's financial situation.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
John B. Anderson
Illinois
Safari Jaycees Senior Citizens Christmas Party Set
The Safari Jaycees host a senior citizens Christmas party at 6 p.m. Thursday December 13 in the Central Park Building. Retirement age guests are invited and excerpts from the Neosho County Community Junior College play Gift of the Magi will be presented. Santa will distribute gifts and refreshments will be served. For transportation call Sharon Broeder at 431-1887.
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Safari Jaycees
Central Park
Neosho County
Santa Claus
Sharon Broeder
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Heisman
Paul Keller
Chanute Recreation
Keller
North Central Association
Chanute Plan
Dennis Neff
Emporia
Marvin Bicknell
Harold Strack
Montgomery Ward
Debbie Barthel
el Paso
Lynn Kirkman
The
Kansas Association of
David Mack
Chanute Ministerial Alliance
Alliance
Cha
Grein
Nat
Ria
Chanute Tribune
Foc Chanute
Senior Citizens
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