Juco Board Approves Furniture for New Complex
Neosho County Community Junior College board approved purchasing academic furniture from Bowlus School Supply at cost plus ten percent and authorized library furniture bids including racks and catalogues. They scheduled Dec 19 to review president applicants and reported the NCCJC complex is 68 percent complete with May completion target.
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Neosho County Community Junior College Board of Trustees
Bowlus School
Virginia Hagenbuch
Lucile Dillman
Ruth Grajeda
Sue Whitworth
Buford Fisher
Artemes
Topeka
Kansas University
California
NCCJC
Neosho County Community Junior College
Police Court Bonds and Fines Report for November
The November activity summary shows bonds and fines totaling 805 dollars, with a year to date of 9,426. Overtime parking penalties reached 348 dollars and 4,761.50 for 11 months. There were 1,387 overtime tickets, 280 police calls, 56 arrests, 14 traffic accidents, and Humane Society reports of 57 dogs picked up, 37 killed, and 14 on hand. Police patrols covered 11,161 miles. 1,188.3 gallons of gasoline used.
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Humane Society
U S Steel raises prices again as industry follows
U S Steel announces a second price hike within a week raising galvanized and aluminum coated sheets by 5 a ton while cold rolled sheets gain 5 on Friday. Bethlehem Republic Armco follow with 5 gains and Armco adds 4 to hot rolled sheet. U S Steel caps increases with no change to some strips and cuts auto tank steel by 3 per ton.
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U.S. Steel
Armco
Johnson
Maloney Named Bishop of Wichita by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI appointed Most Rev. David M. Maloney auxiliary bishop of Denver as the new Bishop of Wichita Kansas. He will succeed Bishop Leo C. Byrne who moved from Wichita to become coadjutor archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Wichita diocese covers 25 counties and about 85,000 Catholics.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
David M. Maloney
Denver
Wichita
Kaw
Maloney
Leo C. Byrne
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Byrne
Mark K. Carroll
Carroll
Kansas
Death Date Set for Zimmer in Topeka Kidnap Slaying
Kansas Supreme Court fixed January 4 for the execution of 42 year old William Frederick Zimmer by lethal injection at Lansing State Penitentiary. Zimmer was condemned for kidnapping and killing 7 year old Gladys Cora Johnson in Topeka in 1964. the child’s body was found near a creek bank at St Marys.
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Topeka
William Frederick Zimmer
Kansas Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Lansing
U.S. Supreme Court
Shawnee
Zimmer
Gladys Cora Johnson
St. Marys
Kan
Kansas City
Flag Display Urged on Pearl Harbor Day
Chanute and area residents are urged by the Cecil J. Meeker post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to display American flags in observance of Pearl Harbor Day. Flying the flag is a national VFW project to commemorate the Dec 7 1941 attack and reaffirm dedication to justice and freedom.
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Chanute
Cecil J. Meeker
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Second Heart Transplant For 22WeekOld Baby
New York reports the world s second infant heart transplant the first in the United States. At Maimonides Hospital 22 doctors nurses and technicians operated from 4 15 am to 6 30 am the baby s vital signs were stable but outlook remains guarded.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Weather winds shift as cool front moves through Kansas
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a Thursday high in the 40s. Lows range from 15-20 in the west to mid 30s in the east with a light drizzle or rain in eastern sections this afternoon and tonight. Lawrence records a 45 degree low, Chanute 50, Hill City 19, Goodland 59.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Hill City
Compromise Antipoverty Bill Sets Public Agency Control
After 11 days of bargaining House and Senate conferees reach a compromise antipoverty bill placing Community Action programs under public officials rather than private groups while maintaining spending at 1.98 billion in 1968 and 2.18 billion in 1969. Final passage faces Senate and House votes next week as leaders weigh agency control and funding levels amid objections from southern and urban members. The director of the Office of Economic Opportunity can fund another agency if required to ensure a satisfactory program.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Bomb Run Near Cambodian Border Faces Heavy Fighting
U S Air Force B52 bombers dropped 450000 pounds of bombs on suspected Communist build up areas near the Cambodian border and north Vietnam. In three raids 300000 150000 pounds hit targets near Bu Dop and Con Thien as fighting flared with Viet Cong and NVA mortar and artillery attacks. American forces reported 34 enemy killed in two skirmishes along the coast. civilian toll at Dakson listed as 47 dead 20 wounded with 3 militia missing. initial tallies fluctuated before government confirmation.
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Saigon
Cambodian
North Vietnam
Dop
Bu Dop
Cambodia
U.S
Con Thien
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Bu _Cop
1St Division
South Vietnam
Dakson
Robert French
Kicks in Medicine Cabinet Kids Use Home Pills
Florida narcotics inspector Ray Bellinger warns that many youths obtain pills from home medicine cabinets. He cites parents' prescription bottles and supermarket products like asthma cigarettes as sources. Cough syrups with codeine are a major problem, with some youths drinking large quantities daily.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Mama
Sue
Ray Bellinger
Florida State Bureau of Narcotics
Bellinger
Miami Area
Meat Inspection Bill Seen as Victory for Consumers
Washington AP report on a House Senate conference agreement to revamp the federal meat inspection law. The compromise aims to extend federal standards to 15 000 plants within three years and awaits final approval before being sent to President Johnson. Betty Furness and Sen Mondale hailed the measure as a consumer victory while Rep Poage warned of overreach.
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Washington
House-Senate
House
Senate
Johnson
Sen
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Traffic Fatalities Log Reports 1967 December 8
Topeka AP notes Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday with fatalities totaling 610 for 1967 and 689 for the 1966 comparable period. Two earlier fatalities are reported as not previously recorded.
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Topeka
Kansas
Vehicles Damaged In Collision Here
Cars driven by Robert L. Briley and Lavera Shrum collided at Forest and Walnut at 8 05 this morning. Briley’s Rambler and Shrum’s Chevrolet sustained $450 in damage. Shrum cited for failing to yield right of way after claiming she did not see Briley.
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Robert L. Briley
S. Rutter
Lavera Shrum
N. Forest
Forest and
Walnut
Briley
Atchison Couple Wed 73 Years
Mr and Mrs Louis Frederick Akers marked their 73rd wedding anniversary in Atchison Kansas on Tuesday. The couple, married December 5 1894, share a long life together including his 97th birth year. Akers a retired railroad dispatcher worked for Missouri Pacific Kansas City Southern and Great Northern lines. They have a son Louis F Akers Jr of Chicago and three grandsons.
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Atchison
Akers
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Great Northern
Reagan to Attend Wichita Event
Gov. Ronal Reagan of California and his wife accepted an invitation to briefly appear at a Republican fund raising Christmas party and reception in Wichita on Saturday night.
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Wichita
Ronald Reagan
California
Stolen Trailers and Copper Recovered Near Herington
Police and a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent recovered two trailers and copper cores tied to Herington thefts from a rental property garage at 301 S. Steuben. L. B. Leach, recently arrived in Chanute, was arrested on a driving while suspended charge and is being held in Fredonia. Two other suspects were in custody in connection with the case. Ray Atkins, a police officer, owns the rental property.
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Herington
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
S. Steuben
Wilson County
L. B. Leach
Chanute
Leach
Fredonia
Steuben
Ray Atkins
Congress targets December 15 adjournment date
Congressional leaders set December 15 as the adjournment target and plan to convene the 1968 session on January 15. House Speaker John W. McCormack says adjournment by the end of next week is possible, with no resolution fixing the next session date Congress would return January 3.
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Washington
Congress
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Safety experts note the home as the leading site of accidental injuries. A drug expert warns that youths seeking kicks from drugs find a major supply inside the home, prompting calls for increased caution and prevention.
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Harold Tarpley
Mariam Mih
Ralph Barclay
Engin Artmel
Artemel
City Planning Commission
Pearl Harbor
Weather Bureau
Goodland
House Education and Labor Committee
Betty Furness
Preswives
Press
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Tribune
Reagan
Cha
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