Park Wins City Panel Approval for Steuben Trailer Park
Spencer Brandon gains City Commission approval to locate a trailer park on Steuben between 7th and 9th with a 20 foot open drainage ditch to be maintained by the owner. Commissioner Schultz opposed. overruled by Kile and Lightfoot with City Manager Sanborn support.
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Spencer Brandon
Steuben
7Th
Brandon
John Schultz
Clyde Kile
Vesta Lightfoot
Kenneth Sanborn
Mobile home approved near Cecil Christmas bait shop
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 3 to 2 to allow Cecil Christmas to place a mobile home at 120 S. Malcolm citing neighbor support and potential area improvement. The decision followed staff concerns about area deterioration and a plan to redevelop the block.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Cecil Christmas
S. Malcolm
Michael Bailey
Boyd Burns
John Rubew
John Gorton
Fred Moulton
Christmas
Bailey
Car Drives on, Bridge Collapses in Neosho County
A bridge on the Neosho Crawford county line near St Paul collapsed after a 17 year old Girard driver rolled onto it. The car and bridge floor fell into the stream. the driver was treated for a cut lip. Indefinite traffic closure announced. sheriff investigating.
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Keith W. Ogborn
Girard
Ogborn
Prie
Neosho County
Ray Coder
Board of County Commissioners
Neosho
Crawford County
St. Paul
Neosho River
David Kern
Studebaker
Erie
Kansas residents may claim state sales tax rebate on auto excise tax
Kansas Revenue Director James T. McDonald says buyers eligible for the federal excise tax rebate can also seek a state sales tax refund. Purchases taxed 3 percent in Topeka Lawrence and Manhattan, with dealers issuing affidavits and applying credits against future taxes.
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Topeka, Kan
James T. McDonald
Kansas
Congress
McDonald
Topeka
Lawrence
Manhattan
Topeka Clerk Douglass Resigns for Kansas League Post
Topeka city clerk Bill Douglass resigns effective Feb 1 to become director of personnel services for the Kansas League of Municipalities. E A Mosher cites need for a Kansas agency to aid local officials with personnel problems and dissemination of personnel techniques. Douglass has served as city clerk since Jan 1, 1954.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Douglass
Kansas League of Municipalities
E. A. Mosher
League
Kansas
Douglass
Mosher
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reflects Rural Bridge Caution
A short note jokes about road safety urging rural drivers to have their wives test bridges before driving across. The line appears as a fragment in a larger letter. The tone mocks cautionary advice.
Weather and radio chatter on sunshine and a possible thunderstorm
Area forecast calls for fair and colder tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s and a high near 50 Friday. Precipitation probability is near zero tonight and ten percent Friday. Kansas City DJ Johnny Dolan reported a Chanute area caller claiming sunshine, raising questions about a rare Wednesday night storm sensing amid unusual late season sun.
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Johnny Dolan
Kansas City
WHB
Chanute
Ben
City to collect Christmas trees from curbs by Monday
The city will pick up Christmas trees left on street curbs by 8 a.m. Monday. Administrative assistant Bob Bunting announced today.
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Bob Bunting
Holiday closings for New Year across state and city offices
State and city offices close Friday through Sunday for a three day New Year holiday. Post office and Tribune halt mail and publication Saturday. County offices operate Friday in Erie and Chanute. Neosho County treasurer’s Erie office closes to the public at noon Friday to wind up 1971 business.
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the Tribune
Erie
Chanute
Neosho County
Museum to Remodel Second Floor for African Art Display
Chanute's Safari Museum will revamp the second floor to house a growing African art collection. Dr. Pascal Imperato of New York oversees the exhibits with contributions from six families and his own collection. New glass partitions will separate geography and culture displays, with a carved Timbuktu door among the items. Remodeling aims to finish in spring.
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James Kensett
The
Safari Museum
Robert Blunk
Kansas State College of
Pittsburg
Pascal Imperato
New York City
Dale W. McCoy Jr
Museum Association
Don Abbuehl
Chanute
Kensett
Timbuktu
County assesses motor vehicles in Chanute and Neosho County
County assessors will begin evaluating motor vehicles boats campers trailers and mobile homes and taking the census in Chanute and surrounding townships shortly after January 1 This first year with Chanute involved in assessments follows a licensing based census and township assessors will help in valuing equipment livestock grains and other personal property Township assessors will receive instruction from the county clerk in Erie and Chanute with meetings set at 10 a.m and 2 p.m respectively The assessor list is not yet final according to County Clerk Wayne Gibson
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ERIE
Chanute
Neosho County
City of
Wayne Gibson
Gibson
Employment Funds To Last a Year
The Emergency Employment Funds will pay the $750 monthly salary of James Fletcher data processing manager for at least a year. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn said renewal is possible but Congress could change the act. Four city laborers have also been hired under the act.
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James Fletcher
Kenneth Sanborn
Lavish Welcome 1971 Boosts Champagne Caviar Sales
The 1971 New Year mood boosted champagne and caviar demand as Americans splurged. Dealers report strong demand for bubbly and sturgeon eggs with limited supply. Prices for caviar rose compared with last year and many shops see higher costs for luxury items.
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New York
Illinois no fault auto insurance ruling sparks appeal
A Chicago judge ruled Illinois no fault auto insurance law unconstitutional alleging discrimination against the poor. State officials vow to appeal and expect the law to take effect January 1 as scheduled. Judge Daniel Covelli praised the concept but objected to linking pain and suffering claims to medical expenses.
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Chicago
Illinois
Daniel Covelli
Circuit Court
Mars Mountains Shaped Like Martian Ridgelines Captured by Mariner 9
In Pasadena, a scientist described Martian mountain ridges photographed by Mariner 9 as wrinkled like an elephant’s hide and unique to Mars. The camera aboard Mariner 9, in Martian orbit since November 13, sent the 4,000 mile altitude image from just south of the equator on December 17.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 9
Earth
Moon
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Red
Mars
Justice John Marshall Harlan Dies at 72 in Washington
Justice John Marshall Harlan died of cancer in a Washington hospital at age 72. The retirement followed 18 years on the Supreme Court and prompted President Nixon to call him a giant of the era. He had been hospitalized a month earlier after a backache was diagnosed as bone cancer.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Nixon
Harlan
Birth Rate Falls to Historic Low in Census Estimate
The Census Bureau preliminary estimate shows the US birth rate dropping to 17.3 births per thousand in the year, with about 3 991 000 births. Analysts are puzzled by the decline after expectations of a rise in 1971 and hope it signals a lasting trend rather than a short term dip.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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Elm
Lincoln
Evergreen
Burns
Gorton
Rubew
Planning Commission
Carl Mohr
Manley Steel
Charles Lesher
J. T. Johson
Marie Galt
A. M. Kenoly
Bill West
R. W. Fisher
Sheriff’s Office
Charles Ingle
Cook, Flatt and Strobel
County Commission
Municipal League
Cha
By Jane Blades
Kansas State College of Pittsburg
Dr. Imperato
Lewis Pate
Bangkok
Thailand
E. Edward Clark
Dakar
Senegal
Robert Helmholz
Davis
C. Robert Moore
Washington, D. C
Mark la Pointe
New Orleans
Africa
Bureau of Infectious Disease Control
Cornell University Medical Center
New York Hospital
Mars Mountains
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