Anniversary of Octave Chanute Founder of City
The 144th birth anniversary honors Octave Chanute the engineer inventor and aeronautics pioneer after whom the town is named He helped build railroads across New England and the Midwest influenced the Santa Fe line and the city depot He designed key structures including a Missouri River bridge and Chicago and Kansas City stockyards He led El train system work and advanced preservative wood treatment and railroad fastener dating He conducted early glider flights on Lake Michigan and influenced Wright brothers Progress in Flying aided their work Chanute Air Force Base carried his name and he is recognized by the National Aviation Hall of Fame and aviation history scholars.
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Lake Michigan
National Aviation Hall of Fame
Dayton
Ohio
Debates Split House and Senate On Birth Control And Capital Punishment
In Topeka Kansas the House moved to restrict contraceptive access to minors only with parental accompaniment while a Senate panel tentatively approved reinstating the death penalty for first degree murders. The chamber also advanced malpractice bills, and a KCC service-territory bill.
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Hiawatha
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Ford says Reagan is too far to the right
President Ford tells a national audience that Ronald Reagan is too far right to win a national election while outlining new plans to curb intelligence abuses and curb leaks. He predicts strong results in upcoming primaries but avoids predicting a win.
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Florida
Chanute Bicentennial Plans Target July 5 Picnic at Santa Fe Park
Chanute Bicentennial Committee outlines July 5 celebration at Santa Fe Park with booth fees to cover utilities and first aid stalls. Fees depend on booth size and outlets but cap at 15 dollars. Willcott notes Feb 24 meeting postponed due to low turnout and announces bicentennial auto tags offered for two dollars at banks, chamber, and merchants.
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Santa Fe Park
John Willcott
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Chamber of Commerce
Reagan Drift Raises Gaps in Republican Unity
The comment warns that Reagan may be too far right and that Ford risks being left out if he does not steer carefully. The piece frames intra party tensions and potential shifts ahead of critical votes and upcoming campaigns.
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Mr. Ford
Gas cutoffs threaten cattle industry in western Kansas
Kansas State University extension economist T Roy Bogle warned that cutting natural gas for irrigation and grain drying in western Kansas could force a costly switch to electricity or a crop shift. He warned such changes would reduce grain for cattle feeding, lowering cattle production and raising meat prices. He estimated the switch cost for 10 500 gas powered irrigation wells to electric motors.
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Kansas State University Extension
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Weather and farm economics clash in Kansas pump cost note
Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy days with highs in the 50s and nights in the 20s to 30s. A High Plains conference speaker, Bogle, warns rising electricity costs for pumps and grain drying could total about 63 million dollars for utilities, while crop shifts from corn to milo or wheat threaten Kansas’ cattle and economy with large losses in bushels and income.
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Kansas
Why is one wing of Neosho Memorial Hospital unused
K C Murray Brown hospital administrator explains that while the building is fully in use one pediatrics wing was not used as built. Funds from a bequest supported pediatrics but the space now serves respiratory therapy offices nursing classrooms library chapel and storage. The expansion plans remodel that wing into an intensive coronary care unit with a new pediatrics area in a different location.
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Murray Brown
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Pride merchants honored for remodeled buildings
Pride committee chairman Kenneth Sanborn presented certificates to merchants Tuesday. From the left in the photo are John Barr Cecilia Beuligmann and Royce Wells who had their buildings remodeled.
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Cecilia Beuligmann
Royce Wells
Kenneth Sanborn
Governor urges public official control in state health agencies
Gov. Bennett calls for broad representation by elected officials in three health systems agencies across Kansas. He backs MARC for the Kansas City area and prescribes Western Kansas and Southeast Kansas agencies, with at least half board members voting publicly, while Northeast Kansas has no applicant.
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Mid-America
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Mid-America Health Systems Agency, Inc
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Kansas Coordinating Council For Health Planning
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Health Planning Association of Western Kansas, Inc
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