City Planners Seek Views of Experts
The newly formed city planning commission will consult professional planners as an early step. Wilson & Co and other firms may meet with the commission in February to outline planning services and costs with no obligation. The 701 program discussion and committee formation followed, with broad attendance and input from officials and business leaders.
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City Planning Commission
Wilson & Co
Salina
Marlin Blackstun
Commission
Wilson Company
Commis
Blackstun
Wilson
City
Ring Committee
Jim Blessing
Chamber
William R. Yerkes
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Board of Education
Employment Building Dedication in Chanute Kansas
The new 48000 dollar Kansas State Employment Service building at 119 N Grant Chanute will be dedicated tomorrow at 2 PM with Kansas Labor Commissioner Harold L Smith delivering the main address. C J Poirier will respond for the state service. Mayor John W Lapham will accept for the city. Open house will follow from 3 to 5 PM. The modern haydite block facility covers 2200 square feet serving Allen Neosho and Woodson counties with staff of four plus seasonal help.
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Allen County
Chanute
Fisher
Commission
Blackston
John Lapham
State Employment Service Office
N. Grant
Kansas State Employment Service
Kansas Labor
Harold L. Smith
State
C. J. Poirier
Topeka
John W. Lapham
W. C. Markley
M. W. Buffon
Kansas Employment Security Division
W. G. Nordstrom
Peter Finnegan
St. Patrick’s Church
William T. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
James Canole
Hollis and Miller
Overland Park
Berthot Construction Co
Bud Anderson Plumbing Service
Lassman Electric
Allen
Neosho
Woodson
Markley
Harley Knapp
Raymond Parker
Billie Marie Jones
Donna Washburn
End of HHGs Tax and Redistricting Plan in House Hopper
TOPEKA Kansas highly controversial measures to reapportion the Kansas House and to exempt household goods and personal effects from taxation were introduced in the House hopper before weekend adjournment. The first bill would base representation in the House strictly on geography.
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Topeka
R AP
Kansas House
Kansas
Doyen
Senate
William Ferguson
Ferguson
House
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Shawnee and
Johnson
Barton
Douglas
Leavenworth
Crawford
Montgomery
Saline
Butler
Reno
Cowley
Domestic dispute prompts police visit and hostage alert
Police responded to a man woman man domestic dispute with threats and a shotgun. A note in a pickup truck and a later report of a hostage situation prompted officers to intervene at two addresses. No charges could be filed without a signed complaint from the threatened party.
Traffic Fatalities Log For Week In Topeka Kansas
AP report shows Kansas traffic death tally from 9 a.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday. January marked nine fatalities for 1963, compared with nine in the same 1962 period. The record covers 24 hours ending Thursday morning.
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Topeka
Kansas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A fragment from an intercepted letter mocks attention to Southeast Kansas as a populous region while dismissing concerns about superhighways. The writer signs as Dear Cha, expressing urban indifference to the area’s population.
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Cha
Kennedy Wins First Battle In House Rules Fight
Washington AP Kennedy administration claims a victory as House votes 235 to 196 to keep 15 Rules Committee members, widening liberal edge and aiding Kennedy program. Leaders caution this is only the first hurdle in concerted push for tax cuts education aid health care and Social Security reforms.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House Rules Committee
House
Death takes Bill Feeney chief of Humboldt police
William P. Feeney 62 longtime Humboldt police chief died suddenly at home from a heart attack about 5 30 am Funeral arrangements incomplete Price Funeral Home handling the service plans mention his 1946 appointment and years of service in the department
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Humboldt
William P
Bill) Feeney
Price Funeral Home
Jabara Named to Kansas Advisory Council on Accounting
Frank Jabara of Wichita is appointed to the Kansas State Advisory Council on Accounting by Governor John Anderson on a Wednesday appointment. The move adds a fresh member to the state's accounting guidance body.
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Topeka
Frank Jabara
Wichita
State Advisory Council On Accountancy
John Anderson
Ottawa South Interstate Route Voted Out by Kansas
Kansas highway commissioners voted to remove Ottawa south as an interstate location, ending a long dispute over I-35 routing. They instead pursue a four-lane bypass at Emporia and push a four-lane divided road from Ottawa to the state line, seeking funds for the project while noting lack of Oklahoma support and no extra interstate mileage.
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Ottawa South
State Highway Commission
Topeka
Ottawa
Oklahoma
Kansas State Line
Highway Commission
Emporia
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas City
Bureau of Public Roads
Winita
Okla
Kansas
George Docking
Oklahoma Highway Commission
Cold Wave Grips Kansas With Snow and Freezing Drizzle
TOPEKA AP Temperatures plunge across Kansas as a north pushing front brings snow and freezing drizzle. Winds 20 to 30 mph, falling temps forecast to subzero to single digits by Friday with highs near 10 to 15. Northwest may reach 0 to 5 below, southeast around 10.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Selfishness Key to Town Progress Says Nesmith
Dwight Nesmith of Kansas State University told a Chamber meeting that a town’s growth depends on the community’s skill at being selfish about development. He contrasted two towns, A and B, detailing how stakeholder groups from bankers to retailers pursue growth or resist change. The talk urged modern planning and warned against clinging to old methods.
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Dwight Nesmith
Kansas State University
Engineering and Industrial Services Division
Chamber of Commerce
Nesmith
Kansas State
University
Manhattan
Dustrial Committee
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R. J. Hayes
R. W. Good
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W. C C. Markley
Tribune
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Ross Doyen
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Ed Boyd
R-Larned
Fred Meek
Idana
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