February Building Contract At Parsons Ammunition Plant
A general construction contract for work at the Kan sas Army Ammunition Plant near Parsons Kansas is to be let early in February. The project is described as sizable in the multi million dollar range with an engineering firm from Topeka handling design work. An Army Engineers office will open at the plant in February with about 25 staffers as the facility reactivates for production after being on standby since 1956.
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Parsons, Kan
Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
Kansas City
The
Army Engineers
Army Procurement and Supply Agency
Joliet, Ill
W. G. Kratz
Kansas Contractors Association
Topeka
van Doren, Hazard, Stallings and Schnacke
Parsons
Army
Home Savings
Kansans Sworn in At 90th Congress
In Washington the Kansas delegation, all Republicans with one new member, took the oath as the 90th Congress opened. Larry Winn Jr. won the 3rd District seat, replacing Robert Ellsworth, while Sen. James Pearson was elected to complete the Senate term. Missouri's delegation remained split 8 Democrats and 2 Republicans, with Rep. Frank Karsten noted as the longest-serving Missouri Democrat.
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Washington
Kansas House
Missouri
Larry Winn Jr
Leawood
Kan
Marvin E. Rainey
Kansas
Winn
Rep
Robert F. Ellsworth
James B. Pearson
J. Floyd Breeding
Rolla
Senate
Missouri State Society
Frank Karsten
St. Louis
House
Ways and Means Committee
Town Gown Relations Are Tops at Manhattan Chamber Meeting
Kansas State University President James A. McCain praised “well nigh model” town gown relations with the community. Speaking to the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, he highlighted close cooperation in education, governance, business management and planning, noting postwar progress including new programs, faculty additions, an $8 million annual research program and a building program near $55 million over 17 years.
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Manhattan
Kan
James A. McCain
Kansas State University
University
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
McCain
Republicans name Conard speaker as Democrats retain leadership
In Topeka the Legislature opens with Republicans choosing Rep. John Conard of Greensburg as House speaker. Clyde Hill of Yates Center is speaker pro tem and Calvin Strowig of Abilene is majority floor leader. Democrats renew Rep. Joseph Mikesic as minority leader after a 27 20 vote over Derby's Jerry Griffith.
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Topeka
John Conard
Greensburg
Conard
Republilicans
Clyde Hill
Yates Center
Calvin Strowig
Abilene
Joseph Mikesic
Kansas City
Mikesic
Jerry Griffith
Derby
Griffith
John Casebeer
D-Mcpherson
James Buchele
Orville Hazen
Denton
Bill Hubbard
Ulysses
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
William Bunten
Nationalists Eye Red Chinese Chaos
Nationalist Ambassador Chou Shu-kai says Chiang Kai-shek is ready to return to the mainland if Red China descends into chaos. He outlines three possible outcomes in Red China and notes a political military operation would be needed. U S officials report exchanges with Nationalist China but no treaty consultations.
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Washington
Chou Shu-kai
Chiang Kai-shek
Red
China
Red China
Chou
United States
Around the Clock Arraignments Begin in New York Courts
New York mayor announces a six month trial of around the clock arraignments for most criminal charges starting Wednesday. The plan aims to free police from court duties, speed up arraignments, and reduce overnight jailing of certain defendants.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Unclear Chinese Military Command Amid Red Guard Clashes
The report notes ongoing clashes between Red Guards and workers groups as Chou En Lai comments that the Red Chinese army watches events from afar. He cites a breakdown of communications between the military high command and field forces, leading to a lack of orders to quell rebels.
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Chiang
Chou
Red Chinese
Red Guards
Pills Contribute To New Jersey Birth Decline
Rutgers sociologist Dr. Robert Gutman says oral contraceptives helped drive New Jersey's three year birth rate drop. He notes higher pill use among Catholics and the poor with less skill in mechanical methods. State Health Department reports 1966 as third consecutive year of lower births, 121,433 vs 132,606 in 1963.
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Trenton
N.J
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Robert Gutman
Rutgers
Gutman
State Health Department
Hole for a Sign Draws Attention in Portales
An advertising crew member digging a post hole for a sign board in Portales New Mexico severed an underground telephone cable and knocked out long distance service. The incident occurred Monday drawing public interest to the mishap.
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Portales
N.M
New Mexico City
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Flora Negri
Brooklyn
N. Y
van Sielen
New Lots Avenue
Mao Tse-tung
Lin Piao
Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
U. S
Shanghai
anti-Red Guard
Soochow Creek
David L. McCune
Chanute Tna Board
Chanute Furniture CO
W. Main
Ue Tr
Lincoln & Walnut
Chanute
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