Neosho County Revaluation Starts Phase One
The first phase of real estate re evaluation in Neosho County has begun. Donald J. Brown of United Appraisal Co. spoke to the Rotary Club about creating individual property cards showing location legal description and owner names. Inspections begin in June with interior checks and exterior measurements to assess actual value under a state law requiring valuations at 30 percent of actual value.
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Neosho County
Donald J. Brown
Kansas
United Appraisal Co
Rotary Club
Brown
United
Big Week Ahead Legislature Goes Home to Rest
The Kansas Legislature adjourned for the weekend with a busy week ahead. Gov Avery’s budget message and Kansas Day events loom as House members introduce four new bills, including a seat belt requirement for new cars from October 1966.
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Legislature
Topeka
Kansas
William H. Avery
Republican Party
J.C. Tillotson
R-Norton
Robert Finney
R-Humboldt
Ross Doyen
R-Rice
Missouri gas pipeline blast kills 8 year old girl
A Phillips pipeline 8 inch line leaked early morning near Jefferson City. An explosion blew up two cars and ignited a creek valley. Linda Marie Keilholz, 8, died at the University of Missouri Medical Center. Her father Conrad Keiholz Jr., 34, was seriously burned. another man had minor injuries. The blast occurred near a creek bed culvert as they drove to a bus stop.
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Linda Marie Keilholz
University of Missouri Medical Center
Columbia
Conrad Keiholz Jr
Phillips Pipeline Co
Donald Kirby
Jefferson City
Fire in Corbin Hall prompts 400 evacuations at KU
Lawrence Kansas firefighters evacuated about 400 women from Corbin Hall at the University of Kansas after a fire broke out in a fourth floor room Wednesday night. University officials secured the building and coordinated room checks as crews worked to extinguish the blaze and investigate the cause.
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Corbin Hall
University of Kansas
Speeding youths recaptured after jail escape bid in Kansas
Edward R. Cameron of Wichita and Algernon Jesseppe of Topeka, both 16, were arrested after a speed violation. A .410 shotgun and shells were found beside Cameron. Jesseppe slept in the back seat as the pair, who fled Shawnee County jail 48 hours earlier, were stopped by Patrolman Lee Smith. They had walked away Monday evening and stole the car near Delia, Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Shawnee County
Edward R. Cameron
Wichita
Algernon Jesseppe
Lee Smith
Smith
Cameron
Jesseppe
Sheriff's
Delia
Pittsburg State College lists 206 mid term graduates
Pittsburg Kan January 28 graduation date set for 206 students listed as mid term graduates at Pittsburg State College. The tentative list names the students and notes degrees will be conferred on January 28.
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Pitsburg, Kan
Pittsburg State College
Grand Larceny Charged Against Rural Man
W. S. Melton, 76, of rural Girard was arraigned in city court on grand larceny, released on $500 bond, with preliminary hearing set for Feb. 17. He is accused of stealing a calf belonging to Paul Schettler of St. Paul and selling it at Jay, Oklahoma. He was arrested Tuesday.
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W. S. Melton
Girard
Melton
Paul Schettler
St. Paul
Jay
Okla
Stark Area Fire protection grows with new water system
A 20 man Stark fire department with three trucks gains fire protection from a 33 mile Rural Water District No. 2 water system nearing completion. Four inch mains loop Stark Savonburg and Elsmore with new hydrants boosting 80 gpm at 80 psi from district reservoir west of Kimball. Army weapons carriers gifted through Kansas extension service bolster rural service alongside a 1950 Ford truck. Chief Eugene See leads a 10 man city crew. Willard Fox heads a township unit. Boards expect Army vehicles to enhance firefighting though formal district status differs from full rural districts.
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Stark
Savonburg
Elsmore
Kimball
Ford
Eugene See
Stark Department
Kansas
State University Extension Service
Manhattan
Lee
Washington, D. C
Savenburg
John Eggen
Stark Cafe
Fugene Lee
Johnson Starts On Rough Road To Great Society
President Johnson begins his term by pledging to tackle injustice, poverty and ignorance on the path to a Great Society. In a 22 minute inaugural speech he promised to conquer these progress enemies within the generation, after taking the oath with Chief Justice Warren and his wife hand on his late mother’s Bible.
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Washington
Johnson
Earl Warren
Parking Lot Sites Studied By City Dads
The city commission held a special meeting to weigh possible sites for new downtown parking lots due to Main Street widening. The board reached general accord but deferred final decisions, directing City Manager R. J. Hayes to gather more information for presentation at the next regular meeting.
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City Commission
R. J. Hayes
Main
Ist
Lincoln
Evergreen
To Brief Governor On Area Highways
The Southeast Kansas Highway Assn. informs the Chamber of Commerce that a Topeka conference is set for 11 30 a.m. Feb 8 in the governor's office. The meeting will assess highway needs with the governor, the state highway commission, and highway committee chairs. Delegation limited to two per member community, with Leonard Rude of Parsons as spokesman. W M Caldwell of Parsons will give a brief presentation for Mid-America Inc. Chanute will name its streets and highways reps at a chamber committee meeting Monday chaired by Neal McCoy.
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Southeast Kansas Highway Assn
Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
State Highway Commission
Legislative Highway Committee
Leonard Rude
Parsons
W. M. Caldwell
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast Kansas Industrial Development Organization
Chanute
Chamber
Neal McCoy
Iran Premier Is Wounded In Parable Attack
Iran Premier Hassan Ali Mansour was shot as he left his car to enter Parliament. Surgeons reported his condition fluctuating after a 32 hour operation to remove part of his intestine and repair his bladder. Police arrested Mohammed Bokharaei, 20, as the alleged assassin with no stated motive.
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Tehran
Iran
Hassan Ali Mansour
Mohammed Bokharaei
Mansour
Churchill at Very Low Ebb in Illness
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill, 90, remains in a semicoma seven days after a stroke with no change in condition per a 12:16 p.m. bulletin. Only Lady Churchill and grandson Winston were present at the family home as doctors issue a further update tonight.
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London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Churchill
Lady Churchill
Britain
Randolph Churchill
Traffic Fatalities Log For Topeka Area
Kansas traffic death log records 0 fatalities in the Topeka area over a 24 hour period ending at 9am Thursday. For January 1965 the total is 21 deaths versus 34 in the comparable 1964 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Phone help line for Tribune readers
Readers urged to contact their Tribune carrier if unreachable. If unable to reach, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Intercepted Letter Clarifies Neosho County Tax Re-evaluation
An official states that good housekeepers will not be penalized in the Neosho county re-evaluation program for tax purposes. The letter is addressed to Cha. and signed Yours.
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Neosho County
Area Forecast: Warmer Highs and Light Rain Tonight
An area forecast notes occasional light rain tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Highs Friday reach the middle 40s and overnight lows fall to the middle 30s. Relative humidity and barometer readings are reported at 1 p.m. with temperatures around 42 today and 30 p.m. readings indicating cooling.
Mild Kansas weather with possible southeastern rain
Mild temperatures continue across Kansas with rain likely in southeastern sections. Rain moving from Texas could reach the state by tonight as clouds thicken in the morning. Daytime highs reach the upper 40s and 50s with overnight lows mainly in the 30s, warmer than Wednesday night. Wednesday highs ranged from 37 at Topeka to 54 at Liberal, with early low temperatures from 17 at Manhattan to 30 at Hill City.
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Topeka
Kansas
Texas
Liberal
Manhattan
Hill City
Landon Hospitalized for Observation After Illness
Alf Landon, 77, former Kansas governor and 1936 Republican presidential nominee, admitted to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka for observation after falling ill at home. He called the situation a checkup and a Topeka civic club speech was canceled as doctors monitored him for several days.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Stormont - Vail
Redistricting Debated as Senate Panel Reviews 1964 Pop
In Topeka a Senate committee began examining congressional redistricting with 1964 county population data. Chairman Bowers cautioned no date for next meeting, while Bell sought last election voting figures. Proposals included redrawing to match senate districts and reuniting Wyandotte County in the 2nd District.
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William S. Bowers
Ottawa
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