Highway Lead Time Blasted as Too Long
A Kansas legislative committee lambasted the Highway Commission over a five to seven year lead time to plan and build highways. The panel backed a proposal to study lead times in other states to gauge project durations from inception to opening to traffic.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Highway Commission
Arden Dierdorff
R-Smith
Bob Storey
Highway Commission
Special Legislative Committee On
Storey
Kansas
Highway Department
R. L. Peyton
Peyton
R. J. Williams
Pratt
Robert Keenan
D-Great Bend
Wallace Buck
Topeka
Zoning Request Draws No Action
Planning Commission votes to make no recommendation on a zoning change request by Deeper Life Manor for property east of Neosho County Community Junior College. Action follows a previous rezoning proposal and includes a memorial park cemetery platting plan and street name change. The budget hearing for 1972-73 proceeds with a $469,473.92 general fund request.
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Planning Commission
City Commission
Don Jennings
Deeper Life Manor
S. Evergreen
Neosho County Community Junior College
Neosho County
Mike Bailey
Memorial Park Cemetery
Review Sought Into Beloit Girls Industrial School Misconduct
Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz calls for a complete review of operations at the Kansas Girls Industrial School Beloit after mothers reports and a former resident alleging sexual relations with a male staff member. He urges private inmate interviews and removal of unfit staff while noting most employees perform well.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Girls Industrial School
Beloit
Reynolds Shultz
Shultz
Robert A. Haines
State Division of Institutional Management
Girls Industrial School
Haines
Contrasts of Ethiopia Fascinating to Visitor
Mrs. Marge Nation toured Ethiopia for six weeks with her daughter and family in Addis Ababa. The Browns teach music at local institutions while Ms Nation notes ancient Christian roots, tribal diversity, and modern banks and hotels amid high canned goods prices.
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Marge Nation
Safari West
Africa
Judah
Ethiopia
Hubert Brown
Addis Ababa
Nation
Colorado
Area Forecast: Warm Humid Days and Pleasant Nights Through Friday
Mostly sunny and warm through Friday with humid days and fair nights. Afternoon highs range from the upper 80s to mid 90s while tonight’s lows are in the 70s. Winds will be gusty from the south then diminish to 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Intercepted Letter Encourages Anti-Pollution Action
A reader advocates for stronger environmental measures citing the neighbor to the south as a model. The missive requests more affirmative steps against pollution.
Tulsa topless protester jailed for nudity at club
A 26 year old woman identified as Bambi Leigh but charged as La Veta Baker was arrested after strolling topless in downtown Tulsa to protest air pollution. She faces outraging public decency charges and was later arrested at a night club for dancing with exposed breasts. A bartender, Ronnie Seaman, was arrested on suspicion of assisting in the exposure.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bambi Leigh
la Veta Baker
Civic Center Plaza
Frank Hagedorn
Vice Squad
Ronnie Seaman
Glenn Taylor Selected New Inspector of Buildings
Glenn Taylor, 42, of 219 W Elm, hired as Chanute building inspector after eight local applicants. Admin assistant Bob Bunting said two city employees applied. Taylor, married with three children, has run a general contracting and roofing business in Chanute for nine years and will start August 1.
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Glenn Taylor
W. Elm
Chanute
Bob Bunting
Taylor
Guardsmen Return From Camp at Fort Chaffee
Local Guardsmen complete two weeks of training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas and march in a parade for state and local officials. They depart Friday for a 12 day convoy with an overnight bivouac at Pryor Oklahoma and are due home Saturday after the exercises. Governor Docking and U S Representative Roy visited during the training and a 24 hour tactical exercise was held under simulated combat conditions.
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
Pryor
Oklo
Robert Docking
U.S
Bill Roy
McDonnell-Douglas Seeks China Jetliner Sale Demonstration
The Commerce Department approved a temporary $21 million export license for McDonnell-Douglas to ship a jetliner to China for a sales demonstration, a move aimed at matching Boeing’s efforts. The company has not yet received permission from China to perform the demonstration, which appears to involve a DC-10.
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The
Commerce Department
McDonnell-Douglas
China
World’s Only Tiger-Lion Hybrid Dies In Salt Lake City
Shasta the rare female hybrid tiger and lion died at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City due to kidney problems and arthritis. The animal drew visitors from across the United States and abroad, and the University of Utah will receive, preserve, and display the carcass in its natural history museum.
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Salt Lake City
Shasta
United States
LaMar Farnsworth
Hogle Zoo
Farnsworth
University of Utah
Natural History Museum
O'Brien Named McGovern Campaign Chief in 1972 Run
Sen McGovern appoints former Democratic National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien to head his presidential campaign. The move follows McGovern’s post convention routing in South Dakota as he seeks to push a wage bill toward passage and offset defections by party leaders. The Senate rejected Nixon’s $1.60 to $2 wage hike proposal 47 to 46, while Democrats push a $2.20 plan phased in to cover 8.4 million more workers and extend overtime rights.
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Washington
George McGovern
Lawrence F. O’brien
McGovern
South Dakota
Black Hills
House
Fer
Senate Today
Nixon
Senate Labor Committee
Smallest September draft callup announced since April
The Selective Service said 4,800 men will be called in September the smallest draft batch since April. The roll includes those with lottery numbers up to 75, matching August. Army Recruiting Command in Hampton Virginia reported June as a strong month for male enlistments at 18,175 with a $1500 bonus for four year combat unit service.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army Recruiting Command
Hampton
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