Regional planning group forms in southeast Kansas
Seven southeast Kansas counties Allen Bourbon Cherokee Labette Neosho Montgomery and Woodson approve a regional planning commission to study solid waste health housing and transportation and to act as a funding clearing house. Crawford and Wilson counties may join at August 3 organizational meeting. The effort aims to involve county and city officials and attract federal funding.
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Kansas
Allen
Bourbon
Cherokee
Labette
Neosho
Montgomery
Woodson
Crawford
Wilson
Rc&d
Planning Commission
Regional Commission
Pat Haligan
Cherokee, Elk, Chautauqua
Greenwood
Anderson
Harper
Coffey
Wyandotte
Wilson and
Linn
Regional commission may fund See-Kan RC&D projects
A regional planning commission could fund See-Kan RC&D projects with no cost to form and allow two county or county-city collaborations. It would coordinate planning and aid funding, using extensive survey results from Mid-America Inc. Local units keep project control while the commission handles coordination, with over 40 attendees from towns and counties including Iola Neodesha Pittsburg Frontenac Fort Scott Chanute and Manhattan at the Orchid Buffet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regional Planning Commission
See-Kan Rc&d
Mid- America, Inc
Roger Manda
Regional Commission
Bill Gudden Neodesha
See-Kan Rc& D
Larry Lindblom
Manhattan
Pottawatomie
Riley Counties
Manhattan City Regional
Haligan
Iola
Neodesha
Pittsburg
Frontenac
Fort Scott
Chanute
Thayer
Erie
Columbus
West Mineral
Kenneth Casper
Ray Coder
Neosho County
Clyde Kyle
Orchid Buffet
Funds Run Short For Scholarships At NCCJC
Neosho County Community Junior College faces short funding for out county scholarships next year as 138 applicants qualify while private donors and department funds fall short. Dean Joe Smith says in county awards remain funded. out county aid may be cut, forcing smaller grants or denied eligibility.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
Joe Smith
Smith
Neosho County
Bank of Commerce
Alcorn Corp
American Legion Post
Kiwanis Club
Jaycees
Ashley Clinic
Delta Kappa Gamma
Larry Wall
Dale Steinman
Cora Martin
Lions Club
Sweet Adelines
Rotary Club
NCCJC
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Defense
Weather concerns mix with NATO talks in Lisbon
Partly cloudy conditions and a 30 percent chance of overnight storms set up a warm day with highs in the upper eighties and southeasterly winds. In Lisbon AP reports Secretary Rogers urging France to join NATO allies in planning troop cut negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Lisbon
William P. Rogers
France
NATO
Soviet Union
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha from Washington on economy
Intercepted letter notes Washington’s discovery about the economy echoing long known concerns. The brief missive ends with a casual sign off Yours.
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Cha
Summer School Enrollment At Neosho County Community College
Neosho County Community Junior College began its summer session with classes on the first day of summer school. Enrollment is expected to continue through June 10 with procedures delaying exact totals for about a week. Dean Joe Smith expects numbers to be at least as large as last year, likely a bit higher, as the session runs until July 30.
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Neosho County Community
Joe Smith
Smith
Neosho River Runs High Amid Rainfall Reports
Neosho River at the east river bridge stood 14 feet above normal at 8 am with flood stage at 20 feet. Engineers at John Redmond Reservoir noted a 1.1 foot drop in 24 hours at Iola and said heavy rain along the Cottonwood River should not trigger flooding below Redmond dam. No flooding reported below the Toronto Reservoir on the Verdigris River.
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East River
East Bridge
John Redmond
Neosho
Iola
Cottonwood River
Redmond
Toronto
Verdigris River
Postal Service faces upheaval as regional HQs cut
Veteran Wichita supervisors condemn Postmaster General Blount amid a nationwide plan to reduce 15 regions to five by July 1. The Wichita headquarters will close affecting 164 Kansas jobs, with 2,000 to 3,000 nationwide. Retirement bonuses lure workers but many fear service disruption.
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Winton Blount
Wichita
Blount
U. S
Kansas
Nebraska
Central
Chicago
U. S. Postal Service
Large turnout for state crippled children clinic at Chanute
The largest clinic for crippled children in the state held at Murray Hill School in Chanute drew 287 diagnosed cases. Orthopedic specialists from Kansas City and Wichita led the evaluations with 17 counties represented and plans for local referrals.
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George Kasten
Columbus
William Kirk
Parsons
Murray
Chanute
Murray Hill School
Kansas City
Wichita
Neosho County
Deserter George Hightower Surrenders to Police
FBI agent Ray Radford said George Hightower 24 of 1004 S Garfield was declared a deserter by the Army effective April 1970. Hightower turned himself in at 12 10 a m after officers visited his home and was to be transferred from Fort Sill Oklahoma to Fort Dix New Jersey where he claimed he preferred Vietnam over Germany.
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George Hightower
S. Garfield
Army
Hightower
Ray Radford
FBI
Radford
Lige Matlock
Ft. Sill
Okla
Ft. Dix
N. J
Germany
Vietnam
Laundromat Incident Sparks Police Search in Kansas City
A 23 year old woman reported a man entered a laundromat, removed his clothes, and dumped them into a washer before fleeing. Police seek a blond man about 20, wearing a soggy pink shirt, blue jeans and brown sandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
4-H Day at Rock Springs Ranch Draws Kansans
In junction City Kansas 4-H clubs hold Friends of 4-H Day at the state 4-H center on Rock Springs ranch. A 10 30 a m recognition program honors sustaining supporters of the state 4-H foundation. In Kansas City Dr Bruce E Hodges director of Johnson County health faces federal grand jury indictments for selling depressants and stimulants and prescriptions. He denies the charges and says he did not sell drugs. He notes his drug control work with the county attorney and sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
4-H Clubs of
Kansas
Rock Springs Ranch
Kansas City
Johnson County
Bruce E. Hodges
Los Angeles
Hodges
Kansas AG seeks halt to open racing gambling in counties
Kansas attorney general Vern Miller urged county attorneys to notify race track operators that no violations of the criminal code will be tolerated and that prohibited wagering will trigger immediate investigation and possible arrest. He cited pari mutuel wagering and calcutta pools as offenses. Ceremonies to open the cerebral palsy ranch near Augusta are set for Sunday with six sessions planned in July, following a $57 000 fundraising effort. A White House flag will be raised at the ranch.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Vern Miller
Calcutta
Augusta
Kansas Jaycees
Jaycees
Thomas R. Donnely
National Center For Voluntary Action
Washington, D.C
Bernard J. McGuire
Kansas Jaycee Cerebral Palsy Foundation
White House
Bridge Damage Prompts Geiger Cement Payout
Geiger Cement Company of Leavenworth Kansas agrees to pay Platte County Missouri eight thousand dollars for damages when a truck buckled a county bridge over Holland Branch Creek in July 1970. The county aims to have a new bridge in operation within about 60 days.
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Kansas City
Geiger Cement Company
Leavenworth
Kan
Platte County
Holland Branch Creek
Unemployment Hits Nine Year High As Prices Rise
The government reports unemployment at 6.2 percent matching last December and wholesale prices up four tenths of a percent. The rise is driven mainly by higher costs for steel and gasoline, signaling tougher odds for President Nixon's economic hopes.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
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