Violent storm rips through city causing trailer damage
A violent storm with 80 mph winds and 115 mph gusts toppled trees and disrupted power in the city. Roger and Jana Orton escaped a crushed trailer with minor injuries after a fallen tree pinned them. a 14-foot trailer rolled and two camper covers were overturned. Kansas highway patrolman Roland Vogel reported the severity after the event near South Central.
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Roger
Jana Orton
1132
S. Central
Jana
Roland Vogel
Kansas
South Central
Joe Gormley
FAA
Martin Johnson Airport
Roger Orton
Chanute voters to decide sales tax and five member council
City Commission moves to place two questions on the November ballot for Chanute voters. A one half percent sales tax and a five member city commission are under consideration to fund services and reflect community cross section. Mayor Cunningham and commissioners argue the public should decide, while others caution about effectiveness and alternatives.
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John Brooks
City Commission
Chanute
Bob Bunting
Jim Chappell
Chappell
Oscar Cunningham
Cunningham
Kansas
Orozco
Tractor
Wichita
Vermeer Sales and Service of
Olathe
Jerry Hughes
City Planning Commission
Mid- America, Inc
Chanute Honored Again in Aviation Hall of Fame
Octave Chanute, city namesake and aviation historian, was posthumously honored in the International Aerospace Hall of Fame. His great grandson presented a copy of Progress in Flying Machines as a permanent IAHF collection piece, while a scaled Chanute glider model was added to the exhibition.
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Cheryl Burch
Octave Chanute
International Aerospace Hall of Fame
IAHF
Chanute
Kansas
America
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Progress of Flying Machines
Col
E. F. Carey Jr
USAF
Johnny Litchenburg
Kustom Electronics
Litchenburg
Colorado
Library of Congress
Washington
D.C
William Lorenz
Bob Hosack
Neosho Valley
San Diego
John Rose
Neosho
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