Chanute voter Cole Leverenz seeks Chanute school board seat
Cole Leverenz of 712 West Main is among five candidates competing for three Chanute school board positions in the Tuesday city election. A Chanute native, he is in the insurance business with ties to the Business Men's Assurance Co. Leverenz, a World War II and Korean War veteran, emphasizes careful study of facilities, expansion of vocational courses, Chanute Junior College, and prudent financing while advocating an open door policy and strong parental input.
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Cole Leverenz
W. Main
Chanute
Chanute High School
Kansas University
Lawrence
Business Men's Assurance Co
Leverenz
Lincoln School Pta
Kansas State Department of Vocational Education
State Board of Regents
Board of Education
Neosho County Polio Vaccine Drive Concludes
Eight thousand four hundred ninety people in Neosho County received the Type III polio vaccine in a makeup clinic at Neo sho Memorial Hospital. The final clinic completed the county’s three-type polio vaccination effort with all doses distributed.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Neosho County
Wichita U Bill Sent To Governor
A compromise bill to bring Wichita University into the state system moves to Gov. John Anderson for signature. The measure, approved 78-46 by the House and 24-8 by the Senate, would name the school Wichita State University and place it under the Board of Regents as an associate of the University of Kansas.
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Topeka
Wichita University
John Anderson
House
Senate
Wichita
Board of Regents
University of Kansas
S. C. Brennan
W. U. Board of Regents
Brennan
Wichita State University
Regents
Sidney J. Brick
Wichita U
State Board of Regents
Funds Slash For Interior In House Bill Recommendation
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a $92,818,800 bill for interior programs pending House approval next week. Kennedy had asked for $1,028,509,000 for the coming fiscal year, but the committee trimmed it to $935,690,200, about $9.68 million more than the current year. The panel warned of rising annual requests and urged deferring nonurgent items and prioritizing higher priority work.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Kennedy
Urge Kansas Grain Marketing Research Lab
Congress was urged to authorize and locate a grain marketing research laboratory in Kansas if savings result. Reps. Robert Dole Garner E Shriver Robert Ellsworth and Joe Shubitz said the project should not waste over 2 million on buildings or expand bureaucracy, stressing benefits for Kansas the Midwest and the nation.
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Washington
Congress
Kansas
House Agriculture
Robert Dole
Garner E. Shriver
Robert Ellsworth
Joe Shubitz
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Chanute FAA Flight Service Station Sees Growth in Operations
The Chanute aviation station reports steady growth in aircraft briefing, flight plans, and weather services over 20 years. January through March figures show rising contacts with airliners, civil aircraft, and airport advisories plus increasing telephone requests for briefing and special flight updates.
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Jeyville
Sedan
Moline
Neodesha
Fredonia
Fall River
Federal
Ari- Aviation
Jarea
Iola
Gar
Fort Scott
Parsons
Coffeyville
South Col
Redistricting Debate Friday For Senate
The Kansas Senate plans Friday debate on a reapportionment bill to increase representation for populated areas. The plan assigns Sedgwick County five senators, Wyandotte three, and Shawnee plus Johnson counties two each with portions attached to neighboring counties. Nine incumbent pairings would face each other in races, with new districts drawn to balance population across 40 districts.
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Topeka
Senate
Sion
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Senate Committee On
Sedgwick County
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Johnson
Wunsch
Kingman
Sedgwick
Reno
Theo A. Sanborn
Belleville
Ralph L. Davison
Washington
Worden Howat
D -WaKeeney
August W. Lauterbach
Colby
Taverns Flunk First Lighting Check Under New Ordinance
Police checked seven taverns for lighting under a city ordinance requiring five foot candles measured at 36 inches. None exceeded two foot candles. readings were unavailable in some establishments. The test, conducted Monday night, was informational for tavern operators.
Payload Trouble Delays Explorer Launch
Payload trouble forced postponement of the Explorer 17 satellite launch. The countdown continued on the Saturn booster slated to lift off between 1 30 p m and 5 30 p m EST, wiping out half of a space doubleheader at Cape Canaveral.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Weather in Kansas Sees Warmer Trend and Possible Showers
Topeka AP reports a sunny start with warm conditions across Kansas today. Forecasters expect increasing cloudiness and possible showers by Friday as southern winds bring moisture and a weak cool front approaches from the northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Russell
Abilene
Manhattan
Dodge City
Boy Dies From Bicycle Car Crash in Carbondale
John McCormick 12 of Carbondale died in a Topeka hospital from injuries after his bicycle was struck by a car on a Carbondale street. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John McCormick.
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Topeka
John McCormick
Carbondale
Music Man matinee thrills hundreds of area children
The Memorial Auditorium hosted a matinee of The Music Man with local and area schoolchildren in the River City crowd. Tim Gerken Marcia Allen Kathy Crapson lead speaking and singing roles while choruses from the high school and junior college provide background music under Harold Tarpley. Curtain times tonight through Saturday are 8 p.m.
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Memorial Auditorium
Tim Gerken
Marcia Allen
Kathy Crapson
River City
Patty Lassman
Betsy Steele
Brenda Steele
Jimmy Clapson
Jeff Clapson
Bruce Butcher
Dennis Steinsman
Beverly Bohling
Harold Tarpley
Meredith Willson
Wells Fargo Wagon
Iona Stubborn
River City Singing Group
Linda Bollig
Diane ‘Camp
Judy Carlson
Brenda Carter
Diana Davidson
Phillip Friederich
Christine Galt
Donna Jerome
Paula Honeyman
Jody Lock
Judy Perkins
Linda Skaggs
Glue sniffing death shocks Kansas town
Stanley Duncan died at 19 from inhaling glue in Freeport Kansas. His death, ruled a violent suffocation, prompts family and community to warn youths about glue sniffing. The Freeport glee club athlete and multi sport letterman left college to farm with his father. his funeral drew community support.
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Freeport
Kan
Stanley Duncan
Stanley
Raymond Duncan
Harper
Howard Duncan
A. R. Edmundson
Dr. Edmundson
Kansas
Willard F. Payne
Freeport Presbyter
Police Warn Drivers Over Noise Complaints
The police department issued a warning to curb unnecessary noise from horn blowing after rising complaints. Chief Lige Matlock said officers will issue warning tickets for needless disturbance and proceed to police court summons if the noise persists.
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Lige Matlock
72 000 Grant Approved for Fort Scott Municipal Airport
The Federal Aviation Agency approves a 72 000 grant to build a north south runway and related facilities at Fort Scott Kansas municipal airport.
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Washington
Fort Scott, Kan
Federal Aviation Agency
Certificates Valued At 7.5 Million Burned
San Francisco Federal Reserve says negotiable Treasury certificates with a face value of 7.5 million disappeared but no theft occurred and no one lost money. First Vice President H E Hemmings states 12 certificates were burned by mistake last August. Disappearance of seven there were seven months ago, the bank kept quiet during its internal probe.
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San Francisco
Treasury
H. E. Hemmings
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha In Chanute Kansas
Intercepted letter discusses Chanute Kansas known for daily FAA weather observations. Notes Chanute’s national advertising appeal due to meteorological data. Mentions FAA involvement and town prominence in weather reporting.
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Cha
Chanute
Kansas
FAA
Wilson County Immunization Drive Aims Five Diseases
Three monthly clinics begin April 13 in Wilson County to immunize all residents against smallpox polio diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough. Clinics at Fredonia and Neodesha Armories run April May and June offering booster polio shots and triple or double vaccines for children and teens with eligibility from one month to ten years.
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Wilson County
Wilson County Medical Society
County Health Department
Fredonia
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Area March 23 1963 Report
AP records Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours to 9 am Thursday covering March 23. The 1963 to 1984 comparable period shows 107 deaths in 1962. The report tracks fatalities for Topeka and surrounding areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
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