Segregation Suit Filed Against Kansas City Schools
The Justice Department filed a civil suit in U S District Court Kansas City Kansas charging racial segregation in Unified School District No 500 55 schools 32900 students including 11300 Black students with 1365 teachers 293 Black asst Atty Gen J Stanley Pottinger said it is the third civil rights suit against a school system since the 1972 EEO Act.
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Kansas City
Kan
Justice Department
U. S. District Court
Unified School District No. 500
Orvin L. Plucker
Board of
Asst. Atty
J. Stanley Pottinger
Civil Rights Division
Area Misses Disaster Aid
The May 11 tornadoes in southeast Kansas caused public damage totaling 21,500, mainly in Galena Columbus and Erie with additional tree damage in Parsons and Pittsburgh. Officials noted Missouri’s Joplin area faced heavier losses and could push a joint disaster designation if combined with Kansas totals.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Col
Royden
A. Konopaska
Galena
Columbus
Erie
Konopaska
Missouri
Joplin
Deaths and funerals in Fredonia and Chanute area
Guy Leonard Ostrander 69 died in St. Margaret's Hospital. He is survived by his wife Georgia, a son Dick, a daughter Dorothy Brodeen, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild, and two brothers. Funeral at the Christian Church with Rev. Downing, interment in Fredonia Cemetery. A memorial is planned at the church. Rosary tonight for Wallace Hansen 73 who died after illness. mass Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Hansen, a retired driller and Chanute area resident, is survived by a son Vic, a daughter Patty Carver, and a sister Geneva Woods.
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Fredonia
Guy Leonard Ostrander
St. Margaret's Hospital
LaDow-Spahn Printing Company
First Christian Church
Nelson Ostrander
Georgia Keesling
Dorothy Brodeen
Orlando
Fla
Earl Ostrander
W. 4Th
Chanute
Ray Ostrander
Arkansas City
Christian Church
David Downing
Cason-Knickerbocker Funeral Home
Johnson Chapel
Wallace Hansen
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Msgr
Vincent Hogan
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Hansen
Vilas
Michael Hansen
St. Patrick’s Church
The
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elks Lodge
Vic
Derby
Robert
Patty) Carver
Wichita
Geneva Woods
S. Grant
Local Student Earns Pi Omega Pi Scholarship at Kansas State
Betty Heilman of Thayer receives the Pi Omega Pi scholarship from the Kansas State College department of business administration at a recent awards event. Aaron Brive is born May 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCoy Jr. of Roeland Park with maternal grandmother Mrs. Ruby Uden of Lafayette and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCoy of rural Yates Center.
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Betty Heilman
Harold Heilman
Thayer
Kansas State College
Pittsburg
Equet
Department of Busiess Administration
Edward McCoy Jr
Roeland Park
Aaron Brive
Ruby Uden
Lafayette
Edward McCoy
Yates Center
Yates Center Delays Police Chief Appointment After Resignation
City Council delays naming a chief of police to succeed Max Powers who resigned. Mayor Morton had renewed Powers’ appointment on May 4, but council did not approve. Other actions include sewer assessments by land value, salary hikes for city workers, and funding for a Day Activity Center building with county match. Appointments to Recreation Commission and Planning Board were approved.
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Yates Center
Max Powers
Robert Morton
Recreation Commission
Arlene Haynes
Jack Day
Jim Lewis
Planning Board
Civil Defense Unit Damaged in Roadside Accident
The Civil Defense Emergency Unit trailer was damaged at 8:50 p.m. on Oasis Road near US 169 while being returned to Chanute after helping at a river search for Anne Bowes. A 1965 Ford pickup collided with the trailer. damage to the unit included a blown tire and bent fender. No injuries were reported.
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Civil Defense Emergency Unit
Chanute
Anne Bowes
Oasis Road
US 169
John Huston
Jean Baucom
N. Santa Fe
Kelly J. Stewart
W. Second
St. Paul Truck Collision Details Dirtied by Private Driveway Start
Two trucks collided Thursday afternoon on K57 in St. Paul. Eddie W. Hill, 51, of Erie, pulled from a private driveway into Virgil C. Herron, 75, of Parsons driving a GMC. Damage estimated at 200 and 400 dollars respectively. neither driver injured.
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ST. Paul
Highway Patrol
Eddie W. Hill
Erie
Virgil C. Herron
Parsons
Hill
Herron
Kansas to Weigh Growth Policy at Wichita Conference
Public officials will meet on the Wichita State University campus to decide if Kansas should adopt a growth policy. The Center for Urban Studies at WSU sponsors the May 25 event titled Utilizing Urban Systems A Growth Policy for Kansas with keynote speaker John Osman from the Brookings Institution.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
Wichita State University
Center For Urban Studies
WSU
John Osman
Brookings Institution
Washington, D.C
Truck Hits Horse North of Humboldt Kills Animal
William W. Moore, 22, of 314 North Highland, was driving a 1972 Ford truck on US 169 about four miles north of Humboldt when he spotted a horse in the road. He said he swerved to avoid it but struck its hindquarters, killing the horse. Truck damage was about $300. Moore was not injured.
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William W. Moore
Highland
Humboldt
Moore
Allen County
Class in Diving Offered at Iola
IOLA Dennis Steinman and Mike Farrell will teach a scuba diving class this summer. A seminar and slide show at Allen County Community Junior College lecture hall on Tuesday May 22 at 7 30 p m invites interested persons. Swimming tests at Iola city pool are set for May 29 with classes starting June 5.
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IOLA
Dennis Steinman
Mike Farrell
Allen County Community Junior College
Iola City
Bowling Scores Lane Trotters Final Standings
Final standings list multiple teams and scores from the Lane Trotters Bowling League. Entries include WwW LI Au Bar 97 4214 Chanute L P Gas 8753 La Rose Mote 78 6114 and Mid Western Oil 6514 7414. Additional lines note Hi 10 and Chanute L P Gas 2919 with contact details for Tribune delivery.
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Lane Trotters
Chanute L. P. Gas
Farmer's Discount
Mid - Western Oil
Wayside Diner
Koch Furniture
News Standard
Ind
Dorothy Bowman
Marge Cook
Twin Valley Parish Names Interim Pastor
The Rev. Jim Waugh from Dayton Ohio has been assigned as interim pastor for the coming year. He is married to a Dayton teacher. The Waughs will move into the parish apartment and begin duties by June 17.
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Fredonia
Jim Waugh
Dayton
Ohio
Twin Valley
Waugh
Waughs
Mulberry Mayor Resigns. Opponent Becomes Interim Leader
Vernon Robison, who won the Mulberry mayoral seat by a one vote margin in spring, resigns amid council clashes over electric system plans. L. J. Burel, Robison's opponent, is appointed by the council to serve as mayor. Robinson had been in office since 1969.
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Mulberry
Vernon Robinson
Robinson
L. J. Burel
Neosho Memorial Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Visiting hours are 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. Patient census lists 76 adults and pediatrics with three babies. Thursday admissions include Mrs Howard Wor ley El Dorado Mrs Helen Gardner and others. dismissals list several residents. District Court filings include multiple foreclosures and divorces with names and parties.
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Howard Worley
el Dorado
Helen Gardner
W. Walnut
Anna Atkins
S. Malcolm
Teresa Spence
W. 5Th
Earl Gehrt
N. Larson
Wayne Summers
S. Highland
Pittsburg High girls overdose prompts drug awareness note
A Pittsburg High School girl and a classmate were observed after taking a mild overdose of sleeping pills, believed prescribed for a third girl. Four boys with drugs were questioned. all are juveniles. The girls, a sophomore and a junior, were treated briefly by the school nurse and sent home. Vernon Grassie, Crawford County attorney, noted potential spread of drug use to junior high grades.
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Pittsburg
Mt. Carmel Medical Center
Harold Hardy
Vernon Grassie
Crawford County
Crop Insurance Post Goes to Kansas Native
Melvin R. Peterson of Leonardville Kansas was named manager of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation in the Agriculture Department. He will start June 4 and earns 36000 dollars annually. He succeeds Richard H. Aslakson who led the agency since February 1969 and becomes an assistant to Kenneth E. Frick head of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
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Washington
Melvin R. Peterson
Leonardville
Kan
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Agriculture Department
Peterson
Richard H. Aslakson
Aslakson
Kenneth E. Frick
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Police and Fire Reports From Local City
Darrel D Holtsclaw of Altoona was arrested Thursday for being AWOL from Ft Riley. He was found at 1102 N Garfield after tips he stayed in Chanuic. Eddie Hill of Erie was charged with DWI and careless driving and jailed. David Christiansen pleaded guilty Thursday to striking an unattended vehicle and failing to report the accident. He allegedly hit Mrs Johnsons car on Sunday and paid a $60 fine.
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Darrel D. Holtsclaw
Altoona
Ft. Riley
Holtsclaw
N. Garfield
Chanuic
Eddie Hill
Erie
Hill
David Christiansen
S. Gretchen
Christiansen
Fred Johnson
Washington
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Beetle Bailey
Chuck
Andy Capp
Line OF Arms
Archie
Jughead
Snuffy Smith
Steve Canyon
Skeezix
Clovia
Twin Valley Parish
Kustom Eletronics
Manley Industries
Slaighters Bros
Whyte
Spencer W. Finney
Daily Transcript
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ernest Kepley
Marjorie Treloggen
S. Western
May Crown
Carrie Barnett
E. L. McCullough Jr
Florence Kelley
N. Steuben
Vester Greer
William Coombs
S. Rutter
Robert Williams
N. Grant
Edgar Gilbert
Eagle River
Wis
Ocie Beck
Ralph Barcus
W. Main
Floyd Hamilton
Wayne Yowell
W. 6Th
Harold Heisler
Elsmore
Thomas Tiegreen
Eric
Otto Gericke
Ruth Gericke
Green Acres Ag, Inc
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Steve Kingcade
Clifford Johnston
King Johnston Construction Co
Joe Maples
James H. Dye
Audrey Dye
Johnston's Building Supplies, Inc
Ruth L. Sanders
Norbert Sanders
District Court Action
Norman D. Dougherty
Teresa Marie Dougherty
Shirley Fyrne Ward
Donald Ralph Ward
Janice L. Frost
Jack D. Frost
Rosemary Evan Beck
George F. Beck
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