Kansas seeks funds for 17 more airports and upgrades
Kansas needs 17 additional public airports and 160 million dollars in federal state and local funding to build and maintain them. FAA and state studies show 40 local airports fail safety standards and require upgrades while Kansas lacks a state airport aid program for municipalities.
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Topeka
Kan
Arvin
Kansas
DOT
Transportation
C.D. Turner
Turner
FAA
Annexation Seeks Private Sewers and Road Right of Way
Property owners annexed into the city will install their own sanitary sewers and dedicate 10 feet of right of way on the west side of Plummer Road. The Ranz Motor Co. and Harry Byers and Sons Inc. parcels on E 39 west of Plummer Road were approved for annexation, with sewers to connect to Burris addition. The 10 foot setbacks along north-south property lines are required for potential future road improvements.
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Plummer Road
Ranz Motor Co
Harry Byers and Sons Inc
Burris
Neosho Memorial Hospital staff praised on care rates
Neosho Memorial Hospital trustees heard that audits of appendicitis cases rated physicians as fine across 11 care criteria with one minor point loss corrected. A miscarriage obstetrics study met all criteria and highlighted the need for written discharge instructions. Trustees approved two new staff additions and reviewed an easement request amid ongoing construction progress with Francis Brooks as owner’s representative.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Larne Horn
Hospital Medical Records Department
Horn
Murray Brown
John Jones
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
Humboldt
Mark Harms
Reuben Burkman
Albert Kihm
Kihm
Augusta
Chanute Hospital
Chanute Or
Lola
Brown
Jim Guffey
Neosho County
Francis E. Brooks
Cherryvale
Ford Motor shut down as nationwide UAW strike begins
Ford Motor production lines halted across the United States as 170000 workers walk off, marking the third nation-wide strike in company history. UAW Chief Leonard Woodcock forecast a multi week battle amid talks stalled until next Monday and warned length could exceed three weeks.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
General Motors
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Intercepted Letter to Cha Mentions Viking 2 Troubles
A fragment shows an intercepted letter addressed to Cha noting Viking 2 has problems and that continuing travel by road and air is becoming harder, with a closing signoff Yours. The text reads as a personal message reflecting logistical or mission concerns.
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Viking 2
Area Forecast Tracks Mild Thunder Showers Through Thursday
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of thundershowers through Thursday. Decreasing cloudiness Thursday. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s, lows around 60s. Easterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances 50 percent today, 60 percent tonight, 30 percent Thursday.
Soviet launches two cosmonauts into earth orbit
Soviet Tass reports Soyuz 22 lifted off at Baikonur with Col. Valery Bykovsky and civilian engineer Vladimir Aksenov. They carry East German photography gear and will conduct earth studies, medical and scientific experiments. The mission follows a July Salyut 5 linkup and aims to extend space endurance beyond prior records.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tass
Valery Bykovsky
Vladimir Aksenov
Earth
Orbiting Space Laboratory
Baikonur
Bykovsky
Aksenov
Salyut Station
Boris Volynov
Vitaly Zholobov
U.S
Viking 2 finds less oxygen in Mars soil than Viking 1
Scientists report Viking 2 soil samples show lower oxygen levels than Viking 1, suggesting fewer oxidizing substances at the northern site. Researchers await a photo to determine why the scoop remains jammed while continuing soil experiments.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Hal Klein
Viking 2
Viking 1
Alleged sniper found competent to stand charges
Michael Soles 19 was deemed competent to stand trial for killing three people August 11 by shooting from a downtown Wichita hotel. Judge Howard Kline ordered a preliminary hearing next week. Soles faces 15 felony counts including two counts of first degree and aggravated murder.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Michael Soles
Howard Kline
Sedgwick County
Kline
Soles
Court of Common Pleas
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B. B. Anderson Construction Co
Ford Motor Production
Nbc-Tv
Woodcock
Ford
Sidney McKenna
Cha
Yours
NCCJC
W. 11Th St
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