Chanute survey rates churches and library. lights and streets poor
Four hundred forty Chanute residents rated 56 community facets in a Kiwanis Club survey led by Maurice Reagan. Churches scored highest, library and educational facilities strong. residential street lights and alleys rated poorly. Suggestions target residential streets, parks, housing, and urban renewal.
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Chanute
Kiwanis Club
Maurice Reagan
Chanute Pride Committee
Reagan
Four Chanute areas seen as improvable by PRIDE group
Royce Wells, chair of Chanute PRIDE, says four lowest rated areas in the community attitude survey can improve. Residential lighting, alleys, streets, and vacant lots top the list with vacant lots posing the biggest discouragement. Wells notes 47 of 56 items scored above average and credits Kiwanians for the survey. A detailed chart appears Saturday in the Tribune.
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Royce Wells
Chanute
Pride Committee
Wells
Tribune
Treasury probes windfall from bank’s free use of public funds
House Banking Committee Chairman Wright Patman urged a General Accounting Office inquiry into the Treasury’s gift of nearly 39 million dollars to First National City Bank of New York to cover a bookkeeping error. The bank later used free funds over two months, potentially earning far more as rates rose, prompting calls for repayment and legal authority clarification.
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Washington (Ap
House Banking Committee
Treasury Department
Wright Patman
Dtex
First National City Bank of New York
National City
Treasury
Bank
Fire damages Novella Seibel residence near Plummer
A house two miles north on Plummer and a mile and a half west suffered extensive fire damage to a closet, bedroom, and front room. Ernest Seibel, Novella Seibel’s husband, was questioned after a disturbance call and a restraining order blocks visits. Fire officials reported to the state fire marshal and workers returned to station after efforts with Spurrier’s Water Service delivering water.
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R. 2
Novella Seibel
Plummer
Ernest Seibel
Howard Spurrier
Spurrier
Darrell Finley
United Fund Kickoff Opens Campaign in Chanute
A kickoff coffee on October 4 at 1 p.m. in the Central Park building begins the 1971 United Fund campaign in Chanute. The goal is $27,000 and the drive runs through October 29 benefiting FISH USC Kansas Children’s Service League Neosho County Association for Mental Health Salvation Army United Cerebral Palsy Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and American Red Cross.
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Central Park
United Fund
Chanute
Fish, U.S.C
Kansas Children’s Service League
Neosho County Association For Mental Health
Salvation Army
United Cerebral Palsy, Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
American Red Cross
Canvass Today For Arthritis Fund Drive
A local drive for the National Arthritis Foundation is conducted here today to align with the national campaign. Iota Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority sponsors the effort with Mrs. Marc Hoofnagle of 114 Steuben as chairman. Members go door to door with most calls between 5 and 7 p.m.
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National Arthritis Foundation
Iota Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Marc Hoofnagle
Steuben
Highway Relocation Meeting For US 1169 Tonight
A 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Memorial Building will discuss relocation of US 1169 with the state Highway Commission and area officials. R. R. Biege will lead the session, covering a survey by Wilson and Company and up to five possible routes from Iola to Thayer. Attendees include Thayer Humboldt Earlton Iola Allen County Chanute Neosho County representatives.
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Memorial Building
State Highway Commission
R. R. Biege
Highway Commission
Wilson and Company
Salina
Thayer
Humboldt
Earlton
Iola
Allen County
Chanute City
Neosho County
Chanute urged to tackle shortcomings for bright future
An intercepted letter to Dear Cha urges Chanute to become an active community in coming years by addressing its weaknesses and taking action to improve. It emphasizes the need to attack local shortcomings to unlock growth and progress.
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Chanute
City priorities: landfill water upgrades and gas study
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn outlined top capital needs: landfill improvements required by state health rules, water capacity expansion to 6 million gallons, and a gas study to assess leaks and necessary repairs. He noted noncapital focus on revamping financial reporting and stressed funding via utility revenue bonds for utilities and general bonds for streets.
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Kenneth Sanborn
State Department of Health
Sanborn
Elec
Police Department
City Commission
Second Career Guards 90th Birthday in Kansas City
Wesley W. Massey turned 90 while helping about 20 children cross a busy intersection near Whittier Elementary. A crossing guard for Kansas City School District since 1941, Massey retired from the Army as a staff sergeant after 30 plus years. He has never missed a school day and plans to stay on as long as allowed.
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Kansas City
Wesley W. Massey
Whittier
Massey
Army
Lear claims breakthrough toward nearly pollution free vapor turbine engine
Industrialist William P. Lear told an Automotive Engineers gathering in Flint that his $10 million program aims to perfect a nearly pollution free vapor turbine automobile engine by year end. He expects the design to meet the 1975 federal emission standards.
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Flint, Mich
William P. Lear
Lear
Society of Automotive Engineers
Pentagon Papers Delivered to Congress for Public Sale
The official declassified Pentagon Papers on the Vietnam War arrived in Congress and were sent to the public printer. Army sergeant delivered two sets in four cartons to the House Armed Services Committee at 10 a.m. Chairman Hebert directed printing for lawmakers and public sale.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
A. N. Spence
Coleman Agreement Ends Wichita Plant Labor Strike
A three year labor contract between the International Allied and Technical Workers Union and Coleman Co. ends the Wichita strike which began May 27. The accord matches earlier wage and fringe benefits offers with a nine percent raise in year one four percent in year two and five percent in year three plus a five percent fringe benefits increase. Specific wage rates were not disclosed.
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Wichita, Kan
International Allied and Technical Workers Union
Coleman Co
Japanese opposition leader stabbed in Tokyo attack
A disgruntled worker stabbed Yoshikatsu Takeiri, chairman of the Komeito Clean Government party, in Tokyo. He was taken to a hospital for surgery on two knife wounds and was reported resting quietly with his condition not listed.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yoshikatsu Takeiri
Komeita
Clean Government
Senate pass extends draft to two more years
The Senate approved a two year extension of the draft despite opposition. The vote was 55 to 30 after invoking cloture by 61 to 30, ending a threatened filibuster and sending the bill to President Nixon.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Priest Berrigan and six others return to Danbury prison
Rev. Philip Berrigan and six fellow prisoners are moved from the U S Medical Center in Springfield Missouri back to Danbury federal prison. The antiwar group began a summer hunger strike that led to the Aug ll transfer to the medical center and ended 13 days ago.
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Danbury, Conn
Philip Berrigan
U.S. Medical Center
Springfield
Danbury
Medical Center
Aug
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Danny McCue
Fred Z. Fors
Patman
Associated Press
General Accounting Office
Federal Reserve System
Arthritis Fund
Cha
Planning and Zoning Commission
Lear Engine
Coleman
Berrigan
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