City Offices Shift in Memorial Building Plan
City offices relocate within the Memorial Building with the city clerk moving to the utility office and Municipal Court to the City Commission room. A new partitioned space will include an interrogation room waiting area and offices for the police chief and Housing Authority as part of organizational improvements. The District Court room may be considered for changes, with estimated remodeling and building costs around twenty dollars per square foot. City Manager Kenneth Sanborn awaits court discussions and may seek federal assistance if court modification proceeds.
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City Commission
Housing Authority
Kenneth Sanborn
George Donaldson
Sanborn
Baltimore
California
Fay Stender
Dudley
Governor Docking to Host PRIDE Awards Luncheon in Wichita
The PRIDE program launched in May 1970 aims to boost economic growth across Kansas communities. The first Governor's Community Development Awards luncheon will be Oct 20 in Wichita. Private sponsors provide cash prizes ranging from 700 to 100 dollars for top PRIDE projects. Entries with scrapbooks must be submitted by Sept 30.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Wichita
Docking
Iola kids sell Halloween candy for sick girl's medicine
In Iola Kansas youngsters will sell Halloween candy for one dollar a container through October 31 to raise funds for 6 year old Sarah Jones daughter of Thomas and Mrs Jones to aid with costly kidney disease medications she has used since infancy.
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Iola
Kan
Sarah Jones
Thomas Jones
Santa Fe Pipelines moves HQ to Tulsa Oklahoma
R. J. Hunt, president, said the Santa Fe Pipelines System will relocate its headquarters from Chicago to Tulsa Oklahoma by January 1 1972 to be near pipeline industry activity. The company did not specify how many employees would move. Santa Fe Pipelines is a subsidiary of Santa Fe Industries Inc.
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Topeka
Kan
Tulsa
Okla
Santa Fe Pipelines System
Chicago
R. J. Hunt
Santa Fe Pipelines
Hunt
Santa Fe Industries Inc
Teacher uses eye color test to teach children about prejudice
New York reports Jane Elliott in Riceville Iowa uses a two day brown eyes blue eyes exercise with her third graders to demonstrate discrimination. She says the method builds empathy though it is painful for participants. results show decreased racism among students and even adults.
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New York
Jane Elliott
Riceville
Iowa
A Wrong Impression on RCA and Industry Trends
AP Business Analyst notes RCA Corp. posted a $250 million loss while abandoning hope of profits, after previously signaling strength in computers. Penn Central Railroad collapses amid vast real estate holdings, illustrating sector contrasts as computers, magazines, and railroads face divergent fortunes despite an overall recovery in several industries. International Business Machines dominates with over 70 percent of computer sales.
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New York
RCA Corp
Penn Central Railroad
Penn Central
Look
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Association of American Railroads
Navy Welcomes Back Mother of Two to Reserve Service
Bonnie Macy, 10 years after leaving the Navy as a WAVE due to pregnancy, reenlisted Sept. 8 in the active reserves. She is the sole woman in a Little Creek Amphibious Base division of over 100 men, balancing motherhood and drill duties while noting policy changes allow mothers to join reserves with waived dependency status.
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Norfolk, Va
Bonnie Macy
Navy
Macy
Canal Zone
Little Creek Amphibious Base
Mrs. Macy
Deborah
Edwin
New Breed of Prisoner
Washington AP reports a growing militant prisoner movement challenging correctional authority. The piece notes rising violence, court challenges, and claims of political imprisonment, with figures from Attica and San Quentin cited and context on race, rehabilitation, and reform.
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Washington
Attica
N.Y
San Quentin
Calif
California
Senate
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Nixon
George Jackson
Seledt and Brother
Jackson
Warren E. Burger
Ellis McDougal
Georgia
American Correctional Association
McDougal
FBI
Surge in Vasectomies Sparks Change in Family Planning
AP News special reports a sharp rise in vasectomy rates in the United States with estimates of 750,000 in 1970 and expectations for higher 1971 figures. The piece notes growing acceptance, safety, and male responsibility, and cites international figures and clinic expansions across 36 states.
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C. G. McDaniel
Chicago
John R. Rague
Association For Voluntary Sterilization
New York City
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Potwin Kansas
Two Nebraskans, pilot Robert Kraus and Nazarene minister Delbert Atteberry of Superior, Nebraska, died when their private plane crashed into a maize field three miles north of Potwin. Civil Air Patrol searchers found the wreck Sunday afternoon. plane had departed Newton, Kansas, for Bartlesville, Ohio, with overcast weather reported in the area.
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Potwin
Kan
Kansas
Nebraska
Civil Air Patrol
Robert Kraus
Delbert Atteberry
Nazarene
Superior
Neb
CAP
Newton
Bartlesville
Ohio
Five Fatalities In State Traffic
The Associated Press reports at least five people, including three Wichita residents, died in Kansas highway accidents over the weekend. Huey Sanders and Carol S. Hook of Wichita perished in a one car crash in Wichita. David C. Lawrence, 30, also of Wichita, died in a one car crash east of Longton on U S 160 Saturday night. Bobby Joe Higgins, 19, of Lyons, was struck by a car on a county road near Hutchinson. Damon E. Crist, 17, of Edgerton, died in a Friday night crash at Gardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wichita
Kansas
Huey Sanders
Carol S. Hook
David C. Lawrence
Longton
U.S. 160
Bobby Joe Higgins
Lyons
Kan
Hutchinson
Gardner
Damon E
Crist
Edgerton
Fort Scott Library To Expand Facilities
City offices, including the city clerk and codes officer, will move from the library basement to Memorial Hall as the building expands. The basement quarters are needed for library expansion, and the commission room will relocate with the clerical offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Memorial Hall
Severy to Become 1860s Town for Film Shoot
Paramount Studios selected Severy Kansas as the site for scenes in the movie Six Bad Men. A crew of 25 to 30 carpenters is altering Main Street, converting the Greenwood County bank into a hotel and repurposing the auto repair shop. Construction may continue three weeks for two days of filming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severy
Greenwood County
St. Joe
Paramount Studios of California
Main Street
Greenwood County Bank
Paramount
McCune A Tri-State Horse Show Set Near McCune
A Tri State approved horse show will be held one-fourth mile north of McCune on highway K126 October 3. Sponsored by the McCune Saddle Club. Events begin at 11 a.m. Halter and performance classes plus timed events featured. Entry fee in all classes is $2. An all around and two high point trophies will be offered.
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McCune
McCune Saddle Club
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