Hurricane Ginger Pounds Coast of North Carolina
Hurricane Ginger battered North Carolina with 90 mph winds, disabling electricity and phones, smashing windows, and toppling rides at Atlantic Beach while the eye neared land. Civil Defense director Craven County calls it the largest storm since 1936. rivers rose and roads flooded with no injuries reported.
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North Carolina
Morsehead City
N.C
Ginger
Atlantic Beach
National Weather Service
Atlantic
Paul M. Cox
New Bern
Civil Defense
Craven County
Morehead City
Weather Service
City Commission Agenda Highlights Budget and Utilities Items
City Commission meets at 7 30 p m at the Memorial Building rescheduled from Monday due to the Kansas League convention in Wichita. The agenda includes audit proposal renewal, idle funds investment ordinance, a six month water rate study with Wilson and Company, Cities Service Gas contract renegotiation, and items on United Fund, Garfield parking, Santa Fe Park land lease, and Elmwood Cemetery garage space price increases.
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Memorial Building
Kansas League of Municipalities
Wichita
Sterner
Wilson and Company
Salina
Sanborn
Cities Service Gas
United Fund
Garfield
Main
Elm
Santa Fe Park
Elmwood Cemetery
Art Council Sets Meeting for Neosho Valley Members
The Neosho Valley Art Council will host its first membership meeting at 8 p.m. Monday in the Junior College Little Theater. A brief business session precedes a program titled An Evening with Mark Twain featuring Alvah Stanley reading from Twain. Nominees for the five member board include John Witchenburg, Margaret Hollenshead, Al Guiot, Majorie Nationa, and John Barr.
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Neosho Valley Art Council
Harold Tarpley
Johnny Witchenburg
Margaret Hollenshead
S. Central
al Guiot
Majorie Nationa
John Barr
Mark Twain
Alvah Stanley
Kansas City
Twain
Saturday Review
Art Council
Impressed By China Impressed By China
Dimond noted the trip had no political aim and was to re establish relations between U S and Chinese physicians. He denied rumors that the group was invited to care for Chairman Mao and said Chinese doctors smiled at such rumors.
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China
United States
Mao
Dimond
Two Suspects Bonded in Break-In at Deluxe Taxi
Tony Woodard age 18 of R 3 and Randy Ward age 23 of Independence face aggravated burglary and theft charges in a Deluxe Taxi break-in at 14 S Highland. Both are jailed in lieu of $2,000 bond each. preliminary hearing dates not yet set.
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Tony Woodard
Randy Ward
Independence
Deluxe Taxi
S. Highland
Kidnapped Mexican Official Paid Ransom Freed
Mexico City's aviation director Julio Hirschfeld Alamada, 52, said he was abducted Monday and held about 60 hours by three men and a woman who demanded 240000 dollars. He was freed after his family paid the ransom and after meeting President Luis Echeverria. He described a political kidnapping with a dark room and reading material provided by captors. Police pursue leads.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Federal Aviation Director
Julio Hirschfeld Alamada
Hirschfeld
Luis Echeverria
Uninjured TeenDriver Involved In US 169 Crash
Danny E Ostrander 17 of Humboldt escaped injury when his 1963 Ford overturned on a curve two and a half miles north of Chanute on US 169 at about 9 25 p m Wednesday. Patrol said he lost control while traveling southwest and overturned in a north ditch. The accident was investigated by the Highway Patrol Undersheriff Dale Powell and Chanute Police.
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Danny E. Ostrander
Humboldt
Chanute
Fire destroys car on highway near Erie
Earl C. Walker 50 of Chanute was driving a 1965 Chevrolet northbound on US 59 ten miles south of Erie when he stopped to inspect a suspected flat tire and found a fire in the right rear. Despite attempts with a extinguisher, the vehicle burned as Erie and Galesburg fire departments responded.
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Erie
Earl C. Walker
S. Highland
Chanute
Dale Powell
Walker
Galesburg
State Files Slot Appeal in Kansas Bingo Case
The Kansas attorney general appeals a Allen County ruling that slot machines run by non profits are legal under the bingo law. The brief to the state Supreme Court contests Stadler's finding that slots are comparable to bingo and challenges his lottery element definitions and the 1971 bingo statute interpretation.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Attorney General's
Allen County District Court
Iola
State Supreme Court
Robert Stadler
Alcoholism research criticized as inadequate and fragmented
The piece argues research into alcoholism is underfunded and limited, contrasting cultural approaches with scientific work. Dr. Kenneth Godfrey of the VA Hospital in Topeka notes few U.S. LSD studies on alcoholism and cautions against expecting a single answer, comparing alcoholism to multiple diseases rather than one.
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Kansas
U.S
Kenneth Godfrey
Veterans Administration Hospital
Topeka
Godfrey
Price records required under wartime freeze
The Presidents Office of Emergency Preparedness states retailers must keep public records of the highest prices charged in the 30 day base period before the price freeze. Francis X. Tobin of the Kansas City OEP notes the rule has been in effect since August 15 and says many merchants resist showing records, while customers complain to TRS and the OEP.
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Kansas City
President’s Office of Emergency Preparedness
Francis X. Tobin
OEP
TRS
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Tobin
Neosho Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours and Census Report
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours from 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Census lists 51 adults and pediatrics and seven babies. Includes patient listings with addresses and names, births, marriages, and issued licenses in Chanute and nearby towns.
Coffeyville Begins Hot Line to Help
About 25 volunteers staff a 24 hour Hot Line in shifts led by program director Joe Miller. The service offers crisis intervention for emergencies, preventive outreach to avert crises, and information referral to connect callers with needed help.
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Coffeyville
Miller
Wage Freeze Suits Filed by Teachers
Kansas NEA files suits seeking a temporary injunction against the wage freeze order as applied to Kansas teachers. U.S. District Court Judge George Templar set October 12 to hear why the injunction should not be granted.
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Topeka, Kan
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Kansas
Kansas-Nea
U.S. District Court
George Templar
National Education Association
Help-Line Opens in Independence With 53 Trained Volunteers
Independence launches a 24 hour listening service through a new Help-Line. Since 8 a.m. Wednesday trained volunteers operate at a centralized location after completing a five week training program. A total of 53 volunteers are prepared to accept a variety of calls.
Kansas AG rejects air quality standards from Health Department
Topeka Kansas. Attorney General Vern Miller formally rejects ambient air quality standards proposed by the Health Department citing violation of the Kansas Air Quality Conservation Act. Assistant AG William Ward said the department hearings informed the decision.
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Topeka, Kan
State Attorney General’s Office
Kansas
State Health Department
Vern Miller
Health Department
William Ward
Poertners Welcome Mary Louise In Topeka
Mr and Mrs Frank Poertner of Topeka are parents of a daughter born Monday named Mary Louise. The mother, Christine Berthot, is daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Berthot of 626 S Katy. Grandmothers are Mrs Lena Berthot of 423 S Katy and Mrs Gladys Franklin of 409 N Highland.
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Frank Poertner
Topeka
Mary Louise
Poertner
Christine Berthot
Charles A. Berthot
S. Katy
Lena Berthot
Gladys Franklin
N. Highland
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
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Claud Camp
Louis Focha
James Dowell
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Colonial Acres
Edd Anderson
S. Lincoln
George Woosley
Jamie Trabue
Ronald Wyhlidal
Thayer
Wayne Stitt
Ethel Whitaker
S. Ashby
David Bringle
S. Santa Fe
Steve Janzen
S. Garfield
Donald Shields
Wayne James
Eric
Alan Durand Penner
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Everett J. Holbert
Angie P. Cunningham
Kelly C. Kyser
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Farrel E. Colston
Lavonna K. Brown
Joe Miller
Dennis the Menace
Kustom Electronics
Westamerica Securities Inc
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CMIC
the Wizard OF ID
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Mebbever
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