Tornado strikes Sublette. new police chief recalls night
Sublette's new Police Chief John Garner described his first night on duty as a tornado ripped through Haskell County seat. The storm damaged 20 mobile homes, two business buildings, a lumber yard shed, and the high school facilities. Injuries included a possible broken back and a five month old with head injuries. damage neared $1 million with widespread debris and power loss. Garden City and other agencies assisted as Garner praised responders.
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John Garner
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Elk City
Ulysses
Liberal
Hugoton
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Dodge City
Gray
Ford Counties
Kansas Highway Patrol
Haskell
James Steward
Ray Deresher
J. J
Burl Davis
Gamer
RHP
Robson
Don Livengood
Livengood
Maud Livengood
Garden Valley Bonds Issued for Retirement Village Project
Garden Valley Retirement Village Inc will use 1.5 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds issued by the city to finance a 78 bed skilled care nursing home and senior apartments. Construction begins in August with the city owning the facility until the bonds are retired. The project is sponsored by Garden Valley Mennonite Church. Sterling contractors include McBride and Dehmer of Wichita as general contractor. Bo and W Electric of Salina handles electrical work. Kinning and Royl of Nebraska handles mechanicals.
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Wichita
Ragale
Garden Valley Retirement
Thiessen
McBride
Dehmer
Bo and
W Electric
Salina
Kinning and Roil
Nebraska
Eagleton's Future In Serious Doubt
U.S. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton's fate as Democratic vice presidential candidate remains in doubt as George McGovern says a joint decision is needed. McGovern backs Eagleton publicly but acknowledges reconsideration after Eagleton's past hospitalizations for nervous exhaustion. Both men plan to meet by week’s end, with possible early Sunday talks, while rumors persist of a ticket change.
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Aids
San Francisco
George McGovern
Washingon
Washington
Intelon
Silence and Complaints in the Home Front
A lighthearted column riffs on silent experiments and household noise. It contrasts quiet studies with the daily din of family life, from kids bickering to TV, music, and appliances, ending with a wry note on persistent alumni notices and address mixups.
Garden Sass Sparks Coffee Ground Joke
Gus Garden quips that coffee tastes off because it was ground yesterday, delivering a lighthearted remark on freshness and brewing mishaps.
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