Dallas JFK assassination memory endures at Dealey Plaza
Forty years after Kennedy's death the Dallas visit draws millions to Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum. Historians and conspiracy researchers pursue the truth while visitors recount personal heartbreak and nostalgia for Camelot.
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Residents recall day nation mourned
A Fort Hays State University freshman Bruce Wilkens recalls the moment he heard President John F Kennedy had been shot on November 22, 1963 and his reaction after watching the broadcast in Memorial Union. He notes the long news cycle and the effect on neighbors before normal programming resumed.
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Texas School Book Depository
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Garden City Telegram
City Commission Meeting in Garden City Tuesday
The Garden City Commission will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Garden City Administrative Center located at 301 N Eighth St. Citizens may attend to review agenda items and discuss local matters.
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Water rate hike up for debate in Garden City
Garden City commissioners will discuss a 15 cent water rate increase to 1.40 for 0 to 12 000 gallons 1.50 for 12 001 to 30 000 1.55 for 30 001 to 60 000 and 1.60 for 60 001 gallons or more to cover debt and RO plant costs. The new rates would take effect after Jan 1. The Wheatland Electric Co op plant costing 10 million with 7.5 million from Wheatland and 2.5 million from the city is slated to begin treating the citys water in December. The panel will also consider a resolution adding smart codes to the uniform code for building conservation to ease renovations.
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Joel Mahnken
Public Utilities
Wheatland Electric Coop
Wheatland
Bob
Optimistic United Way eyes 475000 goal reach
Finney County United Way pursues its 475000 target, with 232360 raised by Friday. Executive Director Margaret Anderson remains confident, aiming for the second week of December, as the drive extends beyond the November 14 deadline. A thousand people remain uncontacted at Tyson Fresh Meats.
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Finney County United Way
Margaret Anderson
Anderson
Tyson
Western Uniform & Towel Service
Inland Paperboard
Mary Jo Williams Trust
Drs. Bealmear
Bowling
Torey and Hoch
Timothy Hanigan
Randall K. McVey
St. Catherine Hospital
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Garcia named head of Kansas Hispanic affairs panel
Elias Garcia 52 was appointed November 1 by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to lead the Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs. At a Garden City reception he outlined a plan to visit Latino communities statewide gather their concerns and present a unified voice to Topeka. He praised Garden City High School’s regional soccer title and stressed direct outreach to build a single state plan for Latinos.
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Elias Garcia
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League of United Latin American Citizens
Kathleen Sebelius
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Kansas Human Resources Commission
First United Methodist Church
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