Editorial urges smaller Jackson County governing board
William Southern of the Jackson County charter movement weighs in on the proposed charter changes. He argues the plan for a fifteen member board elected from small districts risks machine politics and favors a smaller board of seven to eleven chosen from larger districts. He questions the value of a full charter overhaul to elect fifteen directors by party lines.
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Erday
Wee Examiner
Col
William Southern
Charter Commisshich
Freeholders Commission
Jackson County
Pehat ‘Nis Board
Freeholders
Kansas City
Mireport
Pamber
Senate
Anti-Communism Week Endorsed by National Junior Chamber Leader
National JCs endorse a week of anti communist activities called Democracy Beats Communism to run September 20 to 26 in Kansas City. John Ben Shepperd president and Paul D. Bagwell president elect were invited to set activities, with Clinton W. Kanaga and George E. Wilson leading the local group.
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Clinton W. Kanaga, Jr
Kansas City
East Lansing
Mich
T A Said
Aga
George E. Wilson
Pula
R. Thomson
Kansas
City Hall meeting to discuss smoke control ordinances
The Citizens Regional Council plans a 3 o clock Friday session in City Hall to review proposed smoke abatement ordinances. E B Black chairs the committee with E K Campbell and A E on the subcommittee. Public works engineers will present measures and public input is invited. The meeting occurs on the twentieth floor of City Hall in the planning office.
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Citizens Regional Council
E. B. Black
E. K. Campbell
Dependent Exemption Cut Hurts Fathers With Working Sons
Tax office warns the 600 dollar dependent allowance does not apply if the son earns 500 dollars or more this year. Fathers face a tax increase of about 100 dollars if the boy is employed and the amended returns forms have been issued. Amended returns may be filed at the June 15 deadlines for federal and state installments.
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Income Tax Office
Junior
Congress
Collector of Internal Revenue
19 year old Knob Noster youth dies after head on crash
Wilfred C. Riesterer 19 of Knob Noster Mo died after a head on collision on U S 24 near Napoleon with a tractor trailer. He was hospitalized at Independence with a fractured skull and internal injuries and died at 1 45 PM. The crash occurred as Riesterer, returning from Continent Industries Lake City, attempted to pass William A. Borchers 44 of Richmond Mo. oncoming truck driver Joseph W. Locke 23 of Carrollton Mo suffered a forehead cut.
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Knob
Lake City
William A. Borchers
Richmond
Riesterer
Borchers
Joseph W. Locke
Carrollton
Locke
Paralytic Beaten by Four for Honk Attack in Car
A paralyzed Vietnam veteran in a specially equipped car said four men beat him after he honked at them. He was dragged toward a curb and struck while his wife tried to intervene. Authorities sought two remaining suspects. one assailant said he disliked horn noise.
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J. C. Pape
St. Louis
Peking Lot
Main Street
Oken
Tmore
Frank Franklin
Ph Boslusny
Is- Herbeinklinagistrate
Chilcote
Italy
Water works expansion to ease Kansas City area shortage
Kansas City Kansas plans new pumps tanks and a 150000 gallon overhead tank to relieve water pressure loss in Wyandotte and Johnson County. The two district plan Chelsea and Kensington will route supply after completion in six weeks with transit pumps pipes and steel on site.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Rosedale
Johnson County
Ralph Duvall
Board of Public Utilities
Wyandotte
Quindaro
Delaware
Duvall
Eighteenth Street
Stewart Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
State Avenue
Wyandotte County
The
Utilities Board
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Chelsea
Kensington
Quindaro Township
Wyandotte Township
Two Union Directors Quit Over Taft Hartley Affidavits
Resignation of two C I O United Packinghouse Workers of America officials was disclosed. Herbert March Chicago district director and Meyer Stern New York district director quit after the executive board voted to file Taft Hartley affidavits. The move followed the board ending the Wilson plants strike and securing a 9 cent hourly increase after a 29 cent demand.
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Cuiiaco
C. I. O.united Packinghouse Workers of America
Taft-Hartley
Herbert March
Chicago
Meyer Stern
New York
Wilson
Shortage Delays Dike Project Tie In Kaw Missouri Sewers
A cast iron pipe shortage disrupts the Kaw and Missouri rivers dike and sewer extension project. George Bennett Construction reports pipe delivery postponed to September 1 for double strength 18 24 and 36 inch lines. Sixty workers now run a 54 hour week as test piling continues.
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Kaw
Missouri
Missouri and
Kaw Rivers
George Bennett
George Bennett Construction Company
Bennett
Stockyards
State Line
Twentythird Street
Five KCK Patrolmen Withdrawn From Plant Duty
Five Kansas City Kansas patrolmen end strike duty at the Wilson and Co plant. Sergt Jack Enright orders return to regular duties as strike at packing plants began March 16. Emergency staffing had brought nearly all available officers to protect picket lines.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Uniformed Division
Sergt
Jack Enright
Wilson& Co
Boys' Club Offers Four Learn to Swim Sessions
A Community Chest program at 1601 Admiral Boulevard will run four ten day Learn to Swim sessions. First session starts Monday with later starts on June 28 July 12 and July 26. Fees are a dime for ten lessons. Red Cross instructors Charles Gibson and Miss Nancy Brown lead. Girls learn 10 am to noon and boys 1 to 3 pm. Free pre session physicals at 9. Final tests earn a Boys' club button and swimming award. Registration open to all interested boys and girls.
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Boys
Community Chest
Admiral Boulevard
Charles Gibson
Nancy Brown
Red Cross
Service Station Robbed on Summit Street
Early today thieves shattered a rear window of the Standard service station at 3040 Summit Street and stole 22 dollars from the cash register 18 dollars from vending machines and several packs of cigarettes and candy bars. The note item mentions Modern Auto Finishers and Kansas City Star subscription rates.
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Summit Street
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Inez Lorp
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Peccy Summers
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Kansas City, Kansas
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Stone-Tarlow Co., Inc
Woolf Brothers
WHB
Warwick Oxford
Warwick
Miller
Gordon
Miller Shoe Co
Grand Ave
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Jefferson 4
S. W. Blvd
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Lindvary
Wallace
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Trindlin
Paul’s ‘Shoes, Inc
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