Closing at Bowersock delayed for weeks on title insurance
City officials expect the Bowersock land closing to slip to February 13 at the earliest and likely be delayed further. The plan hinges on title insurance for parcels along Rhode Island Street, with a city building commission to handle the city hall project funded by revenue bonds backed by federal funds.
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Bowersock
City Hall
Massachusetts Street Bridge
Buford Watson
Watson
Mike Wildgen
Public Building Commission
Building Commission
Federal Revenue Sharing
Jerry Cooley
Weather Delays Mail Service as Christmas Rush Prolonged
Bad weather across the nation disrupts postal deliveries with snow in the Midwest and high winds in California. Ongoing delays threaten Christmas mail, with 9 inches of snow in Chicago closing O’Hare and 80 mph winds hindering routes.
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Washington
Postal Service
Midwest
Chicago
O'Hare
Lou Eberhardt
California
Eberhardt
Farm strike cuts Kansas food deliveries across state
Militant Kansas farmer protests led to cutbacks by three distributors, limiting shipments to about 160 stores. Fleming Foods Wichita and Dillon Co. Hutchinson reduced deliveries with limited operations through Monday and Tuesday at some locations, while Associated Grocers in Wichita announced evening restrictions. A Colby tractorcade incident prompted police talks with farm leaders.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Associated Grocers
Wichita
Fleming Foods Co
Dillon Co
Hutchinson
Vernon Floyd
Fleming Company
Fleming
Dillon
Lawrence
Larry Brenn
Brenn
Rusty's Food
Fleming Foods
Topeka
Lee Circle
Kansas Food Dealers Association
Arkansas City
Fred
Colby
U.S. 24
Dale McFarland
McFarland
Kickback probe shifts to Topeka continues in city housing dept
The Topeka probe centers on alleged kickbacks in rehab contracts tied to the city housing department and Ronald L. Marsh. Investigators, now at the U.S. attorney, plan to review local findings while Marsh's attorney discussed the pending lawsuit with city officials.
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Topeka
L. Marsh
Marsh
Lynn Goodell
CD di
Roy visits KU to discuss medical education program
Former U S representative Roy met Thursday with Kansas University School of Medicine officials in Topeka to review an internal medicine residency program as part of KU Health Care Outreach. He said his Senate bid remains uncertain but he could win and noted his campaign activities are on hold.
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Bill Roy
Kansas University
U.S. Senate
Kansas
KU School of Medicine
James Pearson
Roy
Jan Meyers
Overland Park
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Shawnee County Medical Foundation
Kansas Union
Norton Greenberger
Ku’s
Department of Medicine
Greenberger
Douglas County
Artist survives jump from Empire State Building ledge
New York police say 27 year old Thomas Helms of Mountain View Hawaii leaped from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building and landed on an 85th floor ledge about 15 feet below. Winds likely saved him, he crawled inside after half an hour, and was held for psychiatric examination.
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New York
Empire State Building
Thomas Helms
Mountain View
Hawaii
Helms
NBC
Woman Dies in Fire in Independence Kansas
Elizabeth Henderson, 71, died of smoke inhalation after a late Thursday night fire destroyed her one story frame home in Independence. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Independence
Kan
Elizabeth Henderson
Dartmouth College Chartered by King George III in 1769
Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire received a royal charter from King George III in 1769 establishing its colonial foundation as a formal degree granting institution.
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Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
George III of
England
KU Students End Fall Exams Face 18-Day Break
Kansas University students wrap up fall finals and gain an 18 day Christmas semester break. Spring enrollment begins January 11 with classes resuming January 18 after a Wednesday start, aligning with the Kansas Board of Regents policy.
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Kansas University
Kansas Board of Regents
Corps to inspect private dams in Kansas next year
U S Army Corps of Engineers plans early next year inspections of private dams in Leavenworth and Douglas Counties. A Kansas City District team has already checked five structures mostly near Topeka, with more inspections likely in Kansas City area and spread into the two counties.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Leavenworth
Douglas
Kansas City
Topeka
Richard Davidson
Davidson
Leavenworth County
Tonganoxie
Douglas County
Corps
Bowersock
Lawrence
Wakarusa River
Kansas Division of Water Resources
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Edward Hille
Adrian Mitchell
HUD
City CD Department
Ronald
Lavern Caskey
Malone
Caskey
U.S
G. Kenneth Whitenight Jr
Goodell
Cooley
Lee Roy
William Steckman
Hugh Taylor
Franklin Taylor
Helen Holt
Los Angeles
Calif
Ray Stoneback
Ray
Massachusetts
Journal-World
West 23Rd Street
Pence Garden Center
Cash & Carry
15Th
Mass
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