City debates $300,000 Central Park pool project
City officials weigh building a $300,000 swimming pool in Central Park after voters approved a related bond. Architects drill core samples as discussions center on state funding and possible use of park funds to complete the project amid procurement delays and uncertain federal support.
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Central Park
Wells
Robertson
Dick Raney
Raney
Lawrence
Haller
Council
State Budget Bureau
Purse Thefts Reported Near 10th and Mass Streets
Two thefts reported to police. Josie Mc Ghee says an unidentified man stole her purse near 10th and Mass, containing $10 and papers. A passerby tried to catch the thief but lost him near 10th and Ohio. Tim Sifers reports a wheel and tire stolen from his car trunk between Tuesday and Thursday.
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Josie McGhee
Ill
10Th and
Mass. Sts
10Th
Ohio Sts
Tim Sifers
Edgehill Rd
Fire Crews Respond to Five Runs Including Trailer Fire
Firefighters reported five calls on Thursday including two to the same trailer at 6th and Midh Sts. An oil heater overflow caused no flame but insulation smoldered later. minor damage noted. Other responses included gasoline wash at Mitchell Road, a smoky house from a closed flue on 9th Court, and a brush fire near 26th and Ridge Court.
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Midh. Sts
Mitchell Rd
W. 9Th Ct
26Th and Ridge Ct
Funeral costs push beyond wartime burial allowances
Funeral directors report that the $300 burial allowance often falls short. They cite cemetery and service fees, with grave sites costing $169 to $500 in civilian cemeteries. Newcomer’s in Kansas City averages a $175 loss on servicemen funerals, while officials in Los Angeles and New York describe the strain of wartime costs.
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James Eaton
Joseph Gawler Sons Funeral Home
Washington
Los Angeles Area
Newcomer’s
Kansas City
New York City
Peace talks eyed as North Vietnam seeks capitals
Officials said North Vietnam asked Laos Cambodia and Burma for preliminary talks sites. Vientiane was offered, Phnom Penh seen as likely. Bowles heads to Phnom Penh to meet Sihanouk amid possible talks with Hanoi. Indian spokesman calls Trinh statement a great advance and urges U S response. Paris says Hanoi clarified position as Johnson status looms.
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Laos
Cambodia
Burma
Souvanna Phouma
Vientiane
Phnom Penh
U.S
Chester Bowles
Norodom Sihanouk
New Delhi
Trinh
United States
India
International Control Commission
Geneva
Vietnam
Indochina
Paris
Johnson
Maurice Couve de Murville
Hanoi
France Seeks Quiet Role As Vietnam Talks Loom
A spokesperson said President de Gaulle's government takes no action while U S and French officials stay in frequent contact on Vietnam. France maintains close talks with North Vietnam, with Canada discussing a possible North Vietnamese statement with the United States and Britain. The UN secretary general said Tinh's remarks support a pause in bombing to open peace talks.
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U.S
Vietnam
Ottawa
Foreign Ministry
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United States
Britain
Control Commission
Poland
India
New York
U.N
U Thant
Tinh
U S says channels exist with Hanoi but communication slow
The article notes three power International Control Commissions and contacts via several nations including Romania Hungary Burma Egypt and Algeria. Mai Wan Bo is cited as Hanoi’s chief representative in Paris. U S officials say there are opportunities for dialogue with Hanoi but communication remains limited during probing. Rusk cautions that any Hanoi shift must be interpreted for its meaning to U.S. policy.
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Romania
Hungary
Burma
Egypt
Algeria
Hanoi
Paris
Mai Wan Bo
U.S
Washington
State Department
Rusk
United States
Weather Elsewhere Summary for Tampa and Washington
Tampa shows cloudy skies with a high near 78 and a low around 62 with a trace of precipitation. Washington reports clear conditions with a high near 41 and a low near 11.
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Tampa
Washington
Hearing Aid Service at Hotel Eldridge Jan Mon 11 to 2
Mr. Otis E Bricker Certified Hearing Aid Audiologist will be at the Hotel Eldridge on Monday January from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist with hearing problems. Batteries supplies for most makes and repairs available. If you cannot attend call for a home appointment Acousticon Bricker Company 113 E 7th Topeka.
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Otis E. Bricker
Eldridge
Acousticon Bricker Company
E. 7Th
Topeka
Doll to Speak on World Money Problems at Kansas Ag Convention
Raymond J. Doll vice president and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will discuss world money problems and their relation to Kansans and farmers at the 1968 Kansas Agricultural Convention in Topeka. He appears Thursday afternoon January 11.
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Raymond J. Doll
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Topeka
Doll
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