Tonganoxie School Superintendent Studies Curriculum Expansion
Robert Powers, the new superintendent, is compiling a district curriculum study focused on grades seven through 12 to guide board and citizen steering committee deliberations on curriculum changes and future school building needs. Relocatable classrooms have been installed to alleviate crowding as expansion planning proceeds.
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Tonganoxie
Robert Powers
Tonganoxie School
Board of Education
a _citizens
Powers
Rober Frangkiser
Frangkiser and Tweksbury
Shawnee Mission
Kurt von Achen
Kenneth O. von Achen and
Scanlon Named To State Post
Werence J. Scanlon, former director of administration, is named director of the Kansas Department of Economic Development. He formerly led Wichita city administration and succeeds Jack Lacy who resigned to head Spirit of 76, Inc. Scanlon was chosen by the Kansas Economic Development Commission.
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Great Bend
Kan
Werence J. Scanlon
State Department of Economic Development
Scanlon
Wichita
Jack “Lacy
Spirit of 76, Inc
Junction City
Kansas Economics Development Commission
State Department of Administration
Dust and Dirt Mark Wilkes-Barre Flood Clean Up
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. endures a month after one third of the city flooded by tropical storm Agnes. Mud and grime cover streets and homes while downtown recovers with shelters and food trucks. Civil defense official says flood areas are 70 to 75 percent back on their feet as residents rebuild.
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Pennsylvania
Agnes
Nicholas H. Souchik
Luzerne County
Civil Defense
Olathe Air Base Declared Surplus by Navy
The Navy informed the General Services Administration it no longer needs the air station at Olathe Kansas. If no federal interest arises within 60 days state and local governments may propose uses. An Army helicopter training unit will continue to occupy the main hangar and 13 acres, limiting development.
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Washington
Navy
General Services Administration
Olathe
Kan
Kansas City
GSA
Johnson County
September Draft Call Runs 4800 Men For September
The Selective Service announced a September draft call of 4 800 men the smallest since April. The ceiling remains lottery number 75 or lower with some 1A and 1AO classified men now eligible. Pre induction exams extend to numbers through 100. Yearly total reaches 35 900 as Defense estimates 50 000 needed. Army Recruiting reports June best month in three years with 18 175 enlistees and a $1 500 bonus for four year combat duty.
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Washington
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Defense Department
Army
Army Recruiting Command
Hampton
No Violations Found In Kansas City Crane Accident
AP reports no federal safety violations found in the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex fatal crane crash. Harold Bratton, 25, of Bucyrus Kansas died and four workers injured when the wreckage fell 175 feet into Arrowhead Stadium seats during lifting of a sound cage frame. Investigators noted a possible outrigger leg failure and a broken weld as possible causes.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Robert J. Borchardt
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Division
Harold L. Bratton
Bucyrus
Kan
Arrowhead Stadium
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Shultz Seeks Girls’ School Review
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Kansas Girls Industrial School
Beloit
Reynolds Shultz
Shultz
Robert A. Haines
State Division of Institutional Management
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Robert Docking
Atty
Vern Miller
Mitchell County
Raymond I. Stein
Dustrial School
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