Girls State selects officers and prepares for Nationals
In Topeka the Girls State convention proceeds with sessions at the state Capitol as 400 plus seniors study city county and state government. Three girls will be chosen Saturday to attend Girls Nation in Washington and Philadelphia while Boys and Girls Nation join this year.
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Lawrence
Fred Pence
Kansas
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Senate
Washington, D.C
Philadelphia
City Commissioner to Meet Public Tonight in Conference Room
City Commissioner Carl Mibeck will discuss city affairs with the public from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight. The session is part of a rotating series involving all five commissioners, held in the Conference Room on the fourth floor of the First National Bank tower.
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Carl Mibeck
First National Bank Tower
Schneider urges public involvement to lift political standards
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider told 400 Girls State participants at Kansas University that public involvement raises standards and avoids cynicism about politicians. He endorsed programs like Girls and Boys State to let students see how officials work and answered questions about crime, capital punishment, and reform.
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Kansas
Curt Schneider
American Legion
Schneider
Lawrence
Kansas University
Sheriff plane crash near Topeka injures five
A Shawnee County sheriff plane carrying three prisoners and two deputies crashed ten miles south of Topeka while en route to the state reformatory. Police helicopter reported no movement from those aboard as ambulances rushed to the rural site. Osage County said fatalities were unlikely.
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Carbondale
Kan
Sheriff's Office
Faorinet
Sheriff's Deartment
Poice
Osage County
Topeka
Ling suit sets motions deadline in demolition clash
Daniel S. Ling of Rt. 1 seeks to block Lawrence city action to demolish his unoccupied 1301 Ohio property. Deadline for motions is Aug 1 with 25 days for responses. Trial readiness set for Sept 1 in U S District Court Kansas City Kansas. Ling alleges due process violations and right to cross examine witnesses.
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Daniel S. Ling
Rt. 1
Ohio
Ling
Lawrence
U.S. District Court
Kansas City
Kan
Wellsville council approves added fire phones
Wellsville city council votes to add five fire phones bringing the total to 15 and placed in volunteer firefighters homes. The meeting also approves Easy Skidmore construction requests and paves the alley between Main and Elm Streets to support traffic flow.
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Wellsville
Sheila Dominick
Water Department
Autry Construction Co
Humboldt
Hayes Associates
Kansas City
Skidmore
Elm Street
Sixth Street
Wellsville Bank
Main
Elm Streets
Dominick
al Rice
Glenn Layton Sr
Tom Knight
Filing deadline nears as candidates line up for August primary
With barely 10 days to file for public office, 18 candidates seek 13 county and state jobs in the August primary. Only two offices lack candidates, Douglas County Probate Judge and Clerk of the District Court, while incumbents like Judge Mike Elwell and Clerk Sherlyn Sampson have not declared plans. Several races feature unopposed candidates and a few contesting seats including sheriff, treasurer, and second district county commission.
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Douglas County
District Court
Mike Elwell
Sherlyn Sampson
Delbert Mathia
Mathla
Arden Booth
Glover
Nancy Hambleton
Thomas H. Hart
Register of Deeds
Sue Neustifter
Beverly Bradley
Mike Malone
David Berkowitz
Kansas Wheat Crop Forecast Hits 1968 Low
The Crop and Livestock Reporting Service forecasts 179.50 million bushels of wheat for Kansas with 10.75 million acres to harvest at 26 bushels per acre. A May 3 freeze and disease cut yield and acreage, leaving a shortfall of over 71 million bushels from 1975. Abandonment stands at 2.35 million acres, driven by drought and wind damage, while pasture conditions rise slightly to 86 percent of normal.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
M. E. Johnson
Johnson
City agency to study socio economic factors of airport expansion
Citizens Advisory Council chair Jack Harris said the CAC will decide today how to handle a Lawrence City Commission request to study socio economic factors in possible airport expansion. The CAC transportation committee had declined the job, citing limited expertise and scope. A new, larger group or a committee of the whole may be formed to conduct the study to present balanced public findings.
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Citizens Advisory Council
Lawrence City Commission
Jack Harris
CAC
Advisory Council
Transportation Committee
Lawrence
Harris
Lawrence Aviation Inc
Bill Randall
City Commission
Lawrence Aviation
Small Business Administration
Randall
Lawrence to dedicate Kaw River Trail and flag ceremony
Saturday events at Kansas Riverfront celebrate Lawrence Bicentennial with a four mile Kaw River Trail dedication led by local volunteers. Officials will unveil the official American Revolution Bicentennial Administration flag and announce the city songwriting contest winner who receives 150 dollars and a Prairie Chautauqua performance slot on July 24.
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Lawrence
Kansas Riverfront
City Bicentennial Group
Kaw River
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