Freeway Tract Appraisals Near Ready for K-10 Plan
Appraisals on five tracts for the 7.5 mile K-10 segment from DeSoto to K-7 are nearly complete with a week of review ahead. The project aims to speed land acquisition for 46 tracts and add a second K-10 lane from K-7 to Renner Road. Field surveys are 35 percent done between DeSoto and Lawrence.
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DeSoto East
Robert Hagen
Lawrence
DeSoto
Hagen
Shawnee
Highway Commission
Renner Road
U.S.59
Two Shootings Reported in KC
Kansas City police report two fatal shootings. Ervin Swinney twenty one was shot dead around 2 AM in front of American Cab garage at 11th and Troost. a man who fired left the scene and is in custody but not identified. In a domestic quarrel, Hubert Whitney fifty four was killed around 10:30 Tuesday night. his wife Geneva forty six is held in connection with the case.
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Kansas City
Ervin Swinney
American Cab
11Th and
Troost
Hubert Whitney
Whitney
Geneva
Pesticide Clinic Slated on Dec 2
The Douglas County agricultural extension office will host a public pesticide clinic at the Ramada Inn on December 2. The all day event includes sessions on EPA policies and regulations Kansas pesticide use laws new herbicides and a legislative look at pesticide law by local state representative John Vogel. A lunch and registration fee will be paid at the door.
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Douglas County Agricultural Extension Office
Ramada Inn
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas
John Vogel
Vann Posts Bond In Second Degree Murder Case
Vann, 29, of 1144 La., posted 5000 bond in Douglas County District Court. He is charged with second degree murder in the Oct 15 shooting death of Ruth Glover, 30. Held since Oct. 15, his bond was reduced from 25000 and he will appear for arraignment December 3.
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Harry G. Vann
Douglas County
Ruth Glover
Vann
Blind Woman Helps Locate Quality Walnut Tree
An elderly blind Lawrence woman heard a radio appeal from Kansas State University Extension foresters seeking high quality black walnut and cottonwood trees for a tree improvement program. She invited Extension forester Low Shreve to inspect her backyard walnut, which he deemed superior.
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Lawrence
Kansas State University Extension Foresters
Low Shreve
KSU
Shreve
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