Fight for Ford's old House Republican leadership begins
Washington AP reports after Nixon named Gerald Ford vice president a leadership battle looms for Ford's former post. Potential contenders include Rep. Leslie Arends, Rep. John Anderson, Rep. Samuel Devine, and Rep. John Rhodes, amid GOP conservative balance and possible midterm power moves.
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Washington
Nixon
Gearld R. Ford
Ford
House
William H. Harsha
Rohio
Devine
Anderson
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Republican Policy Committee
Leavenworth County seeks disaster funds for bridge
Leavenworth County plans to replace a washed out Stranger Creek bridge with a reinforced concrete span six miles south of Tonganoxie. The project carries an estimated cost around 60 thousand dollars with bids led by L G Barcus & Sons and Midwest Construction Company. Authorities expect a federal disaster relief decision next week as crews remove debris and prepare the site.
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Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
Mike Zonkiw
Zonkiw
Zobkin
Mike Sachse
L. G. Barcus & Sons, Inc
Kansas City, Mo
Barcus Company
Nine-Mile Creek
Tonganoxie
Midwest Construction Company of
Holton
Tax Assessors To Be Appointed By County Boards Of Commissioners
In Topeka Kansas the special assessment and taxation committee of the Kansas Legislative Committee backs a bill to appoint county tax assessors by boards of commissioners. Current practice uses county clerks. the measure sets minimum appraiser qualifications and contemplates a future minimum salary. The panel also backs tax exemptions for certain care facilities and a constitutional amendment to separate motor vehicle assessments. It would require feedlot operators to report cattle on feed and collect personal property taxes on those cattle.
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Topeka
Kan
Boards of Commissioners
Special Assessment and Taxation Committee
Kansas Legislative Committee
Seven Die in Oklahoma Floods Officials Fear More
The death toll rose to seven with officials expecting more as rescue crews swept Boggy Creek in Enid. About 10 million dollars in damage was reported including 85 million in homes and 1.15 million in business losses. Dozens remained missing and a temporary morgue tracked the dead and missing across the disaster area.
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Oklahoma
Enid
Brian Hinson
Hinson
Nine Juveniles Referred to Court in Douglas County
Nine juveniles were referred to the Douglas County District Court with one adult arrested on contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The arrests were made by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department at a cabin eight miles south of Eudora. Jerry Dean Wheeler, 18, of Eudora, has arraignment set for 4 p.m. October 23 with a $350 bond posted.
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Douglas County District Court
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Eudora
Jerry Dean Wheeler
Rt. 2
Lawrence
Baldwin
Chickens Killed in Davenport Yard Attack
About 40 chickens owned by Richard Davenport at 835 Lyons were killed or injured Thursday in an apparent dog attack. Loss estimated at $150. Police reported a friend saw two large black dogs in the area and theorized they caused the damage.
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Richard Davenport
Lyons
Lawrence
Davenport
VFW Second District Convention Set in Lawrence
The Second District Veterans of Foreign Wars Fall Convention will meet in Lawrence on Oct 21 2021 at the post home. District leaders from Kansas will attend with delegates from posts across Douglas Johnson Wyandotte Franklin Miami Anderson Linn Allen and Bourbon counties.
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Lawrence
Harold Miller
Greeley
Department St
Ray Stotler
Dodge City
Barney M. Aldridge
Topeka
Rex Kiser
Paola
Ora D. Hess
Clarence Boehm
Shawnee
James Chism
Leavenworth
John Gere
Ottawa
Kansas Veterans’ Commission
Shirley Hardesty
Kansas City
Betty Blackburn
Seoti
Douglas
Johnson
Wyandotte
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Linn
Allen
Bourbon
Man sentenced for attempted burglary in Douglas County
Kent M. Knackstedt, 21, of 1406 Prairie, was sentenced by Judge Frank Gray to one to five years in prison after pleading guilty October 1 to attempting to burglarize Eudora Lumber Co on September 2. He has been held in jail since his arrest.
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Kent M. Knackstedt
Eudora Lumber Co
Knackstadt
Prairie
Frank Gray
Douglas County District Court
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Ohio
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Kiss Me
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E. 23Rd St
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Lawrence Glass and Mirror CO
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