Trolley Tracks Unearthed On South Market Street
Excavations on South Market Street reveal old trolley tracks embedded in the Carrell Creek bridge. The relics date to a era when the loop carried passengers to the Square Corner, with most unused tracks removed in 1942 for a war scrap drive. (Photo by Cedric H. Smith). Kansas City AP
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Ford consolidates votes at convention amid VP talks
Kansas City AP highlights say Ford nears nomination with 1130-plus votes while keeping his VP choice secret until tonight. Reagan backed platform language approved, four names on Ford list to run with Baker Simon Ruckelshaus Reagan. Connally status disputed. FBI probes Illinois delegates bribery allegations.
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North Market Street to get underground wires and lighting upgrade
Mayor Ronald Young announced a plan to rebuild North Market Street over the next five years with buried utility lines from the Square to Seventh Street. A $30,000 block grant funds lighting improvements, while a separate undergrounding project may test public support and revisit the 1914 utility burial agreement.
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Maryland Delegates Split On Right To Know Amendment At Republican Convention
Eight of Maryland’s 43 Republican delegates voted for the so called right to know amendment to push Ford’s nomination strategy. The measure was rejected 1 180 to 1 069 as Ford appeared poised to win on the first ballots amid state law binding Maryland to a Ford bloc.
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Planning moratorium ruled invalid by Maryland judge
Circuit Court Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr ruled the county Planning Commission lacks authority to impose a moratorium on receiving preliminary plats from developers. The decision centers on administrative limits rather than due process, rejecting the 90 day halt directive as beyond the commission's statutory powers.
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Start program approved with conditions at Trinity Methodist church
City Board of Zoning Appeals approves the Headstart venture after private meetings with church sponsors and Fairview Avenue residents. Conditions require professional supervision, limited daily enrollments and bus trips, outdoor play, and set distances from property lines with possible reevaluation by the city engineer. Dow Jones rises as stocks advance further.
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Winchester Hall adopts gas heating for annex
County commissioners chose natural gas for Winchester Hall’s new annex despite unclear formal voting records. Architect Charles F. Bowers notes no fuel conversion system is needed and electric options would be costly. officials question long term savings and gas supply expectations amid uncertain deliberations.
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North Koreans kill two US Army officers
The report states two US Army officers were killed by North Korean forces, with further details on the incident not provided in the circulation. The item appears amid a broader page of brief headlines and notes from that edition.
Quakes and Tidal Waves Devastate Mindanao Killing and Wreckage
A powerful earthquake near the Celebes Sea and massive tidal waves hit Mindanao and nearby areas in the southern Philippines causing more than 5,300 dead or missing. Thousands homeless as rescue workers evacuate Cotabato Zamboanga and surrounding towns carrying relief supplies. Authorities report 3,103 deaths and 2,282 missing with widespread devastation across Basilan Cotabato and Zamboanga regions.
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