City commission tightens control over shelter and street projects
Commissioners review low bids for street paving at several sites including W 4th and N Oak and approve using Community Development funds. A shelter house redesign is debated amid vandalism concerns with plans to cut costs by 15 000 to 17 000 dollars and possible open structure.
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Rhoades Construction Co
W. 4Th
N. Oak
E. 7Th
St. Mary’s Church and School
Koehn Associates Inc
4Th St
St. Mary’s
EVE Inc
Hutchinson
Bicentennial Park Road
W. 2Nd
Grandview
Highland
W. 6Th
Central
Boyd
Art Turner
Zahner and Co
Kansas City
Stern Brothers and Co
First Securities
Wichita
Fourth National Bank & Trust Co
United Missouri Bank
Bicentennial Park
Keith Rhoades
Orville Brunner
Brad Wells
Brunner
Wells
Vernon Baker
Bill Moran
Bill Smith
Jay Newton
Rhoades
Newton
Howard Knox
City Public Works
Shelter House
Park Advisory Board
Commission
Baker
Smith
Bennett cites partial progress as Kansas Legislature adjourns
Gov Robert Bennett expresses cautious view of the 1976 session stating some items are still in air while conference committees may delay most work until April 19. He notes potential House action on the school finance bill, favours the Senate plan allowing a seven percent local budget increase for 1976-77, and mentions highway fund expansion and court unification as positive outcomes. He emphasizes needing full analysis before conclusions.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
House
Senate
Carter edges Udall in Wisconsin as Humphrey looms large
Wisconsin and New York primary results redraw Democratic gaps with Carter taking Wisconsin late as Udall loses ground despite early claims. Jackson scores in New York while Humphrey gains uncommitted support and momentum for a possible late entry if no clear leader emerges after June 8.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Wisconsin
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Morris K. Udall
Washington
Sen. Jackson
Udall
ABC
NBC
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Minnesota
Georgia
Jackson
Buffalo
Sen
Joseph F. Crangle
Erie County
Crangle
Buffalo-area
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
New York City
Manhattan
Reagan
California
Lubbock
Tex
Weather Data SOUTH CENTRAL Cloudy cooler with showers through Thursday
A report notes considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions with a few showers and thunderstorms through Thursday. Tonight low mid 40s, Thursday high in the lower 60s, northeast wind 10-15 mph. Tonight precipitation 50 percent, Thursday 40 percent. High at 1 PM at Arpt KIRG around 63 to 69. Humidity around 59 percent, barometer 29.83 to 30.07 inches.
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South Central
Hughes Buried in Quiet Houston Graveside Service
Industrialist Howard Hughes was buried today in a private graveside ceremony at an exclusive Houston cemetery. An Episcopal service at Christ Church Cathedral included last rites read by Dean Robert Gibson as mourners gathered with few details released about his Monday death from kidney failure.
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Houston
Howard Hughes
Robert Gibson
Christ Church Cathedral
Mao appoints Hua Kuo-feng premier after Teng ouster
Mao Tse-tung dismissed Teng Hsiao-ping from all party and government posts and elevated Hua Kuo-feng to premier. The move ends Teng’s moderate influence amid protests at Tiananmen and follows Chou En-lai’s death, with Hua also named first vice chairman of the party.
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Tokyo
China
Mao Tse-tung
Teng Hsiao-ping
Hua Kuo-fengto
Teng
Peking
Chou En-lai
Chinese Communist Party
Hua
Mao
Chou
Central Committee
Hsinhua
Tien An Men — Gate of Heavenly Peace Square
Hunan
Hear Ye Hear Ye Question on Rural Junk Disposal
A Kansas reader asks if rural Harvey County residents may dump nonrecyclable junk like empty bottles. County officials say the landfill accepts such waste or owners may dispose on their land if not a pollution hazard. They note no documented promises from county commissioners and mention planned improvements to reduce windblown litter.
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Harvey County
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Redelfs
Rex Redelfs
Wells-Bacon, Inc
United Way
John R. Suderman
Rederfs
United Way Advance Gifts
Jim Yoder
Tom Richards
Everette Moeder
Chuck Waters
Royce Mitchell
Jim Scheffler
Carrol Langenhorst
Arlen Anderson
of Newton
Dick Nierman
Halstead
Ted Pankratz
Walton
Newton High School
Warren Tandoc
7 Circle Drive
Ron Clifton
Northridge
Connie Garland
Kansan
Weather Data
Hughes
Diamond Engineering Co
Southwestern Bell
Santa Fe Middle School
P. O. Box
Kansas
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