Hear Ye Hear Ye residents question city spending and crossings
A Kansas citizen asks why city payrolls may not be published and notes proposed legislation. The Kansan reports City Manager Jay Newton says the city asked Missouri Pacific to fix E 11th and 12th crossings and the hole at E 11th and High. repairs may be delayed, but the city will pursue action and has option to bill the railroad.
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P. O. Box
Newton
Kansas
E. 11Th
E. 12Th
High
Jay Newton
Missouri Pacific Railroad
E. 11Th and High
Goering on Stand in Burrton Bank Robbery Trial
Mrs. Goering testifies in district court as the eight charge case moves through cross examination. Prosecutors and defense outline roles of two male accomplices James Keener and Charles Thach, while witnesses including Sheriff Morford and FBI agents recount events surrounding the Sept. 17, 1974 robbery and kidnapping.
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Sandra Jean Goering
Burrton State Bank
Richard Morgan Jr
Wichita
John Jones Jr
Herbert Modlin
Topeka
Galen Morford
Curtis Dreier
J. F. Miller
Larry Welch
FBI
Fred Huddleston
Richard Vinroe
Richard Cook
John Ginder
Dwayne Brown
Rosie Durner
Burrton
Judd Durner
Newton
Dale
James L. Keener
Charles K. Thach
City sells YMCA property to Holstine
The city commission agreed to sell the old YMCA site at W. 6th and Poplar to Holstine Motors Inc for 28000 dollars bid taken Dec 3. Other actions included peddler license rules, cable ordinance amendments, tree replacement program, a beer license contingent on remodeling, and a street alley vacation in the 1200 block of W. 7th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
W. 6Th and
Poplar
Holstine Motors, Inc
Federal Communication Commission
Larry Hudson
Hudson Brothers Cable Systems
Commission
Hudson
John Torline
Tree Board
David Welfelt
Torline
Music Service of Newton, Inc
N. Main
Planning Commission
W. 7Th
Gary Seitz
Citizens’ Forum
Charles Koehn
Massive Guatemala City quake devastates Central America
The 7.5 magnitude quake struck Guatemala City and affected Honduras El Salvador and Mexico with aftershocks and widespread damage. Early estimates cited up to 500 dead in Guatemala City and about 2000 injured while CARE prepared relief aid from Honduras and New York.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Mexico
Red Cross
Fire Department
Honduras
el Salvador
Care Relief Organization
New York
Represen
Barmaid remark apology follows Topeka incident
The executive director of Kansas United Dry Forces apologized after saying Olivia Bennett was a barmaid when President Ford visited Topeka last year. He said he only quoted a letter he received and regrets repeating the remark to a Wichita Sun reporter.
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Topeka
Richard E. Taylor Jr
Wichita Sun
Storey to push liquor by the drink amendment in Kansas
Sen. Bob Storey of Topeka says he will introduce a resolution to submit a liquor by the drink constitutional amendment to Kansas voters next fall with a county option. The move follows remarks attributed to the Rev. Richard E. Taylor Jr. and Rev. Mrs. Taylor who called Mrs. Bennett a barmaid during Ford's Kansas visit. The Rev. Taylor apologized to the First Lady. House Speaker Duane McGill called the Taylor remarks slanderous.
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Topeka
Kan
Bob W. Storey
Kansas
Storey
Richard E. Taylor Jr
Kansas United Dry Forces
Wichita
Taylor
Olivia Bennett
Ford
Governor’s
Bennett
Cedar Crest
Executive Mansion
Duane McGill
House
McGill
Mr. Taylor
Snow Likely With Cold Temps Tonight Into Thursday
Chance of snow develops toward evening and continues tonight and Thursday. Expect lows in the teens and highs in the low to mid 20s. Northeasterly winds 15 to 25 mph with 50 percent precipitation probability tonight and Thursday.
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South Central
Connally Poised for Key Role in Ford Intelligence Overhaul
President Ford to formalize a reorganization of U S intelligence with Connally as a likely pick for the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. White House sources note he previously served on the board and was acquitted in a 1975 dairy gratuities case. The House panel backs expanded congressional oversight amid agency reforms.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Ford
U.S
White House
Connally
Texas
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
House Intelligence Committee
Congress
Pentagon
Defense Intelligence Agency
Halstead residents protest rising gas rates at city meeting
About 70 residents packed Halstead’s council room to condemn a 72 cent per 1000 cubic feet gas rate hike with another 17 percent increase on the way. Mayor Nierman blamed Wichita negotiations and shortages as the cause while council members defended revenue practices and urged energy conservation.
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Halstead
Dick Nierman
Nierman
People’s Natural Gas Co
Wichita
People’s
Kansas Corporation Commission
Jack Welch
Welch
Carl Metmer
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Mrs. Goering
Warkentine
LaVern Schrag
Curtis Russell
City
Holstine
Harvey County Builders and Associates
Koehn
Building Association
Gene Gibbens
Gibbens
Brad Wells
Gibbons
Sanitation Department
Ruth Zook
Village Restaurant
Cedar Village
Avenue of the Americas
Dry
Mrs. Bennett
Harvey County Heart Fund
Clarence Eason
Vincent Ochs
Brad Winans
Clare Dunlap
George Koehn
North Newton
Gary Black
Gregg Petersen
Kay Dohrman
Kansan
Weather Data
Metzger
Carl Lohmeyer
Halstead Industrial Development Corporation
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