City considers bike routes. Newton club street vacation denied
City commissioners drew about 40 residents as they tabled a proposed bike plan pending more study and rejected the Newton Country Club request to vacate a street. The vote blocks the club's development while other planning items advance and city revenue bids, street projects, and HUD 312 loan guidelines move forward.
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Newton Country Club
City Commission
Country Club
Roger Rutschman
Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee
1St
Broadway
12Th
Main
High
Missouri-Pacific
SE Sth
SE 14Th
Arnold Nye
Andy Douglass
Douglass
Vernon Baker
Orville Brunner
Newton Area Planning Commission
Newton Development Corporation
Eastwest
Hillcrest Road
Vine Street
Oak
Pine Streets
Bede Aircraft, Inc
City County
Macleod River Holdings Ltd
Edmonton
Canada
Bede
Harvey County Rural
van Gundy and Associates
2Nd
Trousdale
Walnut Acres
Don McGuire
Jay Newton
Recreation Commission
Hess files for county position
Orville H. Hess, a farmer from Lake and Lakin township, files as Republican candidate for County Commissioner of the third district. Lifelong Harvey County resident, former Hesston Corp. worker, Halstead Board of Education member, helped organize Unified School District 440, Methodist church member, Army veteran of World War II. His wife Mildred teaches kindergarten at Halstead and they have three children Joe Dee Ann and Randi plus three grandchildren.
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Orville H. Hess
Lake and Lakin Township
Hess
Halstead
Harvey County
Hesston Corp
Hesston
Halstead Board of Education
Mildred Duck
Bethel College
Joe
Skyline Corp
Dee Ann
Herington High School
Randi
Southern Illinois University
Vera Raymond
la Junta
Colo
Newton
Pueblo
Ashlock
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Selective Service Board
Harvey County Fair Assn
American Legion
Athletic Park
Paul
Norma) Hardman
Frankfurt
Germany
June Freeman
Carl
Ann) Wiebe
Petersen Funeral Home
Immunity Clause Cited In Louisiana Congressman Case
Reports say Rep. Joe D. Waggonner faced police questioning over an alleged solicitation of a decoy prostitute, with debates over constitutional immunity for arrests while Congress is in session. The New York Post and Washington Star dispute details, while U.S. Attorney Earl Silbert and police officials declined immediate comment.
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Washington
Louisiana
Congress
New York Post
Joe D. Waggonner
D-La
Washington, D.C
U.S. Attorney’s
Post
U.S. Atty
Earl Silbert
Silbert
Maurice J. Cullinane
Waggonner
Cullinane
Washington Star
The
Star
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Former Newton Mayor McCulley Ashlock Dies at 87
Former Newton mayor and longtime community leader McCulley Ashlock 87 died Wednesday at Axtell Christian Hospital after an extended illness. Services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Spinder officiating. Burial with military rites at Greenwood Cemetery. He served as mayor 1935-39 and 1959-63, chaired many local groups, and leaves Vera Raymond Ashlock and three daughters among survivors. Memorials to First Baptist Church.
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McCulley Ashlock
Newton
Axtell Christian Hospital
First Baptist Church
Fred Spinder
Greenwood Cemetery
Flanders, Okla
James
Martha Ann Ashlock
Two Democrats Enter County Candidacies for Clerk and Attorney
Tim Welty announced his bid for county clerk while James W. Modrall seeks the county attorney post. Modrall, ex assistant county attorney now city attorney in Newton, brings a background in law from Washburn University and Bethany College and roles in education and local associations. Welty, a Newton resident and former Bureau of Insurance agent, has community ties in the Newton Jaycees Saddle Club and Trinity Heights Church.
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Tim Welty
James W. Modrall
Modrall
Newton
Washburn University
Topeka
Main
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Marquette High School
Smoky Valley Education Assn
Harvey County
Kansas
American Bar Associations
American Trial Lawyers Assn
Kansas County and District Attorney's Assn
Susan
Kansas State
Modralls
Jamie Welty
Bailly Farm Supply, Inc
Newton Township
Hesston High School
Wichita State University
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Carter builds debt plan as campaign aims to go black
Carter leads in delegates and carries about 1.75 million in debt with a plan to raise roughly 1 million via 12 fundraisers. Staff split over vice presidential screening while Ford offers FBI background checks.
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Sea Island
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Robert Lipshutz
Lipshutz
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Jody Powell
Ford
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Powell
Hear Ye Questions Pool Phone Policy in Newton Kansas
A reader asks why the municipal pool uses an unlisted emergency line while costs and hours are requested. Recreation chief Bill Katzenberger cites emergency use and budget limits. a public pay phone was deemed unnecessary, with families urged to contact the Community Activity Center for pool staff to relay urgent messages.
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N. A. Schwabauer
Bill Katzenberger
Kissinger weighs Lebanon evacuation and U.S. forces option
Secretary Kissinger told Congress the United States will decide within 36 hours whether to evacuate Americans from Lebanon. He noted the murders of Ambassador Meloy and Robert Waring at the new chancellery site and said a short military operation could be used if needed. He cautioned reports of killers being captured were unconfirmed and linked the assassinations to a splinter Palestinian group opposing moderation.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Lebanon
U.S
Kissinger
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert C. Waring
Congress
House International Relations Committee
Palestine Iberation Organization
Variable cloudiness with showers and storms expected
Weather data for the region shows tonight and Friday with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows tonight mid 60s to around 70, Friday highs in the low to mid 80s, winds 15 to 25 mph tonight, precipitation chances 40 percent tonight and 50 percent Friday.
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South Central
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Newton Public Library
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Mark Paquette
Gollum
Mike Wenger
the Hobbit
Krehbiel Auditorium
Kansan
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Trinity Heights United Methodist Church
James Modrall
P. O. Box
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