City Auditorium to get $600,000 for renovations
City voters will decide a $600,000 bond to renovate the Third and Hickory Auditorium alongside a mill levy for maintenance. The commission will remain neutral, with Mayor Sheldon stating the public may decide. Architect Devore noted the funds cover essential repairs and upgrades rather than a full rebuild.
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David Olson
City
Third
Hickory
John Sheldon
City Commission
Fred Zook
Ben Park
Citizens’ Advisory
Earl Devore
Sheldon
Devore
Hawkins & O'Hara Construction
Ottawa
Department of Public Safety
Commission
Hawkins & O'Hara
Topeka
Swine Flu Doubtful In Deaths
Harrisburg state researchers doubt the mystery illness behind 23 deaths is swine flu. Governor Milton Shapp said preliminary tests suggest this is not a swine flu outbreak and final answers may elude researchers.
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Harrisburg
Milton Shapp
Shapp
Flood Toll, $50 Million Damages in Big Thompson Canyon
In Loveland Colorado survivors burying dead, 74 bodies in makeshift morgues and near 100 dead as search priorities shift to body recovery. HUD official cites $50 million property damage. computer aids in identifying unclaimed remains. funeral services postponed to ease families. Public hearing set for Franklin County 1977 budget. health officials report Philadelphia Legion disease toll rising with 23 dead and 138 hospitalized. federal investigators probe environmental factors. cease-fire declared in Lebanon war with minor violations near Tal Zaatar and Nabaa.
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Loveland
Colo
Big Thompson Canyon
Colorado Rockies
Robert Rosenheim
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Delmer Hunter
Canyon
Leonard Bachman
Philadelphia
Bachman
Shapp
American Legion
Revenue sharing funds flow through Franklin County
The Office of Revenue-Sharing shows all 16 townships in Franklin County received federal money, with totals across 25 units near 1.03 million dollars and the county government at 1.28 million. Funds funded bridges, the new courts building, county landfill work, ambulance service, sheriff’s gear, and equipment, plus smaller town allocations for Lane Pomona Princeton Rantoul Richmond Wellsville and Williamsburg.
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David Olson
New York Cities
Detroits
Chicagoes
Lane
Rantoul
Pomona
Princeton
Richmond
Franklin County
Office of Revenue-Sharing
Appanoose
Ohio Township
Jion
Courts
Franklin County Ambulance Service
Wellsville
Williamsburg
FBI To Stay On Murder In Harris Case
FBI confirms authorization to continue in the murder of Ralph Blevins and the disappearance of his daughter Penny Blevins and her friend Sheila Morrison. Investigators weigh kidnapping as a possible factor while pursuing two leads and a 1968 Ford matching the family car description. Local authorities describe the case as a homicide with uncertain kidnapping links and search for a .22 caliber pistol.
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Harris, Kan
FBI
Harris
Kansas City
U.S
Penny Blevins
Sheila Alicia Morrison
Kincaid
Ralph Blevins
Kansas
Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Topeka
Platte City
Anderson County
Terry Solander
Solander
Blevins
Official Count Friday in Franklin County Primary Canvass
County Clerk Laura Sutton said the Franklin County Commissioners will canvass the primary vote Friday at 8 30 a m in the county clerk's office. Turnout was light so re tallying should not take long. County forecast calls for party cloudy and cooler conditions with northerly winds.
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Laura Sutton
Sutton
Franklin County
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Forest Park
Robert W. Mills
Gary Resor
County Commission
Jay Satz
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Nabaa
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