City Adopts Budget and Plans Seventh Street Improvements
Ottawa city commission approves next year’s budget and votes to insert Seventh Street into the major traffic plan with reconstruction from Cedar west to the city limits. Estimated $700,000 cost, DOT may cover up to 70 percent, city funds remaining through bonds, design by Cook Flatt & Strobel for approval by Kansas DOT.
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Robert Wellington
Ottawa
Seventh Street
Cedar West
Dorothy Nichols
Vi Reusch
George Marshall
Seventh
Cedar
Lincoln
Mills
Topeka
Cook, Flatt & Strobel
Kansas Department of Transportation
DOT
City Hall
Howard Larson
West Sth
Brothers establish trust fund aiding Coffey Lyon Osage county students
A state trust fund created by two brothers provides college aid to destitute students from Coffey, Lyon and Osage counties. The article notes violence at Lansing and cautions it is not a country club, with pages referenced as 10 and 12.
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Coffey
Lyon
Osage
Lansing
Royals Rally Keeps Half-Game Lead in Detroit
The Royals edge the Tigers in a tight Detroit affair to sustain a half game atop the standings. Key moments include a late surge and clutch plays from the bullpen as Detroit challenges late.
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Royals
Detroit
Attorney General Rules 12 Inch to 10 Inch Line Difference Not Significant
The local Attorney General ruled that the variance between a 12 inch water line and a 10 inch line is not significant in addressing Wellsville’s issue with the Farmers Home Administration. The decision clarifies the utility’s capacity concerns and regulatory interpretation in the municipal water project matter.
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Wellsville
Fmha
President Moves To Aid Cities
President Carter unveils a set of executive directives to bolster urban policy. The measures include requiring impact analyses for major legislation on cities, increasing federal purchasing from firms in high unemployment areas, prioritizing central cities for new federal buildings, and forming an interagency group to coordinate urban programs. A White House task force is urged to oversee cross department aid efforts.
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Washington
Carter
Capitol Hill
White House
Ray Retells His Version of Story Before Congress
James Earl Ray testified under oath to the House assassinations committee that he did not shoot Dr. Martin Luther King. He described a lengthy, rambling statement and recounted past escape, gunrunning rumors, and involvement with a man named Raoul. Ray, guarded by federal marshals, recalled meeting King’s Memphis visitors and claimed FBI informants threaten him.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Congress
Martin Luther King
Ray
Memphis
Tenn
House
Mark Lane
Richardson Preyer
King
Tennessee
Percy Foreman
Uncertainty Over Senate Action on ERA Extension
The House approved a 39 month ERA deadline extension to June 30, 1982 by 233 to 199 but Senate action remains unclear. Senate Majority Leader Byrd said he cannot predict debate, citing a crowded agenda and possible filibuster. Supporters hope House momentum carries into the Senate while opponents warn of court challenges.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
House
Byrd
West Virginia
Congress
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Senate House Conference Committee
Orrin G. Hatch
Rutah
Hatch
Phyllis Schlafly
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
KC Philharmonic to Open Ottawa Auditorium Season
The Ottawa Auditorium Authority signed with the Kansas City Philharmonic for an October 28 season opener in the remodeled Municipal Auditorium. The 82-piece orchestra will not headline in Kansas City until October 29. The $6,000 fee will be partly covered by a Kansas Arts Commission grant. the rest from ticket sales.
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Larson
Highland Cemetery Reserve Fund
Mills
Nichols
W. A. Hendrickson
N. Sycamore
Hendrickson
Ottawa Auditorium Authority
Kansas City Philharmonic
Symphony
Municipal Auditorium
John Sheldon
Authority
Kansas City
Philharmonic
Kansas Arts Commission
Sheldon
Auditorium Authority
Ray Always A Criminal Hearings Set On King Case
Washington AP reports the House Assassinations Committee will hear from James Earl Ray, the admitted killer of Martin Luther King Jr. Ray, confined to a 99 year sentence for King’s murder, seeks a new trial and claims a mystery man named Raoul framed him. The case drew on 3,000 FBI agents and 30,000 interviews. Ray’s long criminal record includes multiple aliases and repeated escapes, with fingerprints on the murder weapon and a 1968 London arrest ending his flight from authorities.
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Congress
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
House
Ray
Tennessee
Associated Press
Martin Luther Kiug
Supreme Court
FBI
London
Raoul
the Mole
Toronto
Montreal
Puerto Vallarta
Mexico
Portugal
United States
Eric Starvo Galt
Raymond George Sneyd
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