Educational focus set by USD 290 leaders in Ottawa
ANNE WOLF reports that USD 290 Superintendent Neuenswander and Assistant Superintendent Woods will prioritize educational problems over mechanical ones. Neuenswander praises staffing, aims for long range population study, staff development, expanded special education, and better cross school coordination while Woods emphasizes curriculum in classroom change and drug education programs. Both praise the professional district staff and vow shared leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Wolf
U.S.D
Dan Neunswander
Kenneth W. Woods
Neuenswander
Garnett
Ottawa
Neuen
Swander
Food Services
Marvin P. Forker
Lincoln
Eisenhower
Woods
Winfield
Hearing Urged On Presidential Impoundment Power
The Nixon administration asks the Supreme Court to accept Georgia's suit as a direct test of the President’s authority to impound funds Congress appropriated. Solicitor General Bork argues the case presents extraordinary issues and seeks release of all funds for three programs. The dispute centers on $6 billion in 1973 Water Pollution Control Act and $1.1 billion under the Highway Act, with total impoundment estimated around 8.7 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Georgia
Congress
Robert H. Bork
Solicitor General
States
Bork
Missing hogs spark rumors at Richmond farm
About 50 head of hogs are missing from a rural Richmond farm. Sheriff Lewis Ashcraft said the farmer Earl Wall Jr. is in a hospital and his brother gave sketchy information and asked not to file a complaint. The sheriff and deputies checked rumors at the farm Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hunter
Richmond
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Lewis Ashcraft
Earl Wall Jr
Wall
Ashcraft
James Wall
Princeton
Skylab astronauts photograph tropical storm southwest of Cuba
Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma woke from sleep to photograph a tropical low about 100 miles southwest of Cuba heading toward the Gulf. Bean operated the still camera Garriott used the video recorder for later relay to Earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean
Garriott
Police Seek Wichita Man Abducts Child then Flee
Police search for Ernest Forbes 34 of Wichita after he abducted his 4-year-old daughter Shannon Forbes, forced entry at a McConnell Air Force Base area home, threatened his estranged wife and Carolyn Overbaugh, pushed the child from a speeding pickup on U S 54, with the girl bruised and treated in fair condition. Forbes fled after stopping to aid the child and was later seen switching to another car near Garden Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Ernest Forbes
Shannon Forbes
Forbes
McConnell Air Force Base
Nancy
Carolyn Overbaugh
Vaughn
Garden Plain
Change In Sign Rivers Delays Opening Of New I-35 Link
Kansas reports I-35 from Ottawa to Williamsburg will not open by mid August but by mid September due to slower than expected sign installation and rivet changes. Engineers say the plan is to complete all signs by September end to ensure safety before opening. Deteriorating joints on the old Kansas City to Ottawa segment persist as bids for seal work are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Ottawa
Williamsburg
C. H. Vinekier
State Highway Department
Vinekier
John McNeal
McNeal
Lyon County
Emporia
Kansas City
Agnew Records Sway in Maryland Probe
Federal investigators seek years of Vice President Spiro Agnew’s personal financial records as part of a Maryland probe into extortion and kickbacks involving politicians and contractors. Agnew voluntarily made records available to U.S. Attorney George Beall and agreed to an interview, while officials dispute the propriety of a briefing given before grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Agnew
Washington
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Beall
Weather Highs and Lows On This Date
The forecast notes a high Friday of 90 and a low of 65. A year ago the high was 94 and the low 70. Record high for this date is 108 set in 1936, and record low is 44 from 1943.
Melvern woman plans cats charity Georgie Bay Home For Forgotten Felines
Laurah F. Collins leads a proposed Kansas nonprofit to run a cats home funded by her will. With attorney help, she aims to form Georgie Bay Home For Forgotten Felines, Inc. Max Jennings and W C Bradshaw share corporate membership. dogs excluded. The facility would house about 20 neutered cats, with a cat-kennel routine and a future adjacent compound. Donations would sustain nonprofit status. Georgie Ray is honored in the charity name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Melvern
Max Jennings
W. C. Bradshaw
Mrs. Collins
Soviets Gain Edge With MIRV Missile Tests
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger says Soviet tests of multiple independently targetable warheads could give Moscow a clear striking edge by the 1980s. He cites evidence of SSX-18 and smaller missiles carrying six and four warheads, and notes arms control talks have deteriorated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Pentagon
Schlesinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
William E. White
Dan Neuenswander
Kenneth
White House
McConnell
U.S. 54
Benny Vaughn
Leroy Towns
By Bob Hunter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!