Boy keeps pet boa constrictor in Kansas City suburb
Eight-year-old Kirby Fiehler in Gardner owns a three-foot boa named Daffodill bought less than a month ago. The snake eats weekly mice, faces potential feeding issues as it grows, and could outsize its owner in a few years. Family dynamics swirl around the unusual pet as a midnight escape prompts worry.
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Scott Payne
Kirby Fiehler
Gardner
Kirby
Kansas City
Kirk
Mike
Jerrie Fiehler
Hassie
Jerrie
Fiehler
Daffodill
Mom
Kirb
Tari
Lindell Fiehler
Wellsville
Harold Crockett
W. 4Th
Ottawa
Bob Fiehler
Apparent Low Bids Set For New Grade School
Loyd Construction Co. of Ottawa led the general construction bids at $144,800 with 270 days to complete, including alternates totaling $168,635. Norris Brothers Inc. of Lawrence topped mechanical and electrical bids, with $76,582 total for mechanical and $32,355 for electrical with alternates. The bids came in under the engineer’s base estimate of $246,400, with the school to be built without a bond election.
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Loyd Construction Co
Ottawa
Loyd
Norris Brothers Inc
Lawrence
Norris Base
Water Service
Norris
Joe Terrill
Horst-Terrill and Karst
Howard Larson
Bradley
Topeka
Sprigg
Paola
B. A. Green
Wilson
Salina
Triangle
Machow
Trojan
Carey Plumbing and Heating
Chaffee and Sons Plumbing and Heating
Wiggins Electrical Service
Allied of
Unity theme dominates Humphrey convention for vice president pick
In Chicago the Democratic National Convention nominates Sen Edmund Muskie as vice president amid calls for unity. Humphrey pledges to bridge rifts while police and National Guard crack down on antiwar protests with tear gas and clubs. O'Brien named national chairman. Bailey steps down after long tenure. Kennedy tribute elicits loud cheers.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
National Guard
Muskie
Johnson
John M. Bailey
Connecticut
Lawrence F. O’brien
Kennedy Brothers
O’brien
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
California
Back To School Routine Rough On Teacher Too
Ottawa teachers spent weeks before the new term readying classrooms and completing extensive paperwork. Mrs. Della Craycraft, a sixth grade teacher at Eugene Field Elementary, describes daily tasks from reports to enrollment cards and health records, noting the yearlong grind but persistent enthusiasm for teaching.
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Della Craycraft
Eugene Field
Ike Continues To Get Better
Washington AP reports improved condition for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Walter Reed. Doctors say he is now allowed light reading in bed and shows continued favorable trend. He remains in serious condition with uncertain long term recovery prospects.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Gen
White
Soviet Troops Withdraw From Prague Amid Pact Debate
Scores of Soviet tanks pulled out of Prague as Communist leaders debated Moscow’s demand for curtailing liberalization. Local leaders face whether to reject or live with the accord while remaining troops still occupy key sites.
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Prague
Moscow
National Assembly
GOP Made The Most Of It All
In Charlottesville Virginia Republicans used radio broadcasts to highlight Democratic convention discord in Chicago. An announcer credited Charlottesville Republican Campaign Committee for the program and officials said Chicago politics could sway listeners to vote Republican on November 5.
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Vietnam
America
Charlottesville
Chicago
Republican Campaign Committee
Weather County Forecast Mostly Cloudy and Cool Tonight
Mostly cloudy and cool tonight with rain ending and partly cloudy, warmer Saturday. Tonight’s low mid 50s, Saturday’s high 70 to 75. Temperatures today and yesterday show a steady pattern with a 24 hour precipitation of .31 inch and a barometer reading 30.14.
Not Even LBJ Could Alter Muskie's Destiny
CHICAGO AP Lyndon B Johnson once sentenced Edmund Muskie to Senate obscurity for defying him but Muskie rose to be Democratic vice presidential nominee. The Maine liberal, denied committee seats early, built power on pollution bills and Model Cities while rising to campaign chair for Senate Democrats.
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Chicago
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
White House
Muskie
Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Washington
Foreign Relations
Senate Democrats
Ed Muskie
Stephen Marciszewski
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