Kansas City private clubs face racial bias in memberships
A Kansas City Star survey of 25 private and business clubs finds 12 of 19 country clubs have no black members though most deny discrimination. Some clubs lack Jewish members, while new ones like Loch Lloyd Hallbrook note non discrimination. Activists urge progress amid gradual diversification.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Area
The
Kansas City Star
Carol Spring
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Hallbrook
Loch Lloyd
Deer Creek
Shadow Glen
Clinton Adams
Black Agenda Group
River Club
Carriage Club
Jewel Ball
Belles of the American Royal
Adams
Kansas City Society
Oakwood
Meadowbrook
Ken Gaithers
Loch Lloyd Country Club
Fred Green
Bridge contract okayed by county commission
Franklin County commissioners approved a contract with Dufur Bridge Company Inc. to replace seven bridges in phase three of a $3 million project. Bid was 493,576.65, about 14,000 below the next bid and 80,000 under engineer estimates. Also approved 1991 holiday schedule, mileage raise, and discussed sheriff patrol car leases. New York stocks rose with the Dow at 2,563.61 at noon.
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Lori Alvarado
Waverly Company
Franklin County
County Commission
Dufur Bridge Company Inc
Dufer
Cook, Flatt & Strobel
Topeka
Sheriff's Department
Creason-Tawney Chevrolet
Ottawa
Olathe Ford
Rex Bowling
Ford
Bowling
Clathe Ford
New York
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Tonight's Forecast and Almanac Notes
Mostly clear and cold tonight with lows around 15 and northwest winds 5 to 15 mph by evening. Barometer 30.2 inches and rising. Sunset 4 59, sunrise 7 24. Yearly and monthly figures referenced but unreadable.
Topeka 190th troops depart as families bid farewell
Families in Topeka and across Kansas watched 190th Air Refueling Group crews depart for the Persian Gulf as Desert Shield activities continued. Krista Fryman tearfully clung to her grandmother Beverly Foster, a supply officer, before the bus to Forbes Field. In Junction City a yellow ribbon encircled Marshal Army Airfield tower, while Kansas City Kan reservists prepared for Camp Pendleton or Camp Lejeune deployment. The state also joined a nationwide Family Support Network program with a toll free line to assist troops’ families.
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Topeka
Kan
Krista Fryman
Persian Gulf
Gary Skidmore
St. George
Krista
Beverly Foster
190Th Air Refueling Group
Forbes Field
Saudi Arabia
Skidmore
Guard
105Th
190Th
Kansas
Junction City
Marshal Army Airfield
Bob Wolff
Wolff
1St Infantry Division
Fort Riley
Kansas City
24Th Marine Regiment
Camp Pendleton
California
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Jim Harrison
Rodney Schrivener
Schrivener
Kansas American Legion
U.S
Chuck Yunker
Yunker
Jaycees seek nominations for Outstanding Young Ottawans
The Ottawa Jaycees invite nominations for the Outstanding Young Individuals awards open to ages 21 to 39 in the area. Categories include Ottawan, Farmer, Teacher, Religious Leader and Public Protector. Winners announced at the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce banquet January 5. Nominations due by 5 p.m. December 28. Contact Harold Mayes at 242-3170 for forms.
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Ottawa Jaycees
OYI
Ottawa
Harold Mayes
Barkis Miller to lead House in 1991 session
Democrats nominate Rep. Marvin Barkis of Louisburg for speaker as Republicans pick Bob Miller of Wellington to lead them for two years. Barkis faces no opposition within his party, while Miller has to fend off Rep. Dale Sprague. Kerry Patrick drops out. Leaders chosen after party caucuses set stage for January vote and 1991 Legislature.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
Democrats Today
Marvin Barkis
Louisburg
House
Bob Miller
Wellington
Barkis
Donna Whiteman
Hutchinson
Miller
Dale Sprague
McPherson
Kerry Patrick
Leawood
Sprague
Patrick
Art Douville
Overland Park
Bob Mead
Pawnee Rock
Mark Parkinson
Olathe
Christmas sale roundup at Tecumseh and Ottawa area shops
Local ads promote 10 percent off most items through Christmas at Tecumseh Street Antique Mall near Old Depot Museum with a free holiday catalog from Sutton's Jewelry. Woolrich gear sale at Fashion Alley. Jaycee Christmas trees fundraise on courthouse lawn with extended hours. Ottawa offers Christmas Lights sweatshirts for order by Tuesday noon. Land Creak Nursery lists seasonal decorations and live trees with contact numbers.
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Tecumseh Street
Old Depot Museum
Sutton's Jewelry
Woolrich
Fashion Alley
Jaycee's
Courthouse Lawn
Children’s Fund
Ottawa Herald personnel and subscription rates notice
Ottawa Herald lists staff roles including editor publisher Jim A Hitch and managing editor Terry Ostmeyer with department heads and circulation details. It publishes daily except Sundays and holidays and provides subscription rates by carrier motor route mail for various durations and regions in and around Ottawa Kansas beginning April 1 1990.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Jim A. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jay Bemis
Son City
Carol Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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Henry Bloch
H&r Block Inc
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Purgatory
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Urban League of Greater
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Noor
Accu
Calby
Liberal
Salina
Wichita
Pittsburg
Jaycees
Ad Briefs
Land Creak Nursery
Ottawa Herald
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S. Cedar
State of Kansas
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