Unbuilt Sewers In Pomona Have A Long History
Pomona weighs a proposed 179 000 sewer project after a long history from council planning to public polls. Engineer Oleg Ediger outlined rising costs from 57 000 to 72 300 for the treatment plant and lines, land prices doubling to 11 500 per acre, and higher fees. Voters may decide Aug 1 on a plan now estimated at 247 000 with each property owner paying 1.00 to 1.50 per linear foot for ducting and piping to the main sewer.
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Pomonans
Pomona
City Hall
Oleg Ediger
Topeka
Ediger
Raccoon Bites Lane Boy in Hayfield Incident
A 16 year old boy working in a hayfield near Lane was bitten on the thumb by a raccoon named Shorty Burgess. He trapped the animal and was taken to a Garnett veterinarian for treatment for a swollen thumb. The raccoon is under observation for rabies.
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Lane
Shorty
Burgess
County Forecast Predicts Thunderstorms Friday
Weather outlook shows a chance of storms Friday with otherwise partly cloudy skies. Friday high mid 90s, tonight’s low around 70. Wednesday high near 100, today’s low 67, with year-ago values 88/66 and date records 108 and 51. Rain for 24 hours ending 8 am totals 2.14 inches. Hourly temps listed through afternoon. barometer 29.94 inches.
Rain and Thunderstorm Halts Power in Ottawa Area
Cooling rain swept Ottawa and surrounding towns on Wednesday night, soaking streets and knocking out service. Rain gauges reported 2.14 inches in Ottawa, with Homewood recordng 4.50 inches as outages affected telephone lines and a transformer outage in southern Ottawa lasting 50 minutes.
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Ottawa
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Four-Way Stop Project Reconsidered By City Commission
City commission reopens the four way stop sign plan at Fourth and Hickory after concern over sight lines and speeding. Chief Flaherty cites 1965 six serious crashes and two this year while traffic counts are planned to decide if a light is needed.
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Fourth and
Hickory Streets
Steve James
Charles Williamson
James
Eugene Flaherty
Fourth Street
Hickory
Flaherty
James and
Don Capper
First Street
Lyman Corlis Jr
Corlis
Fourth
Capper
Williamson
Commission
Daybrook-Ottawa
Seagraves
Ottawa Legione Elks Edge Gar nett In Tight League Win
The Ottawa Legione Elks rallied to beat Gar nett 2501 in a league contest on Wednesday night with the game nearly in doubt hours before tip off. Pre game notes and ties are explored on Page 4.
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Ottawa Legione Elks
Garnett
Tri County Group Hires Director For Economic Dev Association
The Franklin and Osage Counties economic development group hired James W. Smith as program director. He starts August 1 as the group, formed in November 1965, pursues six months of planning with an $18,000 federal grant to promote new industries job training and farm improvement. Offices will be in the Franklin County Courthouse. Coffey and Miami counties may join. Smith, Ottawa University graduate, comes from the Anderson County welfare office. he is married with three daughters.
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Economic Development Association
Franklin and
Osage Counties
James W. Smith
Garnett
Development Association
Franklin County Court House
Coffey
Miami Counties
Smith
Ottawa University
Anderson County
Osage and
Franklin Counties
Mrs Shanahan to Attend Public Coffees in Wellsville and City
Mrs Elwin Shanahan named secretary of state by Gov William Avery after her husband’s death will attend a 3 30 p m public coffee at the North American Hotel July 11 and a 2 p m coffee at the home of Mr and Mrs Verne Alden Wellsville the same day.
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Elwin Shanahan
William Avery
North American Hotel
Verne Alden
Wellseville
Rainfall totals and storms across central Kansas
Showers stretched northeast of a Cha nute to Salina line near Glen Elder dam with scattered thunderstorms forecast for tonight. Harveyville reported the highest rainfall at 4.26 inches, while southwest of Sharon Springs locals logged nearly four inches. Other notable totals included La Cygne 2.50, Auburn 2.40, Onaga 2.30, Emmett 2.23, Waverly 2.20, Blaine 2.00, Bancroft 1.96, Iola 1.90, Sharon Springs 1.60, Scott City 2.67, Tribune 0.71, Jetmore 1.02. Hail and strong winds were reported at Olathe, Grantville and Overbrook. Highs ranged 92 to 105, with morning lows 61 to 73.
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Ottawa
Marins Des Cygnes
Don Capper
Capper
Paola
Wellsville
Homewood
Greeley
Waverly
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Williamsburg
S.e
Lyndon
Baldwin
Pomona Dam
Richmond
Princeton
la Cygne
Auburn
Onaga
Emmett
Blaine
Bancroft
Iola
Sharon Springs
Scott City
Tribune
Jetmore
Angell for Congress Rally Attracts 120 In Prairie Village
Rep Wayne Angell spoke at Johnson County Republican headquarters urging fiscal responsibility and new ideas as he seeks the Republican nomination for Congress from the district. He announced district organizers and thanked Winton A Winter named general chairman. The gathering named county chairmen in Franklin, Douglas, Johnson, Miami, Anderson, and Linn counties with local leaders in Wellsville Lawrence Garnett Paola Overland Park and Garnett.
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Prairie Village
Wayne Angell
Angell
Congress
Johnson County
Winton A. Winter
Ottawa
Angell For Congress
Franklin County
Verne Alden
Wellsville
Douglas County
Royce Anegell
Lawrence
University of
Garnett
Garnett State Savings Bank
Wyandotte County
Jim Lugar
Kanesas City
Kane
Cooperative Weather Aids Big County Wheat Harvest
Franklin County farmers finished a quick harvest, with yields averaging around 30 bushels per acre and high quality grain testing 61 to 63 pounds. Rain aided crops before and during harvest, with almost all wheat totaling about 95 percent complete and producers reporting strong oats yields at 31.34 pounds per bushel.
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Big County
Franklin County
Robert Bozworth
Roy Taylor
Farmers Elevator
Taylor
Ralph Shaffer
Williamsburg Elevator
Earl Hill
Ottawa Co-Op Association
Hill
Bozworth
Ottawa
Richmond
Williamsburg
Wellsville
Henry Feuere
Frankelin County
Surviving Sons Policy Adopted By Government
The Pentagon authorized hardship discharges for servicemen who are sole surviving sons. Effective immediately, the policy excludes periods of war or national emergency and does not apply to Viet Nam. A July 1 memo from Assistant Secretary of Defense Thomas D. Morris directs the services to offer applications with favorable consideration for affected personnel.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Congress
Thomas D. Morris
Army
Navy
Air Force
Morris
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By Don Black
Raccoon
Tri-County Group
Mrs. Shanahan
Chanute
Salina
Glen Elder Dam
Weather Bureau
Harveyville
Olathe
Grantville
Overbrook
Hutchinson
Goodland
Wichita
Bernard Fischer
RFD
Forest Park
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