Proposed Pool Designed For Competition In City Vote
Ottawa voters will decide April 7 whether to replace the 36 year old pool with a new facility funded by a $160,000 bond issue. City officials say the present pool has been operating on baling wire and tape and glue. The proposed pool would have a capacity for 839 swimmers.
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Blaine King
Ottawa
Charles Williamson
Don Capper
Capper
State Departement of Health
Lawrence
Emporia
State Board of Health
Garnett
Paola
Osawatomie
County Chairmen Consider Boyd GOP Front Runner
Republican county chairmen surveyed by the Associated Press name McDill Boyd as the leading candidate for Kansas governor. The poll of 105 chairmen shows 39 out of 62 replies favor Boyd among six candidates, with Avery and Wunsch also receiving votes. The survey notes many counties did not respond and that several leaders say the race is still early.
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Topeka
McDill
Huck) Boyd
GOP
Kansas
Associated Press
Boyd
William H. Avery
Paul R. Wunsch
William M. Ferguson
Avery
Wunsch
Chase
Ferguson
Grant Dohm
Grinnell
Bob Dole
Russians Free U S Airmen After East Germany Shootdown
In Helmstedt East Germany freed Captains David Holland and Melvin Kessler after 17 days of U S diplomatic pressure. Capt Harold Welch was released March 21. The RB66 reconnaissance plane was shot down 20 miles into East Germany during a training flight.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.S
East Germany
United States
Washington
David L Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Harold Welch
Detroit
Welch
County Weather Forecast Clouds Through Saturday
The county remains mostly cloudy through Saturday with temperatures mild. Lows tonight are around 30 degrees and Saturday’s high is in the mid 40s. Continuous cloud cover may reduce daytime heating.
Farm Bureau Chief Attacks Cotton-Wheat Bill in Congress
Walter C. Peirce president of the Kansas Farm Bureau denounces the cotton-wheat bill as an election year monstrosity and voluntary in name only. He cites guaranteed prices dropping with higher yields, estimates large income losses, and says no real opportunity to amend the measure exists as Senate debates loom. Peirce blames Secretary Freeman for dictating wheat prices through CCC stock releases.
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Manhattan
Congress
Walter C. Peirce
Kansas Farm Bureau
Peirce
Farm Bureau
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Commodity Credit Corporation
House Agriculture Committee
House
Bell To Give Rate Refund After Court Ruling
Reduced rates for most local telephone service go into effect with refunds for subscribers in Ottawa and other areas. Rural residents are excluded. One and two party residence lines and one party business service see monthly cuts from March 23 1964 bills, following a Kansas Supreme Court ruling on excess charges from 1960 to 1963.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
J. T. Morrisey
Corporation Commission
Bell
Shawnee District Court
Supreme Court
Cold Weather and Snow Forecast in Kansas
The Weather Bureau predicts a return to colder conditions in northwest and north central Kansas with light snow tonight. Mild, dry weather today gives way to lower temperatures and a warmer extreme east. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies and additional intermittent light snow in the northwest and north central areas.
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Topeka
North Central
Kansas
Weather Bureau
MacArthur Improves as Gallbladder Surgery Followed
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur showed marked improvement in his moderately inflamed right lung at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He remains in serious condition but progressing satisfactorily after two major operations within 17 days.
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
State Park Fee Limits Outlined
Kansas City AP reports the Army Corps of Engineers says federal reservoir facilities remain publicly accessible free of charge for boat ramps access roads beaches and general use, while the state may charge for special services at areas leased or developed to offer enhanced camping and amenities. The discussion centers on a $5 state park motor vehicle season permit authorized by the legislature and the balance between public access and monetized services.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Kansas Park and Resources Authority
Wrong Bag Delivers Playboy Mail to Washington Church
An addressed parcel arrived at Riverview Methodist Church in Pasco containing 100 copies of Playboy magazines for Massachusetts subscribers. The package originated from the Methodist Publishing Co. in Nashville, Tennessee. The mix up was discovered Thursday and authorities were notified.
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Pasco, Wash
Riverview Methodist Church
Methodist Publishing Co
Nasheville
Tenn
Playboy Magazine
Massachusetts
Averill and Vining Seek Re election in County Primary
Incumbent county commissioners Don Averill of the third district and Cecil Vining of the second district announced today they will seek re election in the August 4 county primary. Averill noted he is circulating petitions while Earl Link has filed for Averill's post. Other filings include Earle Leatherberry for precinct committeeman and Joseph Mickey for committeeman. Primary winners advance to the November 3 county general election. Voter registration deadline is 9 p.m. today with 4 652 registered in the city. city voters will choose between Laurence Wightman and O C Curby for Streets Commissioner and approve two bond issues for a pool and parks.
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Don Averill
Cecil Vining
Averill
Earl Link
Ottawa
RFD 4
Earle B. Leatherberry
Willow
Joseph B. Mickey
Third Ward
Don Capper
Capper
Laurence Wightman
O. C. Curby
James G
Wichita Campus Building Burned At University Site
A two story campus building at Wichita University was destroyed by a blaze causing about 250 dollars damage. Fire officials said contents were likely lost and an investigator from the police department is on scene to determine the cause.
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Wichita
Wichita Ly Today
Paul Beartigator
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Oklahoma City, Okla
Forest Park
Boyd Gop
Merous
John Anderson
Bob Ferguson
Harold Chase
Oklahoma City
Drews
George Reedy
Austin
Tex
Holland and Kessler
Anatoly Dobrynin
Holland
Kessler
Magdeburg
Berlin
Johnson City
Johnson
Abraham Kessler
David
Ambrose Holland Sr
State Farm Bureau
Senate
MacArthur
Averill, Vining
Burne
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