Le Loup International Drag Strip Proposed Near Ottawa
Darrell Anderson pushes plans for an 80 acre Le Loup International Raceway near Ottawa with 2000 seat bleachers and ET bracket races. Neighbors including dairy farmers Dale and Gene Van Horn fear noise may affect milk production, while Anderson says cows adapt and cites potential crowd appeal and half million dollar investment.
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le Loup International Raceway
Dale
Gene van Horn
Mile
Anderson
Kansas City
Franklin County Fair
le Loup International
Kansas House Endorses 29.5 Million Budget Bill
After eight hours of debate the Kansas House approved a 29.5 million budget bill including an emergency housing program for crowded prisons and the full budgets of four mental retardation hospitals. The 69-56 vote set up a House-Senate negotiator panel to finalize a compromise before adjournment.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
House
Senate
Bunten
Golden memories mark Kansas Highway Patrol 50th year
Kansas marks its golden anniversary as the Highway Patrol reaches 50 years since the 1930s reform. Surviving charter members like Carl Harder and Walter Dunn recall early patrol life with no posted speed limits and limited communications. Gov. Hayden issued a proclamation and Legislature resolutions in March.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Carl Harder
Yates Center
Kansas
Harder
Patrol
Mike Hayden
Force
Walter Dunn
Dunn
Boxer Kayoes Obedience Class Graduation in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg Kansas Rocky the boxer heads the spring dog obedience class graduation, receiving a bone shaped biscuit instead of a diploma. Seven dogs completed the 10 week program run by the Parks and Recreation Department under instructor Delma Smith.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Rocky
Tom Kellogg
Crop duster lands in field after fuel line failure
Brownwood man Steven C. Ballard 23 crash landed a 66 Cessna Agwagon about noon Friday two miles north of Ottawa while spraying alfalfa. He described the incident as no big deal, noting a fuel line fell off and the left wing struck a fence post on touchdown. He planned to return for repairs.
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Jay Bemis
Here
Steven C. Ballard
Brownwood
Texas
Osage City
Ottawa
Ballard
Ray Rumford
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Darrell Anderson
Steve Zuk
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Adrian Derousseau
Ottawa Co-op
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