Turnpike Funding Hurdle in State Finance Council
In Topeka, three of six State Finance Council members questioned their authority to supply $200,000 for Kansas Turnpike Authority bond issuance while backing a $40,000 grant for an MCI airport link feasibility study. Reps Connard Fribley and Sen Sanborn highlighted legal limits amid topeka legislative concerns.
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Topeka
State Finance Council
Bellville
Senate
Ways and Means
Bill Fribley
Nasser Sympathetic To U N Peace Proposals
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser shows sympathy for U Thant peace proposals including reviving a U N supervised armistice commission to curb Middle East crisis. U S and Soviet pressures seek broader Arab-Israeli restraint as Johnson plans Canada trip. The Elath blockade and Gulf access remain major sticking points amid mobilizations by the U S Sixth Fleet and ongoing U N discussions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.N
U Thani
Armistice Commission
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
America
France
Britain
United Nations
Egypt
Syria
Johnson
Canada
Lester B. Pearsson
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
East Africa
Asia
Nasser
Strait of
Tiran
Red Sea
Gulf
Cairo
al Ahram
Aqaba
Jordan
U.S. Navy
Naples
Mediterranean
6Th Fleet
New York
Security Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Ottawa University opens bids for 700000 dormitory
Ottawa University awarded bids Wednesday for several construction projects including a three story men’s dormitory. Bradley Construction Co. of Topeka led general bids at 477000 while Norris Brothers of Lawrence topped mechanical and electrical bids. Total low bids on the dormitory approached 649547 with university planning a quick award.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa Uniersity
Bradley Construction Co
Topeka
Norris Brothers of
Lawrence
Carey Plumbing and Heating
Ottawa
Fairway Plumbing and Heating
Kansas City
Foley Heating and Plumbing
O. K. Johnson Electric Company
Reed Electrical Company Inc
Laws
Rence
Shrake Electric Inc
Housing and Urban Development Department
Washington,d. C
Price Hall
Charleton Cottage
Constant Construction Company
Julius Kaaz
Leavenworth
Union
Haworth Construction Company
Otetawa
Constant Construction
Miss America To Dedicate Ottawa Pool
Miss America Jane Anne Jaye of Oklahoma will visit Ottawa June 8 to dedicate the Forest Park pool. City officials and Pepsi Bottling Company leaders discussed her four hour stay, possible parade plans, a 4 p.m. dedication, and a potential dinner honoring her. Merchants were urged to use the visit for promotional opportunities and a special retail meeting was set for Friday to align promotions with the dedication.
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Jane Anne Jayeroe
Oklahoma
Ottawa
Steve Ralph
Pepsi Bottling Company
City Hall Commission
Pepsi Company
Spon Sors
Ralph
Forest Park
Enthusiam
C of C
Graduation Set For 8 Tonight At Ottawa High
One hundred sixty Ottawa High School seniors will receive diplomas at 8 p.m. with W. Clarke Wescoe of the University of Kansas delivering the address The Man of the Year. Rev. Charles Knight and Rev. Clyde Greisen will give invocation and benediction. Senior band will perform, with scholarship and high honor awards announced by Principal W. P. Shepard.
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Ottawa High School
Lewis Spencer
Ottawa
Unified School District 290
W. Clarke Wescoe
University of Kansas
First Methodist Church
Clyde Greisen
Foursquare Gospel Church
W. P. Shepard
OHS
Weather County Forecast For Southwesterly Winds Shift
Southwesterly winds 20 to 35 mph with a partly cloudy period. Tonight and Friday turn cooler late Friday with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms early. Lows around 68 to 72. highs Friday 90 to 95. Wednesday high 92, low 65. records show 94 high in 1964 and 34 low in 1925. Hourly temperatures extend to 8 a.m. today.
Canada Ready For Johnson War Meeting
Officials in Ottawa and Montreal rushed through the night to ready a whirlwind visit by President Johnson to Expo 67 in Montreal. The trip, described as subject to change, may include a half day at the fair and a private talk with Prime Minister Pearson at Harrington Lake about the Middle East crisis, with Johnson delaying a public announcement amid the tense global situation.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Johnson
U.S
White House
Pearson
Harrington Lake
Pike Bonds to NY Firm for Turnpike Bond Issue
A Kansas Turnpike Authority spokesman said New York investment firm Smith Barney Co. will have exclusive underwriting rights to a proposed 300 million toll road bond issue. The plan follows Gov. Docking's November election and involves three projected turnpikes. Dispute arose over interpretation of the agreement between authority counsel and state officials.
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Topeka
Docking Administration
Kansas Turnpike Authority
New York
Robert Docking
Smith-Barney and Co
Terry J. Scanlon
State Department of Administration
Scanlon
Wiliam Timmerman
Authority
Ottawa Boys Club Plans Move To Mulberry Site
The Ottawa Boys Club plans to relocate to six Third and Mulberry lots after title checks clear. The city to lease the land, with a $1,000 tentative sale. construction funded by a federal grant of $89,082. The club will move the existing building intact once approval and funding are in place.
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Third and Mulberry
Boys’ Club
Advisory Park Board
Clarence E. Hetrick
Westphalia
Hetrick
Waymire’s
Food Mart
Mulberry
Boys? Club
Bees Find Safe Home After Ottawa Swarm
A swarm of Italian bees landed on a Fourth and Walnut tree and moved to a furnished hive at H Harold Shomber’s Tremont address. After a night in temporary quarters, the bees were relocated four miles northwest to his farm, aiding pollination and honey production.
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Fourth
Walnut
H. Harold Shomber
Tremont
Shomber
Ottawa
Shom
Ber
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Conard
Franklin County
Kelly-Miller Brothers
Israel
George Bauman
Nevada
Bowers Construction
Care Construction Company
Wichita
B. A. Gréen
Loyd Construction Company
Behan and Adkineson Hall
Ninth Street
Ninth and Poplar
Student Union
Campe Us
Student Union Building
W. H. Beretholf
Miss America
New City
Tom Gleason
Gleason
Andrew B. Marion
J.R
Duke) Cheney
Claude Webb
Charles Knight
Pike
Ottawa Boys’Club
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