Olathe Man Pioneers Affordable NAVCOM Gear for Aviation
Edward J. King Jr., president of King Radio Corp., built a $6 million annual sales aviation NAVCOM business with 450 employees and 120 U.S. outlets plus 60 overseas. Since 1959 his firm has cut NAVCOM prices and improved reliability, enabling pilots of modest means to access advanced equipment. King, a 1943 Kansas State electrical engineer, started in a home lab and earned praise as a persistent innovator and entrepreneur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. King, Jr
King Radio Corp
United States
King
Dodge City
Kansas State University
Ed King
Paul Butler
Chicago Croesus
William A. Ong
Kansas City
National Aeronautics Association
Your Home Insurance Should Be Current
The article advises homeowners to review policies for adequacy against rising replacement costs, check contents coverage, and confirm replacement versus depreciated value. It discusses aging policies, credit pitfalls, add-on clauses, seller retention of titles, balloon contracts, and illegality of such terms in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Grigsby
Department of Commerce
Kansas
Fred Waring Still Rides Buses With His Group
New York AP profile of Fred Waring 66, still touring in winter, riding buses with his Pennsylvanians. Traces origins from Altoona 1917,1960s shifts in personnel, Five thousand members over 20 years, Miss America links, lessons learned from Paul Whiteman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Waring
New York
Richland
Wash
Spokane
Waring
Altoona
Fred
Tom
Poley McClintock
Fred Buck
Tys
Jackie Mayer
Governor Sees Good Signs For Kansas Employment
Governor William H. Avery told an Educated Manpower Utilization Conference at Kansas State University he is encouraged by progress on employment needs in Kansas. He cited better inventories of opportunities and research, vocational training schools, support for secondary and higher education, attracting new industry, developing existing industry, reversing the brain drain, and emphasis on cultural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kan
William H. Avery
Kansas
Kansas State University
Avery
Clean Sweep Public Sale
Public auction near Tepee Junction on Highway 24 and east of Midland will include 56 head of Hereford cattle and a large line of household goods, machinery, a horse, feed, and misc. items. Auctioneers Roberts and Stebbins state terms are cash and disclaim liability for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tepee Junction
Midland
R. R. No
Lawrence
Kan
Westinghouse
Motorola
Coronado
Electrolux
G.M.C
W.D.A.C
A.C
International
C.H
M. M
W.C
Dale Woods
Roberts and Stebbins
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Olathe
Kansan
Christopher E. Barthel, Jr
Reesearch Foundation of
William P. Lear, Sr
Lear Jet Industries, Inc
Wichita
Franklin County
Farm Bureau Association
Ottawa University
Farm Bureau
Warren E. Collins
The
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Farm Bureau Office For
Township Director
Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
King Radio
King Radio Corps
Douglas County Bank
Ottawa Herald Business and Professional Guide
Optometrists
Arvid Berglund, O.D
Optometrist
Olin G. Wollen, D.D
A. G. Madison, O.D
Rodney McClay, D.D
Chiropractors
Don L. McKelvey
D.C
Brockway
D. C
15Th St
J. C. South, D.C
L. J. Matney
East
Homer N
Flora, D.O
Zellner
David L. Young, D.O
Physical Medicine
Briscoe
Richardson
Ottawa
Medical Directory
J, F. Barr, M.D
Medical Arts
S. Main
D, C
Hadley M.D
Frank A, Trump, M., D
Louis N. Speer
M.D
General Medicine and Surgery Office
David G. Laury
General Medicine
Obstetrics Medical Arts
Main
R. A. Gollier, M.D
Medical
S, Main
C. H. Strehlow, M.D
Victor J. Lofgreen
Sylva Lofgreen
Walnut
Henning Bros
Anthony Clinical Laboratory
Gladys Anthony
Ottawa, Kansas
Joe
Beautyland Styling Salon
Eloise Milton
Marion Maxwell Shirley James
Wilema Babcock
Wanda
Wanda Barclay Pomona
Everett’s Barber Shop
Everett Stark
John W. Rea Walkern
Towner's
Niel West
Hess, Franklin
Main-Bell
N. Main
A-1 Cab CO
Wakeeup
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