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B8 The Manhattan Mercury Thursday, June $9, 1972 fieient Interstate highway system is ef: county line to Emporia is scheduled to TOPEKA. Kan. (AP) A billboards in Kansas under a billboard control law passed this year by the legislature to satisfy requirements of the Federal Highway Beautification Act. Signs which will be legal under the new act must be licensed. Those which violate the act by being too close to interstate and primary routes cannot be licensed and must be removed.

Owners of billboards which are legal and can remain must acquire their license applications by Aug. 1 or be delinquent. The commission has application forms for the licenses. The deadline for obtaining billboard permits is Sept. 1 this year.

Kansas City metropolitan area to Ottawa and from Emporia to the Oklahoma border south of Wichita because Kansas uses the Kansas Turnpike for 135 from Emporia to Oklahoma. The commission said work is being done on about a 20-mile segment from Ottawa to the Coffey-Franklin county line southwest of Ottawa leaving a 35-mile segment from the county fine to Emporia for later construction. Lunt complained the entire segment from Ottawa to Emporia should have been programmed and built sooner. The commission told Lunt the remaining 35-mile segment from the I i disgruntled salesman from Kansas City, was told Wednesday by the Kansas Highway Commission that Kansas, interstate highway system has a 90 per cent completion status-compared with the national average of about 80 per cent. William Lunt, a paper salesman who said he travels 1,000 miles a week and his travels frequently take him into Kansas along Interstate 35 south-westward out of Kansas City, appeared before the commission to protest the slow progress on construction of 135 in Kansas.

The commission informed Lunt that 135 is finished in Kansas from the be let for bids by late 1973 or eany 1974 and should be completed about two years after that or late 1975 or early 1976. The commission also said Kansas was to open a 23-mile segment of 135 West this morning from McPherson to Newton, which would give Kansas' interstate system 90 per cent completion status, Dedication ceremonies on the I35-W segment were scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Kansas 61 interchange in McPherson. In other action Wednesday, the commission formally adopted regulations regarding the licensing of WW FAA may turn everything over i jF" But the expansion of contract services is strongly opposed by federal employe unions and in many cases the Civil Service Commission, he said, because of the possible threat to government career employes. He said the FAA likes the concept because it permits use of innovative techniques, enables the agency to expand and contract according to national system requirements, and "lets us buy much more with our limited resources." Shaffer said, is not at all beyond the realm of possibility that ATC might be operated at less cost, thus more efficiently, under civil contract auspices." But the shift, he said, "would be difficult and formance, came into focus when the aviation and electronics industries started turning out equipment beyond the installation and maintenance capabilities of many military servicemen during World War II.

He said the wartime Army Air Corps was the first to start contracting with manufacturers for technical support of field operations. Since then, there has been increasing reliance on contract services, he said. "For example, despite the expertise of the Air Force and the availability of facilities and personnel civil services and military it costs three times as much to train military pilots 'in house' as it does by civil contract school training," Shaffer said. WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Aviation Administration, which now trains and employs some' 29,000 air traffic controllers and flight service station personnel, may some day turn the whole job over to private contractors. The airlines, too, may find it more effective to contract out their ground handling and fueling services rather than hiring their own service staffs.

These possibilities were suggested Wednesday to the National Aerospace Services Association, an organization of companies doing contract work for the federal government, by FAA Administrator John H. Shaffer. Shaffer said the relative advantages of contracting for services, rather than direct government per Agreement reported KANSAS CITY (AP) An interim 30-day agreement has been reported in a dispute between radio station KWKI-FM and station employes who walked off their jobs Tuesay. Mark Gibson, news director, said a committee of four staff members and four members of the People's Communication Commission would be formed to advise management under an agreement with Richard Miller of St. Louis, the station owner, and his attorney.

The employes were back at their jobs Wednesday prior to that development. Members of the commission, which says it represents the station's black listening audience, picketed the studios for more than a week in a call for "more relevant" programming for the black community. The 10 employes who left their jobs Tuesday joined in the picketing that day. SOVIET CHESS MASTER IN ICELAND, AWAITING FISCHER World chess champion Boris Spassky, shown here playing with his son, Vasya, was reported in Reykjavik, Iceland, awaiting the arrival of U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer.

Their 24-game match for the world title, is scheduled to start in Reykjavik Sunday. AP Wirephoto) She wanted the beach Damico trial recesses neighbors reported the couple had been quarreling for some time over travel plans. "He wanted to go to the mountains, and she wanted to go to a beach somewhere," Walsh said. "It was causing a dispute for some time and this is the outcome of it." Mrs. Putney was booked in absentia for investigation of murder and held on $100,000 bail.

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) A woman shot her husband to death and then critically wounded herself following an argument over where the couple would spend their vacation, police said. Stanley C. Putney, 55, a retired Navy chiefdied Tuesday en route to Marin General Hospital after police said his wife Harriett, also 55, shot him in the chest with a .45 caliber automatic in their Mill Valley home. Mrs.

Putney, who then shot herself in the abdomen, was taken to the hospital in critical condition, officials said. Police Capt. William Walsh said KANSAS CITY (AP) A recess until Friday morning was ordered late Wednesday in the first degree murder trial of Anthony P. Damico as the prosecution neared completion of its case. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Tom J.

Stubbs said the first witness the defense planned to call had been taken ill in Belleville, 111., and the time off was allotted for lawyers to go to Belleville to take depositions. Damico, 25, of Hazelwood, is charged with first degree murder in the death of Mrs. Sally Lucas, 36, wife of a St. Louis industrialist. Mrs.

Lucas disappeared Aug. 16 and her body was found Sept. 5 near a St. Louis County Louis Brett, Damico's former wife, said she and her ex-husband had gone 'fishing for crayfish several times near the place where the body was found. Mrs.

Brett and Damico were divorced in February. She said that although they were married for two years, they lived together only the first six months of that time. She said she and two Missouri Highway Patrol officers went to Wild Horse Creek and she pointed out eight to 10 spots where she and Damico had fished. Mrs. Brett was the 40th witness called by the state.

The prosecution is expected to rest its case when the trial resumes. Dole, Docking to talk WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Robert Docking and Sen. Bob Dole, are to be speakers Sunday at a patriotic, rally sponsored by the Glenville Baptist Church.

Docking, Dole and Rep. Garner Shriver, head a list of local state and federal officials scheduled to speak at the rally commemorating Independence Day. The rally is being billed as "A Tribute to God and Country." Work stoppage at El Reno fed pen EL RENO, Okla. (AP) Heat and the resulting short tempers were blamed by El Reno Reformatory personnel Wednesday for a work stoppage Tuesday in which about 800 inmates participated. Temperatures across Oklahoma hovered about the 100-degree mark, and, the reformatory has no air conditioning.

"I feel most of the unrest was due to the hot weather which caused tempers to rise in the inmates," said Associate Warden Matt Walsh. All was quiet at the reformatory Wednesday, and the inmates were back at work. Five inmates were treated for minor bruises and cuts, and one was taken to an Oklahoma City hospital for treatment of a head injury. Several others were treated for inhalation of tear gas which was used to break up the strike. park.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Margaret Number of dead drops Hornbaker is law examiner TOPEKA, Kari. (AP) The Kansas State Supreme Court has named Lee Hornbaker, prominent Junction City attorney, to a four-year term on the State Board of Law Examiners. Hornbaker replaces J. B.

McKay, El Dorado, chairman of the board. A new chairman will be elected. Reappointed by the court to new four-year terms on the board were Paul L. Wilbert, of Pittsburg, Donald R. Newkirk of Wichita and Corwin C.

Spender of Oakley. The court also reappointed three members of the Board of Supervisors of Panels to Aid Indigent Defendants to new three-year terms. They are Alex Topeka, an associate justice of the supreme court and chairman of the board; Lloyd C. Bloomer of Osborne and Gerald L. Goodell, Topeka.

SAIGON (AP) Two Americans were killed in action in Vietnam last week, 10 died due to nonhostile causes and 21 were missing in action, the U.S. Command reported. Another 22 were wounded. This represented a sharp drop in the Reinstated as fire chief in Webb City CARTHAGE, Mo. (AP) Jess Gordon is being reinstated as fire chief of Webb City, under an order issued by Jasper County Circuit Court Judge Woodson Oldham.

A permanent injunction issued by the judge Tuesday countermanded Webb City Mayor Robert Patrick's demotion of Gordon tfune 10. Patrick had declined to reveal his reasons for the demotion. Judge Oldham instructed the mayor to put the reasons in writing and send them to the city personnel board if he wished to pursue the matter further. Patrick, a Democrat who defeated the Republican fire chief in the 1970 mayoral election, said he planned no further action on the matter. Poor city is shelved MIAMI BEACH, Fla.

(AP) The Miami Beach City Council has shelved a request by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to build a "poor people's city" in time for the Democratic National Convention. The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, head of the SCLC, appeared before the council Wednesday to ask for a campsite at Flamingo Park for about 500 poor people during the July 10-14 nominating convention. "I come today with a mandate from the poor," Abernathy told the council. "We feel that we must make a witness at the Democratic Convention.

We have chosen to build Resurrection City II and through a nonviolent process to (exercise our right to challenge theDemocrats to be the party of the popple." Mayor Chuck Hall said the council was hamstrung by its vote last week to deny campsites to all protesters within the Miami Beach city limits. City Manager Clifford O'Key was instructed to find out if there was some way the council could accommodate the civil rights group. Abernathy said SCLC's mission was not to protest but "to lobby for the things black people need." Abernathy received a standing ovation from many of the 250 people attending the meeting when he appeared. After shelving the SCLC's request, city councilmen voted to give Police Chief Rocky Pomerance power to declare states of emergency and curfews during the political conventions. The council, however, "retained the right to veto his actions.

The council adopted one other ordinance, permitting the formation of police lines during riots or unlawful assemblies, and rejected eight other proposed statutes. number of dead and wounded by comparison with the previous week but almost a 100 per cent increased the missing. The casualties the week before were 8 killed in action, 18 dead from nonhostile causes, 11 missing in action and 27 wounded. Officials say that most of the missing and the "nonhostile" deaths are due to air crashes. The South Vietnamese command reported an increase in its casualties: 836 killed, 3,003 wounded and 280 missing compared to 724 killed, 2,529 wounded and 156 missing the week before.

It said 3,260 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong were killed, a slight increase. JUST RECEIVED SONDE'S 7 Lawyer goes on trial today HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) -Vernon Smith, former prosecuting attorney in St. Clair County, was scheduled, to go on trial today on charges of second-degree burglary and stealing. The trial was moved to the Cass County Circuit Court in Harrisonville on a change of venue from Osceola, Mo.

Shirley Collins, St. Clair County sheriff, said Smith was arrested Oct. 15 near Springfield, following the burglary of a rural residence south of Deepwater, Mo. The stolen items valued at more than $2,000 were recovered, the sheriff said. State Sen.

Donald L. Manford, Kansas City, represents Smith. THE NEW STEREO ALBUM- AMERICA'S FAVORITES Sebelius is for it WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Keith Sebelius, says he will support an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations Bill which vould deny food stamps for duration of a strike to a household needing assistance because of a strike. Sebelius said Wednesday that unless Congress acts to deny food stamps to strikers the entire food stamp program will be jeopardized at the expense of the poor and the THE CARPENTERS David Jackson, St.

Clair County prosecutor, is prosecuting in the case. For You" Summer Clearance U(B A 5.98 SERIES STEREO IS NOW AVAILABLE BEGINS JUNE 30th Ai El I 3 i 1 I I a -M I1 ft Dies from overdose WICHITA (AP) Wichita's first documented death by an overdose of heroin, was reported Wednesday. James W. Hanna 25, died shortly after arrival at Wesley Medical Center. Deputy District Coroner William Eckert said traces of morphine were found in the man's organs which indicated an overdose of heroin.

Police added that after interviewing the man's wife, Margaret, 26, evidence substantiated the fatal, overdose. Officers said the man apparently injected the fceroin prior to midnight Tuesday and was rushed from his home to, Wesley about 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, He died at 1:03 a.m. "This is; 'the first identified death from acute narcotism in the city of Vice Capt. Richard Cole S3 Id.

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