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181. 54 Million Votes Put Cook on Top 54 Million Votes Put Cook on Top David Cook, of Blue Springs, MO, won the American Idol competition on May 21, 2008. "Cook gathered nearly 56 percent of the 97.5 million votes cast." 25-year-old Cook defeated David Archuleta for the title... Musicians; Contests; Singers; Awards;
182. 54-56 Janssen Place Opens to Friends 54-56 Janssen Place Opens to Friends History and description of the residence originally home to the founder of the Jenkins Music Company, J. W. Jenkins, at 54-56 Janssen Place.
183. 54-Year China Trip Ends 54-Year China Trip Ends Biographical article about Mrs. Anna M. Chuning, returning from a 54-year-long stay in China as a member of the American Christian missionary movement, changing her name there to Ann Chuning Hsiao. Photos,...
184. $6.88 Million in Urban Grants Made $6.88 Million in Urban Grants Made Article provides details concerning a series of grants awarded to urban redevelopment projects by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation. Julie Porter, Executive Director of LISC, is interviewed and... Neighborhoods; Urban renewal; Assistance;
185. 60 Artful Minutes: A Visit with Thomas Hart Benton 60 Artful Minutes: A Visit with Thomas Hart Benton Interview of Kansas City artist Thomas Hart Benton covering his career and "his recent interview on CBS's Sixty Minutes [television] program, on which both he and Picasso were covered," including his contrast...
186. 60-Minute City 60-Minute City Graphics and statistics reflecting what happens in Kansas City between 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 2008. It was based on an article, "The Busiest Hour on Earth" that ran in New York's "World Magazine" in 1906....
187. 63rd Street Trafficway 63rd Street Trafficway Description with photos and history of 63rd Street Trafficway, part of the park and boulevard system, from Swope Parkway to Elmwood Avenue, 0.64 miles long, acquired in 1913.
188. 65 Years of Service and Experience 65 Years of Service and Experience Description of the investment banking company founded in 1885, at 916 Baltimore Avenue.
189. 68,937 And Counting: Searching Inmate Case Files from the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas 68,937 And Counting: Searching Inmate Case Files from the U.S. Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas Article describes information that can be obtained from inmate case files at the Leavenworth penitentiary. Case files include inmate photographs, record sheets, personal data sheets, fingerprints, daily... Prisons;
190. 6th Street Trafficway 6th Street Trafficway The 6th Street Trafficway opened October 7, 1957. Streets;
191. 7 Former Mayors at Van Horn Home 7 Former Mayors at Van Horn Home File containing a biographical article about the "picnic at the home of Colonel Robert T. Van Horn at [his home at the] Evanston [railway station in Independence] in honor of Kansas City's most distinguished...
192. '70 Slaying of Politician a Mob Hit? '70 Slaying of Politician a Mob Hit? Article about the re-opened Leon Jordan murder case that ties the murder to the Mafia. New evidence implicates a "low-profile mob associate known on the street as 'Shotgun Joe' [Joe Centimano]." Centimano... Organized crime; Homicides; Political elections;
193. 70th Anniversary of the Union Station Massacre 70th Anniversary of the Union Station Massacre Brief article recounting the Union Station Massacre on its 70th anniversary. Bureau of Investigation escorts of escaped murderer and bank robber Frank Nash were ambushed in front of Union Station in Kansas...
194. 71 + 49 = Quicker + Safer 71 + 49 = Quicker + Safer Article announces that U.S. 71 has been officially renamed Interstate 49. Details regarding recent improvements aimed at bringing the highway up to federal interstate system standards are provided. A Missouri... Roads; Transportation
195. 73 Years of Progress--1877-1950 73 Years of Progress--1877-1950 Photo and text about Thornton and Minor Hospital, "one of K.C.'s oldest institutions, in new hospital home," depicting both original building at 10th and Wyandotte Streets and 1950 buildings at Linwood... Hospitals;
196. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. 75 Years of Growth and Service: J. C. Nichols Co. Article on shopping center and residential developments by the real estate company in Prairie Village, Brookside, etc.
197. 75 Years Strong 75 Years Strong W.W. Van Liew had the knack of turning an outdoor space into something magical. He lived in Atchison, Kansas at the turn of the last century and his two sons Clarence and Ernie would move to Kansas City,...
198. 7th Street Trafficway 7th Street Trafficway
199. 7th Street Trafficway 7th Street Trafficway
200. '81 Club '81 Club