The Examiner
From The Examiner during the week of Jan. 25-30, 1971:
• “BONDS VICTORIOUS” – Citizen approval of a $1.5 million school bond issue Thursday gives the Independence Board of Education authority to go ahead with plans for a the construction and equipment of first units of the new Sycamore Hills elementary school and a vocational-education wing at William Chrisman High School.
The bonds were approved in the special election by a light but decisive vote: 2,336 for and 533 against.
“Barring strikes and prohibitive cost increases, we will move ahead with our building plans as quickly as possible,” said George Berkemeier, board president.
• “IT’LL COST YOU MORE NOW TO ‘BOOZE’ IT UP” – The increase is not much, but the cost of booze – whiskey, wine and beer – has gone up a little bit since the state’s new tax on intoxicants went into effect Jan. 1. Now that local distributors, bars, package goods dispensers, and other dealers have had an op