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Title
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M-CI Spells GO for Kansas City
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Description
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Announcement of the use of "M-CI" abbreviation for the planned Mid-Continent International Airport. Discussion on the scramble to revise American airports. Extensive diagrams and drawings of Kansas City and other important American airports.
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Date
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1966-12-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Groups OK the Bonds
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Description
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Article about the $150 million revenue bond to fund the construction of the projected Mid-Continent Airport, with contributors listed in the article.
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Date
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1966-12-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Future Boon to City in Mid-Continent Airport
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Description
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Photos, captions, and article comparing the Municipal Airport (later called Downtown Airport) to the proposed Mid-Continent International Airport (later called Kansas City International Airport) in terms of size and convenience, etc.
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Date
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1965-01-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport Dedication
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Description
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Exterior view of podium and crowd taken during the dedication of KCI Airport on October 23,1972. An airport building is in view as well as a crowd of people lined along it. U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew is standing and speaking at the podium. Others seated nearby include: Missouri Governor Warren Hearnes, partially hidden directly behind Agnew; former Mayor Ilus Davis, right behind Hearnes; Mayor Charles Wheeler seated third from the left on the first row; and probably various City Council members. The airport was originally named Mid-Continent International Airport.
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Date
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1972-10-23
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Aerial view of Kansas City International Airport looking toward the northeast. The TWA overhaul buildings are also in view. The control tower and runways are in view as well as airplanes located around the A, B, and C terminals. Parking lots and other buildings adjacent to the airport also can be seen.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City International Airport
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Description
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Interior view of what may be Terminal B in the final stages of construction at Kansas City International Airport. Additional information is located at the lower right hand corner of the picture.
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Date
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1972-07-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Why of KCI
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Description
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Article covers the planning and development of Kansas City International Airport. The article focuses upon features designed to accommodate supersonic jet traffic through the airport and how those features have improved access for passengers while making security a challenge for airport and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff. The arguments for and against redesigning the airport are covered.
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Date
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2014-03-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Topographical Map of Mid-Continent International Airport
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Description
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Blue-line topographical rendering of the proposed Mid-Continent Airport (later to be known as Kansas City International Airport) and immediate surrounding area. Map also includes a summary table of information regarding the airport runways.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Map
