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A Higher Standard of Maintenance
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Description
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Photos and article about the "distinctive Great Ape House" at the Kansas City Zoo in Swope Park. Description of the new acquisition and "higher maintenance" standards of park land in Kansas City's park and boulevard system such as prevention and removal of diseased trees, grass mowing, swimming pool provision, and even plans for "new riverfront park" development with "marinas, fishing and parking lots.""
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Date
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1967-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Kansas City's Neglected Zoo
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Article about the deplorable condition of the city zoo due to a construction strike and lack of funds.
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Date
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1970-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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An Unusual Service in Kansas City, Mo., Provides. ..Birthday Parties at the Zoo
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Photos and article (written by a former zoo employee) about the "revolutionary Birthday House at the Swope Park Zoological Gardens in Kansas City, Mo.," proving "immensely popular" as "the newest addition to the Children's Zoo" and donated by Hallmark Cards, Incorporated.
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Date
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1963-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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A Steady Transformation
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Description
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Article tells how Randy Wisthoff, director of the Kansas City Zoo since 2003, implemented an evaluation process used by Service Management Group (SMG) to make major improvements in customer satisfaction. SMG is a "Kansas City-based research company that helps restaurant, retail and service-based companies define, aggregate and critically appraise customer and employee metrics that drive business results." Specific improvements to the Zoo are related, like moving the river otter exhibit to the entrance "so people could see an animal immediately upon entering the Zoo."
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Date
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2011-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Thank You From an X-GI Remembering Kansas City
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Description
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Homemade film of 1943 Kansas City shot by a young World War II soldier training in radio. Includes two panoramic views of downtown KC, Union Station, Liberty Memorial, Swope Park and the zoo.
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Date
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1998
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Audio Visual
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