European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine Kansas City kan., s3 seen from the Bluffs of Kansas City mo., the bigger and better known City. Kansas City  other Side of state line Road by Craig Horst associated press he City saved i Solf by Selling everything but ils soul to general motors typically. Ito sacrifice was overlooked Kansas cily. Kan., closed its Airport and gave the land to pm issued millions in Bonds deterred taxes relocated mus Rios to provide More land All to persuade the automaker to build a new Plant there rather than looking elsewhere at stake were More than 4.000 jobs when it was All Over. Pm Pul up billboards around own thanking the stale of Kansas and the autoworkers Union Lor their cooperation no mention of the cily Itsell so it goes in a City which lies quite literally in the Shadow of the bigger and better known Kansas City on the Missouri Side. The 160.000 Cithens of the Kansas version most wearing Blue collars Are not enough to make it oven the largest City in a slate largely known Lor wheat Fields. That Honor 15 claimed by Wichita. Almost twice As big and you could live a lifetime in Kansas City to. Without Ever thinking that a might be Nice to see what s on the other Side of state line Road i m As bad As anyone else says mayor Joseph e. Shemeger. Ii you want logo to a Nice place Tor dinner you go to Kansas cily to Wedon l have a lol to Otter people. If you look Al Starlight thealor. In you wan logo to a Ball game it s Over there. There is nol much on out Sidell the River Al this Lime promotional material put Oul by the cily boasts a wide Range of cultural and recreational activities All on the Missouri Side ii makes no mention of wrestling Al memorial Hill where the likes of Hustler Rick Rogers and bulldog dab Brown grapple still it s a place Hal prompts movie actress Deo Wallace to Eland up and choir. Hip. Hip. I Hill. Thrill this is our Centennial the former Wyan Dollo High school cheerleader changed As the City celebrated us 100th birthday last year everybody give a a Tiger to kick through of the  the City was built where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers meet the mighty Mool course is the larger and More storied. Look East irom the Budge Over the Missouri heading North into Kansas City. Kanand the skyscrapers on the Missouri Side Tower from High on a Hill the drive to downtown con nuts past Lingo Concrete Pilais that will one Day support interstate 435. A leg of planned Highway carrying City Hopes Lor new Industry in the undeveloped  Hall past City Hall where Kleineger has his office on the 18th floor past the county building past the Federal building past a few Square blocks of downtown and the modest convention Center and Prelly soon comes the Fairfax Industrial Dis incl where pm is just about finished with is modern plan it s state of the Art and it s m Kansas City Kan says Shemeger obviously proud of Itie 68 acre facility there were some things Hal the former Mayo had of do thai the oly Council had to do that were questionable but i think any mayor or any City Council would do anything they had to do to save those 4 200 Obs at thai plan i Don l know in anyone really knows what to Cost it s a cily of ethnic neighbor hoods filled with hardworking poor honest people who believe in family tuesday. December 15. 19b7 says Kleineger who liver on the same land his Granful lather aimed Allie emigrating from Switzerland per capita income in Wyandot to county. Which includes the City is Aboul , about 12.000  than the average in the of Jur Olrick counties thai make up the Motro Bolilan area this City is a Gem. Says actor de Asner. The City s other famous naive my App eci Alion Lor my Hometown grows and the older i get the More it  Shemeger served on the school Board Lor Many years before running Lor mayor against longtime incumbent Jack Reardon h l was waning to give this mayor s Job a shot because i was working Wilh kids and i would see them goof to College Strong healthy and incl Ligon and Hen see them go Oft some where else to  Stein Ger says Shemeger who oversee1 a cily Hal runs its own police and pro departments and school District would like to work with Kansas City. To on common issues but he says he and mayor Ric Hrvoj Berkley have not found irme Foi lunch i would like la Lake a Sisler Oty  Stein Ger says we re nol close enough " the future according lost integer hinges on dog racing or Hoise racing or both the people of Kansas approved a constitutional am and men list year  Pari Muruel Helling and St negro sees that Jno in the West As Ideal fur a tract and then i hate is the car Inal go it going to make in mat new Petani 1 anal in n docs l self sle Mezci asks thai is what a All Hove to work Aboul the stars and stripes Page 13