In September 2005, periodic sampling of groundwater was initiated by the Commodity Credit Corporation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (CCC/USDA) in the vicinity of a grain storage facility formerly operated by the CCC/USDA at Centralia, Kansas. The sampling at Centralia is performed on behalf of the CCC/USDA by Argonne National Laboratory, in accord with a monitoring program approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The objective is to monitor levels of carbon tetrachloride contamination identified in the groundwater at Centralia (Argonne 2003, 2004, 2005a). Under the KDHE-approved monitoring plan (Argonne 2005b), the groundwater was sampled twice yearly from September 2005 until September 2007 for analyses for volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as measurement of selected geochemical parameters to aid in the evaluation of possible natural contaminant degradation processes (reductive dechlorination) in the subsurface environment (Argonne 2006, 2007a, 2008a). The results from the two-year sampling program demonstrated the presence of carbon tetrachloride contamination at levels exceeding the KDHE Tier 2 risk-based screening level (RBSL) of 5 {micro}g/L for this compound, in a localized groundwater plume that has shown little movement. The relative concentrations of chloroform, the primary degradation product of carbon tetrachloride, suggested that some degree …

Photograph of registrants in Arkansas City, KS, September 16, 1893.

A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 281, 0-6-0, Kansas City, KS.

A photograph negative showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2060, 2-8-0, Kansas City, KS.

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to G. H. Ramey (c.c. to R. O. Calloway) acknowledging receipt of a letter from July 6, and reminding Ramey that the referendum vote taken by the twelfth seniority district was unanimous to not consolidate the eleventh and twelfth districts. The chairman states that the matter has been passed on to the General Grievance Committee.

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing friends and family members who have come down with sickness; her mother and uncle have both become stricken to their beds and her sister Jessie's family have "had a serious time with Typhoid fever."

Letter sent from Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dryer to Cecelia McKie thanking her for the message and stating their daughter, Marian Dryer Newsom, is interned with Elsie Luckman. Marian had been on her way to Manila on December 1st, 1941, and both girls were caught there by the war. Envelope addressed to Mrs. W. L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. Mabel Dryer, Wichita, Kansas.

Letter from Williams Meat Co., Inc. to I. H. Kempner enclosing a copy of their new price list and guaranteeing that Kempner's order will be given Williams' personal attention.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 6pm.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Bobby Mitchell leads at the Greater New Orleans golf tournament, the Dallas Chaparrals in the ABA playoffs, and a preview of the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs vs Amarillo.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the governor who has called a conference for studying the fuel needs for wheat harvesters.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a man being charged for homicide, train theft, and criminal trespass in Kansas City, Kansas.

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the capture of Marvin Igo and William James O'Handlen, two prisoners who broke out of jail in Fredonia, Kansas. James Guthrie, a third escapee, is still at large.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about outsider Hale Irwin who quickstepped over the shattered dreams of the games' s big three of Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about both the wings and Blackhawks who brought contrasting streaks into this evening' s matchup at Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the long awaited rematch between top ranked North Carolina state and UCLA which will highlight the NCAA semifinals.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas Rangers who suffered a couple of losses, dropping a two to nothing decision to the New York Yankees and then manager Billy Martin dropped a three day decision.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a man being charged for homicide, train theft, and criminal trespass in Kansas City, Kansas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a deadly train collision in Kansas City, Kansas.

Interview with Walter White concerning his experiences as a federal labor mediator and conciliator. White speaks of his his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, as well as his early boyhood employment with International Harvester Company. He discusses the Depression and New Deal, the Kansas Employment Service, his employment with U.S. Potash Company and experiences with Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union, and his employment with the U.S. Conciliation Service in 1942. White also explains labor-management relations during World War II, his personal experiences in the Omaha and Des Moines offices, the Taft-Hartley Act, the formation of Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the post-World War II labor unrest. In addition, White talks about his transfer to Texas, his personal philosophy concerning labor-management relations, personal experiences with and comments about James Hoffa, Sid Richardson, and John Connally, and Eugene Debs.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wichita Bowler Ken Brown."

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A wealthy Kansas wheat farmer, his wife and their two young children were found shot to death Sunday in their big home in Holcomb."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Center, downtown Halstead is typical of Midwestern cities."