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Atchison Post Office renaming advances

By Brian Hagen

02/09/2018

Atchison Post Office

(KAIR)--Forward movement for the possible renaming of the Atchison Post Office.

That comes as legislation to rename the building in honor of Amelia Earhart advances. The famed aviatrix was born in Atchison in 1897.

The legislation to rename the Post Office was introduced by United States Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins in November of last year.

According to a press release from her office, the House Oversight and Government Reform committee has marked up and unanimously passed out the legislation.

In the press release, the Kansas Republican says she is “pleased the committee has worked quickly to acknowledge the important role Amelia Earhart has had not just in her home state of Kansas but the world.” She says that Earhart's spirit has inspired her and generations of little girls, adding that it's her pleasure to take what she calls a small step to keep Earhart's legacy aloft.

The bill will now be worked by the House of Representatives which would then move the legislation to the Senate for consideration.

If final approval is granted, the Atchison Post Office, which stands at 621 Kansas Avenue, would be designated as the “Amelia Earhart Post Office Building."

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