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Wheeler was Kansas City mayor for two terms, from 1971 to 1979, and was known as a feisty, forceful, decisive leader who projected a populist, people-oriented persona.
The downtown airport still bears the name of the mayor during Kansas City's 'Golden Age'
Former Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Charles Wheeler — whose name adorns the downtown airport — died overnight in Overland Park. He was 96 years old.
Former Kansas City Mayor Charles Wheeler, who oversaw a period of rapid expansion in the 1970s and whose name adorns the city's downtown airport, has died at age 96.
Two measures on the November ballot for Kansas Citians would designate a combined $175 million in bonds to go towards affordable housing, parks and fixing up Bartle Hall.