Water contract between Kansas utilities approved and valid
A substitute water contract between the Kansas Board of Water Resources and Kansas Gas and Electric Co with Kansas City Power and Light Co for 494 billion gallons from John Redmond Reservoir takes effect April 1. The 40 year deal sets 6.435 cents per thousand gallons with 10 year price reviews and replaces a previously invalidated 50 year contract amid river drought concerns and conflict of interest findings.
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Kansas Attorney General's Office
Kansas
State Water Resources Board
Keith Krause
Neosho
John Redmond
Curt Schneider
Kansas Water Resources Board
Water contract for John Redmond water moves toward validity
A timeline shows actions from January to April detailing the Kansas Water Resources Board and utilities rush to finalize a water contract for 494 billion gallons from John Redmond Reservoir. Conflicts of interest, Senate rejection, and a governor signed bill shaped a proposed new contract with Kansas Gas and Electric Co. and Kansas City Power and Light Co. awaiting legislative action by April 1.
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Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Wolf Creek
Burlington
John Redmond
Kansas Water Resources Board
KCPL
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Keith Martin
Water Resources Board
Frank Groves
Curt Schneider
Kansas Senate
Senate
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Board of Water Resources
House of Repsentatives
Robert F. Bennett
State Water Resources Board
House
John Redmond Reservoir
Homemaker-chore service aids aged and disabled in Kansas
Kansas launches a Title 20 funded homemaker-chore program through SRS to help the aged disabled and blind stay at home. Homemakers Upjohn provides services up to 30 hours monthly with a 25 percent state match, targeting residents over 65 or on Social Security.
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Mary Stephenson
Upjohn
Jane Blades
Kansas
Social Welfare Department
SRS
Debbie Bottoms
Bottoms
Homemakers
Homemakers Upjohn
Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company
Sacramento
Calif
Allen, Bourbon
Cherokee
Crawford
Labette
Montgomery
Wilson
Woodson
Neosho
Trucker strike sparks gunfire and layoffs across U S
Amid nationwide truckers strike negotiators press on with Labor Secretary Usery and President Ford in Wisconsin as violence erupts in five states. Police report 22 incidents and a 5600 job cut hits GM Pontiac plant due to parts delays from halted trucking.
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Chicago
UPI
White House
Ford
Usery
Bryan Minteer
Interstate 75
Toledo
Ohio
Minteer
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Rock Island
Ill
Bensenville
Whittier
Calif
General Motors Corporation
Pontiac
Mich
Kansas projects approved by Ozark Regional Commission
Twelve Kansas development projects totaling 910 765 were approved by the Ozark Regional Commission Gov. Robert Bennett said. One project weather modification was renewed after a Commerce Department recommendation to stop it.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Ozark Regional Commission
Robert Bennett
U.S. Department of Commerce
ORC
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Douglas
Jefferson
Franklin
Kansas State University
Missouri
Missouri River
Arkansas City
Hillsboro
Protection
Neodesha
Junction City
el Dorado
Yates Center
Area Forecast Sunny and Cooler Today
The forecast calls for sunny skies and a cooler day with highs in the upper 60s to around 70. Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Sunday will also be cooler with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s and winds from 15 to 25 mph.
Fires and Snipers Darken Friday Night Markets
A chaotic Friday night saw fires and sniper activity disrupt a quiet area. Authorities reported shots fired near several storefronts while firefighters battled flames through the evening. No further details were available at press time.
Death penalty bill revised in Kansas conference committee
A Kansas conference committee revised its death penalty bill to gain votes by keeping seven murder categories punishable by death while removing premeditation references and barring death under the felony murder rule. The panel also kept electrocution as the execution method and rejected state paid defense counsel. Rep. Randall Palmer plans to bring the measure to the House Monday.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Edward Reilly Jr
Leavenworth
House
Senate
Kansas
Reilly
Randall Palmer
Pittsburg
Reagan Ford clash intensifies as campaign voices clash
President Ford attacks Ronald Reagan over a television speech calling it misleading and fabrication. Reagan defends and calls for a debate. Carter declares himself unbeatable in the Democratic race as Brown gains ground in Gallup polling.
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United Press International
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Wisconsin
Reagan
Beverly Hills
Calif
Soviet Union
United States
Rogers Morton
Henry Kissinger
Carter
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Fred Harris
Brown
Korea
Rhodesia
Angola
Brazil
New York
Humphrey
Kindergarten Registration Opens for Fall Intake
Parents of children who will be five by Sept 1 1976 are asked to call the Special Services Center at 431 0900. Report the child name sex birthdate and parents name and address to help schools plan for next year.
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Special Services Center
Beth Christiansen
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John Brooks
City Power and Light Co
Sesson
District Office of Social and Rehabilitation
L. M. Dannenberg
N. Garfield
Central Park
Neosho Valley Coin Club
W. J
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