Kansas utilities allowed gas cost pass through hike
Four natural gas utilities won approval to pass increased wholesale gas costs from Cities Service Gas Co. to Kansas customers. The increases total 2.324 million dollars with small monthly rises for average residential customers ranging from 1.42 to 1.89 dollars depending on provider and area.
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Topeka, Kan
Union Gas System, Inc
Kansas Power & Light Co
Commercial Pipe Line Co., Inc
Selico Gas Co., Inc
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service of
Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
G. T. van Bebber
Kansas
KCC
Fred Adam
Union Gas
Wyandotte
Crawford
Kansas Power & Light
KPL
Atchison
Lansing
Leavenworth
Emporia
Adam
Sekco
Selico
Allen
Bourbon
Linn
Neosho
Crawford Counties
Commercial
Pleasanton Gas Co
Mound City Gas Co
Fulton
Mapleton
Prescott
Redfield
Gas Service Co
Greeley Gas Co
Kansas City
Rallies and Riots in Peking Over Teng Resignation
In Peking throngs rally against Teng Hsiao-ping amid a power struggle. Demonstrators on Chang An Boulevard appear organized by officials, while residents report little genuine support. Mao promotes Hua Kuo-feng as heir apparent as state media praise follows Teng’s ouster.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Peking
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chang An
Communist Party
Communist Party Central Committee
Mao Tse-tung
Teng
New China News Agency
Hua Kuo-feng
Mao
Hua
Chou En-lai
Weather summary: Warmer with mid to upper 60s today
Area forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Tonight will be cooler with lows in the mid 40s as cloudiness decreases. Friday looks partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the low 70s. Easterly winds 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Bennett urges repeal of immunity waiver in federal Medicaid suits
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett called on governors to lobby Congress to repeal a Social Security Act provision that forces states to waive immunity to federal suits over Medicaid costs. The measure could cut 10 percent federal aid, risking about 24 million dollars for Kansas and affecting inpatient hospital services for 60 000 residents. Bennett urged lawmakers to pass a school funding bill amid potential eight million federal aid losses for districts with many federal employees children.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Robert Bennett
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Kansas
Bennett
Congress
Carter apologizes for ethnic purity remark in Pennsylvania
Former Georgia governor and Democratic front runner Carter apologized at a Philadelphia news conference for using the phrase ethnic purity during campaigning. He said he would ensure housing mobility rights and support strict enforcement of affirmative action if elected. Humphrey attacked Ford and Nixon administrations, saying they harm national leadership and that the GOP ruins the country. He noted he is not running but would accept a convention draft for the nomination.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Today
Pennsylvania
Hubert Humphrey
Ford
Nixon
GOP
Minnesota
Georgia
South Bend
Ind
Carter
Philadelphia
Intercepted Letter to Cha Mancini Satirical Jabs
An intercepted note addressed to Cha contains a taunting line about sticking to a smile and leaving ethnic jokes to Wallace. The fragment mentions Jimmy and suggests humor tied to personal identity, reflecting a hostile tone within the correspondence.
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Jimmy
Wallace
City Commission to fill vacancy Friday
Chanute officials expect a Friday decision on appointing a new city commissioner to replace Barbara Kihm who resigned effective April 1. Four finalists remain from about 20 contenders as John Orozco notes the selection requires a unanimous vote by the remaining two commissioners. A noon Friday special meeting will announce the appointee.
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Oscar Cunningham
Chanute
Wil
Barbara Kihm
Kihm
Cunningham
Orozco
City Commission
House stalls school finance bill passage in Kansas
Kansas House delays final passage of a 263.1 million school finance bill and calls for a second conference on equalizing per pupil spending. Senate sends back the original 7 percent budget increase plan with 22 million in new state aid and a 21 million property tax rise, while HEW warns of possible 8 million impact aid withdrawal affecting districts with many federal employees' children.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Senate
Don Crumbaker
R-Brewster
U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare
Kansas
Crumbaker
HEW
Duane S
Pete” McGill
Winfield
Bill Southern
R-Ellinwood
John Carlin
D-Smolan
Statewide sales tax debate continues in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers back a measure allowing city or county votes on local sales tax increases while the broader issue of sharing state revenues with cash strapped local governments remains unsettled. The piece argues inflation, new rules, and fiscal pressures strain rural and urban districts, urging a statewide perspective and noting voter resistance to local options in 15 of 18 counties last July.
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Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Kansas House of Representatives
Senate
House
State Board of Tax Appeals
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Main Street
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