Chanute Faces Bypass Fight with FAA Over Flood Plain Route
City officials in Chanute clash with the FAA over a western U S 169 bypass around Chanute tied to flood plain issues and an east west crosswind runway at Martin Johnson Municipal Airport. DOT cites FAA opposition as a major roadblock.
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FAA
Chanute
Federal Aviation Administration
Cliff Dobson
Dobson
Bob Bunting
Oscar Cunningham
John Orozco
Robert Pennington
Kansas Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Martin Johnson Municipal Airport
DOT
Neosho River
Martin Johnson Airport
State bankruptcy forecast fuels Kansas budget clash
House Speaker Duane S. McGill warned Kansas faces bankruptcy by 1979 as lawmakers push bills $16.5 million over Gov Bennett’s $1.62 billion plan. He cites projected deficits of 5.7 million in January 1979 and 41 million by May 1978, with line item vetoes likely as a cleanup session looms.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Duane S
Pete’’ McGill
Robert Bennett
Bennett
State of
McGill
House Ways and Means
Wendell Lady
Roverland
Push for death penalty bill runs out of steam
In Topeka the Senate shelved a new death penalty bill amid no 21 vote backing. Sen Edward Reilly led the measure mandating death for most first degree murders with a gas method and a 50 year option if unconstitutional. House members lamented the move as breaking faith in negotiations.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Senate
House
Ross Coyen
Concordia
Wesley Sowers
Wichita
Doyen
Sowers
Edward Reilly
Leavenworth
Reilly
House-Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Conference
Richard Brewster
Dtopeka
Conference Committee
Santa Fe Lake to Open for Fishing With Size Limits
Santa Fe Lake opens for fishing at 6 a.m. Saturday as Paul Keller announces. A 15 inch minimum applies to bass and channel catfish to allow growth. panfish and carp have no limits. Fisheries biologist Phil Jeffries cites population control and bigger future catches as reasons for the rule. The lake hosts species including largemouth bass walleye channel catfish white crappie bluegill green sunfish golden shiners gizzard shad and carp. Anglers are urged to release or remove smaller fish and comply with the limit to sustain the fishery.
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Santa Fe Lake
Paul Keller
Chanute Recreation and Parks
Phil Jeffries
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Jeffries
Fish and Game Commission
Santa Fe
Neosho County Wins Share in Kansas Highway Funding Package
Gov. Bennett announced an 29.4 million highway funding package with 1.31 million earmarked for Neosho County. The plan funds 145 miles of resurfacing and reconstruction across 13 counties including Neosho, with work set to begin this summer.
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Topeka
UPI
Robert Bennett
Neosho County
Bennett
Secretary of Transportation
Highway Advisory Commission
U.S. 154
Douglas
Lyon
Chase
Ellsworth
Decatur
Norton
Anderson
Linn
Neosho
Harvey
Reno
Ford
Lane
Senate
Goin Fishin at Nute Campsite This Weekend
A brief note from Nute hints at outdoor plans with fishing likely this weekend. The writer expresses certainty about the trip and destination for recreation.
Chappell Named to Chanute City Commission Seat
Jim Chappell was appointed to the Chanute City Commission by Mayor H. Cunningham to replace Barbara Kihm who resigned in late March. Chappell moved to Chanute in 1970 with his wife Judy, worked as a pharmacist, owned Cardinal Drug Store, and plans to run if things go well. They live at 602 S Westview with two children Amy and David and attend Zion Lutheran Church.
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Jim Chappell
Chanute City Commission
H. Cunningham
Cunningham
Chappell
Barbara Kihm
Commission
Judy
Chanute
Augusta
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Zip Drug Store
Cardinal Drug Store
Amy
David
S. Westview
The
Zion Lutheran Church
Area Forecast Clears Through Weekend with Mild Temps
Clear to partly cloudy conditions through Saturday. Today highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Saturday highs in the mid 70s to low 80s. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph today and 10 to 25 mph tonight.
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John Brooks
City Commission
Hammersdown
K39
State Highway Department
McGill State
Stu Butcher
Paul Blecha
Royster
Glasser
Chanute High School
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