Public television expansion awaits state funding decisions
Gov. Bennett signed the public television bill but financing details hinge on the Legislature’s April 27 appropriations. The act allocates up to 50,000 dollars for operating costs and funds interconnection facilities while a committee led by Weltmer Bickford Bolton and Weltmer will implement expansion. Local groups in Garden City and Chanute plan ahead as FCC licensing priorities loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bennett
W. Keith Weltmer
Topeka
Weltmer
Max Bickford
State Board of Regents
Merle Bolton
FCC
Garden City
J. C. Sanders
Neosho County Community Junior College
Chanute
Sanders
Burkman Accepts Chanute City Commission Appointment
Former Chanute mayor Reuben Burkman says he will accept his appointment to the Chanute City Commission. The move makes five commissioners serving the city.
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Chanute
Reuben Burkman
Appointment in limbo over Burkman on City Commission
Reuben Burkman’s nomination to Chanute’s City Commission faces withdrawal at the April 18 meeting. Bob Webb plans a motion to rescind the appointment to preserve harmony. Burkman previously served 1967 to 1971 and would fill the remaining two years of Oscar Cunningham’s term. Leigh M. Dannenberg won the April election, placing fifth, per Commissioners Lesher.
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Reuben Burkman
Bob Webb
Commission
Burkman
la Rosa
Webb
Chanute’s
Charles Lesher
Lesher
Leigh M. Dannenberg
Oscar Cunningham
Cunningham
Carter Brezhnev seek to ease Moscow strain
President Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev pursue long distance diplomacy to ease stalled arms talks. In a 40 minute Oval Office meeting with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin, officials called the session constructive and useful as they touched on SALT and fishing violations inside the 200 mile limit.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Moscow
White House
Anatoly Dobrynin
Oval Office
U.S
Dobrynin
Brezhnev
Cyrus Vance
Kremlin
Critics Blast Canary Islands Crash Victim Identification
Dr. William Eckert and a U S forensic team fault Spanish officials for mishandling victim identification after the Canary Islands disaster. They cite moving bodies without tagging locations and embalming without dental aid, saying experts from Madrid should have been flown in.
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Wichita
UPI
United States
U.S
Canary Islands
William Eckert
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Eckert
Academy
St. Francis Medical Center
Madrid
Weather Summary for Area with Thunderstorms Today
Mostly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon. Activity increases late tonight and continues tomorrow. Highs today in the upper 60s to low 70s, tonight in the upper 50s. Thursday highs low to mid 70s. Winds variable, becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 mph by evening. Chance of precipitation 30 percent this afternoon, 50 percent tonight, 40 percent Thursday.
Letter Hints Voter Voice Reaches Readers
An intercepted note suggests the voters’ voice may be louder than expected. The message, signed Yours, hints at political tension and public sentiment influencing outcomes.
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Cha
Hospital Trustees Approve New Bright Color Scheme
Neosho Memorial Hospital trustees approve a remodeling color plan designed to brighten patient stays. Interior tones include white yellow blue and orange with walnut door casings and color accents in rooms corridors and key areas as proposed by Kathy Gillham of Hewitt and Royer Architects.
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Jane Blades
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Kathy Gillam
Hewitt and Royer
Kansas City
Gillham
Federal funds urge quick action on Kansas roads and bridges
A regional meeting of 17 Southeast Kansas counties urged immediate use of about 19 million in federal funds for off system roads with 90 percent federal share and 10 percent local. Bridges qualify under a 75/25 split but require inspections every two years. Plan ahead to avoid delays from Corps of Engineers approval and matching requirements.
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Andrea Groves
Topeka
Association of County Commissioners and County Engineers of
Kansas
Enig
Phillis DeTar
Allen County
Kansas Department of Transportation
Charles Carpenter
KDOT
Engineers
United States
Corps
Corps of Engineers
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NCCJC
Kansas State College of
Pittsburg
Rebecca Hartzier
Emporia
Mary McNett
Yates Center
Yours
Larry Knig
Carpenter
Neosho County
Charles Ingle
Corps of
Department of Transportation
Joe Harper
Ivan Shafer
Neosho
DOT
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