Chanute considers fifth city commissioner amid Burkman withdrawal
The Chanute City Commission moves to appoint a fifth member after rescinding Dr. Reuben Burkman’s appointment. Leigh M. Dannenberg, who finished fifth in the April election, is favored amid interviews with four losing candidates and ongoing talks with the four still seeking the seat.
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Chanute
City Commission
Oscar Cunningham
Reuben Burkman
Burkman
Commission
Robert Pennington
Floyd Greenwood
S. Kansas
Dannenberg
Greenwood
Leigh M. Dannenberg
Cunningham
Allison
Kansas
Rebuen Burkman
Memorial Building
Carter seeks support for energy plan amid tax hike proposal
President Carter urged Congress to back his energy program including a proposed gasoline tax raise up to 50 cents a gallon between 1979 and 1988 to deter fuel use. Lawmakers labeled the plan controversial while voicing concerns about its enforceability and economic impact.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Congress
John Anderson
R-Ill
Joe Waggoner Jr
D-La
Kansas to feel brunt of energy plan
Kansas officials warn Carter energy proposals could hit highway funding hard. Per capita oil use in Kansas runs about 84 85 barrels annually versus 55 58 nationwide, making the state more sensitive to price changes. If fuel taxes rise and consumption falls, Kansas may lose federal aid for its 180 200 million annual highway program, accelerating deterioration.
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Topeka
UPI
Carter
Kansas
Midwest
Robert Robel
Kansas Energy
Governor's Commission On Energy and Natural Resources
Robel
Rabel
Johnn McNeal
Department of Transportation
DOT
McNeal
Congress
World gasoline prices vary widely across nations
United Press International reports global gasoline costs, noting Rome at $2.13 per gallon and Paris at $1.76. Other examples include Brazil $1.73, Singapore and West Germany $1.43, Britain $1.50, Yugoslavia $1.54, Hong Kong under a dollar, Indonesia $0.70, Central America around $0.50 to $1.10, Mexico 46 to 66 cents, Argentina 99 cents to 1.11, Chile 92 to 1.15, the Soviet Union 60 cents, and Cairo 75 cents per gallon.
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United Press International
New York
Los Angeles
Rome
Italy
France
Paris
Venezuela
Brazil
Singapore
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Central America
Costa Rica
Honduras
el Salvador
Panama
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Soviet Union
Cairo
Weather forecast for the state turns showery in the northwest
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered thundershowers spreading to the state by Wednesday. Lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. Thursday to Saturday bring a slight cooling with a chance of rain and highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
Scenic southeast Kansas described in tour book
A new 36 page tourist guide for southeast Kansas advances with plans to print 50 000 copies by August. Costs from Sedan Printing Co. and Pitt Craft Printing Co. range 19 500 to 24 314 with ad funded pricing about 541 per page. RC&D board weighs ad sponsorship through firms or county chamber partnerships while listing local tourist spots.
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Andrea Groves
Kansas
Steve Bittle
Area Extension
Southeast Kansas
Bittle
Sedan Printing Co
Fort Scott
Pitt-Craft Printing Co
Pittsburg
Ozark Regional Commission
Rc&d
Jim Gaskell
Southeast Kansas growth urged by Mid-America official
Mid-America Inc executive vice president John Gatling urged SeeKan RC&D to foster growth in southeast Kansas to halt population outmigration. He cited a Kansas 2000 report and noted regional expansions by RC&D and Regional Planning Commission, 20 manufacturing firms expanding locally, and potential federal funding for roads rail and timber resources.
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Andrea Groves
Mid-America, Inc
Southeast
Kansas
John Gatling
Mid-America
SeeKan Rc&d Board
Gatling
Rc&d and
Regional Planning Commission
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Dennis Maher
Cliff McNaught
Maher
McNaught
Wilbur Allison
Nathan E. Maples
Waggoner
Anderson
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
House Interior Committee
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