Bomb blast rocks Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston
A bomb exploded on the second floor of the Suffolk County Courthouse in Boston after a warning call. Nineteen injured, over 300 evacuated as investigators search for more devices. Authorities described a suspect and noted the blast damaged the lobby, with victims rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Boston
UPI
Suffolk County
Beacon Hill
John E. Powers
State Senate
June O'Connor
Anthony Jackson
Robert diGrazia
DiGrazia
Ficials
Michael Dukakis
Walter Murphy
Massachusetts General Hospital
Employment outlook brightens at Chanute job center
H W Knapp of the Kansas State Job Service Center says local unemployment fell from 5.8 to 4.4 percent, with job orders from local plants and firms. The free job bank lists openings in manufacturing and service, including women hires, with full time, part time, and temporary positions.
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Cheryl Burch
H. W. Knapp
Kansas State Job Service Center
N. Grant
Knapp
Kansas
Chanute
Kansas approves $50 million highway bond issue
Attorney General Curt Schneider ruled the sale valid after reviewing transcripts and closing documents. The $50 million short term highway bonds were sold to a New York firm at 4.429 percent interest, ending a dispute over bond counsel and delivery.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
First National Citibank
New York City
Department of Transportation
New York
Schneider
DOT
Safety study under way in Chanute
Chanute undertakes a traffic safety study funded by a $21,000 federal grant from the Kansas Highway Safety Coordinating Office. The project analyzes accident data 1973 to 1975, inventories parking and streets, and catalogs traffic signals to identify improvements for state and federal funding.
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John Venneman
Venneman
Chanute
John Brooks
Jim Beck
Beck
Kansas Highway Safety Coordinating Office
Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates
Traffic Consulting Engineers
Kansas City
14Th
21St
35Th
Main
Evergreen
Lincoln
Steuben
Kansas
Plummer Streets
Commission lacks quorum stalls Chanute planning meeting
The Chanute Planning Commission met Wednesday with no quorum and deferred all business to April 28. Chairman John Litchenburg reported attempts to contact other members and said the next meeting at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building will consider amendments to the Comprehensive Plan 1975 1995 a mobile home zoning request by Mrs George Taylor and a rezoning proposal by John Soloman.
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City Planning Commission
John Litchenburg
Commission
Memorial Building
Chanute
George Taylor
John Soloman
Utility crews begin work on new city gas line
City officials expect possible gas service interruptions for up to seven hours in the southeast area, south of 12th and east of Santa Fe, while crews connect a major new gas line. City manager Bob Bunting cautions the flow may not be interrupted if plans proceed. Larry Shepard notes the disruption risk remains until connections are complete.
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Bob Bunting
Bunting
Larry Shepard
Gas, Water and Sewage Department
12Th
Santa Fe
Ford shifts stance as Reagan policy may trigger guerilla action
President Ford says adopting Ronald Reagan's approach to bargaining on a new Panama Canal treaty could incite guerrilla activity and spark security concerns in the region. The remark signals tense policy debates over the canal's future and U.S. diplomacy with Latin American groups.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Canal
Weather Area Forecast and Canal Zone remarks
Weather area forecast predicts clear to partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures reaching mid 70s to low 80s and a 20 percent rain chance tonight and Friday. Winds turn southeasterly 10 to 25 mph. Separate note quotes Ford criticizing Reagan over Canal Zone treaty talks and recounting 1964 riots that killed Panamanians and Americans.
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Ford
Canal Zone
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Wichita
Turner
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