Chanute Fire Dept Problems Seen Solvable in 30 Days
Fire chief Charles Ogle says training, personal conflicts, and city interference in Chanute Fire Department operations can be resolved within 30 days with a meeting between city officials and firemen. He cites a letter of grievances from April 8 and a civil rights protest as root causes.
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Chanute
Charles Ogle
Ogle
Commission
Bunting
Orozco
Bob
Bill Boaz
Boaz
Betty L. Boaz
Kansas State Civil Rights Commission
Murder of Hill City art teacher shocks community
Linda Colleen Leebrick, 23, a Hill City High School art teacher, was found dead with a fractured skull near Solomon River. Authorities note a bloodied tree limb at the scene and continue investigating possible connections to earlier unsolved killings in Graham County. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation sent agents as autopsy results awaited, while classes proceeded with the prom canceled and rescheduled.
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Hill City
Kan
UPI
Linda Colleen Leebrick
Kansas
Solomon River
Graham County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Miss Leebrick
Curt Schneider
Randall Weller
Hill City High School
Bernard Allen
Allen
Weller
Leebrick
Don Wohlford
Twelve feared dead in Gulf chopper crash near Louisiana
A helicopter ferrying 11 Dolphin International oil workers and one pilot crashed 45 miles off the Louisiana coast. Coast Guard said survival unlikely. four bodies recovered, search extended in a 10 mile radius. The pilot was Walter Barger, 47, of Nederland Texas. The incident followed another offshore disaster near Corpus Christi last week with 13 dead.
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Cameron
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Conoco
Terry Lynn G
Tom Heflik
Dolphin International Inc
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
Walter Barger
Nederland
Tex
Corpus Christi
Intercepted Letter From Dear Cha Mentioned
A fragmented OCR note, labeled intercept, references a letter to Dear Cha and notes a tragic week ending with a stray signature T.G.LF. The readable portion focuses on emotional reflection rather than a clear event.
Weather Area Forecast with Tstorms and Cooler Temperatures
Weather area forecast notes chances of thunderstorms becoming locally heavy. Decreasing cloudiness and cooler today with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with lows in the 40s.
Chanute Forms City Tree Board to Tackle Dutch Elm Decline
City planner Cliff Dobson notes Chanute faces widespread Dutch Elm disease with elm trees dying and brown stumps replacing greenery. A five member tree board will craft a 1977 work program and a master tree plan with species diversification, inventory, and block by block planting, funded partly by revenue sharing.
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John Brooks
Chanute
Cliff Dobson
Dobson
Kansas State Extension Service
City Commission
Tree Board
Fire prevention week proclaimed in Kansas
Governor Robert F. Bennett declares April 25 to May 1 as Spring Clean-Up Week to cut fire hazards from trash and combustibles. Chanute fire chief Charles Ogle says firefighters will assist during the week and year round by inspecting homes and offering prevention tips. Residents may call 431 3650 to arrange inspections and learn fire safety.
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Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Charles Ogle
Chanute
Fire Department
Chanute City Commission to review electric study and closing request
The Chanute City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the City Memorial Building to review an electric supply study report by Dick Foltz of Burns and McDonnell. Also on the agenda are a street closing request from Erickson Fire Service Inc and a water for fire protection request from Bob Whyte. The meeting will cover an electric revenue bond issue presented by Ron Reed, plus a Safari Museum contribution request and a resolution on off street parking standards.
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Chanute
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City Tree Board In Works
Sean Haugsness
Chanute High School
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