Evacuation under way as Colorado flood toll climbs
Rescue teams in Loveland Colorado report 76 dead from the Big Thompson canyon flash flood. Helicopters lifted 140 survivors while 135 chose to stay as authorities fear more bodies amid debris. Federal aid arrives as towns mobilize for rebuilding and relief efforts.
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UPI
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Big Thompson Canyon
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Mike Urvan
San Francisco
Larimer County
Bob Watson
Ground-breaking Bid Set for Neosho Memorial Hospital Remodel
Hospital trustees accepted B B Anderson Construction Company of Topeka for a base bid of 3 077 777 with alternates totaling 254 018 bringing total near 3 7 million funded by a 3 5 million bond and hospital revenues. New addition includes lab surgery emergency radiology central sterile elevators and 30 bed area. rearrangements remodels and upgrades under way with completion about 670 days from contract time.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
B. B. Anderson Construction Company
Topeka
Hewitt and Royer
Kansas City
Kansas Gov Promises To Notify More Kansans On Tax Relief
Gov. Robert Bennett announced more than 60,000 1975 homestead and renter tax relief claims have been processed in Kansas. He urged eligible seniors disabled or blind residents in nursing homes and mobile homes to apply by Oct. 15, noting five eligibility criteria including age residence ownership or rental status and income limits. County clerks or the Kansas Department of Revenue can supply forms and help.
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Topeka
Kan
Bennett
Kansas
Kansas Department of Revenue
USD 413 board approves budget and new staff
During the last summer session the USD 413 board accepted the published budget with modest increases in capital outlay and food service tied to the new hot lunch facility. The meal plan raises affect only adults, while students keep low prices. milk bids and transport costs are approved as part of the budget. New staff include Carolyn Buchanan, Marilyn Dailey, Sharon Denchfield, Steven Hartman, Earl Cassingham, Dee Goben, and Raymond Whitworth. resignations were approved for several staff members.
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Cheryl Burch
USD 413
Phyllis Lesher
W. 5Th
John Grasso
Grasso
Chanute
Carpenter
Carolyn Buchanan
Murray Hill
Marilyn Dailey
Emporia Kansas State College
Sharon Denchfield
Steven Hartman
Royster
Earl Cassingham
Dee Goben
Raymond Whitworth
Nancy Johnson
Wanda Reed
Tom Thorne
Weather Area Forecast Brief for Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms Wednesday. A warming trend develops with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s. Southeast winds around 5 to 15 mph.
Ford seeks foreign bribery reporting law
President Ford urged Congress to require American firms to report bribes and extortion in foreign deals. The measure would feed reports to IRS SEC State and Justice and after a year to the public. It would let Washington notify foreign governments of bribery attempts, tied to Lockheed revelations.
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UPI
Ford
Congress
Internal Revenue Service
Securities and Exchange Commission
Departments of State and Justice
Lockheed Corp
America
Tribune to Post Full Election Report Wednesday
Because local contest activity is low The Tribune will not publish election progress tonight A complete election report will appear in the paper on Wednesday.
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Tribune
Chanute Budget Proposes Higher Personal Property Taxes
Chanute residents would pay more per thousand of personal property valuation under a proposed 1977 city budget. The 5.70 mill increase raises the levy from 36.38 to 42.08 mills, with 3.5 mills linked to a new $450,000 public works complex and 2 mills to meet state cash reserve requirements.
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John Brooks
Chanute
Bob Bunting
Public Works and Utilities
Bunting
Primary climate shifts as Kansas parties eye November races
In Topeka the Kansas primary opens a countdown to the November contests as Democrats seek 10 House seats to reach a majority and Republicans defend a slim edge. Senate control appears uncertain with 14 Democratic seats, while key statewide posts see unopposed primaries for treasurer Joan Finney and insurance chief Fletcher Bell.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
House
Gordon Garrett
Democrats
Senate
Garrett
Mike Friesen
Friesen
Joseph Harder
Moundridge
Ernest Unruh
Newton
Elwin Shanahan
Joan Finney
Damon Weber
Caldwell
Dole and Taft Seek Tax Reform to End Inflationary Tax
Senators Bob Dole and Robert Taft propose an amendment to the tax reform bill to index federal income tax rates to inflation. The plan would stop annual tax increases as incomes rise, starting with 1978, saving a four person family about 19 dollars at 8 000 income and 61 dollars at 16 000 in inflation year scenarios.
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Taft
Washington
UPI
Bob Dole
Kan
Robert Taft
Ohio
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