Bennett appeals to President for disaster aid
Gov. Robert Bennett asked President Ford to declare a disaster and provide federal relief for Cedar Vale Colby and nearby counties hit by June storms and a tornado. He cited $1.66 million in county road and bridge damage and $867,610 uninsured for Cedar Vale, plus housing aid needs and state contributions totaling $308,067.43.
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Topeka
Kan
Bennett
Cedar Vale
Irving
Colby
Southeast Kansans Debate Proposed Community College Merger
A Monday hearing at NCCJC discusses a plan to consolidate 14 southeast Kansas colleges into a multicampus system. The proposal targets Allen, Coffeyville, Fort Scott, Independence, Labette, Neosho, and Southeast Kansas Vocational School, with debates over access, distance, and duplication of programs.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
NCCJC
Kansas
Southeast
Kansas Legislative Educational Planning Commission
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Commission
Allen County
Coffeyville
Fort Scott
Independence
Labette County
Neosho County
Kansas Area Vocational-Technical School
Chanute
Iola
Harder
J. C. Sanders
Kansas Community
Intercepted Letter Plea Over Chanute Isolation Cited
An intercepted letter from Nute to Cha. notes Chanute's isolation, describing a reassuring sense of separation and distance. The brief message emphasizes the town's remoteness and potential strategic benefit.
Hoffa believed dead by Michigan official in rival Mafia link tale
Michigan State Police Director George L Halverson stated Hoffa likely killed with signs of Mafia techniques in the July disappearance. He doubted a reunion with Giacalone, while Giacalone denied involvement and is in Florida, refusing to comment without subpoena.
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Detroit
UPI
Michigan
George L. Halverson
James R. Hoffa
Halverson
East Lansing
Teamsters
Hoffa
Anthony
Tony Jack
Giacalone
Bloomfield Twinship
Southfield
Mich
Florida
Appeals court upholds federal election law provisions
The U S Court of Appeals ruled unanimously the new federal election law is constitutional with limits on campaign contributions and spending and creation of the Federal Election Commission. It upheld most challenges while striking a disclosure provision as vague and overbroad and said some FEC powers may face later suits.
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Washington
UPI
USS. Court of Appeals
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court
James L. Buckley
R-N.y
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
FEC
Neil Staebler
Common Cause
Bugs Invade Ottawa Downtown Insect Swarms
Crickets overran city hall and downtown buildings while ladybugs blanketed the First National Bank sidewalk and flagpole in Ottawa Kansas as insects massed before winter quarters. Officials call them beneficial. the nuisance was limited to entry and cleanup.
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Ottawa
Kan
UPI
City Hall
First National Bank
R. M. Clogston
Bell
Topeka
Clogston
Kansas targets largest Kansas syphilis outbreak in memory
Health officials in Wichita and across Kansas say the syphilis epidemic, centered in Wichita since June, is being brought under control. 577 people affected. 49 treated in Wichita since July 1. over 80 cases confirmed since January. Health workers trace contacts across multiple cities and states with public information campaigns and enhanced resources.
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Wichita, Kan
Gene Lockhart
State Health Department
Wichita
Lockhart
Kansas
U.S
Public Health Service
Pleasant Weekend Forecast With Warm Temperatures
Area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy conditions through Sunday. Today’s highs near 88 with tonight’s lows mid to upper 60s and a light variable wind. Sunday’s highs near 90 with similar mild temperatures and calm winds.
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Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Thomas W. Irving
American Red Cross
Kansas State University Area Extension
Gary Kilgore
Kilgore
Malcolm Turner
E. D. Uthmann
Suco
Kathleen Pickett
State
Sanders
Cha
Yours
Appeals Court
The
K. O. Bell
State Agriculture Board
Kansas City
Rossville
Shawnee County
McPherson
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