FTC moves to regulate funeral industry nationwide
The FTC plans federal rules to curb alleged abuses by funeral homes, proposing price advertising and ending practices like selective showing of costly caskets. It also tentatively approved a consent agreement with Service Corporation International overcharged crematory and related services, refunding about $100,000. Public hearings will follow before any final rules.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Albuquerque
N. M
National Funeral Director Association
Service Corporation International
Frank E. Campbell
Walter B. Cooke Funeral Homes
New York
Riverside Group
Florida
Joseph E. Gawler’s Sons
Washington, D.C
Gates-Kingsley- Gates
California
SCI
Houston
Safari Industrial Park and Downtown Parking Forum
At the Chanute Area Chamber luncheon, leaders discussed the future of Safari Industrial Park and downtown parking, highlighting plans and potential impacts for the local economy and urban traffic management. The session kept focus on development and municipal access.
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Safari
Chanute Area
Chanute Housing Authority seeks federal grant for elderly high rise
The Chanute Public Housing Authority voted to apply for a federal rent subsidy program to fund a new 50 unit elderly high rise. Virginia Sparks said demand is high as Osage Village residents wait up to two years. If approved, the project would include subsidized and nonsubsidized units for low and higher income seniors.
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Chanute Public Housing Authority
Topeka
Kiene and Bradley Partnership
Virginia Sparks
CPHA
Chanute
Osage Village
Clifford Dobson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
CHPA
Kustom
Bob Bunting
McCoy
Chamber
O. H. Cunningham
Bunting
Circus relocates to Neosho County Community College site
The Mid-America circus will perform at 6 and 8 p.m. in the south parking lot of Neosho County Community Junior College with advance tickets sold and gate sales available. The event is a benefit for the Neosho County Association for Retarded Children and sponsored by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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Neosho County Community
Israel advances plan to keep American peacekeepers in Sinai
A senior U.S. official said Israel will not sign an interim Egypt settlement without Congress approval for American volunteers in a new UN buffer in the Mitla and Gidi passes. Kissinger and Rabin pressed negotiations aiming to initiate the pact soon.
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Alexandria
Egypt
UPI
Israel
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Jerusalem
Congress
Tel Aviv
Shimon Peres
Middle East
U.N
Mitla
Gidi
Peres
Sinai Desert
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Yitzhak Rabin
Jury Finds Kent State Defendants Not Liable
In Cleveland UPI reports five years after the Kent State shootings a jury absolves five defendants in a civil case, prompting mixed reactions from observers including jeers outrage and relief.
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Cleveland
UPI
Kent State
Weather and Kent State verdict fragment mix in one item
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms through Friday. Afternoon highs in the 80s and humidity. 40 percent rain tonight, 30 percent Friday. Separate story notes jury absolves 29 defendants in May 4 1970 Kent State shootings, Gov Rhodes and 27 Ohio National Guard officers not liable.
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James Rhodes
KSA
Robert White
Ohio National Guard
Tragedy of errors marks Kansas medical center expansion
Gov. Bennett calls KU Medical Center expansion a tragedy of errors as bidding rules force a possible rebid. The attorney general’s opinion requires competitive bidding for general construction, with current bids exceeding the budget, risking plan redraws and delays. Officials weigh rebid versus accepting other bids to avoid higher future costs.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Robert Bennett
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
Bennett
George R
Dick’’ Docking
Robert Docking
Louis Krueger
Krueger
Kansan urges National Guard to load grain ships
Kansas Farmers Union President Dale Lyon wired President Ford proposing use of the Kansas National Guard to load ships if longshoremen ignore a court order and boycott Soviet bound grain. He cites a $70 million potential loss from wheat price drops and blames Ford for not enforcing the law amid strikes and a grain export embargo.
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Mcpherson
Kan
UPI
Kansas Farmers Union
Dale Lyon
Ford
Kansas National Guard
Kansas
Lyon
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New York City
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Alan Canfora
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Lorain
Ohio
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Avon
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Don Young
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