Would-be Plains mayoral race ends in Carter comeback
Readers of Plains Georgia vote against Billy Carter in a mayoral bid. The piece notes the risk of a Carter dynasty and praises neighbors for saving Billy from public office. It casts Mayor Blanton, a town barber and federal air controller, as a steady incumbent amid election fatigue.
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Billy Carter
Carter
Billy
C. L. Blaton
Blanton
Albany
South Georgia
Washington
Jimmy
Hooray for City Commissioners Plummer Road meeting urged
Tribune readers urge public input on a Plummer Road project amid concerns over prioritizing large city projects and federal matching funds. They call for a public meeting to voice taxpayer frustration and advocate focus on sewage water and gas systems benefiting all Chanute residents.
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Plummer Road
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New City
Kansas irrigation future threatened by drying western lands
Western Kansas faces severe groundwater depletion with the water table dropping over 100 feet and up to two thirds of underground storage exhausted in 25 years. Officials warn the next two decades will be critical, with possible shifts to dryland farming and costly options to import water, while irrigation sustains the state's food supply.
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UPI Capital
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High Plains
Topeka
UPI
James Power Jr
Kansas Water Resources Board
Power
Texas
Robert Bennett
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Nebraska
Division of State Planning and Research
Delynn Hay
Kansas State University
K-State
Hay
Keith Farrar
Stevens County
High Plains Study Council
Farrar
Nixon Chrome Sale Scandal Ties to US Stockpile Loss
Nixon used presidential power in 1973 to sell strategic chrome ore from the national stockpile at 7.64 a ton, delivering $20 million in losses as prices rose globally. Metallurg Inc. bought 803,526 tons, with most ore moving to Europe. critics warn stockpile levels were too low.
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Richard Nixon
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Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
General Services Administration
Nye
Mont
GSA
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New York City
Scandinavian Countries
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New Kansan Rep Glickman outlines early Washington commitments
Rep elect Dan Glickman of Kansas lays out first week pledges including voting on House leaders, locating housing in Washington, and disclosing personal financial holdings within two weeks of taking office. He plans district offices in Wichita and Hutchinson with a possible McPherson outpost and hires Mary Helen Kelly as Washington manager. He will run casework from his district and wants two more staffers next month. He rents in Cleveland Park and will send his child to public school in D C. Keys and Glickman backed Bolling's bid before supporting Burton, Wright won on the last ballot. Common Cause reforms meet Kansas views: sunset law, ethics in voting, broadcast of House floor, and a foreign domestic intelligence panel."}
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R-Norton
Larry Winn
Roverland Park
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Manhattan
Common Cause
Wichita
Hutchinson
McPherson
Mary Helen Kelly
Ohio
Kelly
Cleveland Park
District of Columbia
National Zoo
Jimmy Carter
D.C
Kansas
Glickman and Keys
Missouri
Richard Bolling
Bolling
Phil Burton
D-Calif
Cause
Congress
Keys
Sebelius
Winn
Joe. Shubitz
Rrittsburg
U.S
Senate
Eisenhower for President club organized in Neosho County
About a dozen locals gathered Friday night to form an Eisenhower for President club in Neosho County. Jensen and Sons, Emporia poultry and egg shippers, plan to relocate to Chanute with a new building to be erected on East Elm near the Santa Fe tracks.
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Erie
Neosho County
Jensen and Sons, Poultry and Egg Shippers
Emporia
Chanute
East Elm
Santa Fe
Court rules against women in Social Security and name cases
The Supreme Court ruled against two groups of women in separate cases. A divorced wife under 62 caring for a child was denied Social Security benefits when the wage earner retired, while a married woman in the same situation was eligible. In a separate Kentucky driver license dispute, Sylvia Whitlow was barred from using her maiden name on her license. Justice Stewart noted Congress can create imperfect classifications and emphasized protection against hardships from loss of earnings.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Lexington
Sylvia Scott Whitlow
University of Kentucky School of Journalism
van Tubergen
Helen de Castro
Chicago
de Castro
Potter Stewart
Congress
Stewart
Alaska oil pipeline cost overruns under federal probe
Los Angeles agency reports Alyeska Pipeline Service Co refuses full access to records as GAO and ICC probe escalating costs. Alaska officials warn of a potential 400 million dollar revenue loss as estimates surge from under 1 billion in 1969 to about 10 billion.
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UPI
Los Angeles Times
Alaska
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
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Times
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General Accounting Office
Alyeska
GAO
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Robert Breeze
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