Daylight time bill clears Congress. energy bill advances
Congress approved a year round daylight time measure and moved toward passage of an energy conservation package. The House backed a major amendment allowing veto power over administration rationing plans, while debates over school busing and Senate acceptance continued.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Nixon
North
House of Congress
John H. Heinz
R-Pa
Bob Eckhardt
Dtex
Eckhardt
Mideast reports revive market rally in New York
The Dow rose 15.22 to 815.62 as trading volume topped 20 million shares. Analysts cited optimistic Mideast oil embargo news and technical factors behind the session, with Big Board advancers outpacing decliners 914 to 557. A Kissinger aide mentioned a possible end to the embargo by January.
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New York
Mideast
Henry A. Kissinger
Monte Gordon
Dreyfus Corp
Trucker protest pauses road use amid fuel, speed demand
Bands of independent drivers pledged a weekend road shutdown to pressure the government over diesel prices and truck sizes. The protest included truck-ins and parking lot blockades, with sporadic violence mainly in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Transportation officials reported lighter traffic but no major firm shutdowns.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington
Claude Brinegar
Edwards
Kansas
Nonunion
Interstate Commerce Commission
George M Stafford
Congress
ICC
Stafford
Georgia
Arkansas
Delaware
Department of Transportation
Topeka I-70 radar speeds fall but remain high
Topeka police report a month long decline in I 70 average speeds from 63.7 mph to 58.7 mph. Kansas Highway Patrol findings show a rural I 70 average of 61 mph, still above the 50 mph target urged by the president.
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Topeka
Kan
Interstate 70
Mike Boldgett
William Albott
Kansas Highway Patrol
Chanute Implementing Local Disaster Alert System
The Chanute police department deploys a cable warning system to interrupt local TV and air emergency alerts during storms or disasters. Police Chief Matlock says the system will broadcast take cover alerts with sirens and is funded in part by state Civil Defense funds, joining Olathe as Kansas’s only other such unit.
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Chanute
Police Department
Sige Matlock
Matlock
Kansas
Olathe
Foreign students need holiday housing at NCCJC
Neosho County Community Junior College seeks holiday lodging for six foreign students after the dormitory closes December 22 to January 7. Two women from Iran and Africa and four men from Hong Kong Iran and Thailand need temporary housing. contact Robert Geiger at 431 2820 by Friday.
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Neosho County Community Junior College
Robert Geiger
NCCJC
College Board of Trustees
Iran
Africa
Hong Kong
Thailand
Geiger
Strike ends as TWA stewardesses reach tentative agreement
Washington government mediators say Trans World Airlines and its striking stewardesses reached a tentative settlement after a 41 day strike. The tentative pact ends a lengthy labor dispute and moves toward final ratification by the workers.
Senate approves nationwide 55 mph speed limit bill
The Senate passed a 55 mph speed limit measure as a fuel saving plan sending the bill to conference with the House. The bill permits states to set lower limits, avoids a 50 mph car limit, and would save about 130k to 165k barrels of gasoline daily with highway trust fund sign changes totaling around 3 million dollars.
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Carl Albert
House
Senate
Nixon
Washington
Congress
Senate Public Works Committee
Department of Transportation
Buffalo Grocery Owner Fights Closure Amid Wholesale Shortage
Mrs. Nick Hickey, owner of the Buffalo Grocery in Buffalo, faces possible closure after Model Wholesale Co. of Iola stops deliveries. Tulsa firm Hale-Halsell would require a $1000 monthly minimum, forcing cuts in local sales. The town rallies as Rev. Manders travels to Kansas City to secure groceries while residents offer support.
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Nick Hickey
Buffalo
Hickey
Model Wholesale Co
Iola
the Key
Model
Csies
Pittsburg
Chanute
Hale-Halsell Co
Tulsa
Buffalo Methodist Church
Kansas City
Coal mine closing leaves Hallowell in uncertainty
The closing of Mine 19 near Hallowell Kansas, producing most of the state's coal, will affect 90 workers with 65 union and 25 company staff to be relocated as costs and legislation shift. Residents fear economic impact as Big Brutus and other mine features face uncertain futures amid legal action by local residents.
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Hallowell
Kan
Kansas
Angelo Sachetta
Pittsburg & Midway
Coal Mining Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Mine 19
Frank Foresman
Kansas City
Sad Mine 19
Foresman
Missouri
Colorado
New Mexico
Kentucky
Montana
Wyoming
Topeka
Kansas Coal
Western Coal
Lloyd Grove
U.S. District Court
Wichita
Intercepted Letter to Cha Mentions Regional Office
Intercepted correspondence from Nute asks Dear Cha for another regional office, signaling administrative expansion. The brief note references potential organizational changes and adds a sense of official urgency.
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Cha
Southeast Kansas May Seek Economic Development District Status
The nine counties of Southeast Kansas may be designated as an Economic Development District after talks between the Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission and the US Department of Commerce. Gov. Docking and the state Economic Development Department would need to support the plan, and growth centers within the region must be chosen. An Overall Economic Development Program would be created to qualify for federal funding.
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Southeast
Kansas
Ben Robinson
Southeast Kansas
Planning Commission
Robert Docking
State Department of Economic Development
Robinson
Weather Area Forecast Decreasing Clouds Today High Near 30
Decreasing cloudiness today with a high around 30. Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Lows tonight mid to upper 20s, near 30. Warmer Sunday with a high in the upper 30s. Northwesterly winds 8 to 12 mph today.
Art critique for Chanute recreation contest scheduled Sunday
The Chanute Recreation Commission art contest critique is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Chapman Library with Bob Cross as chairman. Ribbons will be awarded after the critique in the Neosho County Community Junior College library, and the works will stay on display until Friday. Ginger Schlegel will judge for Unified School District 413. A tea will follow, with 54 entries reported. Two winners per category advance to the state contest in Salina in January.
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Chanute Recreation Commission
Chapman Library
Bob Cross
Neosho County Community
Ermaque Cross
State Recreation Commission
Salina
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