SEKPC studies friction with SEK CAP asks staff to review roles
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission members asked staff to prepare a study on why SEKPC and the Southeast Kansas Community Action Program have had recent disagreements. The study should define planning commission responsibilities in guiding SEK CAP and its A 95 project reviews.
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Kathleen Pickett
Erie
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Commission
SEKPC
Southeast Kansas
Planning Commission
Sek-Cap
Ben Robinson
SERPC
Mike Bailey
Bailey
Ross Abbuehl
Progress Ave
Larry Oppetz
Topeka
Abbuehl
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
Oppetz
K-State
Bennett assured of grain exports growth at White House
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett said after a two hour White House meeting with President Ford and aides that U S grain exports will rise as the government pursues expanding foreign markets Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz gave the assurances Bennett reported. The governor cited long range markets for grain and other agricultural products as a key aim.
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Washington
Kissinger forms Capitol Hill push over Angolan aid
President Ford sent Henry Kissinger to Capitol Hill to argue against halting covert U.S. aid to Angola. In a three hour session with 25 Senate leaders, he failed to sway hardliners but left with compromise ideas from some senators. Ford and Kissinger favor continuing aid amid Soviet tilt in Angola.
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Washington
API
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Capitol Hill
U.S
Angola
Senate
Kissinger
White House
Hugh
Scott
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Henry
United States
Soviet Union
Record Long Distance Calls Expected This Christmas
Southwestern Bell predicts a 10 percent rise in Christmas long distance calls for Chanute customers this year. Manager Sharon Stout notes peak periods 9 11 a.m. and 7 11 p.m. and advises calling early or late to avoid congestion and save on interstate direct calls. Demand may strain circuits but extra capacity will be provided.
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Irving Berlin
Southwestern Bell
Sharon Stout
Chanute
Stout
At&t
Taxpayers to lose pay as spending stalemate persists
Washington reports that Ford and Congress refuse a spending ceiling tied to a tax cut, prompting a roughly $4 to $6 weekly withholding rise for many Americans. With Christmas break looming, no viable compromise appears until next year, delaying relief and affecting payroll software updates.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
House
Ronald Reagan
James Lynn
Senate
House committee orders review of Nixon pardon
The House Judiciary Committee staff is ordered to review Ford testimony on his Nixon pardon decision. Chairman Rodino asks whether the record needs supplementing while Haig and Buchen may be questioned if the Post report is true. Ford and White House maintain testimony was accurate and complete.
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Washington
UPI
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
William S. Greener
Washington Post
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Subcommittee
William L. Hungate
D-Mo
Haig
Judiciary Subcommittee
McGovern demands Ford finance committee explain Pappas links
Senator George McGovern urges Ford fundraisers to account for Greek American industrialist Thomas Pappas who appears in records tied to shady enterprises and alleged CIA related money flows to Nixon Agnew campaigns. Pappas defends his American patriotism and committee ties while Ford officials deny direct collection of government funds.
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Washington
UPI
George McGovern
D-S.d
Ford
Finance Committee
Thomas Pappas
U.S
Senate
House Select Committees
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
McGovern
Pappas
Junta
Greece
Athens
Ford Finance Committee
Weather Outlook Area Forecast Sunny Mild Today
Weather area forecast calls for sunny and mild conditions with highs around 50. Tonight and Saturday will be clear to partly cloudy with lows in the mid 20s and highs in the mid 40s. Winds from the west at 5 to 15 mph.
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Lola
Iola Metal Fabricators Corp
Farmer’s Home Administration
Bennett
Kremlin
John Tunney
Westview Nursing Home
American Red Cross
Chanute Nursing Homes
Neosho County
Jim Guffey
Austin
Neosho
House Committee
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Philip W. Buchen
Robert Mosbacher
CIA
KYP
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