Fire destroys Earlton home as family escapes uninjured
Earlton family of Bill Robertson escapes a late night blaze that destroyed their two story wooden home about nine miles south of Chanute. Fire departments from Thayer and Chanute say the fire started in a wood stove and won’t be under control. loss exceeds $20,000. Red Cross collecting donations. family seeking clothing for five children and baby.
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Robertson
Chanute
Thayer Fire Department
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Community Christmas help aims at those unseen
Social workers say many in need are not obvious at Christmas. Older residents living alone and struggling families fall through gaps as Meals on Wheels shuts Thursday. A coordinated fund could sustain help beyond the season with a centralized file of those in need.
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Jane Blades
Debbie Bottoms
District Social and Rehabilitation Services
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Calm, cool 24 hour forecast with light temps
Little or no precipitation is expected with no drastic temperature changes. Lows will be mostly in the 20s and highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s.
Ford enters New Hampshire primary as signatures filed
President Ford began his New Hampshire bid by filing the necessary signatures and 500 dollars to appear on the ballot while Reagan trails two weeks earlier. The filing window ends Friday, with major candidates expected to have filed by evening. The Ford Reagan contest and a crowded Democratic field signal a pivotal early test in 1976.
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Concord
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Ford
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Chanute Post Office Reports No Christmas Backlog
Chanute Post Office reports no backlog with all mail including parcels delivered as received. Superintendent Frank Stacy notes the peak rush began December 15 with carriers working long days. current Christmas mail volume is down about 10 percent from 1974.
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Frank Stacy
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Congress to Extend Tax Cuts Through Election Year
Congress is expected to vote early next year to keep and possibly expand the six month tax cut extension signed by President Ford. The bill preserves last year’s cuts with minor revisions to 1976 tax calculations and no major changes to withholding rates. It raises standard deductions and offers credits including a $35 direct tax credit per taxpayer and dependent. The earned income credit remains, providing 10 percent of earned income up to $4,000 with gradual phaseouts to $8,000.
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Washington
City offices and businesses close for Christmas holiday
City offices and most Chanute businesses will close Thursday for Christmas. There will be no mail delivery and the Tribune will not publish. Refuse collection is canceled Thursday and will resume Monday for affected homes, with Friday routes unchanged. Safari Museum closes Christmas Day but keeps weekend and New Year hours said director John Award.
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Chanute
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Constitutional concerns raised over state nursing home takeovers
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider warned that any law allowing state health officials to seize a nursing home may raise constitutional issues about private enterprise. Health officials re inspected eight marginal homes in Topeka Wichita and Salina finding staffing and training deficiencies.
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Curt Schneider
Department of Health and Environment
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Kansas
Wichita
Salina
Health Division
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