Kansas AG limits city rights over utility franchises
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider ruled that a Lenexa ordinance granting Union Gas System a 20 year franchise cannot give the city unlimited power to demand repairs to utility lines. He said such repairs must follow Kansas Corporation Commission rules and that attempting to amend charges without voter approval is void. The opinion supports state regulatory authority and notes the franchise requires city acceptance to bind.
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Topeka
UPI
Curt Schneider
Kansas Corporation Commission
Schneider
Dan Thiessen
R-Independence
Lenexa
Union Gas System, Inc
ECC
Kansas
Carter outlines first 100 days plan after election win
President elect Jimmy Carter convened pre inauguration talks with his Cabinet on St Simons Island Georgia to map the first 100 days agenda. Key priorities include Vietnam draft evader pardons welfare reform tax reform health insurance and government reorganization. Mondale will act as chief staff person and near equal advisor in the White House.
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ST. Simons Island
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Jody Powell
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
White House
Powell
Pat Caddell
Caddell
Bilandic Wins Chicago Mayoral Vote Amid Black Opposition
Michael Bilandic, 53, chosen by a 45 to 2 City Council vote to succeed the late Richard J. Daley, becomes Chicago mayor amid boos from about 300 Black spectators and protests from independent aldermen. Frost shifts to Finance Committee chair as part of a deal, while Jesse Jackson calls the decision a psychological blow to the Black community. Bilandic is sworn in immediately.
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Chicago
UPI
Michael A. Bilandic
Richard J. Daley
Bilandic
Daley
South Side
11Th Ward
Wilson Frost
Frost
Ross W. Lathrop
Jesse Jackson
Fingerprint on Hughes Mormon Will Sparks Inquiries
FBI confirms seven fingerprints on envelopes of the disputed Hughes will, including a left thumb print of Melvin Dummar. Nevada AG List warns of forgery charges as testing continues on paper and ink while Dummar denies involvement and calls for evidence.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
FBI
Melvin Dummar
Howard Hughes
Dummar
Utah
Hughes
Nevada
Robert List
Washington
List
Keith Hayes
Ogden
Solar heating of homes already economical
A government study for ERDA says solar heating of new homes is economically competitive with electric heating in most of the United States and could rival oil and gas within four years. It notes 15 year payback from fuel savings, with 60 to 70 percent sun contribution and back up by conventional fuel during cloudy periods.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Henry Marvin
Solar Energy Division
Marvin
Weather Area Forecast for Thursday Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight with increasing clouds tomorrow and a drop in temperatures. Lows tonight from five to fifteen above zero. Thursday highs in the upper twenties to low thirties. Northeasterly winds five to fifteen mph tonight.
Erie Santa Fe Depot Faces KCC Hearing Over Closure
The Kansas Corporation Commission held a hearing in Erie to decide the fate of the Erie Santa Fe Railroad station. Santa Fe officials cite ongoing losses and operations moving to Chanute, while local businesses warn of inconvenience and loss of personalized service. Testimony notes continued service via a toll free number and on site agent Bill Ogle, with losses amounting to thousands yearly. The KCC will issue a ruling early next year.
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Erie Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Erie
KCC
Wallace Buck
Buck
Santa Fe Railroad
Mike Haverty
Emporia Santa Fe
ECC
Erie Station
Miles Smith
Bill Ogle
Smith
Ogle
Tom Burress
Johnson and Son Lumber Co
Haverty
Chanute
Chanute Man Dies After One Car Crash Near Cherry Street
Charles E. Larson 46 of Chanute died in a one car crash on Plummer Road at 4 a.m. He struck a concrete bridge and was pronounced dead at Neosho Memorial Hospital. He served in the Air Force during Korea, belonged to VFW and Colfax Baptist Church. Buried Greenlawn with funeral Friday at Colfax Baptist Church.
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Chanute
Cherry Street
Plummer Road
Charles E. Larson
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Air Force
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Colfax Baptist Church
Jennifer
Amy
Harry
Hattie) Larson
Dale
Donald
Helen) Horton
S. Lafayette
Clyde
Mary) Tunnell
S. Central
Jim
Dorothy) McCoy
Highland
Kenneth Pratt
Greenlawn Cemetery
Gibson-Koch Chapel
Kissinger Donates Transcripts With Access Restrictions
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger turned over stenographic records of his telephone conversations to the Library of Congress but imposed access limits. Researchers cannot view the papers or transcripts for 25 years or five years after his death, whichever is later, with an added living-person veto on publication. The move sparks a potential lawsuit from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which argues the materials are public property and not subject to such restraints.
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Kissinger
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
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