Neosho County faces federal flood program requirements
Kansas official outlines steps for Neosho County to join the National Flood Insurance program within 18 months. A building permit system starts eligibility, followed by stricter flood plain regulations to curb new construction in hazardous areas.
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John Brooks
Neosho River
Neosho County
Bill Funk
Kansas Department of Agriculture Water Resources Division
Funk
Federal
Flood Insurance Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bulletin
Legislators discuss Chanute issues in Coffee and Conversation
In Chanute several lawmakers discussed upcoming state Legislature items affecting the community. Senator Hudson and Representative Harris answered questions on topics including Senate bill 191 a coal slurry pipeline and the lack of eminent domain.
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Cale Hudson
Fred Harris
Chanute
Dale Hudson
Chanute Chamber of Commerce
Hudson
Kansas
Wyoming
Arkansas
House panel confirms nine U S Soviet sub collisions in decade
The House intelligence committee reports U S nuclear submarines have collided with nine hostile vessels in ten years while in Soviet waters. Five collisions involved Soviet submarines. no US sub was sunk and crews largely unharmed. The text cites a secret program codenamed Holystone linked to Norfolk Virginia, with about 110 possible detections and three press exposures. Historical incidents include the Gato crash 1969, Pintado in 1971, and Madison 1974, among others.
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Washington
UPI
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
House
White House
U.S. Navy
Holystone
Spook Shack
Norfolk
Atlantic Fleet Command
Gato
White Sea
Reagan Ford primary seen as close horse race
United Press International reports publisher William Loeb predicts a tight contest in New Hampshire with Reagan and Ford. Governor Meldrim Thomson forecasts a Reagan win by about five percent while early Florida polls show Reagan ahead but Ford gains momentum with large crowds. In Georgia Carter-led telethon raises over 250000, while Mississippi caucuses give Wallace near half the vote and Udall Bayh Carter drawing support in Massachusetts and Maine delegate races.
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Ly United Press International
William Loeb
Manchester Union Leader
New Hampshire
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Meldrim Thomson
Reagan
Thomson
Loeb
Florida
St. Petersburg
Massachusetts
Morris Udall
Birch Bayh
Carter
Henry Jackson
Shriver
Milton Shapp
Ellen McCormack
Wallace
Mississippi
Sargent Shriver
Georgia
Maine
VFW Chief Calls for Kissinger Ouster at Dinner
Kansas City report says VFW national commander Thomas C. Walker urged removal or resignation of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. He criticized U.S. foreign policy as piecemeal and cited grain and technology trading with the Soviets as unreturned. He praised Moynihan and Schlesinger and linked their losses to defense-cutting voices.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Henry Kissinger
Thomas C. Walker
VFW
Kissinger
U.S. State Department
Moynihan
Walker
Schlesinger
U.S
Intercepted Letter Referencing Cha and Old Ships Image
A clipped note mentions an intercepted letter to Cha and a prefered old metaphor of ships passing in the night. The sender signs as Nute in a casual closing.
Weather forecast and notable date records
Area forecast partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms ending today. Highs near 60, then clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and mild with highs in the 50s and a gusty southwest wind diminishing tonight. On this date in history, the highest was 75 in 1911 and the lowest 2 in 1936.
Increased enrollment seen for state's junior colleges
The LEPC study predicts only the junior colleges will see enrollment gains from 1975 to 1980 while state universities and colleges face declines or stability. Public colleges and Washburn University likely decline. junior colleges add about 4 thousand students by 1980, with 14 of 19 expected to grow and five to shrink.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Legislative Educational Planning Commission
Washburn
LEPC
Washburn University
Board of Regents
Barton County
Coffeyville
Highland
Independence
Labette County
Bennett Signals Small Gas Tax Shift In Kansas Plan
Gov. Robert Bennett suggested a possible small gasoline tax increase as a compromise with lawmakers over highway funding. He opposes a gas tax hike and favors higher special fuels taxes and license fees aimed at trucking, arguing trucks cause more road damage per mile than cars. Bennett also says he could restore personnel cuts to the Sasnak program if funds allow and notes a rally by sportsmen to back license fee increases for hunting and fishing programs.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Kansas
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
FFAG
Commission
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