Gehrt Receives Progress Partner of the Year at Chanute Banquet
Dr Earl Gehrt won the Progress Partner of the Year at the Greater Chanute Chamber of Commerce annual banquet held Wednesday night at the Central Park Pavilion. The award was presented by R C Lee the chamber's executive director and honors Gehrt for his community service.
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Earl Gehrt
Greater Chanute
Chamber
Gehrt
R. C. Lee
Charles Henshall
Bill Reinhardt
Mike Harris
Don Morton
Craig Thompson
Bill Johnson
John Rubew
Lloyd Gingrich
Royce Wells
Chanute
Primary pace quickens in New Hampshire as Ford campaigns
Snow slows candidates Carter Bayh and others while Ford and Reagan intensify NH campaigning. Connally write in effort backed by Richard Viguerie draws attention. two days of events planned after Florida primary. Chanute banquet honors local figures as chamber outlines 1976 goals.
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United Press International
New Hampshire
John Connally
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Birch Bayh
Indiana
New England
Energy Research and Development Administration
Bayh
Ford Administration
Fred Harris
Manchester
Reagan
Connally
Texas
Richard Viguerie
Wells
Chamber
Chanute
Politicians Fire Up Speeches Warming New Hampshire Air
As politicians begin their campaign addresses in New Hampshire the state trembles with renewed toasts and talk of policy decisions. The coverage notes the tenor of debates and the buzz ahead of the anticipated primary season.
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New Hampshire
Drought Eases in Neosho County Amid Moisture Concerns
Neosho County sees less drought impact as only 0.03 inches of weekend precipitation is recorded in southeast Kansas. Farmers worry about pond water while soil conservation official Henry Lockett notes residue management affects wind erosion and moisture retention, with ponds meeting specs still supplying stock water.
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Kansas
Neosho County
Paul Kelly
National Weather Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
Labette
Henry Lockett
Soil Conservation Service District
Erie
Lockett
Soil Conservation Service
Universities Press for Full Faculty Pay and Budget Increases
Kansas colleges and the University of Kansas urged the House Ways and Means Committee to fund faculty salaries and operating costs at higher levels. Gov Bennett proposed 10 percent for KU faculty and 11 percent for colleges with arguments that staff pay lag peer institutions.
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G.W. Tomanek
Archie Dykes
Emporia State College
John Bisser
State water contract draws more opposition at hearing
In Topeka Kansas opponents challenged the Wolf Creek nuclear plant water contract during three hours of House committee hearings. Rep Fred Weaver asked why the 50 year term cannot be a 10 year term with renewal, arguing locking in price for 50 years is unexplainable. The contract involves Kansas Gas & Electric Co and Kansas City Power & Light Co as developers of the Burlington area plant.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Wolf Creek
House
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Burlington
Fred Weaver
Baxter Springs
Weaver
KGB
Wilson Cadman
Robert Robel
Governor's Energy Advisory Council
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senators
Jud Lackey
Parsons
Neosho River
Lackey
D. T. McPhee
Coffey County
Kansas
Weather and energy debates shape state outlook
The forecast shows mostly sunny conditions with highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s and cooler nights. The piece also covers Kansas energy discussions as lawmakers hear arguments on a proposed nuclear plant and residents oppose it with thousands of petitions from Coffey County.
See-Kan RC&D officers re-elected at Erie meeting
See-Kan Resource Conservation and Development Board re elected at its annual Erie session. Kenneth Harts presides with Fred Beachner as VP and Ray Daniel as second VP. New executive member Ralph Reed joins successors from Bourbon County as the board reviews 1975 activities including soil survey, reservoir plan, flood dams, rural water district funding, and oak tree inventory study.
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See- Kan
Erie
Kenneth Harts
Walnut
Fred Beachner
St. Paul
Ray Daniel
Hallowell
Ed Dickerson
Parsons
Harold Yokum
Lola
Ralph Reed
Fort Scott
Russell Emmerson
Rc&d
Bourbon County
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America
Richard Bailey
Spencer Brandon
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Chautauqua
Crawford
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Tomanek
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Paul Pavey
Mill Creek
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Anderson County
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Space Technology Center
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