09 Jan 1976
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1976
Page
1
Neosho County commissioners approved a seven to eight percent salary increase for non elected county employees while elected officials will not receive a raise. Budget constraints and higher fixed costs limited the overall pay raise. Commissioners stressed the move frees funds for staff while exploring other cost-cutting options.
United Press International reports global mourning for Premier Chou En-lai. Leaders from Ford Kissinger Waldheim and others call him a transformative figure. NATO and Common Market observers weigh Sino Soviet implications while noting no immediate shifts in policy.
Nine union leaders resigned from Labor Management Committee over the veto of the common sites picketing bill. The move undermines Labor Secretary John Dunlop who weighed resignation after Ford yielded to conservative pressure. Union fear the veto ruins Dunlop credibility and jeopardizes his role in labor talks.
Mayor Charles B. Wheeler of Kansas City says he will run for the U.S. Senate, filing for Sen. Stuart Symington's seat by month’s end. He compares himself to Rep. Litton and Rep. Symington and notes he decided against the vice presidential bid due to labor opposition. Wheeler will choose between the governor and Senate races after talks with state auditor George Lehr.
Sunny and warmer today with highs in the lower to mid 30s. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy and not as cold with lows in the upper teens to lower 20s. Saturday brings increasing clouds and highs in the lower to mid 40s. Winds from the south to southeast rise to 10 to 20 mph tonight.
Huambo is slowly returning to life as shops reopen and services resume. The city, once devastated, shows scarce water, lingering destruction, and a fading wartime atmosphere, with a modest police presence and improving utilities as pro Western forces seek the capital status.
In a election year Kansas legislators show little readiness to push liquor by the drink. A UPI poll finds 42 percent would back a statewide amendment, 51 percent oppose, and local option support sits around 49 percent with 44 percent opposed. Only 40 percent of 165 lawmakers responded.
Amid a crowded national scene, Massachusetts residents face a candidate list deadline with Ralph Nader stepping out and Sen. Charles McMathias weighing his stay. National figures Carter and Reagan tour early states as Byrd confirms a Democratic bid.
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