City Commission Rejects Cablevision Rate Rise in Chanute
The City Commission unanimously refused to recognize Cablevision of Chanute’s announced rate increase from 4.95 to 5.95 dollars monthly for core service and from 1 to 1.25 dollars for each additional outlet. ATC executives said city control over rates is limited, while local officials argued the city should set maximum rates and inform residents promptly. Cablevision serves roughly 2,900 Chanute customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Huffman
Cablevision
Chanute
Commission
Frank Coble
Vernon Wible
Independence
American Television and Communications Corp
ATC
Denver
John Schultz
Schultz
Wible
Coble
Kansas
Parsons
Richard A. Williams
Parsons City Commission
Awald
Martin Johnson Memorial Hall of
Schultz and Sesher enter City Commissioner race
Two candidates filed for City Commissioner today reaching seven total contenders. Incumbent Schultz is joined by Charles Sesher with others including Donald Tucker Barbara Kihm Ed Sergent LaDon Bell and Oscar Cunningham. Filing closed at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sesher
W. 5Th
John Schultz
Schultz
Donald Tucker
N. Western
Barbara Kihm
Hillside Acres
Ed Sergent
N. Highland
LaDon Bell
S. Central
Oscar Cunningham
Intercepted Letter Warns About Cable Billing Delays
An intercepted letter suggests a prank by advising people to stop paying their cable bills to gauge how long rebates take to arrive. The message frames a public disservice tip about delaying payments.
Auto labor officials press swift multibillion tax cut
GM vice president Henry Duncombe and UAW President Leonard Woodcock urged the House Ways and Means Committee to enact a rapid emergency tax cut to boost consumer demand and business investment. They argued current proposals must prioritize prompt action over exact method, with Woodcock endorsing at least an $18 billion personal tax cut and a temporary boost to the investment tax credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors
United Auto Workers
House
Ways and Means Committee
Henry L. Duncombe Jr
General Motors Corp
Leonard Woodcock
Congress
Woodcock
Ford
Duncombe
Herbert Stein
Burris sewer project accepted by City Commission
The City Commission voted to accept the Burris sewer project in the northwest part of the city. Jim Beck, city engineer, recommended acceptance after Oyster Brothers Construction of Peabody posted a 30,000 maintenance bond covering about 3,000 feet of the 9,000-foot line. The bond adds to a one-year maintenance bond for the entire project. Part of the line had issues with faulty materials and seepage. now customers may have a plumber obtain a 5 permit to hook up.
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Burris
Jim Beck
Oyster Brothers Construction
Peabody
Ouster Brothers
Area candidates file for city offices in multiple counties
Filing closed noon today for area city posts in Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties. Mayors and council seats are listed for Erie Galesburg Stark Earlton St Paul Thayer Humboldt Lavonburg Elsmore Altoona Buffalo and Yates Center with several names per spot.
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Neosho
Allen, Wilson and Woodson County
Erie
Charles McBride
Paul Pitts
Harland D. Eggert
Raymond L. Hoppus
David R. Drake
Darrell Bauer
Dale Ewen
Winona J. Bates
Stark
Charles M. Hill Jr
L. K. Cotton Sr
Don Richwine
Jim Westhoff
Tom Miller
George H. Smith
Earlton
Dalton L. Stewart Jr
Larry E. Bailey
Dale N. Carlson
Donald R. Baughn
St. Paul
Gertrude R. Gallo
Geraldine M. Hill
Clyde C. Ward
Fred Beachner
Jay O’brien
Ralph Corvein
Thayer
Richard L. Holtzman
Carl Wayne Hughes
Ken Adams
Lynn Christman
Humboldt
Jon A. Wood
David N. Broyles
David A. Weilert
Charles R. Baxley
Kirk W. Barfoot
Tom Rutledge
Lavonburg
Jackie Starliper
Bob Ackerman
John McMurray
Harold Johnson
Leon Johnson
Yates Center
Altoona
Bill Leonard
Wendell Gillham
Betty J. Harshman
William Hanson
Buffalo
W. D. Hempen
Cleo Rutherford
J. N. Holcomb
Stocks surge on New York Exchange as IBM ruling boosts market
The Dow gains 6.10 to 698.76 as volume hits 32.13 million shares in the heaviest trading day on record. Advancers outpace decliners 7-1 amid lower interest rates and a Denver federal appeals court ruling overturning an IBM antitrust setback involving Telex Corp.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Chase Manhattan
Federal Court of Appeals
Denver
IBM
Telex Corp
Telex
Securities and Exchange Commission
China cancels major portion of U S wheat shipments
A Memphis trading firm says Mainland China canceled about 600 000 metric tons of U S wheat due for February to September shipments. The move leaves the 1975 carryover and bread grain reserves at multi decade lows with a July 1 1976 harvest still to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
U.S
Cook Industries Inc
William E. Barksdale
Cook
Agriculture Department
Department
Prison guards charged in Oklahoma gassing case
A federal grand jury indicted eight current and former guards at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for conspiring to violate inmates rights during gassings in solitary confinement from May 20 to 22. Inmate Robert Forsythe, 33, died and three others were hospitalized. The guards allegedly used pepper fog machines and various gas guns and cannisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee, Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Robert Forsythe
Oklahoma City
Safari Museum celebrates 130000th guest Linda Blackwood
Linda Blackwood, 815 S Plummer, became the Safari Museum’s 130000th visitor since its 1961 opening. The museum ranks among the state’s top five tourist attractions per Kansas Department of Economic Development. The director notes the tourism impact to communities and free group tours.
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Ray Arvin
Aviation Division of
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Chanute
Linda Blackwood
S. Plummer
Safari Museum
George H. Matthews
KDED
Kansas
Weather Area Forecast Clouds and Showers Tonight
Considerable cloudiness and cool tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers. Low tonight in the lower 30s. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph late tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the low to mid 40s. Precipitation probability 30 percent tonight.
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John Orozco
Bill Boone
Cable
Marion Johnson
Johnson
Board of Education
Arnold
Cleo) Summervill
Dwight A. Blackwood
Phyllis A. Lesher
Homer E. Cook
S. Larson
Fred M
Mike) Harris III
S. Highland
Summervill
Blackwood
Neosho Community Junior College Board of Trustees
James A. Rowland
Eric
Martha Louise Everitt
S. Evergreen
Richard W. Good
NCCJC
Cha
Galesburg
Glen N. Allen
Ronald Moore
Roy A. Shaw
J. B. Meeker
C.C. Duccy
Norman D. Dougherty
William A. Dyke
Marvin L. Elrod
Victor A. Erbe
Willard E. Marsh
Jim Robertson
Harold Umbarger
Orville E. van Winkle
Glen G. Wheeler
Elsmore
Lloyd W. Cox
James R. Nelson
Ave C. Massey
Arthur J. Kyser
David Roth
Carol Burkman
S. Malcolm
J. T. Johnson
N. Kansas
Chanute Planning and Zoning
Electrical Board
Bob Lassman
James Weeks
N. Lafayette
Charles Ritz
Chanute Electrical Board
Bob Bunting
Bunting
Merle Kelly Ford
Refuse Equipment Co
Blue Springs
Tammi Rodriguez
Alcott School
Hutton School
John Award
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