02 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1977
Page
1
City Manager Bob Bunting proposes a Utility Review Board to study gas electric and water rates and conservation programs. The board would include industry retailers minorities and elderly representatives to gather broad community feedback. The City Commission directed Bunting to pursue the idea.
A proposed 48 unit elderly apartment complex in Chanute would open if 96 local residents express interest. The plan at Washington and 14th streets would charge about 119.50 monthly, with rebates possible under Kansas law. To show demand residents should mail postcards to Jack C. Oliver & Co. Shawnee Mission.
Fire chief Jim Haines reports an in-house exhaust system using tubes and fans will vent fumes from the four Chanute firetrucks during cold weather. Work should finish within a week.
A Chanute utility guide titled Fuel Saving Money Saving helps residents reduce bills by showing annual kilowatt hour usage for about 50 household appliances. Water heaters top the list at 4 219 KW hours per year, with microwaves and ranges also listed, aiding home budget planning.
A Chanute shopper survey suggests the Fourth of July this year will be quiet with family activities and no public fireworks. Interviews show mixed views on the 201st birthday of the United States, concerns about costs, and ongoing patriotism among residents.
Defense Secretary Harold Brown defends scrapping the B1 bomber as a net budget saver. He says Cruise missile costs will be lower and total defense outlay will fall despite congressional resistance and a veto clash. Brown contrasts B1 costs 102 million each with cruise missiles at 0.75 to 1 million and B52 modification at 0.7 million per unit.
Tass reported the United States has started a new round in the dangerous arms race after President Carter scrapped mass production of the B1 bomber and moved to deploy cruise missiles. The dispatch warned of negative effects on SALT talks and Soviet-U.S. relations, citing MX missiles and neutron warhead work as examples.
Partly cloudy warm and humid through Sunday with scattered storms. Highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s. The Tribune and most offices close Monday for the Fourth, with normal publication resuming Tuesday.
Environmental advisers urged President Carter to recommend against building any natural gas pipeline across Alaska to deliver fuel to the continental United States. They conceded a compelling need might justify the Alcan route, which would run alongside the Alaska oil pipeline to Fairbanks and then along the Alaska Highway through Canada to the northern United States. Carter planned to send Congress a Sept 1 recommendation on Alaska gas supply options for consumers nationwide.
Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputies and city officers, with Kansas Bureau of Investigation help, conducted large raids Thursday night and Friday morning. Twenty two suspects were seized with 18 on warrants for sale and the rest for possession. Marijuana hashish speed cocaine and heroin were seized. Detentions followed months of investigations with more arrests expected over the Independence Day weekend.
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