Rail plan to Congress calls for 15000 mile system and ConRail
The USRA unveiled a $2.5 billion federal aid plan to reorganize bankrupt eastern and midwestern railroads into a 15000 mile system with 5700 miles of branch lines to be abandoned or subsidized. ConRail would take over next spring if approved, with private return later.
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Congress
House
Senate
Consolidated Rail Corp
Penn Central
USRA
ConRail
Erie Lackawanna
Jersey Central
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Lehigh & Hudson River
Ann Arbor
Secretary of Transportation
Errors found in reports of '74 Kansas campaigns
The Governmental Ethics Commission in Topeka reports a high incidence of errors in 1974 campaign statements after auditing about a fourth of filings. Director Lynn Hellebust notes many omissions and math mistakes with new spending laws.
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Kansas
Topeka, Kan
UPI
Governmental
Ethics Commission
Lynn Hellebust
Hellebust
Secretary of State
Watts joins Phi Alpha Theta honors at Kansas State
Tim Joseph Watts a Kansas State University student from Chanute has been initiated into the Delta Sigma Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta the international history honor society. The group includes students and professors chosen for excellence in history study and writing and aims to promote research teaching publication and exchange among historians. Watts is the son of Ned E Watts of Chanute.
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Tim Joseph Watts
Kansas State University
Chanute
Delta Sigma
Phi Alpha Theta
Watts
Ned E. Watts
Markets Slip On Deficit Fears And Inflation Signals
Wall Street fell as administration warnings of a rising federal deficit and inflation concerns curbed risk appetite. Dow Jones dropped to 827.36 with 6.73 points lower, while S&P 500 slid to 88.64 amid slow NYSE trading and worries about budget action and rising interest rates.
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UPI
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New York Stock Exchange
Standard & Poor
Congress
Ford
Dockworkers weigh grain sale impact on prices
ILA president Thomas Gleason from Chicago says the U.S. Russian grain deal could raise domestic prices echoing 1972 outcomes. A Miami Beach convention resolution authorizes union action from 132000 members if inflation rises. He plans a decision by midweek after talks with other unions and shippers.
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UPI
Thomas W. Gleason
U.S
Russia
Gleason
International Longshoreman’s Association
Aflcio
Chicago
WCKT
ILA
Miami Beach
Union
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Kansas
Labette County Budget Sees Levy Jump 15.79 Mills In 1976
Oswego reports Labette County plans a 33.15 mill levy for 1976 up from 17.36 due to 1974 bond approvals. Bridge replacement bonds totaling 3.625 million and 2.25 million for Labette County Medical Center expansion drive the increase. The budget totals 2,098,994, up 1,016,269 from this year.
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Oswego
Labette County
Labette County Medical Center
Explorer Post 100 elects officers after celebrity dress meet
Scout reports Explorer Post 100 met with members dressed as Sonny and Cher and Johnny Carson. Officers elected include Mary Ann Edmonson president, Chris Aday first vice president, Vicki Shea second vice president, Susan McReynolds secretary, Brad LaRue treasurer, Bruce LaRue quartermaster, Bill Merritt bugler. Coming events feature a canoe trip and a Philmont Scout Ranch trip in New Mexico.
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Explorer Post
Sonny and Cher
Johnny Carson
Mary Ann Edmonson
Chris Aday
Vicki Shea
Susan McReynolds
Brad LaRue
Bruce LaRue
Bill Merritt
Philmont Scout Ranch
N.M
Seminar on home economics issues offered to Chanute residents
Kansas State University sponsors a seminar on trends and issues in home economics for Chanute area residents via the Regents Continuing Education Network. Dr. Ruth Hoeflin leads the course running Tuesdays 4 30 to 7 15 p m from September 9 to December 16.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Chanute Area
Regents
Ruth Hoeflin
K-State College of Home Economics
Erik P. Conard
Neosho County
Santa Fe Industries posts quarterly income drop in 1975
Santa Fe Industries reports second quarter 1975 net income of 22.9 million dollars 89 cents a share down from 30.3 million 1.18 a share year earlier. First six months net income 31.1 million 1.20 per share versus 56.8 million 2.21 last year. Revenue for the quarter falls to 342 million from 358 million due to a 15 percent drop in Santa Fe Railway carloads. ATC reports record income with revenues 33.71 million and earnings 2.47 million for year ended June 30 1975, compared with 26.73 million and 1.90 million in 1974. Fourth quarter 1975 income 730 thousand 19 cents per share, revenues 9.1 million. Fully audited figures to be released next month. ATC operates Chanute Cablevision.
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Commerce Department
New York City
United States
Labor Department
Santa Fe
Topeka
Santa Fe Industries, Inc
John S. Reed
Reed
Santa Fe Railway
ATC
Denver
American Television and Communications Corporation
Monroe M. Rifkin
Chanute Cablevision
Neosho Memorial Hospital Daily Admission and Discharge Report
Daily transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 and 6 30 to 8 p m. Patient census shows 46 inpatients including adults, pediatrics and one baby. Admissions Saturday include Robert L Crismas Doris Maddox Arthur Carlson Wilma Casada Richard Cooper. Sunday adds Daniel Osborn Paul Brown Mrs Joe Hake Earl Hedden Mrs Richard Culver Veryl Zaring Mrs Charles Haynes Brett Daniels Mrs Spencer Brandon Levi Clay Mrs Samuel Dennis Durenda Jensen Mrs Orville Ebert Mrs Jack Bradford. Today lists Mrs Dale Fairchild Judson Gaige. Dismissals Saturday include Pamela Fugitt Mrs John Schoenhofer Mrs Charles Rickerson Harold LaRue Mrs Milton Stover Minnie Hudson Lori White Lillian Abbuehl William Guy Beulah Fields Michelle Cochran Vernon Ostrander. Sunday dismissals include Mrs John Allen Mrs Dick Packard Mrs Ralph Smith and son Arthur Rice Richard Cooper Today Barbara Kienzle Mrs Billy Throm and son. Births Friday: Mr and Mrs Ralph Smith Humboldt a son.
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Robert L. Crismas
Doris Maddox
S. Central
Arthur Carlson
Stark
Wilma Casada
Richard Cooper
Altamont
Daniel Osborn
Thayer
Paul Brown
Buffalo
Joe Hake
Earl Hedden
Richard Culver
S. Evergreen
Veryl Zaring
Yates Center
Charles Haynes
E. 12Th
Charles Rickerson
S. Malcolm
Harold LaRue
N. Franklin
Milton Stover
Minnie Hudson
S. Santa Fe
Lori White
Lillian Abbuehl
S. Highland
William Guy
Beulah Fields
E. Chestnut
Michelle Cochran
Elsmore
Vernon Ostrander
Humboldt
John Allen
W. Main
Dick Packard
Ralph Smith
Arthur Rice
N. Forest
Barbara Kienzle
S. Kansas
Billy Throm
Woodson County Fair Parade and Rodeos Highlight Yates Center Events
The Woodson County Fair runs Wednesday through Sunday with a centennial parade and two rodeos at 8 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. The schedule includes various 4-H contests, poultry and livestock judging, tractor driving, livestock sale, and a four day carnival with prize categories for floats and centennial outfits.
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Woodson County Fair
Yates Center
Deaths and funerals of local residents
Silas E. Riddle 84 former Chanute telegrapher and Santa Fe official died in Merced California. Survived by son Robert and daughter Martha with four grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Gibson Koch Chapel burial Memorial Park. Body arrives Chanute Tuesday night. Colony Mrs Dale Erickson 69 died in Lola. Survived by daughter Betty Frazell two grandsons sister and three brothers. Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday Colony Funeral Home burial Colony Cemetery. Thomas H. Bennett 81 died in Topeka. Retired Santa Fe yardmaster. Survived by widow Anna. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Johnson Chapel burial Memorial Park. memorials to Presbyterian Church.
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Chanute
Merced
Calif
Santa Fe Railroad
Atherton
Edith Blosser
Robert
Glendale
Martha Rueschenberg
Atwater
Gibson-Koch Chapel
Carl B. Orr
Memorial Park Cemetery
Wildis Erickson Colony
Dale
Wildis) Erickson
Allen County Hospital
Lola
Wilson County
Colony
Colony United Methodist Church
Dale Erickson
Elmer
Betty) Frazell
Iola
Raymond Jackson
Parsons
Oren Johnson
Neosho Manor
William Johnson
S. Lafayette
Mark H. Johnson
S. Rutter
Farris-Feuerborn Funeral Home
Colony Cemetery
Park arrest ends in multiple charges for Ron Courter
Ron Courter 18 of R 2 was arrested about 1 Saturday morning at Santa Fe Park. Charges pending include possession of marijuana resisting arrest assaulting an officer eluding an officer profanity in a public place and disorderly conduct. Bond set at 505 he was released on his own recognizance at 9 32 a m Sunday. Hearing scheduled for 1 30 p m Aug 18.
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Ron Courter
Santa Fe Park
Courter
Pay hikes appear in ParsonS USD 503 budget
The USD 503 budget for next year includes a 16 percent raise for administrators and about 15 percent averages for 35 classified employees. Teachers already received an average 15 percent increase through prior contract talks. Unclassified staff such as secretaries clerical workers and maintenance personnel also gain raises.
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Parsons
Parsons Sun Carrier Injured In U S 169 Crash
Parsons teen driver David G. Parnell 16 was hospitalized with leg and possible head injuries after his 1974 Vega station wagon struck a bridge on U S 169 half a mile north of Morehead. The Sun Publishing Company car was destroyed and Parnell received a citation. The accident occurred at 9 45 a m Saturday, Neosho County sheriff's dispatcher said.
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Erie
Parsons Sun
Labette County Medical Center
Morehead
David G. Parnell
Parsons
Sun Publishing Company
U.S. 169
Neosho County
Parnell
Street and sewer bids to be let today
Bids are to be let at 5:30 p.m. today on bonds to pay for nine street and three sewer projects. The bid opening on 138,609 dollars in internal improvement bonds is to be in the City Commission room prior to the regular commission meeting. These projects have already been completed and financed by temporary notes.
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City Commission
Probate petition seeks descent of Leona Simmons and Merle Simmons estate
In Neosho County Kansas the estate of Leona Myrtle Simmons and Merle C Simmons is under court review. Arthur D Simmons petitions for determination of descent of real property in Chanute including Park Place and Dildine First Additions and all other property owned at death. Defenses must be filed by August 15 1975 at 10:00 AM in Erie Kansas. Attorneys Sherman and Rubow represent the petitioner. Probate Judge Dwaine Ashcraft attests.
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Arthur D. Simmons
Leona Myrtle Simmons
Merle C. Simmons
Francis Charles Merle Simmons
Neosho County
Kansas
Leona Myrtie Simmons
Merie Co. Simmons
Francis Charles Merie Simmons
Erie
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