Isolated Kansas showers fail to ease drought impact
In Manhattan Kansas isolated thundershowers failed to relieve dry soil after a month of hot weather. An ASCS spokesman said rainfall was too spotty to help parched soybeans and milo while corn, farther along, would be less affected. Continued dry spells could soon cause crop losses especially for soybeans and milo.
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Manhattan
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Today
ASCS
Rain Breaks Chanute Dry Spell with 0.24 Inch Storm
A summer storm hit Chanute Monday night bringing .24 inches of rain after six weeks without substantial rainfall. The city had seen only .41 inches since June 16, with most showers brief. Pittsburg reported .89 inches, while Ford County in southwest Kansas saw very slight rainfall.
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Chanute
United Press International
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ford County
Ford joins world summit meeting in Helsinki
President Ford attends a three day security summit with 34 nations including Brezhnev and leaders from Canada and most European states. The talks aim to outline peaceful borders and human rights pledges while critics warn the plan cements Soviet influence. Ford tours Auschwitz in Poland and later receives a rousing welcome in Krakow before departing for Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Auschwitz
Poland
Ford
Krakow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Canada
Albania
Brezhnev
Turkey
Greece
City heating bid far above engineer estimate
City bids for heating four municipal buildings attracted only one offer from D and R Plumbing and Electric Iola at 46700 against an engineer estimate of 25557. City attorney warned bids over estimate require error in calculation and officials will review the matter at the next meeting.
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Ly Bud Huffman
Memorial
D and R Plumbing and Electric
Iola
D and R
Robert Pennington
Sunset
Airport
DeMeritt Construction Co
E. Main
Ozark Pipeline Contractor, Inc
Springfield
Jim Beck
Congress overrides Ford veto on health services bill
The House voted 384 to 43 to override President Ford and make a $2 billion health services authorization law, following the Senate’s 67 to 15 override. The measure funds nurses training, community mental health centers, and migrant health, and was described by Ford as too costly.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ford
Senate
Congress
Brock Adams
Dash
Adams
House Budget Committee
Delbert Latta
Ohio
Latta
Nigerian coup in Lagos as Gowon travels for OAU summit
Major Joseph Nanyan Garba leader of Gowon's personal guard seized control in a bloodless coup in Lagos. A curfew was imposed and air and telecom networks were shut as Lagos Radio announced the takeover. Gowon, in Kampala, said there was nothing to worry about and offered no comment. The unrest follows corruption allegations and Gowon's shift away from civilian rule.
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Kampala
Uganda
UPI
Joseph Nanyan Garba
Yakubu Gowon
Nigeria
Gowon
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Lagos
Lagos Radio
Great Britain
City and school district keep Chanute recreation alliance
The city and USD 413 continue funding the Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission with two city appointees, two from the district, and a fifth elected by the four. No change in the current funding split remains, though discussions about the relationship continue after an executive session.
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Bud Huffman
USD 413
Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission
Paul Keller
Recreation and Parks
Recreation Commission
City Commission
Bob Bunting
Kenneth Johnson
Parks and Recreation
Johnson
Keller
Weather Area Forecast Mostly Sunny and Hot
Mostly sunny and hot this afternoon and Wednesday with isolated late afternoon and night thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s both days. Partly cloudy and mild tonight with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. Winds from the south to southwest at 10 to 20 mph this afternoon diminishing to 5 to 15 mph tonight.
Bell rate hike issues head to September Kansas hearing
A prehearing on Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. 21.8 million rate increase ends with key disputes unresolved. The Kansas Corporation Commission schedules a far-reaching three-week hearing for Sept. 8, with about a dozen company witnesses and at least three from the commission.
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Topeka, Kan
G.T. van Bebber
Commission
Southwestern Bell
van Bebber
KCC
Bell
Kansas
Sharp Win Ends Ford's Streak in Not-So-Close Contest
In a decisive matchup, Ford's winning streak is halted with a clear victory, while the loser remains far from a comeback. The result underscores a firm margin and leaves little room for debate about the outcome.
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Ford
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