Chanute Eyes 1.45 Million in DOT Road Improvements
City officials seek 1.45 million dollars in federal aid for three resurfacing and widening projects in Chanute. Plummer Street between 14th and Main carries a 500000 cost with 75 percent federal funding. Two additional projects cover 14th Street and Plummer Street with combined costs of 850000. Local funding would be 25 percent via bonds. Work would be state contracted if approved, with completion potential within four years.
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John Brooks
Chanute
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Jim Beck
Beck
Plummer Street
14Th and
Main
14Th Street
Federal Aid Urban Highway Fund
State of
Kansas
14Th
Rockefeller defends covert spying to secure peace at Air Force Academy
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller tells the Air Force Academy Class of 1976 that covert spying is essential for peace amid Soviet expansion. He argues the United States must maintain top intelligence and counterintelligence to support diplomacy and military needs. He warns weakness invites Soviet influence and defends CIA operations as common sense for peace. He also criticizes Congress for blocking a national energy policy as domestic resources dwindle.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
United States
Soviet Union
America
CIA
Congress
KG&E Could Face Criminal Charges Over California Vote
Kansas AG Curt Schneider said KG&E likely faces criminal charges for contributing $3,000 to Citizens for Jobs and Energy to influence California Proposition 15. He noted Kansas law bars corporate contributions to sway voters and cited ongoing probes into Santa Fe Railway's $4,000 donation.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Wichita
California
Schneider
Kansas
Kg&e
Bob Rives
Citizens For Jobs and Energy
No On 15 Committee
Rives
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Kansas Gas & Electric
Atchison, Topeka
Carter Sees Greater Odds of Second Ballot Victory
Jimmy Carter, previously predicting a first ballot win at the Democratic National Convention, now says a second ballot victory is more probable. He expressed increased confidence in securing the nomination should a second ballot be required.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Weather Outlook and Political Campaign Notes
Weather area forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy and warm conditions through Friday with highs in the lower 80s and overnight lows near 60. Winds from east to southeast at 5 to 15 mph. In politics, supporters note a potential ballot victory for Carter as delegates shift if a second ballot occurs. California, Ohio, and New Jersey hold final primaries next Tuesday crucial for both parties. Frank Church urges Morris Udall to quit Ohio to boost Carter, while Udall insists he remains in. Edmund Brown Jr tops Rhode Island results by a narrow margin amid uncommitted support.
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California
Carter
Alabama
George Wallace
Ohio
New Jersey
Frank Church
Morris Udall
Church
Montana
Udall
Edmund Brown Jr
Rhode Island
Intercepted Letter Warns Brown Ahead of Primaries
An intercepted note to Cha warns that if Brown improves in next week's primaries, Jimmy should curb any victory predictions. The letter's tone suggests political stakes and uncertainty ahead of voting.
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Brown
Jimmy
Use value tax proposal may redefine Kansas farmland assessments
Kansas farm tax reform prompt could appear on November ballots as a constitutional amendment. If approved, farmland valuations might move from fair market value to use value based on agricultural income or productivity, shifting tax burdens between rural counties and urban fringe areas while spurring rollback taxes on land moved to higher uses.
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Harris News
Barry Flinchbaugh
Kansas
Kansas Farm Bureau
Johnson County
Grant County
Flinchbaugh
Johnson
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
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N. Grant
Leila Winn
S. Katy
Santa Fe Lake
Plummer and
Main and
Cherry
Rocky
Darlene Turner
Hans’ Flowers
S. Lincoln
Mike Herold
Chanute Greenhouse
Burlington
Cha
Yours
John Marshall
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