Chanute to Seek State Water to Meet Future Needs
Chanute plans to buy more than 1.2 billion gallons annually from state storage if needed. City officials say transmission lines could cut evaporation and seepage, with a 1985 starting date under a nonbinding application to Kansas Water Resources Board.
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Kansas Water Resources Board
Chanute
Dobson
Kansas
John Redmond
Marion Lake
Council Grove Lake
Cedar Point Lake
Water Resources Board
Neosho River
Kansas wheat crop forecast shrinks to 279.5 million bushels
A Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service forecast for June 1 shows wheat yield at 26 bushels per acre and a harvest of 279.5 million bushels, down from 350.9 million last year. Drought frost and pests cut the 1976 crop, with many fields abandoned and damage concentrated in east central and southeast areas.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Bicentennial plans shape city celebration lineup
Activities for the citys Bicentennial are shaping up with about 21 groups volunteering booths and services. The 3 p.m. July 5 event at Santa Fe Park features a tug of war mixed teams, various food and craft booths, a first aid tent, CB patrols, sack races rowboat rides and evening VFW fireworks after the American Legion baseball tournament and Minute Men quartet performances.
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John Willcott
Santa Fe Park
Willcott
CB Club
American Legion
Minute Men
VFW
City weighs rebidding large public works complex
Coffeyville officials consider rejecting all bids for a new public works and utilities complex after bids ranged from 626 496 to higher than the 425 000 estimate. Architect Charles Hight urged rebid while proposing reductions to fit the available 450 000 project funds.
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John Brooks
Charles Hight
Hight
Jackson and Associates
Coffeyville
City Commission
Dole Says Full Employment Bill Is Utopian
Senators Hugh Scott and Bob Dole propose a Republican plan to achieve full employment without inflation. The measure emphasizes private hiring, limits government guarantees, and includes studies, annual reports, and reviews of programs to boost job growth while curbing spending and borrowing.
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Washington
Humphrey Hawkins
Public television in Kansas may proceed after veto dispute
Attorney General Curt Schneider says the Kansas Public Television Commission can push a statewide system if funding is found. He notes Gov Bennett overstepped veto limits on a legislative policy statement tied to last session's appropriation.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
Kansas Public Television Commission
Schneider
Robert Bennett
Commission
Elizabeth Young
Bennett
Hudson seeks reelection to Kansas Senate from 14th District
State Senate candidate Cale Hudson of Chanute announces reelection bid for the 14th District. A Republican and president of First State Bank of Thayer, he has four years in the Senate including roles on Local Group Committee vice chair and on the Judiciary Energy and Natural Resources Assessment and Taxation and Transportation and Utilities panels. He and his wife Janie live at 901 S Gretchen with three children. The 14th District covers Neosho Wilson and Labette counties.
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Cale Hudson
Chanute
State Senate
Hudson
Senate
Eoup
Judiciary
Energy and Natural Resources
Transportation and Utilities
Kansas
First State Bank of
Thayer
Janie
S. Gretchen
Neosho
Wilson
Labette
Weather Area Forecast Clear to warm through Friday
Clear to partly cloudy and very warm through Friday with highs in the low to mid 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Southerly winds 15 to 30 mph and gusty.
Tigers Ready for Playoff Push in City Stadium
Sports notes preview a Tigers run toward the city playoff push with key plays anticipated from coach and players. Nute signals support and local fans rally behind the team in a lively community moment.
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Will Morgan
S. Lincoln
Bob Barnhart
Grant
First United Methodist Church
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Dave Waggoner
David and
Rennie Carlson
Marshall Madill
S. Kansas
Carolyn Coates
Robert Dole
Betty Kobert
Robert
Columbia Securities Corporation
Jim Beck
N. Santa Fe
Elliott Powers
Chanute High School
Powers
Kinshasa
Zaire
Kittee
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