KP&L Seeks Rate Hike To Cover Gas Costs
Kansas Power and Light asks the Kansas Corporation Commission for permission to raise customer rates to cover 5.4 million dollars in new natural gas costs. If approved, the average monthly bill would rise about 11.25 dollars for 97,000 customers across 106 communities in central and south central Kansas.
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Topeka, Kan
Kp&l
Meade and
Clark Counties
Central
Southcentral
Kansas
New deputy assigned to LaHarpe in Allen County sheriff system
Jim Atkins was assigned as deputy in LaHarpe after Allen County Sheriff Glen Cooper said the office contracted with LaHarpe to supply law enforcement for the community. The move mirrors arrangements with sheriff departments aiding small towns. Oscar Timmons, long-time LaHarpe marshal, retired recently.
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Laharpe
Jim Atkins
Allen County Sheriff’s Department
Glen Cooper
Allen County
Oscar Timmons
Don Marple Seeks Second Term as Wilson County Commissioner
Don Marple has filed for reelection to the Wilson County Commission from the 2nd District. He is finishing his first full term after filling the unexpired term of E. K. Blair who resigned to join the state highway department. A Wilson County native, Marple is a farmer rancher in High Prairie and a well known area auctioneer. His three sons also farm in Wilson County.
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Fredonia
Don Marple
Wilson County
E. K. Blair
State Highway Department
Marple
High Prairie
Daily transcript shows patient census and Thursday admissions
Visiting hours are 2 4 p m and 6 30 8 p m. The census lists 60 adults and pediatrics with three babies. Thursday admissions include Effie Cantrell Humboldt Harley Reaves Humboldt Mrs Frank Butler 1218 N Steuben Rebecca Shinn 3 E 8th Fred Gerardy 1206 W 5th Shirley Peters 1915 S Evergreen Nina Morris 301 W Walnut Dismissals Thursday Terrie Murphy Altamont Today Guy Donovan 202 N Highland George Defebaugh 301 W Walnut
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Effie Cantrell
Humboldt
Harley Reaves
Frank Butler
N. Steuben
Rebecca Shinn
Fred Gerardy
W. 5Th
Shirley Peters
S. Evergreen
Nina Morris
W. Walnut
Terrie Murphy
Altamont
Guy Donovan
N. Highland
George Defebaugh
Pickup Rolls Over Near Erie Injures No One
Cathryn Handrich escaped injury in a one vehicle accident four miles east and four miles north of Erie at 3 20 p m Thursday. Handrich, driving a 1972 International pickup, lost control when a tire went flat, veered into a ditch and rolled. Pickup damage estimated at 1500 dollars per Neosho County sheriff report.
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Erie
Cathryn Handrich
Neosho County
Pamida reports record results with store growth
Pamida, Inc. owner of 191 Gibson Discount Centers, posted record net sales and earnings for the quarter ended April 30, 1976. Net sales rose 33.1 percent and earnings per share to 12 cents from 11. The company added 163,700 square feet of selling space, opening one new location and relocating seven stores. Fourteen more stores are planned this year, with nine relocations and five new communities. Board declares a semi annual dividend of five cents per share payable July 16 to shareholders of record June 4.
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Pamida, Inc
Gibson Discount Centers
Pamida
Obituaries for Goldie Z Payne and Frank Edson Butin
Goldie Z Payne 78 of Pacific Washington died Sunday in Auburn General Hospital Auburn Washington. Funeral services were held Thursday in Auburn with burial at Washington Memorial Park Seattle. She chaired Goldies Barbershop in Auburn for 30 years and belonged to Jehovahs Witness Church and Washington State Barbers Union Local 158. Survivors: three daughters nine grandchildren five great grandchildren. Frank Edson Butin 46 of Chanute died Wednesday in an Austin Texas hospital. A Chanute native and 1947 Chanute High School graduate, he ran an antique book business and sang in church choirs before moving to Houston in 1975. Survivors: sister Mrs Robert P Shirley Corpus Christi Texas and brother Dr J Walker Butin Wichita. Services set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Chanute with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. memorials to the Church of the Redeemer in Houston Texas.
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Auburn
Wash
Pacific
Auburn General Hospital
Washington Memorial Park
Seattle
Osawatomie
Kimball
Goldies
Jehovah's Witness Church
Washington State Barbers Union
Tacoma
Wanda Trentman
Pacific, Wash
Delores Payne
Burien
Verla Skiver
Mt. Lake Terrace
Frank Edson Butin
Chanute
Austin
Tex
James A. Butin
Berenice W. Butin
Neosho County Community
Emporia State College
S. Evergreen
First United Methodist Church
Houston
Church of the Redeemer
Robert P. Shirley
Corpus Christi
J. Walker Butin
Wichita
David Armstrong
Wray, Colo
Roger Biddle
Elmwood Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
Flag Raising Ceremony for Woodson County Bicentennial
A 6:30 p.m. Monday flag raising at the courthouse lawn bandstand marks the Woodson County bicentennial. Maj. Gen. Richard R. Fry will speak on the bicentennial and Rev. Chou Taik Yoon will present What It Means to Be an American. The middle school band Senior Belles and United Methodist Church choir will perform. A military detachment will take part.
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Yates Center
Woodson County
Richard R. Fry
Kansas
Chou Taik Yoon
United Methodist Church
AT&T censures court ruling on women hiring order
AT&T says a federal judge’s decision punishes the company for complying with a court order to promote more women. Judge Gesell in Washington found Daniel McAleer a qualified employee harmed by AT&T’s past discrimination, while the consent decree with the government remains approved by the Philadelphia court.
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Washington
UPI
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Daniel Culkin
At&t
Long Lines Department
U.S
Gerhard A. Gesell
Daniel McAleer
Gesell
McAleer
Culkin
U.S. District Court
Philadelphia
Stock market opens higher on NYSE amid money supply concerns
Prices rise early on the New York Stock Exchange aided by buying in a session marked by investor unease over a surge in the nations money supply. The Dow up 4.67 points to 969.06 as advances outpace declines 765 to 342 with 424 unchanged. Oil stocks mixed amid Alaska pipeline scandal reports.
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UPI
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Ford Administration
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Ohio Standard
Atlantic Richfield
Alaska
Wall Street Journal
Gulf Oil
Beatrice Foods
Ramada Inns
American Stock Exchange
Varo Inc
Amex
North Canadian Oils
Public hearing on air regulation violations and city bond plan
Kansas officials set a 10:00 a.m. hearing in Topeka on July 9 1976 to hear testimony on violations by Acme Foundry Coffeyville Bradbury Barthers Fort Scott and Walton Foundry Lola under air emission rules and to review related compliance orders. City of Chanute adopted bond plans for street resurfacing estimated at 463000 funded by general obligation bonds with plans to issue proceeds for improvements. The ordinance outlines filing requirements and effective date provisions.
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Kansas
Secretary of Health and Environment
Acme Foundry, Inc
Coffeyville
Bradbury Barthers
Fort Scott
Walton Foundry, Inc
Lola
Division of Environment
Forbes Field
Topeka
City OF
Chanute
Chanute Tribune
K.S.A
Southeast Kansas Appaloosa Horse Show at Circle C Arena
The Southeast Kansas Appaloosa horse show is set for 9 30 a m Sunday at Circle C Arena Coffeyville located in the Coffeyville Industrial Park four miles north on highway 169 A concession stand will be available during the registered show.
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Circle C Arena
Coffeyville
U.S. 169
Kansas CROP drives seek wheat to feed hungry worldwide
Church World Service and Mennonite Central Committee plan a summer push to collect a million and a half pounds of wheat in Kansas for CROP hunger relief in South America and other regions. Local leaders include Rev. Robert Jakoby and Fred Jordan. Farmers may reserve 20 to 100 bushels for CROP with funds to cover shipment costs. Kansas topped 1975 state contributions at about 605000 dollars. 1976 drives and hunger walks are planned.
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Church World Service
Kansas Crop Organization
South America
Mennonite Central Committee
Chanute
Robert Jakoby
N. Grant
Fred Jordan
Eric
Ronald Bumstead
Humboldt
Ted Noble
Iola
Robert Fly
Fort Scott
Kansas
Vietnam
Lutheran World Relief Funds
Chanute man found guilty on firearm and disorderly conduct charges
Russell Hibbs of 718 North Grant was convicted in Chanute city court on charges of discharging a firearm within city limits and disorderly conduct. He received $100 fines on each count for an incident Wednesday night at 10 17 p m when he fired a .22 rifle into the air after an altercation with Berneice Splane. Hibbs was apprehended at 16 West Cherry and jailed. Waldo Ogden reported a nighttime break in at Elmwood Cemetery with five gallons of gasoline and a gas can stolen.
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Russell Hibbs
N. Grant
Chanute
Hibbs
Berneice Splane
W. Cherry
Chanute City
Waldo Ogden
Elmwood Cemetery
Case closed on death of young child in fall
Neosho County Attorney Raymond Radford announced the investigation into the death of 16 month old Jeremy Joseph Brutchin is complete. A pathologist report listed skull fracture as the cause, and while the exact injury type was not specified a severe fall remains possible. No evidence of any other cause was found.
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Jeremy Joseph Brutchin
Raymond Radford
Neosho County
Radford
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