City Commission to discuss Christmas decorations and ordinances
The City Commission will meet at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Building to review Christmas decorations, mosquito control efforts, and the Tree Board status report. Six ordinances are up for approval including alley vacation in Crestview, traffic rules, sanitation charge extension, Sunnyside Crestview rezoning, mobile home terminology changes, and sewer project notes.
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R.C. Lee
Chamber of Commerce
Robin Collins
Chanute Office of
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Tree Board
Jack Colborn
Crestview
Sunnyside
Mobile Home
Safari Museum
Plummer Street
Good deed backfires then restores trust by youths
Two 12 year old juveniles turned in a wallet with 124 to Chanute police, then returned another 100 after uncovering missing funds belonging to George Allen Jr. Allen rewarded them with 20 dollars and an invitation to go fishing or to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City.
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George Allen Jr
S. Plummer
Worlds of Fun
Kansas City
Allen
Rick Wolf
Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Revival plans begin for Chanute CBD policy study
City officials and merchants plan a 7:30 p.m. June 20 workshop in the First National Bank Community Room to develop a CBD policy plan. Johnny Litchenburg chairs the planning commission as the CBD Policy Plan Committee oversees study work for the city Comprehensive Plan.
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First National Bank
Johnny Litchenburg
Planning Commission
CBD
Heavy urns hamper cemetery crews in Chanute sites
Nonpermanent urns and floral displays weigh up to 150 pounds and slow Elmwood and Memorial Park maintenance work. Paul Keller of the Parks and Recreation Commission explains ordinances require concrete foundations for permanent grave markers and displays. Crews will remove nonpermanent urns on June 20 and store them. the sexton Clem Keller should be notified for compliant installations.
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Paul Keller
Parks and Recreation Commission
Elmwood
Memorial Park
Keller
Clem Keller
Relatives seek word on freeing Dutch hijack hostages
Families of 51 hostages urge government to be consulted before any forceful rescue in the 19 day Moluccan standoff. Authorities weigh options as a military assault looms, with four teachers held at Bavensmilde school and 21 other Moluccans in Dutch jails sought as part of the demand for independence.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Pacific Islands
Bavensmilde
Nairobi
Uganda
Amin
London
Cullen
Uganda Transport Company
Cooper Motor Corp
Kampala
Bennett asks Carter to restore Kansas Medicaid funds
Gov Robert Bennett urged President Carter to back legislation restoring a 1.9 million federal Medicaid cut to Kansas. Health and Welfare officials said Kansas was late on patient care reviews for about 400 facilities, with reviews largely completed by mid May.
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Topeka
UPI
Robert Bennett Friday
Carter
Kansas
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Harder
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Weather outlook with heat and scattered rain today
The forecast predicts low 90s today with southerly 15 to 20 mph winds and a chance of widely scattered showers late in the day. Sunday will cool to upper 70s with northwest winds 10 to 15 mph and chances of scattered afternoon showers.
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reveals Weekend Trip Tone
A brief intercepted letter expresses anticipation for weekend mini vacations. The writer signs off with a familiar closing, noting it is addressed to Cha. The fragment hints at personal plans and affectionate sentiment without broader context.
Senate approves extension of auto exhaust deadline
The Senate voted 73 to 7 to extend the 1976 deadline for tighter auto tailpipe pollution controls to 1980. The bill, advancing to the House, would widen the Clean Air Act scope, strengthening exhaust standards and safeguards for air quality in national parks and rural areas.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House
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Rob Jonson
Hayday
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David Dodd
Lynn Raida
Thayer
Junior Raida
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