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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
1
Cliff Dobson, who resigned May 6, has moved to Roseburg Oregon with a population of 17000. He will work for a regional Council of Governments on long range planning for small communities starting July 1. He left Chanute after refusing orders to break local and state laws.
Police announce a Monday 10 am test of Chanute warning sirens weather permitting. Earlier test was weak with four of seven sirens loud. one sounded like a sick cow. Community system includes hospital and school devices and broadcasts from Memorial Building police HQ. Burglaries and thefts totaled 7750 in May with $2770 recovered. cars and buildings showed most incidents. two arrests, one juvenile.
City crews seal 5300 feet of roadway in Safari Industrial Park as final stage of a 26000 project. Jim Beck hopes roads reopen for Sunday traffic. Seal coat costs about 13000 with an equal amount for subgrade prep. Industries adjusted schedules to allow closure funded jointly by city and park interests.
City crews removed a crunched gas regulator from 14th Street near South Santa Fe and reconnected underground pipe. They bore under 35th Street for a new water line to Martin Tractor while pursuing 1500 street signs funded 90 percent by federal funds if approved.
A reporter interviews a nine year old at a railroad crossing about Fathers Day. The boy recalls fishing with his father and a strong bond through baseball and hunting, while an older tavern resident questions the boy’s story and calls the absent father a bum.
Topeka officials urged cities Chambers of Commerce and others to help in Curt Schneider’s challenge to a 1976 downtown redevelopment tax law. A strategy session drew representatives from 12 Kansas communities amid the court battle over the law.
Partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms tonight and Sunday with highs in the mid 60s and lower 70s. Precipitation chance 40 percent. In Topeka a legal challenge to tax increment financing argues constitutional limits on using property tax revenue for bonds to fund private development.
State and local fire officials urged minimum fire safety standards for home insulation to prevent scams and potential deaths. They warned shredding paper insulation and unknown flame retardants could fail, endorsing federal guidance while warning against overreaching rules.
The House approved a Hyde amendment restricting federal funds for abortions with no exception for endangered women as part of a $61.3 billion Labor HEW bill, sending the measure to the Senate amid looming Supreme Court involvement. The vote highlighted clashes over abortion funding and civil rights within the funding package.
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