Bennett and Dole seek to save impact aid funds
Gov. Bennett expresses cautious optimism that Sen. Dole can win approval for another amendment to keep Kansas from losing its 8 million dollar annual school impact aid. HEW may disqualify Kansas under new guidelines, risking repayment of up to 16 million dollars. state officials say no district will lose funds while the matter proceeds.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
U.S
Bob Dole
Kansas
State Department of Education
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Dole
Joseph C. Har
Der
House seeks override over Ford veto of one year farm bill
House sponsors plan to seek an override next week as confidence runs low that Ford will be swayed. If veto stands, agriculture committees will abandon higher supports for 1975 crops and draft a long range farm bill including food aid and food-stamp reforms. Ford called the bill not in the public interest and administration experts warn of massive subsidies and higher prices.
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Washington
House
Ford
Senate Agriculture Committees
Congress
Earl L. Butz
Court a paradise for peeping Toms
In Ottawa the basement doors of the new county courts building used clear glass by mistake. The design called for obscured glass to allow checks on lights, exposing wash basins and a urinal. Architect Wilbur Kruse said he would oversee the correction.
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Ottawa
HNS
County Courts
Chanute Glass Company
Wilbur Kruse
Kruse
Intercepted letter from street encounter referenced
An intercepted letter describes a man claiming to have found work and declaring he is no longer unemployed, calling himself a refugee. The note conveys a confrontational tone and evolves from a casual street meeting to a political assertion.
Weather Area Forecast
Mostly cloudy with a few showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Thunderstorms may become severe at times tonight. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, tonight lows in the low to mid 50s. Saturday highs in the upper 60s. Wind turning easterly 10 to 15 mph tonight. Rain chances 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday.
Jobless Rate Rises to 8.9 Percent in April Amid Mixed Signals
The Labor Department reports April unemployment at 8.9 percent, up from March, with total employment up 240000 to 84.1 million and the labor force at 92.3 million. Adult males account for over half of April gains as analysts warn the peak may be near but high unemployment persists into the 1970s.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Labor Department
Thousands of Vietnamese refugees ferried to U.S. sanctuaries
The U.S. Navy moves thousands of South Vietnamese evacuees toward Pacific bases while U.S. Immigration officials gauge how many will reach America. Pentagon counts exceed 75 000 in the U.S. and on ships with about 30 000 aboard a flotilla. 2 001 aboard the carrier Hancock including 1 815 Vietnamese and 101 Americans.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
U.S. Immigration Service
America
Pentagon
Vietnam
United States
U.S
Pacific
Laitin
Hancock
Subic Bay
Philippines
Joe Laitin
Rain alters Southeast Kansas business tour schedule
A rain shower forced changes to a three day Southeast Kansas tour by 14 out of state executives, three KDED officials and a Overland Park realtor. The group swapped a Tri City Airport flight for a Kansas City bus ride after touring Pittsburg Yates Center Humboldt and Chanute including Ash Grove Cement Kustom Electronics and the Chanute industrial park. A Chanute reception and banquet at the Chanute Country Club followed the bus tour and continued with hosts and guests.
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Chanute
Kansas
Kansas Department of Economic Development
KDED
Overland Park
Tri- City
Kansas City
Mid-America, Inc
Pittsburg
Yates Center
Humboldt
Ash Grove
Kustom Electronics
Merle Kelly Ford
Chanute Country Club
Chanute Safari
Downtown Chanute urged to restore over coverup
Whyte advocates downtown restoration for Chanute, calling for removal of old wires and signs, trimmed storefronts, and restored stone facades. He endorses coordinated merchant effort, limited signage, and a return to early 1900s ambiance to draw shoppers while viewing the Santa Fe shopping center as a complementary force.
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Whyte
Parsons
J. C. Penney
South Santa Fe
Chanute
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Yours
Ford Administration
Melvin Stierwalt
Larry Simmons
S. Ashby
Stierwalt
Tri-City
Neodesha
Sanborn
Dale McCoy
Dick Cowden
Bob Whyte
Whyte Wood Products
Slaughter Brothers, Inc
Texas
Lincoln and
Highland
Levis
Chanute Area
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