Chanute plans July 5 bicentennial picnic at Santa Fe Park
Community organizers John Willcott Kay Rommel and Mike Reed lead a July 5 Bicentennial celebration in Chanute with an old fashioned picnic at Santa Fe Park. 20 booths begin at 3 PM followed by a fireworks display and live music.
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Kay Rommel
Chanute
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National Guard
Bob Bunting
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Rommel
Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Wells
Gibson Girl
First National Bank
Bank of Commerce
Bowl-Mor Inc
Chanute Hosts Solar Seminar and See Mid-America Tour
Chanute sponsors host a solar energy conference at Stoltz Hall Neosho County Community Junior College with KU professor Tom Dean and KS Geological Survey official Ron Hardy among speakers. The event runs 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 26 and covers solar economics tax breaks and energy office roles.
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Kansas Energy Office
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Lamar Weaver Jr
Kansas Energy
Topeka
Reagan Clinches Key Primary Wins Boosting GOP Drive
Reagan defeats Ford in Georgia Alabama and narrowly Indiana securing 359 delegates to Ford's 318 while Carter expands lead in Democratic contest with 367,719 votes in Georgia Indiana and D C. Wallace and Udall also active as campaigns race toward 1,130 nominating votes.
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Harris Enterprises named in lawsuit
A $30 million defamation and libel suit was filed in Neosho County District Court against Harris Enterprises Inc and The Chanute Publishing Company. Plaintiff Rev. Harold H. Knight alleges published false statements about him from a Chanute Tribune article. Knight requests disqualification of two judges in the 11th Judicial District.
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Mike) Harris
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Kansas Supreme Court
Ford to open Independence statue ceremony in Kansas City
President Gerald Ford will arrive at Kansas City Municipal Airport at 1 30 p m Saturday and attend the Harry S Truman statue dedication at Independence Square. He will give the dedication address at 2 p m and Margaret Truman Daniel will unveil the statue before Ford pays respects at the Truman gravesite and visits the library. Ford departs for Washington before 5 p.m.
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City of Independence
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Washington
Area Forecast: Cloudy and Cool With Chance of Rain
Weather summary notes a cloudy and cool day with a slight chance of rain. Thursday forecasts highs in the upper 50s to low 60s and a 20 percent probability of rain.
Ocobock's Murderer Sought In Shawnee County Case
The Shawnee County sheriff's department leads the murder probe into Tirell Ocobock after 450 leads over nine days. The disbanded M Squad halted with no arrests. body found on a rural road, victim beaten and stabbed. A $5,000 state reward and family reward fund are offered for information.
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Topeka
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UPI
Tirell Ocobock
Shawnee County
Kissinger urges cooperation to avoid economic confrontations
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told UNCTAD delegates he will push to the limit of U.S. laws to aid developing nations while warning rich and poor countries to avoid bloc economies. He urged a second generation of economic cooperation and stressed relaxing institutions to fit new global conditions.
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United States
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Kissinger
Search continues for missing home built Curtis P6E Hawk model
Kansas Civil Air Patrol resumes south central Kansas search for the three quarter scale Curtis P6E Hawk biplane and pilot John Hill 57 of Enid Oklahoma missing since last Tuesday en route to an EAA meeting. More than 50 people and six CAP planes hunted despite high winds and reports of sightings near the area.
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