Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant clears NRC approval hurdle
The Wolf Creek plant has received final NRC licensing approval and now awaits only construction to begin. The $1.06 billion project is funded by KG&E and KCP&L with buyers of electricity covering costs. Opponents are disappointed, supporters argue the plant is needed with no health or environmental hazards.
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Wolf Creek
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Burlington
Kg&e
Kcp&l
Boxing and Baseball Peeves Then and Now
A columnist vents about the Norton Bobick fight a 58 second TKO and a Royals Rangers brawl, comparing cheap boxing spectacles to paid baseball fights. He slams overhyped events and petty packaging while lamenting endless questionnaires and absurd questions, ending with a blunt quip about alcohol as a problem.
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Bobick
Kansas City Royals
Texas Rangers
Arlington
Rangers
Royals
Finishing Touch: Kansas Lawmakers Pay for Close of 1977 Session
In Topeka, about 19 senators and 55 representatives attended the adjournment day drawn by pay. Eighteen had other meetings. most served only minutes in session while collecting full daily pay of 79 dollars plus mileage, ending a lackluster finale.
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Kansas
Topeka
Senate
House
Governor Shapp Ordered to Return Federal Campaign Funds
The Federal Election Commission orders Milton Shapp to repay 300000 in federal campaign funds from his presidential bid. Shapp may request a hearing. observers note the ruling shows enforcement of campaign laws. Taxpayers may welcome stricter control over federal funds in campaigns.
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Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Federal Election Commission
Shapp
Commission
Camping rules tighten at Kansas lakes spark camper ire
At Wilson Lake and other Kansas Corps of Engineers sites, stricter enforcement of 1974 shoreline rules limits camping to designated public use areas. Ed Elkins says land is allocated to specific uses, and campers have to adapt.
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Topeka
HNL
Corps of
Russell
Wilson discussion to address Lake Wilson access limits
Kansas Forestry Fish and Game Commission officials plan a north central area meeting next week to review issues on commission leased land at Lake Wilson. Fishermen and campers oppose new Corps of Engineers and Fish and Game access and camping restrictions on the lake’s west side. Officials from fisheries and game divisions will attend. Don Dick said no land closures are planned. Darrell Montes noted regional and district officials will also participate to assess the situation. He said public use remains, but some activities may conflict with management goals.
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Elkins
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Lake Wilson
Corps
Fish and Game Commission
Kansas City
Kansas Lakes
Wilson
Kanopolis
Tuttle Creek
Perry
Pomona
Milford
Melvern
Wichita
Topeka
Pratt
HNS
North Central Area
Corps of Engineers and Fish and Game
The
Commission
Fisheries and Game Divisions
Don Dick
Darrell Montes
Northwest
Montei
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Charles Atlas
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Fred M. Harris
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Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
United Press International
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Agore
Rose
Chanute
Washington
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Martin Luther King Jr
Earl Butz
George Brown
Joint Chiefs
Ashbrook
Henry Gonzales
D-N.m
Richard Sprague
Oakland Inn
Sprague
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Tribune
Kansas Correspondent
Ed Elkins
Corps of Engineers
Ellsworth
Wilson Dam
Corps Lakes
Kansas City Corps
Marshall Cove
Ashcraft
John Rousselot
R-Calif
Dean
Hinnen
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