Skubitz Defends Utility Stock Holdings Amid Criticism
Rep. Joe Skubitz rejects claims of conflicts over utility investments valued around sixty thousand dollars and accuses reporter Doug Lowenstein of biased, advocacy journalism. He notes his holdings are minor and states he will not disclose exact amounts.
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Skubitz
Baltimore Gas Company
Philadelphia Electric Company
Potomac Electric Power and Light Company
Virginia Electric Power and Light Company
Tribune
Shubitz
Washington, D.C
Washington
Doug Lowenstein
The
Commerce and Interior Committees
Congress
Chanute Tribune
Junket
Lowenstein
Capitol Hill
Ralph Nader Organization
Knight Found Guilty On One Terroristic Threat Count
The Rev. Harold Knight, pastor of Wilson Avenue Baptist Church, was found guilty of one felony count in a jury trial. He showed no emotion as the verdict was read and said his attorney Fred Phelps of Topeka will file a motion for a new trial.
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Knight
Harold Knight
Wilson Avenue Baptist Church
Fred Phelps
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
Steele
CNEA
Ocie B. Beck
N. Steuben
Anna May Walker
N. Garfield
Radford
Washington
UPI
Ford
Mayaguez
Oval Office
Melih Esenbel
Chanute USD 413 approves 8000 base pay for teachers
The Chanute school board set the 1975 76 base teacher salary at 8000 dollars, a 16.6 percent rise from the 1974 base. The decision followed an executive session and negotiations with the CNEA president elect John Watson who urged continued talks.
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Chanute Usd
Chanute National Education Association
CNEA
John Watson
Senate approves funding to return refugees to South Vietnam
The Senate by voice vote approved Sen. George McGovern's amendment to finance transportation for refugees who wish to go back to South Vietnam. McGovern argued for humanitarian treatment of returnees while opponents questioned necessity. The measure accompanies a larger resettlement bill.
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Washington
Senate
McGovern
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Older Americans celebrate present look to future in Neosho County
The Neosho County Center for Older Americans marks Older Americans Month with events at the center in Neosho and a dinner at Chanute. Plans to buy Nazarene Church for a larger facility include parking additions and a basement room for dinners and a stage. The center operates with county funds, grants, and donations and will open a van service and subcenter in Erie. Arleigh Locke, 91, attended, enjoying dominoes. the new Propst Center name was announced at the dinner.
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Thayer
Neosho County
Central Park
S. Highland
Erie
Nancy Huffman
Shelton Propst
Propst
June Puckett
Chanute Center - Propst Center
Neosho County Center
Locke
Martha Stoltz
Intercepted Letter Riles Readers Over Legislature Bias
A reader voices frustration with a punk reporter and questions how coverage shapes public opinion on legislative favoritism. The note implies conflict between media and political interests in the American system.
Forecast: Clear tonight and warm Saturday in area
Weather area forecast calls for clear conditions tonight with lows in the low to mid 50s. Saturday will be partly to mostly sunny and warm with highs in the 80s and southerly winds around 10 to 15 mph.
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Jerry Steele
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Raymond
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Phelps
Fred Forslund
South Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nazarene Church
S. Lafayette
City Planning Commission
Arleigh Locke
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