On-the-Job Test For Wire Baler
The City Commission approved a 30 day trial of a wire baler at the H. K. Porter Co. to compress refuse into two bales per day. City Manager Ross Cooper says it seems to work despite time needed to tie bales and height challenges for workers. Porter plant manager Don Wyatt notes initial problems but expects improvements and questions if this model is best.
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H. K. Porter Co
N. Allen
New York
Ross Cooper
Porter Co
Don Wyatt
Wyatt
Waukesha Incinerator Fails On First Startup
The new 1.7 million dollar Waukesha incinerator would not start on its planned opening day. The 40 000 dollar control panel switch failed when an electrical component costing 50 cents burned out. A company representative traveled to Detroit to obtain a replacement part.
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Waukesha
Wis
Public Works
Rodney Vande- Noven
Detroit
Rail Strike Paralysis Spurs Senate Action On Interim Pay Hike
Senate Labor Committee approves 13 to 1 a resolution to halt the nationwide rail strike through Oct 1 and grant the signalmen a 17 percent interim wage rise for 13 000 workers. The measure, aimed at easing economic disruption, includes reports on strike effects and seeks broader emergency legislation.
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Senate Labor Committee
Signalmen’s Union
Senate
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Nixon
Signalmen's Union
Congress
Labor Committee
Gerald Ford
Michigan
White House
United States
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Ford
Senate Committee
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Report on Horse Thievery
Intercepted note notes horse thievery as a possible cause of mischief. The writer hints that someone has been horsing around, suggesting playful or illicit activity tied to missing animals. The fragment reads as playful intrigue with no clear suspect names or place.
Cable Cuts Disrupt Youngstown Area Telephone Service
In Youngstown and surrounding communities, multiple cable cuts over two days disrupted telephone service and isolated areas. An Ohio Bell spokesman called the situation a mess and said the exact number of cut cables is unknown.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Fire burns 23 square miles in Superior National Forest
A steady drizzle eased a four day blaze in the Superior National Forest, now under full control after a half inch of rain aided containment. The BWCA fire had scorched about 15 000 acres in the vast 3 million acre forest.
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Ely, Minn
Superior National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Boundary Waters Canoe Area
BWCA
Summer Jobs for Youth program kicks off in Chanute
The Kansas State Employment Service launches its annual Summer Jobs for Youth program with 20 years of Chanute office experience. H. W. Knapp notes more than 409 letters sent to graduates and about 200 to employers, targeting youths 16 plus. Last year 498 youths registered and 269 placements were made.
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Kansas State Employment Service
H. W. Knapp
Chanute
Co-Recognition in Athletics at Chanute High
At the Chanute High School Sports Honor Assembly seniors Scott Hubble and Carolyn Kensett were named the Representative Young Athlete Award recipients, the first year two students share the honor since 1965. Hubble, a football and golf letterman, anchors the Blue Comet four-man golf team which placed first regionally and fifth statewide. Kensett, Kansas state girls tennis champion, competes in track and will attend the University of Arizona on a tennis scholarship.
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Chanute High School
Scott Hubble
Carolyn Kensett
RYA
Lerry Nelson
CHS
Nelson
Hubble
Blue Comet
Comet
Blue Comets
Carolyn
University of Arizona At Tucson
J. W Kensett
Steve Seger
John McMeekin
Rex Babcock
Rick Clark
Bob Crumline
Melvern King
Rabid Skunk Incident Near Humboldt Prompts Vet Check
A rabid skunk killed east of Humboldt Thursday after chasing dogs. George Hauser shot the animal and delivered the head to Chanute veterinarian Don McReynolds for tests at Kansas State University. No exposures reported. nearby Henry Sheerer farm saw a rabid skunk incident earlier in April.
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Humboldt
George Hauser
Chanute
Kansas State University
Don McReynolds
Hauser
Henry Sheerer
Stolen Horses Reported From Farm Near Airport
Jess Welch of R.1 reports two horses missing from his pasture at a farm one mile west of the airport. A brown mare and a dark bay with spots on its forehead were described as the missing animals. Police were notified of the theft.
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Jess Welch
Welch
Call Tribune carrier if he misses you and dial number
Instructions direct readers to contact the Tribune carrier by calling 431 3400 at 5 30 p m for missed deliveries or impossibility of delivery. The note emphasizes a specific contact method and time.
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Tribune
Bomb Hoax Plea by 17 Year Old in Kansas High School
Charles Burnett, 17, pleaded guilty in juvenile court to a bomb hoax at Nickerson High School on May 4. Police said a friend dared him and provided a dime for the pay phone call. Burnett was paroled to his mother in St. Joseph, Missouri. The case followed a warning that a bomb would explode in a school locker prompting evacuation. In Moscow the Lunokhod 1 robot moon car shows wear as its components degrade after six months on the surface.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Charles Burnett
Nickerson
Kan
Burnett
E. Victor Wilson
Wilson
St. Joseph
Hutchinson
Moscow
Soviet Union
Rail strike disrupts economy as Congress weighs halt
AP reports a nationwide railroad walkout strains the economy with commuters interrupted and production slowed. Auto and cereal makers cut back and crops risk spoilage as the strike intensifies while Congress debates emergency legislation to end the walkout.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Mayor Vesta Lightfoot weighs pension clash with city role
Retirement policy clash looms as Mayor Lightfoot considers forfeiting Kansas pension to keep city salary. State law bars pension for months served in compensated office. she currently draws 129.96 monthly from retirement and 25 monthly from city. Law may be changed to allow continued service.
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Vesta Lightfoot
the Tribune
Kansas
State Retirement System
Topeka
Lightfoot
Marshall Crowther
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