Editors Speak Out On Late Payment Charges Probe
Kansas Corporation Commission chairman G. T. VanBebber says late charges bring 500000 dollars yearly to Gas Service Co in Kansas. The probe targets charges for late payments amid criticism from Legislature and public, noting hardship on elderly and poor. Hutchinson News
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Kansas Corporation Commission
Gas Service Co
Kansas
KCC
ECC
Hutchinson News
Saline County radar traps publicized to slow speeders
Saline County Sheriff Al Nates warns motorists by publicizing speed trap locations and days. Two other radar units will operate without prior notice while the main unit advertises its schedule to deter speeders. The approach aims to slow traffic and reduce incidents, contrasting with traditional stealth radar operations.
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Saline County
al Nates
Readers criticize Tribune carrier pay and collection practices
Chanute readers accuse The Tribune of unfairly shorting newspaper carriers, noting low pay, lengthy delays in reporting missed papers, and unreliable central collection. They urge the paper to adopt direct, predictable compensation and respect for the young carriers.
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Chanute
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Tribune
Harold Seefeldt
Leona Dewey
Betty Smith
Pres Member Audit Bureau of Circulations by Mail Rates
Rates listed for subscriptions outside trade territory in Kansas addresses. One year costs 26.78 with 76c tax. Six months 14.42 with 42c tax. Three months 4.73 with 23c tax. One month 2.08 with 8c tax.
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Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Neosho
Alien, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kansas
Chanute
Ghost Towns of Kansas author seeks publicity
Mary J. Fitzgerald of Topeka writes about the book Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald six dollars postpaid with 218 pages 46 illustrations and histories of 90 towns many details from the author including his Topeka West High School background and future KU plans. The letter also recounts oil industry notes and a Gulf Oil critique of Jack Anderson column.
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Mary J. Fitzgerald
Topeka
Kansas
Mary
Daniel Fitzgerald
Eveningside Drive
Dan
Topeka West High School
Shawnee County
Topeka West
Larkinburg
America City
Iowa Point
Sumner
St. Clere
Doniphan
Gulf
Monopoly prices hit Washington groceries in 1974 study
A congressional study finds four large chains Giant Safeway A P and Grand Union dominate Washington groceries with 76 percent share and claim monopoly overcharges raised prices by at least 83 million in 1974 while overall excess prices hit 662 million across the nation.
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Washington
Joint Economic Committee
Giant
Safeway
A&p
Grand Union
Market concentration cited as food price driver in study
Washington roundtable reports four major chains control 61.3 percent of the market in the South and West and Seattle's Safeway dominates with 26 percent. Critics say data limited and prices still rising while industry argues findings are unfounded. The piece also notes Mondale abroad opposing South Africa policy and U S corporate involvement in Pretoria’s Six Principles.
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Raleigh-Durham
N.C
Winn Dixie
A&p
Colonial
Kroger
Seattle
Safeway
Albertson's
St. Louis
Schnuck
National Tea
Department of Agriculture
Food Marketing Institute
Larry Kraftowitz
New inmate Sixteen fears conditions at Kansas prison
Mark Hamilton, new inmate known as Sixteen, appeals for safety at Hutchinson facility during Corrections Advisory Board visit. He fears rape, notes crowded 5 by 8 cell and harsh surroundings while veteran inmates report dirty kitchens, poor showers, and guards on duty intoxication, prompting calls for reforms.
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Chance Irioune
Fred M. Harris
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
United Press International
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka Genealogy
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Mid-America Refining
UPI
Narragansett, R.I
Oil Daily
Justus
National Marine Fisheries Service
Georges Bank
Argo
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James E. Lee
Gulf Oil Corporation
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Les Whitten
Willard Meuller
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Walter Mondale
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