19 Nov 1975
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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1975
Page
1
Chanute civic group PRIDE pushes replacing elm trees lost to Dutch elm disease with a citywide planting program. Chair Ken Sanborn urges a concerted effort and a future city tree board funded by a potential half mill levy after the 1977 budget.
Kansas regents chair Mary Hutton told Governor Bennett that inflation drives university costs upward and demands more than 40 million dollars cut from fiscal 1977 requests. She urged 10 to 11 percent salary boosts and 12 percent operating increases, warning funding gaps threaten programs and facilities.
Senate intelligence committee evidence shows the FBI compiled about 500000 dossiers on Americans from 1959 to 1971 including communists socialists students black ministers feminists and antiwar groups. Tactics cited include wiretaps anonymous letters and bugging to smear leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and disrupt groups.
Asian affairs experts say Ford's visit to Peking will be symbolic amid China’s leadership doubts, economic woes, and security concerns. They note Beijing seeks balance with the United States while wary of Soviet power, and criticize U.S. policy shifts affecting Sino American ties.
Area forecast warns of stockmens advisory tonight with showers and thunderstorms today possibly turning severe. Highs reach the mid 60s then rain tonight mixing with snow and much colder. Lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Snow flurries expected Thursday with highs near 40. Winds southeast today 15 to 25 mph, gusty, shifting to north 20 to 30 mph tonight.
The 1976 Kansas Legislature will revisit a bill to divide the state into exclusive retail electric service territories. The plan would map territories, assign boundaries within six months, and let two suppliers agree to split customers with KCC approval. If unresolved, KCC would draw lines roughly equidistant between existing distribution networks. Last session saw opposition from investor owned utilities and support from rural cooperatives.
Former California governor Ronald Reagan told a Wichita Falls audience the government should stay out of the oil industry and let the free market set prices. He warned the energy crisis may be tied to government and said he would announce his presidential bid in Washington.
Intercepted letter references Ron and an unnamed sender noting empty gas tanks and U.S. oil companies fulfilling international obligations. The fragment hints at wartime era energy concerns and policy pressures without specific dates or events.
A 7 p.m. informational meeting at Central Park Building will explain the proposed alternate U.S. 169 by pass alignment. State DOT officials will provide large maps showing houses and farms directly affected by the change.
Chanute USD 413 students may enter the Bicentennial Essay Contest through The Tribune and the Chanute Bicentennial Committee. Essays due November 30, with 50 winners from all grades. entries published weekly in 1976 with winner photos and a $10 Tribune prize.
New York Times reports the energy bill would reduce retail gasoline prices by about one cent a gallon, far short of the 32 cent reduction lawmakers predicted. Frank Zarb questions the 3-cent estimate, saying the max may be a penny. White House decision pending.
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