Chanute Eyes Best Position Yet For U S 169 By Pass
Dwight Blackwood of Chanute said the U S 169 by pass area from Earlton to Iola may be the best chance yet for a improved highway linking Ottawa and Oklahoma. The hearing discussed the west route through Chanute, sunken to 30 feet, with rights of way about 200 feet city and 300 feet rural.
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Bud Huffman
Chanute
Dwight Blackwood
Highway Advisory Commission
Blackwood
Ottawa
Oklahoma
State Department of Transportation
U.S. 169
Earlton
Iola
Lawrence
Tulsa
Humboldt
Neosho River
Highway Department
Glen Anschutz
Cunnningham
R. R. Biege Jr
Lee
Stan Maslanka
Westview
Ted Roberts
Petrolia
Gordon Barker
Ed Rideau
Anschutz
Rideau
Roberts
Sola
Bill Watts
Kansas Department of Transportation
State Office
Topeka
Kansas
Central Park Building
Chanute to host state meeting of Southeast Kansas committee
State Rep. Randall Palmer chairs the Special Interim Committee on Southeast Kansas Local Legislation with Dale Hudson as vice chair. The panel will meet at 9 a.m. Friday in Chanute to hear county and city officials and discuss local bill introductions and the 1202 Commission representation. Other witnesses may include SEKCAP staff and Parsons hospital representatives.
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Randall Palmer
Pittsburg
Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council
Topeka
Palmer
Dale Hudson
R-Chanute
Kansas
Kansas State College of
1202 Commission
Southeast
Southeast Kansas
Parsons State Hospital and Training Center
Health Advisory Council Subarea
Kansas suspends holiday overtime pay for state workers
Kansas moves to suspend rules that would pay state employees 22 times regular salary for holidays. The Emergency Rules and Regulations Board voted 2 to 1 to halt the provisions amid budget concerns as costs reach millions yearly.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas Emergency Rules and Regulations Board
Jack Brier
Norman Furse
John Martin
Elwin Shanahan
Brier
W. Keith Weltmer
Weltmer
Finance Council
Martin
Area Forecast: Colder Windy with Snow Flurries Today
Considerable cloudiness brings colder, very windy conditions with snow flurries today. Gusty northwesterly winds 25 to 40 mph, diminishing tonight. Highs in the lower to mid 30s. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with lows in the upper teens to lower 20s and highs Friday in the 30s.
Reagan announces candidacy for GOP nomination in strong conservative bid
Ronald Reagan finalizes a formal bid for the Republican presidential nomination at a Washington news conference. He travels to Florida and New Hampshire to reinforce his challenge to President Ford, claiming a need for responsible government and criticizing economic decay energy shortages and military weakness.
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Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
White House
California
Florida
New Hampshire
Reagan
Ford
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
United States
Congress
Franco Dies at 82 End of Dictatorship Era in Spain
Generalissimo Francisco Franco died in Madrid after 36 years of iron rule. In his last testament he named Prince Juan Carlos as successor, urged unity behind him, and rejected democratic reform while proclaiming a 30 day national mourning and a regency until the prince is sworn in.
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Madrid
UPI
Francisco Franco
Franco
Spain
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos
ABC
el Pardo Palace
Royal Palace
la Paz Hospital
Blizzard Strikes Western Kansas Blowing Snow and Warnings
A December blizzard with 60 mph winds drenches western Kansas piling eight inches to a foot of snow. At Garden City Radio Station KUKP a transmitter explosion sparks two fires as four staffers and a pregnant woman rescue flames. Inter state 70 closes from Oakley to Limon as deputies race to aid stranded motorists and schools cancel activities. Several radio stations stay open to broadcast storm updates through the night.
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United Press International
Kansas
Garden City
KUKP
John Phipps
Debbie
Doug Gillan
Tom
Phipps
Sheriff's
Oakley
Limon
Colo
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Fred Harris
Jim Guffey
Oscar Cunningham
Chanute Area
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