Air standard revisions face death in Congress as adjournment nears
Washington reports a late Senate filibuster threatens to kill clean air standard revisions amid a rush of bills as Congress aims to adjourn. Muskie vows to fight, Garn pledges to block the measure, while major acts on revenue sharing copyright law crime fighting and health programs move ahead.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Congress
FBI
Ford
Area Forecast Warm Through Saturday With Mild Nights
Temperatures rise to the mid to upper 80s through Saturday with tonight’s low in the 50s. Generally clear skies will persist and a light southwest wind of 5 to 15 mph continues through tonight.
Chanute Forms Committee In Civic Crime Watch Drive
Chanute residents join We Who Care to back civic projects and promote the National Neighborhood Watch Program. Sheriff David Kern backs cooperative action as Odell outlines program aims and local committees study discipline, drug use, and parent juvenile concerns.
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Jane Blades
David Odell
Neosho County
We Who Care
Odell
Sheriff's Department
David Kern
Mike Reid
We Who
Superkids
Kansas Lung Association
Murray Hill School
Reid
Phyllis Lesher
Royster
Lesher
Dick Crowl
Tom McLaren
Chanute
Coffeyville
Jackson
Social and Rehabilitation Services
Barbara Ahlenius
Ahlenius
John Odell
Rideau
McLaren
Ashley
Ray Blackwell
Richard Weitzel
Rangerette program should be abolished says AG
Topeka Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider urged abolishing the Park and Resource Authority rangerette program. He cited the Ft. Riley soldier convicted in the 1974 kidnapping rape and murder of Elizabeth Bush and warned security cannot guarantee safety at remote park points. He suggested male rangerettes or male female buddy systems as alternatives.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
Park and Resource Authority
Schneider
Ft. Riley
Elizabeth Bush
Junction City
Albott
H.J. Yount
Park Authority
Authority
Lynn Burris Jr
Kansan Parents Seek 27085 in Death Claim for Rangerette
Lawmakers urged the 1977 legislature to award Elizabeth Bush’s parents 25000 for her murder and 2085 for funeral costs. The claim, 52085 against the state, covers the 1974 killing of the 20 year old rangerette at Milford Reservoir amid calls for improved park security and a buddy system.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Don Bush
Junction City
Elizabeth
Paul Hess
Wichita
Paula Fabrizius
Wakeeney
Rangerette
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Quinter
Miss Bush
Milford Reservoir
Ft. Riley Solider
House
Senate
Ways and Means
William Albott
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Possibility of life on Mars fades after Viking test
In Pasadena, scientists report Viking 2 failed to detect organic compounds in Martian soil, suggesting life may be unlikely. Researchers caution this is an early result from one experiment and not a final conclusion, while noting chemistry could explain observations.
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Schneider
Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Mars
Red Planet
Earth
B. Gentry Lee
Viking 2
Viking
Senior High Opening Open House Tuesday
Senior high hosts an open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday for students parents and residents. Miles Rickart the principal says a singing program by the Special Group will precede visits with student advisors and teachers.
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Miles Rickart
Shooting investigation dropped in Beverly Gordon case
Neosho County attorney John Brooks reports the investigation into Beverly Gordon 38 was discontinued after interviews showed inconsistent statements. Gordon had claimed an unknown man or woman forced her to drive to the scene and fired, later stating she was alone and that a self inflicted discharge occurred.
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John Brooks
Raymond Radford
Neosho County
Beverly Gordon
W. Main
Gordon
Chanute
Allen County
U.S. 169
Radford
Humboldt
Chet Hale
Glen Cooper
Hale
Cooper
Neosho
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sola
Neosho Memorial Hospital
New York Cops Reject Wage Terms Renew Protests at City Hall
Defiant New York City police plan a rally at City Hall to back their rejection of a proposed union contract and press wage and schedule demands. PBA President Douglas Weaving may lead protests while officials promise orderly conduct amid a stalemate over a retroactive 6 percent pay raise and a 10 day increase in annual work time.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Douglas Weaving
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
Michael Codd
PBA
Police Academy
Abraham Beame
Beame
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Paul Smith
Poplar Heights
Foreground
Danny Gericke
R. 3
Lassman
Jake Garn
Utah
Muskie
Cha
Chanute Forms Committee
Park and Resources Authority
N.Y
Gracie
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