Neosho Bridge eyed for preservation by county and society
Neosho Valley Historical Society and residents have 30 days to save the bowstring bridge near Chanute. County engineer Charlie Engles plans removing floor boards while debates over funding and potential park use focus on turning the site into a heritage footbridge with possible matching funds.
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Chanute
Neosho County
Neosho Valley
Austin
Neosho
Hosack
Parsons
National Registry of Historical Sites
Jim Guffey
Historical Society
Erie
Kan
Chanute faces sewer crisis hindering growth
Chanute's city engineers warn the sanitary sewer system is aged and leaky causing heavy rain infiltration and overloading the wastewater plant. With capacity near two million gallons daily, untreated sewage bypasses the plant and is discharged into the Neosho River under a state permit.
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City of
Chanute
Oscar Cunningham
Neosho
Beck
Neosho River
Postal Service ends 1976 with smaller deficit
The Postal Service reports a 1976 fiscal year deficit of 1.176 billion dollars, 200 million less than forecast. Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor credits cost controls, a rate increase, and efficiency gains that boosted mail volume between January and June.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
Area forecast shows warming trend through Saturday
Mostly clear conditions this afternoon through Saturday with a rise in temperatures. Today's highs range in the low to mid 60s, with tonight's lows in the low to mid 40s and tomorrow's highs in the low to mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph this afternoon, diminishing tonight.
Arson suspected as Altoona Tribune burns in dispute
Kansas investigators report the Altoona Tribune office burned on Sept. 23 in a dispute with the city. Fire marshal says arson is likely after finding gasoline containers. editor Gary Stanley had received threats. No suspects named as investigation continues. no claim filed for insured amount of 20000.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Today
Altoona
Altoona Tribune
Kansas
Floyd Dibbern
KBI
William Albott
Albott
Tribune
Gary Stanley
Farm Bureau Insurance
Stanley
Ford Carter clash over Eastern Europe and defense policy
Ford and Carter traded barbs on Eastern European Soviet domination and the B1 bomber debate. Carter accused Ford of blundering about East European independence, while Ford defended a hard line against domination and argued for peaceful steps toward greater West ties.
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United Press International
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
Carter
Salt Lake City
America
Europe
Los Angeles
United States
West
Robert Dole
GOP
Detroit
Dole
Walter Mondale
Houston
Rockwell Inter
Kansas AG rules on property tax exemptions and inventories
Attorney General Curt Schneider ruled that the Kansas legislature may extend property tax exemptions beyond constitutional limits only if they serve a public purpose and welfare. He warned that exemptions without constitutional authority violate the Kansas Constitution and the 14th Amendment, and that classifying inventories for valuation is not an in lieu of property tax.
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Peka, Kan
UPI
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Norman Gaar
R Westwood
Senate Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Kansas
Gaar
Bookkeeper Shines Amid Billion-Dollar Debt Challenges
A troubled firm reports more than 1 billion dollars in debt yet touts its bookkeeper as an asset. The company emphasizes accuracy, controls, and streamlined reporting to reassure creditors and investors.
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