Commission Denies Outlying Utility Requests Over Fire Safety
City Commission rejects Webbwood Inc and Charles Henshall water requests and denies Wilbur Thompson gas and water service to outside areas citing fire protection risk. Fire Chief cites declining water pressure from city lines as a growing problem for fire response. Mayor supported Thompson. others cautioned against reducing in-city water pressure.
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City Commission
Cliff Dobson
Commission
Dobson
Webbwood, Inc
Charles Henshall, Jr
Wilbur Thompson
Oscar Cunningham
Thompson
City Electric
Jim Chappell
John Orozco
Haines
Chappell
Intercepted letter comments on air pollution and elections
An intercepted note discusses air pollution and upcoming political promises before November 2. The area forecast then notes mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain tonight, low 30s, and unsettled Wednesday with highs in the 40s. East to northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Probability of precipitation 40 percent tonight.
Ford leads in Kansas on first day of poll
The 1976 Harris Newspapers Straw Poll shows President Ford with 47 percent of 1,092 ballots in 16 counties, Carter 36 percent, and 17 percent undecided. Incumbents Shubitz and Sebelius post leads in district races while the use value amendment draws 456 yes, 192 no, and 411 undecided. The survey, run by six papers, covers 6,800 voters across 67 counties and uses a one percent county sampling basis.
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Ford
Kansas
Harris
Carter
Woodson County
Joe Shubitz
Virgil Olson
Harper and
Woodson
Olson
Shubitz
Keith Sebelius
Randy Yowell
Kingman County
Garner Shriver
Dan Glickman
Shriver
Glickman
Wilson County
Pet Ford
Congress
Sebelius
Vowell
Shybitz
Viking 2 probes rock Notch for Martian soil sample
Viking 2 nudged a nine inch rock named Notch to expose protected soil for biology tests. The sample under the rock aims to avoid radiation and dust contamination while researchers search for signs of life, with results expected to Earth later in the week.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 2
Red Planet
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Henry Moore
Mars
Earth
Gerald Soffen
Viking
Bennett vows to trim requests in 1.9 billion state budget
Gov. Robert Bennett opened the fiscal 1978 budget hearings pledging to cut state agency requests that would otherwise raise general fund spending by 27 million this year and 125 million in 1978. Budget director James Bibb outlined a 1.9 billion request up 171.2 million from 1977, with capital improvements up 8.2 million and other assistance up 54.1 million.
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Topeka
Kan
Bennett
James Bibb
Bibb
General Fund
Doctor Dr. Henry Baker plans temporary retirement from practice
Dr Henry Baker said he will not retire permanently and will likely return to medicine after recuperation. He left the Baker Burkman and Dick Clinic due to economic strain and high malpractice costs while remaining partners Reuben Burkman and Henry Dick. Baker may practice in a limited capacity with reduced hours once costs and health permit.
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Henry Baker
the Tribune
W. 7Th
Baker
Baker, Burkman and Dick
Reuben Burkman
Henry Dick
Burkman
Campaign enters final week as four vie for votes
United Press International reports a sweep of campaigning in key states. Carter rests then films spots and heads to Columbia South Carolina for a rally and Illinois travel while Ford flies to Pittsburgh and Illinois. Mondale and Dole pursue the industrial northeast. Ford jokes at a Portland NAB event and comments on debates. Oregon polls show Carter 43 Ford 40 McCarthy 6 and 11 undecided.
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Jimmy Carter
Columbia
S.C
Carter
Illinois
Ford
Pittsburgh
Walter Mondale
Robert Dole
Pacific Coast
National Association of Broadcasters
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Eugene McCarthy
Backlogged Kansas State Books Begin Reconciliation Effort
State agencies start balancing long‑delayed ledgers as James Cobler and Glenn Dietcher plan extra meetings. Auditors warned fraud risk from six‑month lag until late 1976 reconciliations. seven of 1,100 accounts remain disputed, including the general revenue fund. Cobler expects updates by early 1977 using computer tapes to compare with the treasurer’s records.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
James Cobler
Keith Weltmer
Glenn Dietcher
Weltmer
Cobler
Legislative Post
Richard Brown
Treasurer's Department
State Treasurer's Office
State General Revenue Fund
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Marilyn Dailey
Chanute High School
Dailey
John Brooks
Jim Haines
Central Business District
Chanute’s Retail Trade Association
Bob Bunting
Dennis DeMeritt
North Ashby
Main Street
Gary Ratliff
East Oak Street
Cbd
Chandler Oil Co
N. Santa Fe
Mobil Oil Co
E. Pine
Tri-State Building
Pittsburg
Tri-State
MPH, Inc
Chanute
Cha
Chanute Tribune
Huttchinson News
Salina Journal
Garden City Telegram
Hays Daily News
Ottawa Herald
Dr. Baker
United Press International
Joan Finney
Division of Accounts and Reports
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