Santa Fe derailment blocks rail lines near Iola
Nine railroad cars derailed on a Santa Fe freight train en route from Iola to Chanute about 11 30 p.m. Friday four miles north of here, delaying Main Street crossing repairs. Trainmaster Lester Lawrence said cars carried cement, with no overturns, and damage limited to tracks. Crews worked through Sunday. work on the Main Street crossing is planned to begin Tuesday with 180 foot track sections to be laid, improving crossing smoothness.
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Iola
Chanute
Main Street
Lester Lawrence
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Alvin Cramer
Grant
Kansas City Nominated for 1976 GOP National Convention
The Republican National Committee selected Kansas City Missouri as the site for the 1976 GOP convention starting August 16, edging Cleveland. The decision cited housing capacity for 16 000 to 18 000 attendees, logistics, and political considerations in a bid tied to GOP strength in the region.
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Washington
UPI
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
National Committee
Cleveland
Richard Berkely
Edwin Middleton
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Mary Louise Smith
White House
Ford
Harry S. Truman
Iowa
Senate
New York City
City
Topeka
Kan
Kemper Arena
Kansas City officials bullish on GOP convention arrival
City officials predicted the Republican National Convention would begin paying the bills for Kansas City's heavy investment to lure major conferences. The site selection committee’s unanimous vote surprised officials and bolstered confidence that Republicans will come to town next August.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Bell official warns Kansas faces communications crisis
Southwestern Bell Vice President Stanley H. Crow warned the Kansas Corporation Commission that without a 21.8 million rate increase to fund new facilities a communications crisis could occur. He said austerity measures threaten service quality while the plan seeks 10.5 million after taxes, funding capital improvements including direct distance dialing by 1978 and better rural lines. The hearing spans two weeks with testimony from Bell and opposition from business and consumer groups.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Kansas
Bell
Stanley H
Pete’’ Crow
Kansas Corporation Commission
Crow
Kansans
Costs to Own and Drive Cars Rise Again in 1975
Hertz Car Leasing Division finds average annual ownership costs up 14 percent from 1974 levels, with total for a mid sized car about $2,700 and for a sub compact about $2,100. Gasoline price increases contribute, but interest and depreciation drive the rise.
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Detroit
UPI
Hertz Corp
America
Hertz
J. E. Menendez
Hertz Car Leasing Division
Internal Revenue Service
Menendez
Devastating quake kills thousands in eastern Turkey
In Lice and Diyarbakir province a weekend earthquake killed at least 1,700 people, with officials predicting up to 3,000. Army helicopters aided rescue amid thousands injured and up to 30,000 left homeless as Premier Demirel pledged reconstruction funds. Dozens of soldiers and volunteers combed rubble while survivors waited outside crowded hospitals.
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Lice
Turkey
UPI
Diyarbakis
One killed in crash near Yates Center
Clarence L. Brown, 22, of Wichita, died after his 1975 Chevrolet Vega left U S 54 10.7 miles east of Yates Center and landed on bricks. He died at Allen County Hospital after 5 am. His wife Margie 19 and two passengers Cecil Curtis 18 Leonard H Allen 21 were admitted for injuries. vehicle damage about 3000 dollars.
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Clarence L. Brown
Wichita
U.S. 54
Yates Center
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brown
Allen County
Margie
Cecil Curtis
Leonard H. Allen
Higher subsidy urged to curb rise in postage costs
Postmaster General Benjamin Bailor urged Congress to double the 920 million subsidy to the Postal Service to keep stamp prices from rising for some users. He warned rate hikes threaten access to information and noted the subsidy funds delays for magazines and small post offices as they move toward self funding.
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Washington
UPI
Benjamin Bailor
Congress
Postal Service
Post Office
Weather Area Forecast Partly Cloudy With Warm Temps
Partly cloudy today with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s and gusty southerly wind 10 to 20 mph. Variable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with lows mid to upper 60s and Tuesday highs in the 80s.
Downtown parking proposals on agenda for City Commission
A committee of downtown businessmen will appear before the City Commission at 6 p.m. today with proposals for additional downtown parking. The meeting also features an electric rate study by Burns and McDonnell and a public works project discussed by Hight and Johnson.
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Chanute
Chanute City
City Commission
Burns and
McDonnell
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Hight and Johnson
Public Works and Utilities
Commission
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Pete’’ Loux
Loux
van Bebber
Robert Bennett
Charles Wheeler
Wheeler
GOP
Joseph McNamara
Jack Walker
Overland Park
Suleyman Demirel
Demirel
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National Postal Forum
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Sunset Addition
7Th Street
Westview Addition
Kiene and Bradley
City Housing Authority
Neosho County
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