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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1975
Page
1
Erie KansasKathleen Pickett reports that RC&D projects face funding gaps with no FY 1976 appropriations yet and potential terminations within five years. Robert Griffin notes only 16 billion of a 365 billion federal budget goes to Agriculture, urging higher priority for agriculture.
The economy shows momentum with industrial output rising 1.3 percent in August and inventories shrinking for a sixth straight month in July. Treasury Secretary Simon says the recovery is stronger than forecast, though inflation risks remain. Banks raise minimum rates for top corporate clients to 8 percent, while local projects in Kansas counties advance with flood control and water supply work planned or underway.
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with warm days and cool nights. Highs today in the upper 70s to mid 80s, lows tonight mid 50s to around 60. Wednesday highs expected in the lower to mid 80s as southerly winds ease to 5 to 15 mph.
President Ford acknowledged secret agreements to supply Israel with substantial military hardware including ground to ground missiles and F 16 fighters. He said negotiations are under way for sizable hardware but denied any security treaty. Documents tied to the Israeli Egyptian accord were sent to Congress.
Four masked Palestinian gunmen surrendered to Algerian authorities in Algiers after storming the Egyptian Embassy in Madrid and taking five diplomats hostage. They released three at the embassy and later freed the diplomats aboard Boumedienne’s aircraft, signaling asylum prospects in Algeria.
CIA director William Colby testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that the agency illegally kept a stockpile of lethal poisons and delivery systems for five years after orders to destroy them. He identified Richard Helms as aware of the 1970 disposal mandate and said records of authorization were destroyed in 1972 with Gottlieb's knowledge. Colby displayed a lethal electric dart gun and described its use against offensive targets.
A dispatch notes the guerrillas achieved a paradoxical outcome by surviving the action while failing to meet their objective, signaling an inconclusive result and ongoing threat.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett told Kansas State Fair crowds that President Ford has not sold out to AFL CIO President George Meany in the longshoremen grain boycott. He said Ford discussed the boycott during a Kansas City trip and plans action on grain market openings, though not as fast as desired.
A 17-year-old Kansas City youth, an employee at the Ramada Inn, was released to his parents after claiming the bomb threat against President Ford was a joke. Police and the Secret Service investigated after a handwritten note warned of a bomb at noon, but searches found nothing. He was charged with making a terroristic threat.
In suburban Beirut, urban warfare escalates between right wing and leftist factions. At least four killed, raising casualties to over 300 since fighting began two weeks ago. Phalangist chief Pierre Gemayel threatens unilateral action if the violence continues as roadblocks, mortars, and kidnappings spike. Kamal Jumblatt calls for arms cessation and political reforms.
In Topeka Kansas lawyers vow to appeal to the U S Supreme Court after the Kansas Supreme Court denied rehearing motions in the architectural contract case. The dispute centers on using voter registration lists for jury selection and the prosecution of 18 individuals and five firms in a $500000 design contract bribery conspiracy tied to the 1972 Docking campaign.
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