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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1977
Page
1
Attorney General Curt Schneider ends his consideration of a Democratic run for governor, citing hostile campaign tactics and personal attacks. Norbert Dreiling, former Kansas Democratic chair, described the atmosphere as unfit for a campaign and urged Schneider to stay in office.
The U S House narrowly approved raising the federal minimum wage from 2 30 to 2 65 over a year and future steps to 2 85 in 1979 and 3 05 in 1980 while rejecting a youth pay differential and a wage indexing plan. Speaker O Neill cast the deciding vote on the 211 210 youth differential split.
Kansas Energy Advisory Council chair Robert Robel says the plan is not dead despite the Finance Council's 5-3 rejection of increasing the Energy Office staff from three to eight. He warns federal funds depend on progress, noting an initial $283,000 might arrive by month’s end and staff could still be contracted if needed.
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms before morning and continuing Saturday. Low tonight mid 60s High Saturday mid 80s Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph Tonight 20 percent rain Saturday 40 percent rain.
Bert Lance told a Senate committee he believed overdrawing his Georgia bank account was ethical despite a federal law limiting loans to $5,000 for bank executives. He said the Office of Management and Budget remains on schedule and defended his leadership amid questions about personal banking practices.
Governor Bennett released preliminary flood damage estimates at 24.3 million across 10 northeast Kansas counties as he seeks a federal disaster declaration. The figure covers 7.8 million in public property 13.9 million in private property and 2.5 million in agriculture with over 1 900 affected families and facilities sustaining losses over 22.5 million. Aged care aid program worth 75 000 was announced to help older victims with home chores legal assistance minor repairs and cleanup.
Former White House aide H R Haldeman asked Judge Sirica to shorten his prison term for Watergate charges arguing Nixon’s televised confession of guilt in the Frost interviews undermines the justice process. Haldeman serves 30 months to eight years at Lompoc, with Wilson urging reduction to time served.
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