Parking shift on Main Street faces federal funds risk
Chanute residents learn a proposed 90 day trial to convert Main Street parking from parallel to angle could jeopardize federal grants for traffic signaling and signs. City staff and officials warned angle parking would violate state statutes and may raise accident risks as federal support for planned projects hinges on maintaining parallel parking standards.
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City Commission
Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
Oscar Cunningham
John Orozco
Jim Chappell
Fred Terry
Kansas Department of Transportation
Beck
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DOT
Cent
Commission
Lige Matlock
Neosho County
Kissinger Heads to Pretoria for Talks on Southern Africa War Warning
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger began a 24 hour flight to Pretoria for crucial talks with South Africa's Prime Minister John Vorster. Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda warned that all out war could erupt in southern Africa if peace efforts fail.
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Zambia
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
South Africa
John Vorster
Kenneth Kaunda
Africa
Kissinger
Pretoria
Kaunda
Henry Kissinger
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Joshua Nkomo
U.S
Smith
Vorster
Black Africa
Space shuttle Enterprise rollout signals workhorse era
Palmdale California witnessed the rollout of the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise at Rockwell International. The unmanned test flight is planned for next February with early 1980s orbital flights. The craft will land on solid ground and support satellite servicing and passenger transport to future space colonies.
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Palmdale
Calif
UPI
Mars
Mojave Desert
Rockwell International
NASA
J. L. Smith
Rockwell
Charles Lindbergh
Great Airlines
Smith
Earth
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John Tunney
Dcalif
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Olin Teague
Dtex
House Committee On Science and Technology
Fletcher
Moon
Cape Canaveral
Salt Lake
Edwards Air Force Base
Hale Named Chanute Police Chief As Matlock Retires
Chet Hale a 25 year Chanute police veteran is appointed city police chief by city manager Bob Bunting. His appointment will take effect when Chief Lige Matlock retires on Sept 24. Hale praised community and department support and thanked officials.
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Chet Hale
Chanute
Bob Bunting
Bunting
Hale
Lige Matlock
Chanute Police
Chet
Weekend Warmth With Small Rain Chance
Temperatures rise with highs near 80 today and mid 80s by Saturday. Tonight and this evening bring a slight 20 percent chance of thundershowers with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph through tonight.
Chanute Arts Day Opens Fall Season At Central Park
Neosho Valley Arts Council kicks off fall with Chanute Art Day at Central Park with 40 plus entries. Exhibits indoors and outdoors feature paintings leather craft macrame photography dough art and woodwork. Music and poetry include David Ludwig dulcimer readings by Royster Junior High band and a poetry bubble theater by Neosho County Community Junior College. Several events run Oct 16 through 23 with NVAC memberships renewed on site and MAC meeting set for Oct 20.
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Chanute
Central Park
Neosho Valley Arts Council
Chanute Area
Bob Cross
Cross
David Ludwig
Thayer
Royster
Bill Roberts
Neosho County
George Mastick
NVAC
Ruth Balch
Kansas Dance Foundation of
Wichita
MAC
John Biggs
Southeastern Kansas Letter Hints Creative Spirit Alive
Intercepted note from an unnamed writer suggests a thriving imaginative current in southeastern Kansas. The brief message ends with a friendly sign off Yours.
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Kansas
Chanute Physicians Lead Blood Drive At Central Park Building
Local doctors Dr Earl Gehrt and Dr Henry Baker urge physicians to donate ahead of the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit September 23 and 24. The goal is 200 units, with reminders and updated donor files to avoid misses. Beta Sigma Phi Sorority volunteers assist, and students increasingly participate.
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Chanute
Central Park Building
Earl Gehrt
Henry Baker
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Johnson
Wichita
Neosho County
Wichita Red Cross Bank
Chanute Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Environmentalists urge ban on fluorocarbon spray gases
Dr. Russell W. Peterson urged a voluntary phaseout of fluorocarbon propellants used in deodorants and hairsprays due to ozone depletion risks. NAS notes evidence of stratospheric rise but delays stricter action for two years. NRDC calls for immediate ban. Peterson backs rule development to restrict discharges and explore alternatives.
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Washington
UPI
President
Russell W. Peterson
Logan
Utah
National Resources Defense Council
Academy Committee
Peterson
Viking 2 Mars tests yield puzzling clues on life
Scientists in Pasadena report Viking 2 cycle one results show high radioactivity in labeled release tests and possible microbial signs in soil. Project biologists say findings could support life but remain uncertain as oxygen readings differ from Viking 1.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 2
Mars
Gilbert Levin
Levin
Harold Klein
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