Chanute plans protest of KG&E proposed rate hike
Chanute to challenge KG&E's requested FPC rate increase that could raise electric costs by about 60 000 dollars next year. City officials warn transmission charges may hinder municipal power ventures and spur protests by nearby cities in Kansas and Missouri.
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Kg&e
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Chanute
Federal Power Commission
Ron Reed
FPC
Kansas Cities
Reed
Bob Bunting
Kansas
Missouri
Coffeyville
Fredonia
Iola
Neodesha
Bronson
Elsmore
Erie
la Harpe
Moran
Lavenburg
Lola
Lole
Washington, D.C
County road crews repair after rains in Neosho County
Neosho County crews stay busy repairing washed out roads after recent rains. Foreman Al Holding reports daily patching and gravel hauling north of Martin Johnson Airport. Shaw Road holes due to undetermined cause will be fixed. Beachner Construction completed four miles from U.S. 59 into Shaw with more to follow. Ivan Shafer named Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission representative. Bill Richman becomes alternate Harper vice president of SK RC&D.
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al Holding
Neosho County
Charles Ingle
Martin Johnson Airport
Joe Harper
Shaw Road
U.S. 59
Shaw
Beachner Construction Co
St. Paul
Ivan Shafer
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Jim Guffey
Bill Richman
Winter outlook departs from last year's severe freeze
NOAA forecasters testifying before a Senate subcommittee say a repeat of last winter's severe cold is unlikely with odds better than 30 to 1 against. They expect a colder than normal Northeast and milder Southwest, while Northwest and Southeast remain uncertain. Donald Gilman Edward Epstein and Gordon Barnes offered varying long-range projections based on preliminary forecasts.
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Washington
UPI
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Donald Gilman
National Weather Service
NOAA
Edward Epstein
Epstein
Gilman
Gordon Barnes
Senate Intergovernmental Affairs
Area Forecast: Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Lows around 60 tonight with highs in the low 80s on Wednesday, southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph.
Bugging and blackmail claims dropped in Panama talks
Senate Intelligence Committee says no evidence that U S intelligence activities affected Panama Canal Treaty outcomes. Chairman Inouye cites legal limits on discussing signals intelligence while confirming no confirmed eavesdropping changes to terms. Reports say NSA heard Torrijos private details. no corroborated impact on negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Intelligence Committee
Panama
Congress
U.S
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
U.S. Army
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
Inouye
National Security Agency
Scripps-Howard News Service
NSA
Interest Renewed in Southeast Kansas Pork Plant Plan
A foreign developer renewed interest in a pork packing plant for southeast Kansas at the RC&D meeting led by Jim Gaskell. The 1973 study showed 1.1 million hogs sold annually, now down 24 percent per John McCoy, with a projected return to 1.1 million in two years. The feasible site is southeastern Cherokee County with 400,000 gallons daily water use and 1 million hogs within 80 miles of Columbus.
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Southeast Kansas
Jim Gaskell
Kansas
John McCoy
Kansas State University
Oklahoma City
Okla
Springfield
Arkansas City
Kansas City
Cherokee County
Gaskell
Columbus
Rc&d
Southeast
Steve Bittle
Extension
Old Fort Scott
General Funston
Iola
Safari Museum
Little House On the Prairie
Pageant practice set for Chanute area Junior Miss
One of ten Chanute area young women will be selected to advance to the state Junior Miss pageant. The event at Memorial Auditorium begins at 6 pm Saturday with Dale Young of Safari Jaycees and Jaynes as sponsors.
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Wodie Moore
Chanute Area
At & Pm
Memorial Auditorium
Bellevule
Dale Young
Safari Jaycees
Jaynes
Karen Black
R. 2
Kansas
Mobile
Jim Fehr
Kkoy Radio
Beth
Karen Dunlap
S. Plummer
Lisa Hartman
Rose Goben
Fredonia
Nancy Mellon
Kim Marshall
Carla Baugh
Senate kills Carter gas guzzler tax proposal
The Senate Finance Committee voted 11 to 5 to defeat President Carter's gas guzzler tax plan. The House had approved a 1979 start with up to 553 dollars for cars under 13 mpg and 339 dollars under 15 mpg. The vote reflected broader resistance to the energy program in the Senate.
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Washington
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Robert Packwood
Ore
Packwood
Treasury
Laurence Woodworth
Dole
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John Brooks
Kansas Cooperatives
Cities Service Gas Co
By Andrea Groves
Harper
Southeast Kansas Resource Conservation and Development
Shafer
Remit
Creu Rte
Malcolm Turner
Western
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Ellsworth Bunker
Sol Linowitz
Stansfield Turner
Central Intelligence
State Department
Bunker
Linowitz
Pork Packing
McCoy
Wal-Mart
Cardinal Drug
First National Bank
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