Kansas City faces police strike over contract dispute
Chicago area officers vote to strike ending in a restraining order as 323 officers stay home. Kansas City Kansas deploys 20 highway patrols and 40 county deputies on duty while Mayor Reardon pledges public safety during the labor action. The Fraternal Order of Police says the walkout is individual, not official, and seeks a written contract for captains and below.
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FOP
Spain faces protests after Franco executions and hospital raid
A Barcelona policeman dies from wounds after a guerrilla style hospital raid that followed five urban guerrillas being executed for police killings. Madrid calls for demonstration against Spain, while international protests rise and a renewed U.S. talks on bases continues.
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UPI
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Francisco Franco
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San Francisco
Miguel Angel Garcia Lomas
Spain
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Special protection planned for Ford trip to Chicago and Omaha
The Secret Service put special protection in place for President Ford’s two city trip with indoor events and Secret Service lists. Chicago police will test portable airport style weapons detectors near the presidential hotel to screen crowds. A threat call was given to the Secret Service and Ford remains largely shielded from crowds during the visit.
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Skokie
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City Considers Alternatives to Electric Rate Study
City commissioners discuss Burns and McDonnell proposals to overhaul electric rates, including eliminating special institutional discounts for Neosho Memorial Hospital USD 413 and the college. A compromise option envisions about a 30 percent industrial increase and revenue from institutions to ease residential bills.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
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John Orozco
O. H. Cunningham
Barbara Kihm
Burns
McDonnell
Orozco
Kihm
Cunningham
Hospital Rate Hike Bumps City Officials Costs
Intercepted letter reveals hospital increasing charges for city officials prompting concern. The missive, addressed to Cha, indicates rising medical bill burdens tied to official duties as the hospital raises rates.
Kansas school boards ask Supreme Court to strike 1975 finance plan
Forty Kansas districts petition the Kansas Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the 1975 school finance plan over alleged arbitrary wealth classification. They contend prior injunctions were improperly dissolved and seek reinstatement against state aid distribution. The brief cites due process concerns and the 1973 framework. Defendants include Kansas Board of Education officials.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
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Kansas Supreme Court
Butler County
Page Benson
Supreme Court
Kansas Board of Education
City to solicit bids for centralized maintenance facility
The Chanute City Commission approves a plan for a centralized maintenance complex in southeast Chanute with estimated cost 492000. The project aims to consolidate nine scattered locations into one administration and storage campus, with night work and reduced theft. A bid letting plan will be prepared by architects Johnson and Jackson of Coffeyville after reviewing three site options.
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Bob Bunting
Iola
Winfield
Hight
Johnson and Jackson, Coffeyville Architects
Weather Area Forecast Dims Showers Tonight
Occasional showers and thunderstorms diminishing late tonight with locally heavy rains today. Highs today upper 60s to mid 70s, cooler tonight with lows mid to upper 40s. Partly cloudy Wednesday with highs mid 60s and northerly winds 5 to 10 mph diminishing tonight.
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