Pollution lawsuit filed in Riverton over high sulfur coal
A Topeka attorney filed a suit on behalf of 28 Riverton residents against Empire District Electric Co seeking at least 1.96 million dollars in actual and punitive damages plus an injunction to stop burning high sulfur coal at the Empire District Generating Plant. The complaint cites ruined paint, damaged vegetation, and health complaints from sulfur emissions.
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Columbus, Kan
Topeka
Cherokee County
Riverton
Kan
Robert £. Tilton
Empire District Electric Co
Empire District
Kansas Attorney General’s Office
State Department of Health and Environment
Tilton
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Mediation urged as Netherlands hostage crisis nears two weeks
South Moluccan militants holding 55 train hostages and four teachers in Bovensmilde seek outside mediators after nine days. Prime Minister den Uyl weighs the request amid cautious officials. A letter from Free Moluccan Youth hints negotiations could start if the government treats the matter politically.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Joop den Uyl
Hague
Bovensmilde
Indonesia
Amsterdam
South Molucca islan_ss
Dutch East Indies
Prison plan rejected by Missouri House on prison location
The Missouri House narrowly rejected a Senate plan for a maximum security prison in mid Missouri, turning down an urban medium security proposal near Kansas City. The vote signals possible House acceptance if a joint compromise moves ahead, with key support from Rep. Stan Thomas and others who opposed the medium security option while urging swift construction. Governor Teasdale said he would lobby for an urban medium security site but emphasized building any prison soon.
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Missouri House
Senate
Mid
Missouri
Kansas City
House
Stan Thomas
D-Liberty
Thomas
Correction
Joseph Teasdale
Ferguson
Robert Fowler
Joint Committee On Correctional Institutions
Fowler
Teasdale
Mouse
Page
Carter energy plan gains mixed marks from CBO analysis
The Congressional Budget Office finds Carters package would reduce oil imports and gasoline use but not as quickly or as much as the administration predicted. It projects a 3.6 million barrel daily oil import reduction vs 4.5 million, slower coal conversion, and raises concerns that stricter environmental rules could lower coal use. Inflation would rise about 4 percent annually with little overall economy impact.
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Washington
Carter
Congressional Budget Office
Congress
Congressional Budget
Calls probe into Merrells long distance charges
Long distance calls charged to taxpayers by state Senator Merrell exceed 850 dollars for over 3500 minutes in 1978 after Carlene Orr was named to the State Board of Cosmetology. Reports allege calls preceded her appointment and may reflect state business use.
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Norman
Merrell
Shelbina
Carlene Orr
Orr
State Board of Cosmetology
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Columbia Tribune
Senate
Missouri
State Senate
Sherbina
Christopher S. Bond
al Sikes
Consumer Affairs, Regulation and Licensing
George Uffmann
Division of Professional Registration
Ruling backs family over zoning law in East Cleveland
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, overturned Ohio court rulings and barred East Cleveland from enforcing a single family rule that sidelined Mrs. Inez Moore and her extended household. Justice Powell led with a stance against restricting family living arrangements without strong justification, marking a major shift from the Belle Terre precedent.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Inez ‘Moore
Cleveland
Ohio
East Cleveland
Powell
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A. Blackmun
East
Mrs. Moore
Brennan
Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Woman appointed to PSC vacancy
Gov. Teasdale named Leah Brock McCartney as the Missouri Public Service Commission’s first black member, replacing Charles J. Fain. The six year term requires Senate confirmation. He also named Stephen C. Bradford commissioner of Administration, a Hayti native who has served in the department and office of administration.
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Joseph Teasdale
Kinloch
Missouri Public Service Commission
Leah Brock McCartney
University City
Charles J. Fain
Senate
Stephen C. Bradford
Jefferson City
Joseph P. Tensdale
Hayts
Bradford
Department of Community Affairs
News and Tribune
A. Robert Pierce
Pierce
Mulvaney
Asie
McCartney
Teasdale
Stephen Bradford
Hayti
William Kimsey
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