Carter reportedly approves neutron weapons plan
President Carter has given tentative approval for neutron weapon production and conveyed the move to Sen. John C. Stennis. The White House declined comment while sources say the president may firm up the decision after a mid‑summer interagency study, with final action potentially tied to Congress funding and veto risks.
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Washington
Carter
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Washington Post
White House
Senate
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Jail fire safeguards in Douglas County jail detailed
The article explains the jail’s fire safety setup including 30 closed circuit monitors, water hoses, dry chemical extinguishers, three exits and an elevator to the security garage. It notes key locks on 11 cell doors, an auxiliary generator, and evacuation procedures, but no sprinkler system due to concerns about disturbances.
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Law Enforcement Center
Douglas County
Murphy
Law Enforcement
Douglas County awards bridge contracts below engineer estimates
The Douglas County Commission approved two bridge contracts on West Tally Creek and Captain Creek with Midwest Construction Co. and Foley Construction Co. under bids far below estimates. They also plan sealed bids for furnishings for the O Connell Youth Ranch and seek penalties with a Texas ambulance firm over late delivery.
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Douglas County Commission
West Tally Creek
Captain Creek
O’connell
Texas Ambulance
Dean Sanderson
County Public Works
Midwest Construction Co
Holton
Foley Construction Co
Lecompton
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Senate rejects breeder reactor ban vote defeat on Clinch River plant
The Senate rejected President Carter's bid to end plutonium fueled fast breeder development and voted 49 to 38 against killing the Clinch River project. A compromise allows $75 million for next year with no construction until further study. Senator Bumpers led the opposition citing moral and security concerns.
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Senate
Jimmy Carter
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Missouri
Kansas
Carter
United States
Clinch River
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Bumpers
U.S
Rainy spell ends as heat, humidity linger in Lawrence area
The National Weather Service expects partly cloudy skies and hot humid conditions through Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 90s and overnight lows in the low 70s. Rainfall from the past storm varied by location, Lawrence recording 0.42 inches after 7 am Monday for a total storm rainfall of 0.99 inches.
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National Weather Service
Perry Lake
Lecompton
Clinton Lake
Baldwin
Bigger not always better for air conditioner sizing
Advice on selecting an air conditioner emphasizes that a unit too large cools fast but does not control humidity, and a unit slightly small is preferable. It suggests choosing smaller, midrange units to save power, notes amp requirements, and urges sizing by space and window opening before shopping.
Carter says set aside may slash wheat by twenty percent
Hutchinson Kansas AP Deputy Agriculture Secretary John White told Kansas farmers a Carter administration set aside to cut wheat output by about 20 percent is possible with a mid August decision on program details and compensation. He warned U.S. talks must balance international surplus pressures and not spur expanded foreign planting.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Carter Administration
Agriculture Department
John C. White
Kansas
White
Ers
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
United States
Glickman
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Carter
OPEC Solidarity Lauded At Stockholm Meeting
Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al Thani of Qatar praised OPEC unity as its 12 members gathered in Stockholm for a two day semiannual session. No price rise is planned this agenda though year end talks may revisit energy costs. Iran and Saudi Arabia offered cautious signals to world markets amid past price splits and western demand.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al- Thani
Qatar
al-Thani
West
Jamshid Amouzegar
Iran
Theft Reported at Garbage Store in Lawrence
Lawrence police investigate a $5200 clothing theft at Garbage 840 Mass with 75 blue jeans 10 leather coats and 10 suits taken. Manager Steve Maturo found the break in about 9 30 a m Monday through a rear window. alarm did not cover that window. No suspects named.
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Lawrence
Steve Maturo
Maturo
Statewide Kansas doctors shortage study highlights regional gaps
A Kansas study shows eastern counties hold 12 of the 25 worst doctor-physician ratios while western Kansas has eight. The report, based on private practice physicians, cites shortages in pediatrics obstetrics gynecology and internal medicine and urges careful use of findings in planning rather than forced practice locations. Harvey County has the best ratio at 1 to 426. Jefferson, Douglas, and Leavenworth rank among the worst.
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Kansas
Eastern
Western
Daniel Roberts
Department of Obstetrics-Gyneology
Wichita
Kansas Blue Shield
Medicare
Medicaid
Champus
West
Jefferson County
Douglas
Leavenworth
Gray
Haskell
Elk
Harvey County
Three Democratic Congressmen Report Korean Contributions
Three senior House Democrats Melvin Price Tom Foley and Morris Udall said they received campaign funds from Tongsum Park a South Korean figure linked to operations to buy influence in Congress. They each accepted modest sums and did not perform favors nor know why the money was given.
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House
Tongsum Park
Congress
Melvin Price
Illinois
Tom Foley
Washington State
Morris Udall
Arizona
New York Times
Price
Foley
Park
Udall
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