Flooding in Kansas City Triggers 15 Deaths and Wide Damage
Floodwaters from up to 12 inches of rain swept through Kansas City area killing 15 people nine in Kansas City Missouri four in Leawood Kansas and one in Independence and Blue Springs Missouri. Fires followed the floods destroying shops at Country Club Plaza and causing gas explosions as crews evacuated residents and cut power to 25 000 customers.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Kansas City
Leawood
Kan
Independence
Blue Springs
Country Club Plaza
Brush Creek
Blue River
Supervisor seeks county control of Housing Authority
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Robert Hedlund urges placing the Housing Authority under Board of Supervisors oversight amid an FBI probe into the agency. Money, suspended executive director, is replaced by Michael Lynn as acting director during ongoing investigations into possible HUD fund misuse and 1975 76 affairs.
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Robert Hedlund
Santa Barbara County
Money
Housing Authority
Hedlund
Lompoc
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Stanley Horn
Lynn
Lawrence C. Grossman
FBI
Federal Housing and Urban Development
Housing Agency
Santa Maria
Grossman
Horn
Richard Mires
Mires
Enterprise lands after flawless free flight at Edwards
Edwards Air Force Base reports the shuttle orbiter Enterprise completed a precise landing on a dry lake bed runway after a successful free flight. Astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly controlled maneuvers testing aerodynamics and speed before a 250 mph landing at 8:54 a.m. PDT.
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Edwards Air Force Base
API
America
Enterprise
Desert
Joe Engle
Richard Truly
Senate panel sends Carter gas bill to full Senate
The Senate Energy Committee voted to send President Carter’s natural gas bill to the full Senate without amendment or recommendation after supporters failed to break a tie on price controls. The proposal keeps federal controls on interstate gas sales with a ceiling near 1.75 per thousand cubic feet and extends controls to in state sales.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Energy Committee
Carter
Senate
Hospital to establish self-insurance fund in Lompoc
Lompoc District Hospital moves to create a 115000 self insurance trust with Bank of America to secure Medicare reimbursement eligibility. The fund, supervised by HEW rules, limits use to malpractice protection and may reduce immediate coverage for past claims, with actuarial review ongoing to set needed protection and investment terms.
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Michael Palmer
William Diebner
Frank Signorelli
Lompoc
Alberta Morgan
Morgan
Palmer
Diebner
First Valley Bank of
Negotiators OK 458 Billion Federal Budget With No Social Security Tax Hike
House and Senate negotiators approve a 458.25 billion dollar budget for 1978 with no Social Security payroll tax increase. They urge action on stabilizing Social Security while President Carter backs tax rises later. The plan shows a 61.25 billion dollar deficit and spending below prior proposals, amid minor estimating changes. Weather notes follow with low clouds and mild temperature shifts.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Biofeedback therapy helps patients reconnect with their bodies
At Lompoc District Hospital biofeedback uses electronic monitors to reveal internal processes and train patients to control them. Director Richard Brophy notes its value for stroke recovery, Raynaud's disease, and stress-related conditions, though usage remains limited to clinically proven methods.
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Betsy Susman
Richard Brophy
Brophy
Lompoc District Hospital
Lompoc Hospital
Raynaud
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Kansas City Power and Light Co
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Dick Praul
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Tallahassee, Fla
John Rudd
John Spinkerlink
Andrew Graham
State Supreme Court
Rudd
California
Tallahassee
Graham
U.S
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Paul Coord
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