City approves 455000 CD budget for 1976
City commission adopts a 455000 Community Development budget for 1976 after a public hearing. The plan allocates funds for acquisition relocation and demolition, administration, tree removal, curb and gutter work, park improvements, planning updates, housing enforcement, and a rehab loan program in Trousdale. Memorial mentions three-year HUD funding and shifts from the old Neighborhood Development Program.
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City Commission
Trousdale
Marsha Ebaugh
Commission
MidTown
NDP
W. 5Th
W. 6Th
Warkentin Mill
Santa Fe
Brad Wells
W. 4Th and Main
Vernon Baker
Kansan
City delays 1st Street improvements amid financial data review
The city commission paused action on W. 1st Street from Sand Creek to Meridian Rd awaiting a funded plan. City manager Jay Newton reported a potential rise in bonded indebtedness and mill levies, with rates tied to a $32 million evaluation and future bond payoffs.
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City Commission
W. 1St
Sand Creek
Meridian Rd
Jay Newton
Allison Schroeder
Bill T. Smith
Black and Veatch
Newton
Smith
Rail dispute resolved averting nationwide railroad strike
Negotiators reached a tentative settlement with 70 000 shopcraft unions averting a strike that would have halted rail traffic and freight. Key terms include a three cent an hour raise for mechanics and a ban on subcontracting work handled in railroads shops, with talks continuing on other rules and issues.
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Washington
Usery
Ford reports seven MIAs dead after China visit
Secretary Kissinger announced all seven Americans listed as missing in action are deceased with two remains recovered. He said next of kin would be informed within 48 hours. The news came as President Ford pledged to normalize U.S. China relations during a banquet in Beijing and planned to visit Indonesia next.
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Peking
Ford
China
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Great Hall of the People
Soviet Union
Indonesia
United States
Washington
Kissinger
Taipei
Newton Jaycees Light Up Newton Christmas Contest
The Newton Jaycees sponsor a Christmas decorating and lighting contest with three cash awards for Newton families. First prize is 25 dollars, second 15, and third prize. Entry forms appear on page 9 of today's Kansan and must be mailed by Friday, December 19 to Brad Elliott, 1305 W. 9th, project chairman. Winners will be announced December 22.
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Rhonda Schmidt
Leanne Voth
Bethel College
Fine Arts
Kansan
The
Newton Jaycees
Newton
Brad Elliott
W. 9Th
Bethel Plans 4.02 Million Three Year Development Drive
Bethel College approves a Phase I three year 4.02 million plan to strengthen academics and student life. The program segments include a current fund target of 1.5 million, 1.32 million for program development and 1.2 million for a new Student Activity Center with a planned completion by December 1978.
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Harold J. Schultz
Bethel College Board of Directors
Bethel
Schultz
Fine Arts Center
Weather outlook for South Central region brief
Clear to partly cloudy and mild tonight with lows in the low 40s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with a slight shower chance and highs near 60. Precipitation probability about 20 percent. At Arpt KIRG reported highs around 65 and 64, humidity 58 to 6, low 34 to 40, pressure 29.95 to 30.08 inches, wind SW 23 to S 15.
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South Central
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Main
9Th
Miss Ebaugh
Guadalupe Park
Jim White
Ball Diamond Improvements
Ron Ratzlaff
Hutchinson Public Library
Charles Triggs
Kansas
E. 5Th
Roy Hedrick
Harvey Nease
6Th St
Lawler
Mia
Jaycees
la Pren Sena
Memorial Hall
Kauffman Museum
Weather Data
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