Santa Fe plans major 1976 capital improvements
Santa Fe Industries Inc. will spend about $233 million on capital improvements in 1976, down from $245 million in 1975, with Santa Fe Railway allocating roughly $125 million next year versus $176 million in 1975 due to reduced equipment needs. The program includes $53 million in road and structure work and over $62 million in other projects, such as rail yard upgrades and new facilities, aimed at expanding coal and freight operations.
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Kan
Santa Fe Industries Inc
John S. Reed
Tony
Reed
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe Industries
Santa Fe
Barstow
Calif
Denver
Colo
Cleburne
Tex
Prteimery
New Mexico
Fry joins Hesco as materials manager in Hesston division
John W. Fry of Wichita has joined the Hesco Division of Hesston Corp. as materials manager, announced by Les Yoder division general manager. Fry previously worked in sales at Pioneer Metals in Wichita and Dallas, and spent five years in production related roles at Gates Learjet in Wichita.
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John W. Fry
Wichita
Hesco
Hesston Corp
Les Yoder
Fry
Pioneer Metals, Inc
Dallas
Gates Learjet Corp
Stocks appointed VP at Conoco in global purchasing shift
Kenneth D. Stocks of Newton Kansas and a Kansas State graduate has been elected vice president of Continental Oil Company and assigned responsibility for purchasing with Houston headquarters. The restructuring also promotes James E. Barnes to vice president of the new supply and trading department and John L. Kelly to the new transportation department, both based in Houston. An ICC judge says Amtrak has improved but public expectations for rail service remain high with more progress anticipated.
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Kenneth D. Stocks
Newton
Kan
Kansas State University
Continental Oil Company
Otis Stocks
Conoco
Western Hemisphere Petroleum Division
Stocks
Stamford
Conn
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Pur
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James E. Barnes
Purchasing
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John L. Kelly
Western Hemisphere Petroleum, Supply and Transportation
Transportation Department
Walton
Gibbens Auto Supply Inc
John Sanders
Walton State Bank
Gene Gibbens
Ted Pankratz
John Breitenbach
Gibbons
Kansan Oto
NAM chairman says attitudes change
Richard Kautz of Muscatine Iowa, founder of Grain Processing Corp becomes chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers. He advocates a positive pluralistic role for business and stresses innovation over rigid doctrine. The NAM under his one year tenure aims to emphasize practical judgment and growth.
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New York
Richard Kautz
Muscatine
Iowa
Kautz
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Hesston Hires Audit Supervisor from Arthur Young
Hesston Corp. announces Chris Hargrove has joined as audit supervisor from Arthur Young and Co. in Oklahoma City after two years as staff accountant. A magna cum laude Central State Univ. graduate 1973 he was in Alpha Chi and headed the accounting club. He is a member of the AICPA and OKCPA. He and wife Kathy with two children reside in Hesston.
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Chris Hargrove
Hesston Corp
Hesston
Arthur Young and Co
Oklahoma City
Hargrove
Central State University
Edmond
Okla
Alpha Chi National Honor Society
Accounting Club
U.S. Grant High School
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Oklahoma
Ortega promoted to dealer development manager at Hesston Latin America
Hesston Corp. promotes Hesston Latin America region dealer development manager Hesston veteran promoter formerly Atlanta Branch territory manager Joined Hesston in 1971 as service rep served as service manager and territory manager in Georgia Native of Albany Georgia graduated high school in 1964 He and his wife Brenda Faye relocated to Newton from Georgia
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J. Lamar Ortega
Hesston Corp
Latin America
Hesston Division
Atlanta
Ortega
Hesston
Georgia
Albany
Brenda Faye
Newton
Farmland Industries Meeting Draws Crossroads Delegates
Crossroads Co op representatives attended the Farmland Industries annual meeting in Kansas City Missouri from Wednesday through Saturday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Marvin J Banman Canton Mr and Mrs Otto R Quiring Mr and Mrs Randolph H Schmidt Mr and Mrs Harvey Deckert Mr and Mrs John D Schmidt Mr and Mrs Ralph Hiebert Henry Neufeld Stanley Schmidt all of Newton Alfred H Regier Whitewater Dennis Schroeder and Mr and Mrs Waldo O Voth Goessel and Tim Klassen Moundridge.
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Crossroads Co-op
Farmland Industries
Kansas City
Marvin J. Banman
Canton
Otto R. Quiring
Randolph H. Schmidt
Harvey Deckert
John D. Schmidt
Ralph Hiebert
Henry Neufeld
Stanley Schmidt
Newton
Alfred H. Regier
Whitewater
Dennis Schroeder
Waldo O. Voth
Goessel
Tim Klassen
Moundridge
Insurance school trains Harvey County agents and staff
Doris F. Stubby from Newton and Gary Stahl of Halstead returned from a special insurance school conducted by Farm Bureau Insurance at its Manhattan home office on Monday and Tuesday.
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Doris F. Stubby
Newton
Gary Stahl
Halstead
Farm Bureau Insurance
Harvey County
Manhattan
House tax bill items enumerated as Senate action looms
The House passed tax bill lists key measures for Senate action including 1976 only tax credits, extended personal standard deduction hikes, and preserved 1975 business tax rate cuts. It also outlines tax shelter curbs, minimum tax changes, aged tax credits, working parents child care credits, alimony deductibility, moving expense rules, and home expense deduction tweaks with projected year-by-year totals.
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Washington
Senate
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