Carter seeks to end presidential isolation
President elect Carter says he wants public suggestions on how to avoid isolation in the White House and stay in touch with ordinary citizens. Press secretary Powell says a special staff will study public ideas and Carter plans a quiet New Year and a country tour after January 20 to meet people.
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Maine
Kenneth Curtis
Carter
Democratic National Committee
Powell
Washington
Georgia
White House
Powell Ee
Democratic leaders plan doubled public works jobs program
House Majority Leader Jim Wright announces a Carter backed plan to double the public works job program. The proposal targets 150 000 to 300 000 jobs with 2 to 4 billion dollars in funding, hearings to begin next week and a meeting with Carter on January 7 in Plains Georgia.
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White House
Congress
Carter
House
Jim Wright
Peperes
Wright
Ford
Plains
Economic Development Administration
Oere
Crossings to Get Gates Under Kansas State Plan
State highway brochure details funding for area grade crossings including E 8th St and several Santa Fe and Rock Island crossings. Projects total millions in Harvey and Marion counties with federal participation, covering 1977 through 1982 schedules and specific costs for gates, lighting, overruns, and bridges.
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Missouri Pacific District Engineer's
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St. Louis
Santa Fe
Main St
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Broadway
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Marion Counties
Marion County
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Hillsboro
Lincolnville
Harvey County
Colorado St
Burrton
Rock Island
Marion
Newton
Florence
K-15
Canada
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Kansan to not publish Saturday New Year holiday edition
The Kansan will skip Saturday edition due to New Year’s Day. Monday afternoon will carry the next regular issue. Government offices except emergency services close, as do banks and most businesses. no mail delivery though post office lobby remains open for boxholders.
Bitter cold grips Kansas as records fall in Topeka
Bitterly cold air settled over Kansas with subzero overnight lows and a new Topeka record low of minus ten. The National Weather Service warned of a chance of snow flurries on New Year’s Day and snow Sunday with high teens to near 40s later in the period.
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Topeka
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Weather Service
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Hutchinson
Goodland
Dodge City
Weather Data South Central Cold With Low Temps
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with continued cold. Lows around 12 to 5 above, highs in the 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph diminishing tonight.
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South Central
Smoking costs and Hep swine flu shake Ford bid
Tobacco sales reach 16.6 billion this year with cigarettes dominating spending, opposite antismoking trends. Ford defends the swine flu inoculation program amid links to Guillain Barre syndrome and compensation claims total 1.1 million. Ardmore seizure of eight tons of marijuana valued up to 16 million. Art Fletcher predicts GOP national chairmanship.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Vail
Colo
Ford
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ardmore Air Park
U.S. Atty
David Russell
Oklahoma City
Topeka
Kan
Art Fletcher
GOP National Committee
Fletcher
Richard Nixon
Richard Richards
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