City approves sewer and airport projects in weekly meeting
The Newton city commission adopted an ordinance for the North Side Relief Sewer and an EPA compliant sewer plan linked to a $1 million grant. Plans for a $30,000 foot aircraft welding facility at Newton City County Airport were advanced, with 5 percent engineering fees shared by city and county.
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City Commission
North Side
Newton
North Newton
EPA
Newton City-County
Aviation Commission
Bill Smith
Smith
Jay Newton
Victor L. Phillips Co
Berry Tractor International
Century Equipment
Glen Gronau
Oursler Bros. Construction Co
Peabody
Newton City
Kansan
Task force to draft health insurance plan
Washington AP report says the Carter administration will form an intergovernmental task force to design a national health insurance plan. The group mirrors a welfare reform panel and may present options for a phased, year by year rollout tied to cost controls and a ceiling on hospital charges.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Eer
Rourter
Califano
White House
Carter
Capitol Hill
Legal Services Corporation
Weather Summary for South Central Region
Mostly clear conditions at Kirg Airport with a high near 47 and tonight’s lows in the 30s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with highs around 60 and northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Barometer near 30.00 inches, winds N to NW.
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South Central
Kansas native joins Carter White House staff
Arlington Kansas born 25 year old Jimmy Carter aide Scott Burnett joined the White House as assistant appointments secretary after volunteering on campaigns in Missouri and Kansas. A former field representative for Congresswoman Martha Keys he traveled the region and now handles invitations and requests at the White House.
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Kansas City
White House
Jimmy Carter
Scott Burnett
Arlington, Kan
Burnett
Kansas
Martha Keys
Topeka
Mrs. Keys
Carter
Missouri
Hamilton Jordan
Nebraska
Iowa
Atlanta
Arlington
Kansas State University
Washington
Bill Roy
Anglican Archbishop of Uganda Killed in Car Crash
Nairobi AP reports Archbishop Janani Luwum along with two Ugandan officials died in a Kampala car crash after attempting to overpower the driver. Also noted are U.S. political pay raise actions and Cyrus Vance's Cairo visit amid Middle East talks.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Janani Luwum
Charles Oboth Ofumbe
Orinayo Oryeman
International Conference Center
Kampala
Cairo
Cyrus Vance
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Vance
Israel
United States
Sadat
Carter ties Cuba relations to human rights and embargo
President Carter urged Cuba to restrain its abroad actions and improve domestic rights as a condition for friendlier ties, while Cuba pressed for lifting the trade embargo in exchange for extending the anti hijacking pact beyond April. He cited possible Cuban troop withdrawal from Angola as a path to normalization.
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Carter
Cuba
U.S
Havana
United States
White House
Angola
State Department
Agriculture Department
Western Hemisphere
Latin America
United Nations
Puerto Rico
Jonathan Bingham
D-N.y
Fidel Castro
Bingham
Castro
CIA
Barbados
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Commission
Substance Abuse Board
Citizens Forum
Roger Rutschman
Ralph Rees
the Newton
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Newton Chamber of Commerce
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