City to discuss street lighting and agenda items
The city commission meets Wednesday at 9 a.m. to discuss the street lighting program with KG and E department head Maurice Clark, sidewalk tree planting by Charles Newell at Main, and financial losses in commercial refuse collections. Pending items include street improvement assessments, petitions for streets and sewers, and a 9:30 a.m. citizens forum.
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Maurice Clark
Kg&e
Charles Newell
Newell
SV Tool Co
Santa Fe
Red
Rory Kuhn
Sears
E. 6Th
Columbus
Fairview
Plum
Ash
Manchester Lane
Spencer Ave
First Kansas
10Th St. Court
S. Evans Ave
Ragsdale
N. Main
Sherman Drive
Lakeshore Drive
First National Bank
Carmen Gonzalez Jr
Citizens’ Forum
No gasoline shortage seen this summer forecast by officials
Washington energy officials expect gasoline prices to rise by 3 to 5 cents a gallon this summer with no shortage anticipated. Major oil firms raised wholesale prices today, while refinery output increases and seasonal demand push costs up, though variation will occur regionally. President Ford signed debt limit and child support delay measures, temporarily raising the public debt cap to 577 billion and delaying new child support program effective dates.
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Washington
Federal
John Hill
Federal Energy Administration
Shell Oil Co
Standard Oil
Indiana
Amoco
Atlantic Richfield Co
Texaco Inc
Hill
FEA
Ford
White House
Congress
Kansas Will Not Raise State Tax Withholding Rate
Kansas Revenue Secretary James T. McDonald said the state will keep its withholding at 10 percent of the federal rate this year despite a federal cut. Gov. Bennett urged holding the state rate steady. the federal reduction applies to some taxpayers for one year only. Kansans may owe more at next year’s tax time as state withholding remains higher than federal reductions.
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Hill
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
James T. McDonald
Robert F. Bennett
McDonald
Ford and Meany clash over recovery at NAACP convention
President Ford told the NAACP convention he is confident the economic decline is over but warned recovery must be grounded in sound policies or risk renewed inflation, deeper recession, and higher unemployment. AFL CIO leader Meany blasted the administration, predicting 9.2 percent May unemployment and 25 million workers facing joblessness this year.
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Washington
Ford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Afl-Cio
George Meany
America
Meany
Hardwon
Harvest in full swing across Kansas in 1975
Harvest activity spread across much of Kansas as hot dry weather allowed full-scale wheat collection for the first time this year. Jim Jay at the state harvest control office in Great Bend said fields from Jewell County on the Nebraska line southward are now in full swing, with Sumner County resuming test cutting as rain effects fade.
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Great Bend
Kan
Kansas
Jewell County
Nebraska
Jim Jay
State Harvest Control Office
Sumner County
Weather Data for South Central Region
Clear to partly cloudy and hazy with few thundershowers developing this afternoon and evening. Very warm and humid with highs in the mid 90s. Low around 70. Winds southeast to south at 5 to 15 mph today, becoming light and variable tonight. Arpt Kirg readings show high 92 to 91, humidity 63 to 59, low 67 to 68, barometer 30.22, temperature 87 to 83, wind S8 to S10.
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South Central
KIRG
Ford denies ultimatum to Israel at Geneva talks
Ford said the United States did not deliver an ultimatum to Israel at a meeting with ambassador Dinitz and would not back Israel at a reconvened Geneva session unless a fair comprehensive settlement is reached. He also signed an unemployment extension protecting 250000 workers and pledged firm support for the United Nations amid efforts to keep dialogue candid and respectful.
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Meany
Ford
Congress
All
Washington
United States
Israel
Middle East
Dinitz
White House
Ron Nessen
Simcha Dinitz
Geneva
Washington Post
Egypt
Mitla
Gidi
Sinai
Daniel P. Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
U.N
The
World Organization
Newton Streets Reflect Local History and Naming Rules
Streets in Newton draw from fruits, trees, Civil War generals, residents, and ideas. Early naming by Newton Town Company used trees and Main, later sites honor pioneers. rules set in 1964 govern street types and naming consistency.
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Roberta Aldag
Newton
Newton Town Company
Sherman
Blaine
Logan
Muse
R. W. P. Muse
Axtell
John Axtell
McLain
A. C. McLain
Negotiations hinted in Indian surrenders
On Pine Ridge, federal officials indicate possible talks to arrange surrender of 16 people linked to the FBI agents slayings. Acting Reservation Supt. Kendall Cumming says appointments with some leaders are possible, despite no definite plan.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Kendall Cumming
Cumming
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ronald Williams
Jack Coler
United Church of Christ General Synod
Minneapolis
AIM National
Vernon Bellecourt
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Newton Municipal
Athletic Park
Newton Recreation Commission
Margaret Bush Wilson
Association
Weather Data
Berry Ave
Ernest Berry
Gaston Boyd
A. C. Koerner
Alice
Beverly
Estelle
Sandy
Sandra) Lane
Ida
Michael
Northridge
Claude Rhoades
Rhoades Addition
Westchester
Roanoke
Normandy
Hessler
Warren Nicholson
Nicholson
Ambleside
Emmaline
Lover
Morse
Pierce
Hanover
Garfield
Friendly Acres
William and Gardner
Main
Art Jostmeyer
Boyd
Sunset School
Kansan
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