Judge rules railroad may raise coal freight costs for KP&L
Kansas Power & Light officials say a federal judge decision allowing Burlington Northern to hike coal transport charges could cost KP&L customers about 3.75 million dollars annually. Judge Dale E. Saffels found no contract preventing the 75 cent per ton rate increase for coal moving from Wyoming to KP&L’s Kansas plant. The utility argued 1972 letters and a 1973 KP&L speech formed an offer and acceptance, but the court noted pre-1978 such agreements were illegal without ICC approval. KP&L serves roughly 275,000 customers in central and northeast Kansas.
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Kansas City, Kan
Kansas Power & Light Co
U.S
Dale E. Saffels
Utility
Burlington Northern Railroad Co
St. Paul Minn
Wyoming
Kp&l
Kansas
Saffels
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central
U S Soviet grain pact extended for a year
Washington AP The Soviet Union agreed to a one year extension of the grain purchase agreement set to expire September 30 Agriculture Secretary John R Black said the move lets American farmers keep a key market alive, despite Carter era embargo actions. Black planned to contact Moscow to set talks on additional grain sales beyond the current limit. He spoke in Des Moines at a National Federation of Republican Women meeting. The extension marks a second year long extension of the five year pact begun in 1976, with some farm groups pushing for a new long term deal. Reagan had paused work on a new agreement last December over Soviet actions in Poland.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
John R. Black
Carter
Block
Des Moines
Iowa
National Federation of Republican Women
U.S
Reagan
Poland
Area Man Faces Sex Charges Involving Minor in Pomona
A 44 year old Pomona man, Alvin F. Houston Jr., was charged in District Court Friday with three counts of indecent liberties with a minor related to a 13 year old girl. He was arrested on two warrants, appeared in court, bond was reduced from 25000 to 15000, and he remained jailed awaiting a Monday August 31 preliminary hearing. The alleged offenses occurred at his home in late April, late July and early August.
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Pomona
Pomona Birt
Alvin F. Houston Jr
Bond
Houston
So. St. Paul Choice
Midwest
St. Paul
Indianapolis
St. Joseph
Peoria
Sioux Falls
Omaha
Hainois
Owa
Minnesta
Minnesota
Ilinois
Towa
Manslaughter Verdict in Kansas Sheriff Deputy Death
A Butler County jury convicted Decatur Texas man Johnny Huddleston of involuntary manslaughter for the April death of Deputy Johnny Huddleston. The verdict carries one to five years in prison and included convictions for amphetamine possession drug paraphernalia possession and reckless driving. The incident followed a high speed chase that ended when Huddleston's tractor trailer grain rig crushed a patrol car near Towanda, Kansas.
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EL Dorado, Kan
Butler County
Decatur
Texas
Huddleston
Tom Wolf
Towanda
Ottawa Chamber Bids Lower Than Estimates For City Revitalization
The Ottawa bid opening followed two years of Chamber and city work to rebuild the downtown. Bids came in under engineer estimates as city bond rates trend downward, helping reduce project costs. A parent brought Japanese students to town, noting faded paint and cracked sidewalks as the town looked less welcoming. The Ottawa Middle School office machine show Friday drew light attendance with 14 product lines on display.
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Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
City of
Heart of
Ottawa Middle School
M N and O tag renewals due August thirty first
Only seven business days remain for owners with last names M N or O to renew motor vehicle registrations to avoid penalties. Renewal forms should have arrived from the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Motor Vehicles. bring last year’s card if not. Provide liability insurance details and policy numbers. pay renewal fees and the separate personal property tax by check. Mail renewal and tax payments with a 50 cent handling fee. On August 16, stickers and new tags were issued for names starting with P, Q and R.
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Kansas Department of Revenue
Division of Motor Vehicles
Library Line Provides Local Information Help
A community information feature offers contact options and answer lines at Fifth and Main. It lists resources for rural water district data from FHA offices, Department of Transportation driver requirements, Red Cross contact Melvin Beeghly, a Proctor and Gamble trademark clarification, coroner on call, James Robert Davis address, and Silver Dollar City Craft Festival dates with hours.
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Fifth and Main
American Red Cross
Melvin Beeghly
Proctor & Gamble
Moon and Stars
People Magazine
James Robert Davis
Garfield
Wayne St
Muncie
Ind
Silver Dollar City
Plea Entered and Civil Filings Highlight Update
Garland L. Westbrook pleads guilty to forging a check belonging to Mary Chandler of Lawrence at Wal-Mart on South US-59. sentencing set for Sept. 24 with daily reporting to a court services officer. Civil cases filed include Wanda Tiller vs. AID Inc and several others, with various recoveries and quiet title actions noted. Also reports a framing Injury incident near K-68 and a non injury crash on East Fifth, plus midwestern livestock market results and trade levels.
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Garland L. Westbrook
E. Powhattan
Mary Chandler
Lawrence
Wal-Mart
South Us-59
Westbrook
Wanda Tiller
AID, Inc
Shelby Manlift Inc
Staneart Construction
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
William O. Dent
Althea McBrier
Hyda McBrier
Citizens State Bank of
Eighth Grade Football Practice At Ottawa Middle School
Eight grade football practice set to begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Ottawa Middle School. The session will help players prepare for upcoming games and develop fundamentals under coaching staff.
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Ottawa Middle School
Peru declares emergency after Lima bombing blackout
Bomb blasts ripped metropolitan Lima plunging 2.8 million residents into darkness and triggering looting, fires, and injuries. Prime Minister Manuel Ulloa declared a state of emergency for Lima and El Callao as authorities reported deaths, prison escapes, arrests, and dynamite and firebombs among seized materials. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks linked to Shining Path.
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Lima
Peru
Manuel Ulloa
el Callao
Ulloa
Shining Path
Second Soviet woman joins five cosmonauts aboard Salyut 7
Three Soviet cosmonauts Leonid Popov Alexander Serebrov and Svetlana Savitskaya docked with the Salyut 7 space station joining Anatoly Berezovoy Valentin Lebedev in orbit since May The five crew including the first woman in space on the station began joint research Savitskaya described as key for experiments and morale during the mission
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Moscow
Tass
Leonid Popov
Alexander Serebrov
Svetlana Savitskaya
Space Station
Anatoly Berezovoy
Valentin Lebedev
Orbiting Scientific Laboratory
Jean-Loup Chretien
Community event notices and business offers in Ottawa area
Local ads list shop specials at The Looking Glass on 13th and Main, including 10 percent discounts for women over 60 and walk in appointments. Franks and daytime daycare at Franklin County Day Care Center. Ottawa Country Club hosts an annual possum trot with BBQ and Timberline band. Bethany Chapel marks 115th anniversary. Rembrandt rock show announced for Fri and Sat.
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Ottawa Country Club
Timberline Band
Coach Club
Rembrandt
Ottawa
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