High Court Upholds City Right To Reject Bids
The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously supported Ottawa's choice to reject Case-Bros. Inc. bid for the 1976 fire station remodel, affirming the city may reject bids not preferred by officials. The ruling, 6-0 with one nonparticipating justice, states the city was not obligated to accept the lowest bid if it deems other factors justify rejection.
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George B. Pyle
Kansas Supreme Court
Ottawa
Case- Bros. Inc
Topeka
Department of Public Safety
Ottawa City Commission
Case- Bros
Hawkins & O’hara Construction
Case-Bros
Floyd Coffman
John Richeson
David Prager
Prager
Alex Fromme
Robert Mills
Mills
Richeson
Tax charges against Wolf Creek workers face federal charges
Twenty construction workers at the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington, Kansas, were charged with filing false federal tax withholding statements. Seventeen of the workers are Kansas residents, and the case implicates Daniel International Corp. with the plant valued at 1.3 billion dollars. The U.S. attorney said as many as 300 workers may have misstated taxes to avoid withholding. Initial appearances are set for December 18 in Topeka. The weather forecast reports a sequence of cool, clear days with no rain and totals for November at 3.72 inches.
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Topeka
Kan
Wolf Creek
Burlington
U.S
James P. Buchele
Kansas
Daniel International Corporation
Buchele
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Electric Cooperatives Inc
Kansas Secretary of Revenue
Michael Lennon
Ottawa Taxi Safety Inspections on Planning Commission Agenda
Ottawa planners focus on cab safety with a proposal for regular inspections. Jeanie's and Family Affair say inspections are acceptable but warn that over-regulation could threaten operations. The Ottawa Planning Commission meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Planning Commission
Commission
City Hall
Jeanie
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Beverly Bourque
Co-Op
Libyan Mob Attacks U S Embassy in Tripoli
About 2,000 Libyans sacked the U S Embassy in Tripoli and set the four story building on fire. Embassy staff escaped unhurt as Libyan police were scarce and guards withdrawn. State Department filed a protest and questioned Libyan government responsibility for the attack.
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Tripoli
Libya
U.S
State Department
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Islamabad
Pakistan
William Eagleton
Green Square
Vincent Principe
Washington
Department
JANA
Carter
Iran
Hodding Carter
Libyan apology offered after Tripoli embassy attack
Libyan government expressed profuse apologies for the Tripoli embassy assault and pledged tighter guard. State Department demanded satisfactory security assurances and Khadafy acknowledge the attack to ease tensions. Fourteen dependents left Libya. most headed to Paris or Rome as U.S. reassesses diplomatic security in Islamic states.
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Washington
U.S
Tripoli
State Department
Libya
Department
David Passage
Paris
Rome
Ali Turayki
William Eagleton
Muammar Khadafy
Iran
United States
Hodding Carter
Two U S Sailors Die In Ambush Puerto Rico
Gunmen ambushed a busload of U S Navy personnel in Toa Baja Puerto Rico killing two servicemen and wounding ten others including three women. Authorities report the wounded range from serious to critical condition with names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Toa Baja
Puerto Rico
U.S. Navy
Arthur K. Knoizen
U.S
Caribbean
Navy
Wind Stymies death by own action at Empire State Building
A Bronx woman, Elvira Adams, 29, jumped from the 16th-floor observation deck but was saved when a 23 mph gust blew her onto a 15th-floor ledge. She sustained only minor injuries. Police say it is unclear if she jumped or was forced by the wind.
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New York
Empire State Building
Elvira Adams
Bronx
Joseph Bay
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Tehran
Texas
Revolutionary Council
Khomeini
America
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
L. Bruce Laingen
Foreign Ministry
Laingen
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ghotbzadeh
Shah
Mexico
Egypt
High Court
City Commission
Case Bros
National Weather Service
Braves
Chiefs
Kitty Wells
Municipal Auditorium
Tennessee Mountain Boys
Bobby Wright
Bobby
Willie
McHale's Navy
Nashville
Fred Solis
Charles White
Southern California
Billy Sims
Oklahoma
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