New Highways Soar In Expenses Across Kansas
Kansas and national highway costs rise sharply as DOT estimates show a nearly 300 percent increase since 1967. In six months Kansas' share hits about 21 percent, with per mile building costs for two lanes up to 1.5 million and four lanes up to 2 million. Labor, fuel, and federal wage mandates push prices higher, while OPEC oil outlook adds uncertainty for future projects.
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Cindy Schwartz
Kansas
Topeka
Hns
Federal Department of Transportation
Kansas Department of Transportation
Carter
Kansas City
John McNeal
KDOT
Edward Weilepp
Kansas Contractor’s Association
Weilepp
McNeal
OPEC
White House
Southcentral
Wall Street Trades Higher As Oil Prices Expected
The Dow rose 4.56 to 798.08 with gains outnumbering declines on the NYSE as volume climbed to 13.08 million in two hours. Boeing gained 1% after $120 million in new aircraft orders, Occidental fell 5 to 16 amid Mead Corp opposition, and oils advanced with Standard Oil of Indiana up 1 to 56 and Exxon up 4 to 49.
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New York
Boeing
Occidental Petroleum
Mead Corp
Mead
Standard Oil
Indiana
Exxon
Admisions Dismissals Births and Local Police Report
Forest Burgeon Rantoul and Terry Davis Williamsburg admitted Wednesday while Lyndon Smith Alvin Morgan Harold Bailey and others were dismissed. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Donald Ward weighed nine pounds 15 ounces Wednesday. Dawn Buce a 20 year old Dallas woman was found innocent of theft charges after a short jury deliberation and awaits transfer to Fort Smith Arkansas. Betty Hastings and Jimmy Hastings obtain divorces. A 17 year old Ottawa girl was referred to juvenile officer for curfew violation. Sometime Tuesday night Cherry's Body Shop was broken into a tool box and timing light stolen. City signs recently stolen. theft charges may follow. An accident at 15th and Main involving Bill Karr and Mary Haworth caused $2050 in damage with Karr cited for improper left turn.
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Forest Burgeon
Rantoul
Terry Davis
Williamsburg
Lyndon Smith
N. Main
Alvin Morgan
S. Oak
Harold Bailey
Baldwin Rfd
Kenneth J. Rausch
Williamsburg Rfd
H. D. McGrath
S. Hickory
Donald Ward
Dawn Buce
Dallas
Texas
Prairie Hills
Fort Smith
Ark
Ottawa
Cherry
Bill B. Karr
Vassar
Mary K. Haworth
15Th
Main Streets
Karr
Haworth
KCC Backs Carter Plan On Inflation Guidelines
The Kansas Corporation Commission said utility rate requests will be judged against President Carter’s voluntary anti inflation guidelines. Companies must justify compliance, considering pre existing contracts, sales drops, return requests, and labor costs while the agency notes guidelines are voluntary but reflect national policy.
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Topeka
Kan
Carter
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
ECC
Santa Visits Richmond For Kids At Community Building
The Richmond Chamber of Commerce expects a strong turnout for Santa’s yearly visit at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Richmond Community Building. He will greet children, hand out goodies, hear wishes, and announce holiday decorating prize winners. In Franklin County, nonvoters who did not vote in November will be purged from the voter register, with letters mailed to about 4,000 to notify them.
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Franklin County Animal Shelter
Alta Cruces
Mike Gullett
Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond Chamber
Franklin County
Laura Sutton
Sutton
Richmond Jaycees
Richmond Community Building
Lions Club
Chamber
Central Avenue
Richmond Area Lions Club
Local Ads and notices highlight store hours and sales
Advertisements show holiday promotions from many Ottawa area shops. Listings include BINGO dog food prices, closing times for GREEN Acres on Christmas Eve, Just Arrived Western shirts at Litwin's, and L&M Bites specials. Community items note memorial calendars, Santa appearances, calendar deliveries, and local business decorations. Military promotions and residents named in neighborhood notices also appear.
Fifth Graders Host Self Made Health Feast
Fifth graders at an elementary school in Pomona planned and prepared a four‑group meal using church kitchen facilities. Under teacher Cindy Montague they cooked bread and ice cream from scratch, cut chicken, and served a menu including baked and sweet potatoes, salad, carrot sticks, barbecued chicken, corn, rolls, and homemade ice cream. Proceeds supported learning about nutrition.
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Joan Istas Pomona
Cindy Montague
Topsy
Don Hoglund
Hoglund
Two Of Five Appointments Made For Airport Committee
Ottawa and Franklin County commissioners established an interim five member airport committee. Paul Gaynor and Leroy Wasmund were named to the panel, which will select three more members. The group will study ways to improve operations and possible joint ownership reflects county wide use. An airport authority could oversee the facility, issue bonds, borrow funds and levy mills.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Paul Gaynor
Leroy Wasmund
Gaynor
Wasmund
City Commission
County Commission
Robert Mills
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Garrnett
Kansas State University
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Burrton
John Carlin
Wall Street
the Daily Report
District Court News
Betty M. Hastings
S. Main
Jimmy E. Hastings
S. Locust
Public Safety News
Ad Briefs
Metzger Salvage
Green Acres
Litwin’s
L& M
L&m Cafe
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Butler-Hanes
West 15Th
Jim's Hill House
Santa Claus
Thur
Herald
Pamida
Clio Church
Pomona
Sat
Turner's
Jim's
Rex’s
Palace
City
Hairport
United States
Michael J. Esser
Edward D. Jones & Co
Sally Reynolds
Cliff Reynolds
College
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Chris A. Hughes
Floyd B. Hughes
U. S. Air Force
Homestead Afb
Fla
Tactical Air Command
John D. Roth Jr
John D. Roth
P.S.C
Shaw Afb
S. Car
Fort Benning
Forrest J. Hamilton
Charles E. Hamilton
Willow
Correll M. Mills
Glenn F. Welch
Princeton Rfd
U Dac
Joan Istas
Airport Committee
Franklin Savings
South Main
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