Kansas highway bill would need 815 million yearly, 1990 target
A Kansas study concludes average annual revenue of 815 million dollars is required for road and street needs over 15 years, nearly 2.5 times current funds. The plan, by Wilbur Smith and Associates, estimates 12.38 billion in 15 year construction with 2.04 billion for maintenance and 1.91 for administration, urging new funding without specific recommendations.
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Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
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Turner
John Carlin
D-Smolan
Carlin
Kansas House
Jorgensen
Texas
California
Oklahoma Line
Liberal
Augusta
Kansas 96
Ford close to finishing ski vacation amid 28 bills
President Ford nears the end of his Colorado ski vacation with 28 bills awaiting action. He signed a $9.3 billion federal water and power projects appropriation and named John Carlson as chief deputy press secretary. Ford urged renewed efforts to curb illicit drugs and designated John Robson as CAB chairman for 1976.
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Wall Ski Patrol
Ford
Richard Bass
Jim Brown
Fords
Bass
John Carlson
White House
Carlson
Congress
John Robson
Civil Aeronautics Board
Mother and boyfriend charged with Christmas Eve killings
In New York a 20 year old mother Debra Mackall and her 30 year old boyfriend Alfred Forte were charged with the murders of two children Rodell Mackall and Candy Cunningham. The bodies were found burned in a vacant East Harlem lot after the pair reported them missing. Autopsy expected. police say killings likely occurred at Forte’s Queens apartment days earlier.
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Alfred Forte
Rodell Mackall
Candy Cunningham
East
Harlem
Forte
Borough of
Queens
Debra Mackall
Martin Walsh
Mackall
Edwin Dreher
Dreher
Double Digit Sales Rise Across Nation This Christmas
Merchants nationwide report double digit sales gains during Christmas season with digital watches, color TVs, and luxury items selling well. Stores cite consumer money and confidence, unemployment down, and willingness to spend as key drivers. Major retailers from Milwaukee to Richmond, Atlanta, and Oklahoma City report solid increases, with electronics and many apparel items notably strong.
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Capitol Court
Milwaukee
Washington
Miller & Rhoads
Richmond
Rich's Inc
Atlanta
St. Louis
Morton Huff
Famour-Barratore
Jim Sherburne
John A. Brown Co
Oklahoma City
J.L. Hudson Co
Detroit
Welch assassination shocks Athens amid cautious U S Greek ties
In Athens an assassination linked to the CIA's Greece station chief Richard Welch unsettles U S Greek relations amid efforts to mend ties. Greek and American officials call it an isolated event, with top embassy diplomats under special protection as details unfold.
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Richard Welch
Central Intelligence Agency
Greece
Americana
Welch
U.S
Washington
CIA
Peru
Latino America
Area Weather Forecast Summary
Mostly cloudy and mild today with a chance of rain by evening. Colder tonight with a chance of light snow in the morning. Increasing clouds Sunday. Highs around 20. Southerly winds increasing from the east. Probability of precipitation about 40 percent today and tonight.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Northwestern Plains
Kaneas
Garden City
Hill City
Pittsburg
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