Kansas probes gas price pact to cut bills for 425000 customers
The Kansas Corporation Commission asked FERC to approve a negotiated deal that would reduce residential gas prices by 20 to 25 dollars over four months for about 425000 Kansas homes. Northwest Central Pipeline would shift purchases to cheaper Hugoton gas and other supplies, lowering its cost from 2.84 to 2.55 per thousand cubic feet.
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Moped rider and car collide near Peoples State Bank
At Central Avenue Richmond a westbound moped driven by Mike S. Brown, 14, and a southbound vehicle driven by Mary A. McMechan, 22, collided in front of Peoples State Bank after McMechan entered Central Street from the bank drive through. Brown suffered minor injuries. no ambulance was used. Damages exceed $300.
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Fairfax Airport Closed To Lure GM In Kansas City Kan
The Port Authority and City Council agreed to close Fairfax Municipal Airport by April 1 to offer 335 acres to General Motors for a potential new plant. City officials promise road sewer and utility help and note the move aims to keep GM from leaving by 1968 while other cities consider bidding. The Fairfax plant employs about 5,200 people and originated as a World War I bomber factory.
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Safety Council Warns Drunken Drivers
The National Safety Council warns that about half of highway deaths involve a drinking driver as Americans begin the New Year weekend. Officials urge abstention or other transport, estimating 350 to 450 lives could be lost and about 430 deaths over a four day period. Last year saw 261 fatalities in the three day span, while 1965 marked the worst holiday with 564 deaths.
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Warehouse Holiday Deals and Local Service Alerts
Ottawa area brief highlights multiple local notices. Woolworths to open breakfast at 6 15 am on Dec 31 while Sears inventories close Dec 31. Free New Year Eve taxi 6 pm to 6 am. D an D Exercise and Virginia’s Hill House plan New Year events. Restaurant specials, clearance sales, and a Christmas tree disposal option at Carpet Warehouse with no charge.
Minnesota Men Jailed After I-35 Harassment Incident
Two Minnesota men, Devon Sut ter and Arnie Johnson, both 20 and 25 from Austin, are jailed in Franklin County on drug possession charges tied to an I-35 incident reported by female travelers who were harassed. Police stopped a 1973 Chrysler two miles north of Ottawa finding five grams of cocaine and marijuana. The men face charges in District Court after New Year holidays.
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Lawrence Man Accused Of Growing Mushrooms
Lawrence, Kan. AP report says David Lee McKinney, 29, charged with possession and intent to sell marijuana cocaine and psilocybin mushrooms. three rooms of a home used for the operation, removed in two flatbed loads. McKinney faces a January preliminary hearing with bond set at 10150 and a competency motion anticipated.
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Kemp Returns Home After Heart Attack Hospitalization
John B. Kemp, 66, state secretary of transportation for Kansas, left St. Francis Hospital after a mild heart attack suffered during a ribbon cutting on U.S. 36 near Elwood. He will rest at home for several weeks and undergo a follow up stress test in about three weeks before a return to work is considered. Kemp was appointed in 1979 after a career with the federal Highway Administration, succeeding O.D. Turner.
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