Villagers Save Wrights Bridge in Glencoe Illinois
In Glencoe Illinois villagers and Frank Lloyd Wright descendants rallied to save a 75 foot concrete span, one of three Wright designs. Funds covered 70 percent from the state and town plus 17 thousand raised by residents, restoring the bridge closed in May 1977.
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Glencoe
Frank Lloyd Wright
Golden Gate
Florence Boone
Japan
Germany
Holland
France
Wright
Illinois Department of Transportation
Congressional Campaigns Getting Big Money
Washington AP reports President Carter advocates public financing for House and Senate races to curb influence of big donors. Mondale warns moneyed interests threaten democracy. Administration eyes subsidies with spending limits, despite past resistance from incumbents and GOP concerns. Also weighing nationwide Election Day registration, later rejected.
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Washington
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
Walter F. Mondale
White House
State Fire Safety Inspection Program Found Lacking
The Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit found problems in the state's fire safety inspection program. Ambiguous duties between the Fire Marshal's Office and local departments, lack of reinspections, no adopted reporting rules, and no fire loss reports since 1975. audit urges clarifying legislation, expanded follow ups, and formal reporting procedures.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Legislative Division of Post
Kansas Fire Marshal's Office
Kansas
Post Audit Division
Kansas Firm May Get USDA Loan Okay
The Agriculture Department tentatively approved up to 15 million dollar loan guarantees for Biomass Corp of Clewiston Florida and Guaranty Fuels Inc of Independence Kansas to convert agricultural residues into fuel and pellets. A third project by Midwest Solvents Inc of Atchison Kansas seeks 15 million. Final approval depends on energy output exceeding fossil fuel use.
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Kansas
USDA
Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
Biomass Corp
Clewiston
Fla
Guaranty Fuels Inc
Independence
Kan
Biomass
Savannah Foods & Industries
Savannah, Ga
SuChem Corp
U.S. Sugar Corp
Guaranty
North Carolina
CCC
Department
Congress
Midwest Solvents Inc
Atchison, Kan
Midwest Solvents
Santa Rosa
Texas
George Rippel
Schemers Indicted In Central Illinois Farmers Scheme
A Springfield federal grand jury indicted seven men on eight counts of conspiracy fraud and income tax evasion over a phony farmer’s cooperative. Defendants include Lewis Shelton, John Derry, James Darrough, Donald Burkes, Carl Bledsoe Jr., Ernest Dinora, and James Enoglio. About 1,700 central Illinois farmers bought roughly $1 million in shares. some 7,000 farmers lost over $12 million in the bankrupt PFA.
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Springfield, Ill
Springfield
U.S
Gerald Fines
Lewis Shelton
New Mexico
John Derry
Kansas City
Kan
James Darrough
Donald Burkes
Fordland
Carl Bledso
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PFA
BOB White Motor Co
Chrysler
Plymouth
Nature
Reomn
N. Main St
Ottawa Herald
Alcoholics Anonymous
Call
Kansas Children’s Service League
Tan
Ath and Oak
Ottawa
N. Center
Gardner
Lawrence
Herald
Cai
South Cedar
Eisenhower School
Parmelee Products
King
Pence
Pence's
EOE
Montgomery Ward
Std
South Main
Wellsville
Wellsville Water Department
Alfred Molding
Center Street
Leung
Paola
Auto Club of America
Dave Moeck
General Services
Bennie Stinson
Tom
Linda Richardson
A. K. Watts and Son
Keith
Alan Auction Service
Printy
Ben Printy
Cecil Beatty
Franklin Co
John Shields
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Overbrook
Claude Myers Auction Service
Centropolis
RFD
Elmer Deweese
OH Furniture
Altair
Isc
Barnhart
Rigid Ferm Inc
Richmonte
Budge’s
Ace Hardware
South Main Street
Shaklee Products
Williamson and Company
North Poplar
Budge's
Plattner Industries
E. North St. Kansas
Leeds
General Motors Corp
Stadium Drive
Bruce Waymire
Gary and
Bob’s
Jim Ralston
Wade Mace
Abright’s
Taylor Construction
Ralph Taylor
John Fritts
Taylor
Jack
Jack Rutter
Dan Arnold
North King
Richmond
TOP Hat
Ace
King Radio Corr
Betsy
Davis
John Deere Tractor
GMC
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