Cantankerous New Power System Blinks Again at Ottawa Plant
The Ottawa power plant faced a second blackout in six days amid efforts to mesh new Cooper Energy generators with the older STAG unit. Frequency issues, out-of-phase generators, and a faulty interconnect circuit caused outages lasting hours, disrupting plants like Plattner Industries and King Radio and prompting talks of a dedicated line from KCP&L for critical systems.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa
Kansas City Power and Light
Dave Watkins
Cooper
Watkins
Kcp&l
Plattner Industries
King Radio
Plattner
Don Armentrout
Armentrout
State Industry image hinders Kansas job recruitment
State Industry reports recruitment slowed by a poor image of Kansas. The note appears in a brief roundup across pages 9 and 10, with references to sports delays and a farm and area news summary.
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Kansas
3 Month Economic Heyday
The nation’s economy grew rapidly in the first quarter, expanding at an 8.6 percent annual rate the strongest since early 1978. Before-tax corporate profits rose 3.8 percent, while real GNP reached $2.853 trillion, with personal consumption and exports fueling the surge. The report also lowered the GNP deflator to 9.8 percent and revised profits to $259.1 billion.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Sullivan Witnesses Deny Intent to Kill Welch in Lebo Case
Sullivan testified he does not recall the events after confronting Bill Welch and admitted punching him, denying any intent to kill. The trial, in Franklin District Court, heard earlier autopsy notes of blunt force injuries and ended with Sullivan tearfully recounting the bloodsoaked scene before the body was found in a cistern near Lebo. The defense argues he panicked after harming Welch. closing arguments followed as the jury neared verdict.
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Terry Sullivan
Princeton
Bill Welch
Franklin District Court
Sullivan
Lebo
Welch
Thomas Sachse
Welch Welch
Wendall Barker
Sachse
Ads affect TV programs as brands pull back efforts
Procter & Gamble disclosed withholding ads from a dozen networks and shows deemed too sexy or violent, highlighting a broader advertiser trend to moderate content. PepsiCo and ITT note longstanding policies guiding where products appear, while conservative groups push to remove programs failing decency standards.
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New York
Procter & Gamble
America
Abc-Tv
James Duffy
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
P&g
Weather Update and Industry Ads Mention Violence Cuts
The National Weather Service notes a low of 52 and high of 81 for Ottawa area with no rain, while a county forecast calls for partial cloudiness through Friday and mid to upper 80s highs. Advertisers discuss violence and sex in TV, Kraft Foods, General Foods, and Procter & Gamble report guidelines and program sponsorships amid boycotts and industry debates.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
Lowden
Falwell
R.E. Buchanan
J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency
New York
Los Angeles
Kraft Foods
Kraft
Buchanan
Kathleen C. MacDonough
General Foods Corp
General Foods
Clean Up TV
Joelson, Tenn
Church of Christ
CBS
Dallas
ABC
Charlie’s Angels
Three
Procter & Gamble Co
Butler
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Oren Skiles
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David Meyer
Franklin County Fairgrounds
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Walter J. Stoessel
House
Senate
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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Cranston
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
IAEA
Pepsico
al Goetz
Jerry Falwell
Moral Majority Inc
John Lowden
International Telephone & Telegraph
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