Winter Weather Outlook for Kansas Statewide Forecast
The National Weather Service reports a brief return of winter with a mix of fog and clouds in northwestern Kansas and a chance of light showers in the northwest. Tonight and Tuesday bring rain or snow chances across the state, followed by warmer, drier conditions from Wednesday onward.
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National Weather Service
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Weather Service
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Inside Highlights in Local Area News Shorts
Brief local briefs summarize area happenings with quick updates on business, community events, and notable residents. Short items highlight upcoming meetings, small-scale awards, and service changes affecting residents and neighborhoods.
NCAA Berth Bittersweet for KU
Kansas University earns a postseason bid but faces tough odds as the Big 8 tournament approaches. The article outlines implications for KU and highlights key matches shaping their NCAA fate.
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Big 8
Californians dig out under threat of new woes
National weather and disaster updates report Californians battling heavy snow and escalating travel hazards as new troubles loom. The piece notes federal plans and political attention centering on relief efforts and unresolved seasonal impacts.
Carter uses Taft Hartley to end coal strike
President Carter invoked the Taft Hartley Act to force striking coal miners back to work after a four month walkout. He proposed an 80 day cooling off order with miners paid during injunction, while urging compliance across the industry. Union leader Arnold Miller signaled likely acceptance despite doubts about rank and file. Some miners questioned enforceability as coal production stalled.
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Carter
United Mine Workers
Richard M. Nixon
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
Kentucky
Taft-Hartley
Virginia
Congress
Reunion Of Schoolmates Barber Wows Ottawa Audiences
Louise Walker of Ottawa recalls Curtis Institute memories with Samuel Barber during his four day visit for the first Samuel Barber Festival. Barber conducted and played piano with the University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra at Ottawa University Chapel, earning a Pulitzer for his piano concerto.
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Diane Yeamans
Louise Walker
Ottawa
Samuel Barber
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Carl Bobbish
Barber
Legislature Takes KCP&L To Task
The Kansas House Energy and Natural Resources Committee will invite KCPL officials to explain the proposed 17 percent sale of Wolf Creek to Nebraska Public Power District. Rep. Donald Mainey says a special investigative committee may be formed if answers are not provided, with hearings to add authority to the inquiry.
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Topeka
Kan
House Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Donald Mainey
House
Nebraska Public Power District
Mainey
John Carlin
Senate
Ross Coyen
KCPL
Kansas
Winter Wary of Student Pay
Topeka Kansas AP reports the Senate Ways and Means Committee chairman signaled resistance to state funding of the federal minimum wage for student work study jobs at six universities. Regents institutions have paid most student workers at clerical and campus jobs about 2.65 dollars per hour, with schools seeking legislative appropriations to cover the shortfall.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Ways and Means
Board of Regents
Sen
Wint Winter
Ways and Means Committee
Regents
Robert F. Bennett
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Preservation News editor to speak in Ottawa events
Carleton Knight III of Preservation News will speak at Ottawa University at 9 40 a m about preservation and recycling old buildings. He will present a film A Place In Time at a Rotary meeting and discuss downtown revitalization at the Central Business District Inc annual meeting at 7 p m in First National Bank basement. The public is invited. Knight will tour local buildings including Franklin County Courthouse and Memorial Auditorium.
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Carleton Knight III
Ottawa University
Rotary
National Trust
Central Business District Inc
First National Bank
Preservation News
The
Congress
Knight
Franklin County
South Main
Memorial Auditorium
Old Depot Museum
Tony Jones
Power Cuts Likely Amid Coal Strike Fallout
Utility and government officials in the East and Midwest warn of tighter power curtailments after the United Mine Workers rejected a proposed contract. Regions face 30 percent cuts as coal shortages and high oil prices pressure utilities, with rotating blackouts possible in Michigan. Officials predict mass unemployment, while the strike’s ripple effects spread nationwide.
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Martin Merzer
East
Midwest
United Mine Workers
Simon McHugh
Blair Lee
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Alabama
George Lentz
Indiana
Ohio
Lentz
Columbus
St. Louis
James Schlesinger
Paul Wagner
Edison Electric Institute
Vo Tech Agenda: Building status and staffing discussed
East-Central Vo Tech Cooperative prepares for a 7:30 p.m. meeting at 420 S. Main. Vince Skidmore reports on the new vocational building, enrollment updates, and contingency scheduling. Discussion covers adding 1.5 staff to the current four and a half, plus approving hire and contract for a new staff member.
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Vo-Tech
Vince Skidmore
Board of Directors
U.S.C. 290
S. Main
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Manischewitz Wines
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