Ottawa city pledges to battle DOE over engine generators
City Hall sends a joint letter with Ottawa legislators to Sens. Dole and Kassebaum and Rep. Winn seeking final energy regulations that would allow unrestricted use of two engine generators. The units, part of a $6.6 million power plant expansion, face possible cancellation with a mid May deadline and penalties if canceled.
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Harris Rays
Washington
Department of Energy
Ottawa
DOE
Sens
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Larry Winn
Congress
Department
Kansas City Power & Light
Carlin Proposes Broad Tax Relief and Highway Funding
Governor John Carlin announced state revenues will exceed projections by nearly 100 million, enabling near 60 million in tax relief and up to 40 million for highway reconstruction this session. He backs removing sales tax from utilities and expanding the Homestead Tax Relief Act, while transferring 40 million to highways as a one time appropriation.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Carlin
Kansas House
You Gotta Have Art workshop by Jay Bemis
The Ottawan chamber hosts an April 1 afternoon workshop on art appreciation titled You Gotta Have Art. Dole Brooking of the University of Kansas will teach, with cost $15 and a 30 person limit. Includes a Brooking book and teaching games.
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Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Auditorium
Dole Brooking
University of Kansas
Brooking
Abrams
Lawrence
Kansas City
Adult Life Resources Center
Energy worries rise as Americans cut energy use
AP interviews in several cities show most Americans cut energy use mainly for economic reasons, not Carter's calls for conservation. A 1600-person NBC News/Associated Press poll found most doubt shortages, with 68 percent doubting oil shortages and 70 percent doubting gasoline shortages.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Elizabeth Sullivan
South
Boston
Carter
NBC News
U. S
Spring Snow Storm Hits Kansas Statewide Power Outages
Blizzard conditions swept western and central Kansas with spring snow reaching Topeka and causing widespread outages. Oakley reported seven inches. many areas had two to five inches as I-70 was closed from Hays to Denver. Power lines iced and poles toppled, with Kansas Power and Light dispatching crews to Junction City, Lyons, Abilene, and Fort Riley. Forecasters expect clearing skies and temperatures in the 50s by Saturday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Oakley
Hays
Denver
Kansas Power and Light Company of
Junction City
Lyons
Abilene
Fort Riley
Kansas Area
KPL
Hal Hudson
Inflation Surge Pressures Carter as Prices Jump 1.2 Percent
February saw a 1.2 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index led by 1.6 percent food gains and a 4.9 percent jump in meat prices. Yearly inflation reached 9.9 percent, with fears of further measures as the administration weighs anti inflation steps amid record highs. Blizzard slowdowns hinder cleanup of a uranium ore spill on I 285 near Wichita as Kerr McGee moves damaged drums to Casper and Gore.
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Washington
Carter
Wichita
Kan
Interstate 285
Casper
Wyo
Gore
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Larry L. Clearwater
la Cygne
Tim Erickson
Jay Bemis
Steve Abrams
Chamber
Richmond
Wichita County
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