Rural fuel needs being met by Joanistas
Rural fuel supplies from Farmland Industries are keeping Ottawa Co-Op and Richmond Co-Op stocked. Richmond reports no diesel shortage but tight regular gasoline, leading to a shutdown of service station pumps and curb on commercial accounts. Farmers receive 100 gallons of regular per request, with allocations easing fears that fuel will run out before May end.
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Joanistas
Ottawa
Pearson
Richmond Co-Op
Richmond
Winsky
Co-Op
Ottawa Co- Op
Bitter Reaction To Manslaughter Verdict
AP reports San Francisco erupts after the jury finds former Supervisor Dan White guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Moscone and Milk killings. Thousands march, clash with police, and damage City Hall as protesters denounce the verdict and mourn Harvey Milk on what would have been his 49th birthday.
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San Francisco
Dan White
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
City Hall
Milk
Board of Supervisors
White
Moscone
Grayce Jackson
Castro Street
Getty Stops Diesel Sales Amid Midwestern Shortage
Getty Refining and Marketing halted sale of diesel oil and furnace fuel in the Middle West due to an extreme shortage. The suspension covers Skelly branded products from the Arkansas River to the Rockies, with a goal to resume within a week and prioritizes certified agricultural needs per a new Department of Energy rule.
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Tulsa
Okla
Getty Refining and Marketing Co
Middle West
Skelly
Arkansas River
Rocky Mountains
Getty
Department of Energy
Midwest
el Dorado, Kan
County Forecast Mostly Sunny Wednesday With Tstorms Tonight
Mostly sunny conditions expected Wednesday in the county with a high in the 70s. Tonight turns partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers and lows in the low to mid 50s, winds NW 5 to 15 mph. Rain chances tonight under 20 percent.
Powder Curfew At Forest Park
Ottawa officials consider an ordinance to close Forest Park from midnight to 6 a.m due to ongoing vandalism and disturbances. If approved, anyone in the park after midnight could face a fine. Park Superintendent Eldon McCurdy and Police Chief Oren Skiles urged action. some commissioners urged a later closing or special-use permits.
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Harris Ray
Forest Park
Ottawa City Commission
Eldon McCurdy
Oren Skiles
Skiles
Department of Public Safety
Executions Next for Spenkelink and Darden Inmates Rally
About 400 inmates at Florida State Prison in Starke refused breakfast in protest of Wednesday executions for John Spenkelink and Willie Darden. Attorneys seek a sympathetic judge to halt the death sentences as time runs out. Spenkelink, 30, and Darden, 45, are slated to die in the electric chair at 7 and 8 a.m. respectively, with Superintendent Brierton noting the inmates appeared relaxed during a 6 a.m. visit.
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Starke
Fla
John Arthur Speakelink
Willie Jasper Darden Jr
Spenkelink
Darden
Florida
David Brierton
Carter Urges Refineries To Open The Spigot More
The Carter administration urges oil refiners to boost gasoline production to ease shortages. Deputy Energy Secretary O Leary says reserves could supply up to 380000 barrels daily through August, reaching about 96 to 97 percent of last year’s level and reducing long lines at stations. Congressional debate on price controls and decontrol shapes the political landscape as lawmakers consider energy strategy and safety margins.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Congress
John F. O'Leary
O'Leary
Senate Energy Committee
O’leary
House
Moffett
Energy Department
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Kansas Trade Group To China
Gov. John Carlin will lead a Kansas trade delegation to the People's Republic of China from Aug. 10 to Aug. 24. About 20 Kansas business representatives will seek commercial and cultural ties, with a focus on modernizing Chinese agriculture and developing new state relations.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
People’s Republic of China
Hoch
Kansas
State of
China
Alaska
Ohio
Robert F. Bennett
Carlin
Wang Yao Ting
China Council For Promotion of International Trade
No Prorating Of New Tax Exemption
Topeka Kansas AP reports the Kansas Department of Revenue will not prorate the new residential utilities tax exemption. Bills dated on or after July 1 escape the 3 percent tax, while those dated by June 30 retain it. Officials acknowledge inequities but cite varied billing practices as the only feasible method. apartment dwellers will also gain from the exemption.
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Topeka
Kan
State Department of Revenue
Alan Alderson
Revenue Department
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Donald W. Riegle
D-Mich
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Riegle
Toby Moffett
D-Conn
House Democrats
Thomas P. O’neill
O'Neill
Senate
Bill Hoch
Walter Hollander
Marion
Troy Greisen
Mindy Neuenswander
Magee
Axel
Susan Hollander
Peter
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