EPA Targets Hundreds of Hazardous Dump Sites Nationally
The EPA identified 638 waste dumps with potential human health threats and 103 more sites with documented danger. Another 32,254 sites may contain hazards but lack information to assess risk. Administrator Douglas Castle urged a long term disposal system and noted many sites are abandoned and owners may lack funds to clean up.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Douglas Castle
Castle
Carlin names Hoch press secretary for Kansas governor
Gov elect John Carlin announces Bill Hoch of Emporia as his press secretary. Hoch, a former Pearson aide and Roy campaign researcher, praised for government and journalism background. Carlin plans inauguration ball details and names possible secretary of administration candidate, with transition staff cooperating.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Hoch
Emporia
U.S
James B. Pearson
John Carlin
RCSA
Hoch
Carlin
Wichita
Department of Administration
House
Patrick Hurley
D-Leavenworth
Hurley
Kansas House
Robert F. Bennett
Confusing Kansas Truck Tag Rules Spark Renewal Dilemma
Kansas truck owners face conflicting instructions on renewing license tags after Jan 1. A misprinted card urges renewal next year while another notice warns to renew by Jan 1 or face a ticket. Sedgwick County plans not to issue stickers until after Jan 1 to protect 1979 revenue, amid AG guidance.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas
ALARA
Sedgwick
Inverted airmail stamp sells for 100000 at Sotheby’s
A Boston dealer bought a 24-cent inverted Curtis Jenny airmail stamp for 100000 at Sotheby Parke Bennet auction in New York. The sale set a U.S. postage stamp record, surpassing a 1977 Sotheby result of 90000 for a Benjamin Franklin grill, with earlier top price 72000 reported last year.
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New York
Parke Bennet
U.S
Boston
New Legislators to Hear Tax Reform Debate at KU
The fourth annual Institute for Kansas Legislators at the University of Kansas runs December 4 to 7. Newly elected lawmakers attend sessions on tax structure, initiative and referendum, with Alan Post and Richard Ryan among speakers. Gov Elect John Carlin will address the dinner December 5. other speakers include Rep Ruth Wilkin and Sen John Powell.
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Topeka
Kan
Institute For Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas
Richard Ryan
Legislative Research Department
Darwin Dakoff
Institute For Economic and Business Research
Ruth Wilkin
Post
Dakoff
John Carlin
John Powell
Oregon Senate
Theodore Lewi
Cornell University
Kansas House
Fatal Sukes At Burger Chef Shocks Speedway Area
In Speedway near Indianapolis four Burger Chef workers were found dead after a robbery. Autopsies show two killed by gunfire, one by stab wounds and another by head injuries. A $26,000 reward is offered. past bombings and a curfew linked to the case remain unsolved.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
Ike
Jayne Greene
Richard Jones
Burger Chef Systems
FBI Defends King Investigation
Former Memphis FBI agent William Lawrence testified that the King assassination probe was among the most intensive the bureau conducted and he pursued a foreign conspiracy theory before Ray was named prime suspect. He disputed claims of a vendetta and said Hoover aimed to shield King from communist infiltration. Andrew Young and Invaders members challenged a theory the FBI used the group to provoke violence.
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Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Tenn
William Lawrence
Arthur Murtaugh
James Earl Ray
Charles D. Brennan
House
Ray
Brennan
Lawrence
King
Raoul
Murtaugh
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
U.N
Andrew Young
Drivers Leap To Deaths In Icy I-5 Bridge Tragedy
Four people died after leaping 50 feet from the Interstate 5 bridge over the Cowlitz River near Chehalis Washington during a nine-vehicle pileup. Victims include Christine McKenzie a six month pregnant woman and three others Jose Estrada Robert Fashbaugh and his wife Charlotte.
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Chehalis
Wash
State Patrol
Interstate 5
Cowlitz River
Jose Cruze Estrada
Castle Rock
Robert H. Fashbaugh
Charlotte
Salinas
Calif
Christine M. McKenzie
Breckenridge
Mich
Ms. McKenzie
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Alan Post
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White House
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