Ottawa Woman Defends Utility Inquiry to City
Mrs. Betty Moore says an Associated Press story misled readers about her actions. She sought information on potential profits from municipally owned utilities for 1976, explained delays, and noted city staff cooperation. Moore opposed city profiting from utilities for nonutility use and did not favor KCC regulation, which would cost millions to start and maintain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Betty Moore
W. 4Th
Ottawa
Associated Press
Herald
Moore
Donald Mainey
D-Topeka
Mills
the Herald
Kansas City Star
Mainey
Kansas Energy Office plans 12 conservation projects
Steven Harris head of the Kansas Energy Office pledged to implement a dozen conservation projects within ten months despite possible staff cuts. He faces questions from Sen. Arnold Berman over credibility and the plan's focus on education, heat pumps, thermostats, bikeways, lighting standards, and carpooling as part of a goal to cut consumption by 6 percent by 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Energy Office
State Finance Council
Steven Harris
Legislative Interim Committee On Energy
Harris
Finance Council
Arnold Berman
D-Lawrence
Energy Office
Berman
Mills Explains City Utilities Finance and Bonding
Ottawa City Manager Robert Mills defends municipally owned utilities as fiscally sound, noting profits are not the aim but operations must avoid losses to satisfy a bonding company. He describes how premiums, rate structures, and transfers to the general fund support city services while maintaining bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mills
Ottawa
Stern Brothers of
Kansas City
Mills
Kansas City Power and Light
City Commission
Electric and Water Fund
General Fund
Gas Service
Water Department
Carter Huddles With Torrijos in White House Talks
President Carter and Panama’s Gen Omar Torrijos met over 90 minutes at the White House to clarify disputed language on defense of the canal after 2000. A joint statement was not issued at once, but a clarifying note may follow. Torrijos’ stopover came en route home from Israel and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Panama
Omar Torrijos
White House
U.S
On-Off Princeton Project On Again
Princeton Jaycees and city township renew work on the Community Building after a long pause. A four-agency board is guiding the project with priority sewer and water work. Jaycees pledge bathrooms, beams, and ongoing fund drive supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Joanistas Princeton
Princeton City Council
Ohio Township Board
Princeton Recreation Board
Princeton Jaycees
Don Hobbs
Jaycees
Ron Atchison
Wayne Walter
Richard Foltz
Dale Gene Bones
Allan Baker
Jon Schmidt
Dale Carey
Lloyd McClure
Carey
The
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ottawan
Legislative Committee
Ohio
Kansas
Carter Bill
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Bills
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Torrijos
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Hanna
Richard T. Hanna
California
House
Justice Department
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!