KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO, DEFA14A, 1996-04-15

KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT CO
DEFA14A, 1996-04-15
ELECTRIC SERVICES

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Kansas City Power & Light Company

Contact:  Phyllis Desbien
          816/556-2903

          Joele Frank/Tim Metz
          Abernathy MacGregor Scanlon
          212/371-5999

     KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT RECEIVES UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL
                     FROM WESTERN RESOURCES
                                
                    _________________________
                                

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (April 15, 1996) - Kansas City Power &
Light Company (NYSE:  KLT) announced, in response to Western
Resources Inc.'s (NYSE:  WR) unsolicited proposal to buy all of
KCPL's outstanding shares, that the Company's Board of Directors
will review Western Resources' proposal promptly.

KCPL advised its shareholders that the Company will inform them
of any developments as they occur.