Court to rule on bingo license eligibility dispute
The Kansas attorney general will appeal to the state Supreme Court after Sedgwick County District Court ruled private clubs and country clubs are ineligible for state bingo licenses. Assistant AG Hoffman said questions remain about the new law, and the high court should resolve them promptly.
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Topeka
Kan
Attorney General's Office
State Supreme Court
Sedgwick
Asst
Atty
Donald R. Hoffman
Supreme Court
Howard C. Kline
Sedgwick County District Court
Hoffman
Downtown Chanute needs smart cleaning and selective refurbishing
Architect Ben Barber says maintenance and sandblasting of brick facades beat new fronts. He opposes full urban renewal, favors restoring upper stories, keeping individual building character, and clean streets with better lighting and trash cans. He cites West Main blocks, Victorian corner, and Santa Fe depot as examples with restoration potential. He notes parking and traffic flow, plus nonresident landowners complicate financing, suggesting phased improvements.
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Highland and
Main
Bruce H. Burris
Barber
Saigon Surrenders as Viet Cong Seizes Capital
North Vietnamese forces occupy Saigon after the South Vietnamese government surrenders unconditionally. Civilians and soldiers watch troops enter the city with some cheering as the colonial government collapses.
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Saigon
Kansas may take in refugees from Vietnam
Kansas officials said the state has been alerted to the possible arrival of Vietnamese refugees, but numbers and timing remain uncertain. Gov. Bennett noted health checks and processing would be arranged if refugees arrive, contingent on volunteer organizations and churches willing to assist.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Vietnam
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Cost-benefit idea for automated legislation considered
A column proposes studying the feasibility of automated lawmaking during an interim period. Weather data notes highs of 73 and lows of 50 on Tuesday with other temperatures and forecasts, while the area forecast calls for partly cloudy, cool conditions with targets in the mid to upper 60s for Thursday.
Bennett OKs 1.49 Billion Kansas Budget For 1976
Gov. Robert F. Bennett announced the 1976 state budget totals 1.49 billion dollars, a 13.6 percent rise over this year and 1.6 percent above his January proposal. The plan dips 6 million more than he wanted from general revenue funds, which he accepts. He notes the school finance increase above his request and says he can live with the budget.
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Bennett
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas House Democrats hail 1975 agenda and call session average
Rep. Richard C. Loux said 17 of 40 agenda proposals passed while dubbing the session average overall. He praised the highway two lane concept and rural medical funding steps, and projected a better 1976 with new lawmakers and a belted governor.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Kansas
Richard C. Loux
Wichita
Robert F. Bennett
Loux
Three Junior Colleges Plan Cooperative Programs
Presidents of Neosho County Allen County and Fort Scott community junior colleges will meet to craft cooperative vocational and occupational programming. Seventeen or eighteen attendees discussed joint needs across the three counties, with potential district involvement later and no set timeline after May 15.
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Neosho County
Allen County
Fort Scott Community
Sanders
Neosho
Allen
Bourbon
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