Neosho County approves 1977 budget with 36 percent tax rise
Neosho County adopts the 1977 budget and lifts the county mill levy from 21.20 to 28.76 mills, a 36 percent increase, generating about 432817 dollars in extra revenue. Bond and interest costs, including hospital and bridge bonds, drive most of the rise while general fund spending edges up slightly.
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John Brooks
Neosho County
Gibson
Chanute
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Austin
West Island
Ford tallies votes needed for first ballot win at GOP convention
At the Republican National Convention Ford reached the 1,130 vote threshold but victory remained uncertain as delegates pledged to him drew from states like Mississippi and Delaware. Reagan camp contends the count is off while FBI probes allegations of vote buying by Reagan operatives.
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Kansas City
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Mississippi
Doug Shanks
James Baker
Kemper Arena
Reagan
John Sears
Paul Laxalt
Sears
FBI
Illinois
Furniture industry study targets southeast Kansas expansion
See-Kan RC&D approved a feasibility study on attracting furniture plants to southeast Kansas. Four experts outlined local timber resources, Midwest furniture plants, and labor and transport needs. Budget of $8,000 to $9,000 was proposed to complete the report and design targeted advertising.
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Kansas
Jerry Bratton
Extension Forester
Roland Loveless
Mid-America, Inc
Parsons
Leonard Gould
Manhattan
James Gaskell
See-Kan
See-Kan Resource Conservation Development Project, Inc
Erie
Midwest
Council
Jim Guffey
Neosho
Ralph Reed
Bourbon County
Kenneth Harts
See-Kan Rc&d
Neosho County
Bratton
Kansas City
St. Paul
Jim Gaskell
Rc&d
Fort Smith
Ark
St. Joseph
La Soufriere erupts with ash and fire in Guadeloupe
La Soufriere volcano on Guadeloupe erupted Monday night spewing ash and fire with earthquake-like force. Scientists warned the volcano remains volatile as energy builds toward a larger blast, with evacuation of the death zone already in place.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
UPI
la Soufriere
Pierre Brousse
Brousse
Basse Terre
Jean- Claude Aurousseau
Christian Gerondeau
Weather Area Forecast Clear Tonight And Sunny Wednesday
Clear with warm breezes tonight and lows in the lower 70s. Sunny and continued hot Wednesday with highs around 100. Southerly winds near 10 mph tonight.
Inflating Taxes Adds To Life’s Certainties
Sage remark notes that the familiar saying on death and taxes should include a warning about rising taxes. It hints at the burden of fiscal policy as a constant pressure on individuals and businesses.
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Wayne Gibson
White House
By Jane Blades
Gaskell
Ron Riebel
LaHarpe
Midco Construction Co
Humboldt
Kansas State Department of
W. Ash
Cha
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