Doyen Chosen Senate President in Kansas
Kansas Senate elected Ross Doyen of Concordia as Senate president in a 36 to 0 roll call after a public open caucus and prior nominations by Storey and Gaar were declined. Democrats sought a meaningful choice, while Steineger and Bell criticized the process. Doyen, 48, is a farmer and chair of the Ways and Means Committee.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas Senate
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Senate
Doyen
Ways and Means Committee
Robert
Storey
Norman Gaar
Westwood
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Gaar
Steineger
Wichita
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Supreme Court
Alex Fromme
Shawnee County District Court
Adrian Allen
Stephen Burnett
Statehouse
Kissinger hopeful despite setback in talks
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met Egyptian President Anwar Sadat with Israeli terms for an interim peace pact. He voiced cautious optimism while Damascus warned of a joint Arab military command against Israel. Kissinger planned further shuttle visits to Jerusalem and Alexandria to compare terms and push a disengagement deal in the Sinai.
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Alexandria
Egypt
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Kissinger
Jerusalem
Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Israel
Ras El-Tin
Sadat
U.S
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Harvard
Tel Aviv
Ismail Fahmi
Mohamed Gamassy
Sinai
Yigal Allon
Shimon Peres
Allon
Kissinger-Rabin
Schools accuse judge of error in school finance suit ruling
Forty two districts urge the Kansas Supreme Court to overturn Butler County District Judge Page Benson. They argue he erred by dissolving his injunction against distribution of state school aid based on the 1973 finance formula. Benson ended the injunction in June after the Legislature revised the plan in 1975.
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Topeka, Kan
Richard Liebert
Coffeyville
High Court
Benson
Board of Education
Mother to be tried for children's death in heat
Judge finds probable cause to try Connie Crockett on involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of Veronica 5 and Melvyn 22 months after they were left in a hot car while she visited a county jail. She also faces one count of endangering a child. Trial date set for Sept. 10.
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Wichita
Kan
UPI
Connie Crockett
Owen Ballinger
Ballinger
Veronica Crockett
Melvyn Crockett
Sedgwick County
Stephanie
Doyle White
Grain sales to Russia to lift U.S. food prices slightly
The Agriculture Department says 10 million tons of grain sold to the Soviet Union will raise food prices about 1.5 percent, mostly in 1976. A Texas judge ordered two more ships loaded with grain for Russia while unions threaten a boycott. President Ford seeks talks with Meany and Dunlop on the grain dispute amid dockworker tensions in Houston and Corpus Christi.
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United Press International
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Washington
Texas
Russia
Ford
John Dunlop
Aflcio
George Meany
Houston
Corpus Christi
Tex
International Longshoremen’s Association
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association
Kansas Farm Bureau
National Labor Relations Board
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Dunlop
Meany
USDA
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Bill Jarvis
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Jarvis
King George Meany
Butz
Chicago
Balloonist Feeds Failure As Ocean Flight Ends 125 Miles Out
Balloonist Robert Sparks fails to cross the Atlantic in the 90 foot Odyssey after a leak ends the flight 18 hours in about 125 miles from shore. Coast Guard helicopter rescues Sparks as ground crewman Hadden Wood remains aboard the gondola tied to the balloon. Sparks says season over and cost reaches about 100000 dollars with backers unnamed.
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Mashpee
Mass
UPI
Robert Sparks
Sparks
Coast Guard
Maine
North Atlantic
Gladstone
N. J
Susan
Vicky
G. Hadden Wood
Wood
Hadden
Weather Summary for Today and Weekend
Highs near 92 Thursday and upper 90s to around 100 on Saturday. Today's 1 p.m. reading 72 with a nearby year ago 86. Clear nights with lows 70s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph today easing to 5 to 15 mph tonight. No precipitation expected.
Intercepted Letter Briefly Reveals Henry's Restlessness
The intercepted message shows Henry preferring constant travel over staying at home to watch TV, revealing his aversion to domestic routine. The note addresses Cha and implies a tension between desire for movement and home life.
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Henry
Yates Center Youth Drowns In City Pool
Gregory A. Knapp 18 of Yates Center drowned at the city pool while practicing breath holding. He was born August 8 1957 in Chanute and graduated top of his class at Yates Center High School. Survivors include his parents and a brother. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church. Burial in Yates Center Cemetery.
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Yates Center
Gregory A. Knapp
Woodson County
Knapp
Chanute
Emporia Kansas State College
Duane Knapp
Rick
United Methodist Church
Yates Center Cemetery
W. D. Smith
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