Use value appraisal law stalled by technicalities
Gov. Bennett warned technical hurdles likely block quick passage of a use value appraisal law in the 1978 session. He noted amendments to multiple related statutes are required, and a well crafted bill may not be ready. He praised speedy implementation if possible but stressed politics may impede it.
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Topeka
UPI
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Paul Fleener
Kansas Farm Bureau
John Carlin
D-Smolan
Senate
Ross Coyen
Concordia
House
USD 413 Board Sets Policy Talks On Summer Bus Trips
Chanute USD 413 discusses establishing a formal policy for summer bus trips used by Chanute High School bands and other groups. Board members cite educational value, student funding practices, and parental consent tied to the senior attendance program as part of the policy review.
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USD
Chanute
USD 413
Board of Education
Chanute High School
United States
Jeff Parkins
Bill
John Grasso
St. Joseph of Shawnee
Liberal
One Man Remembers Pearl Harbor Aftermath Vote
Joe Bachner recalls abandoning the battleship California during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. He claims he is owed $21 for a clothing allowance and that a compromise might settle the 35 years of accrued interest. Bachner leads the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
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Honolulu
UPI
Joe Bachner
Navy
Pearl Harbor
California
Bachner
The
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Weather and Navy Vessel Deaths Mixed In One Page
Partly cloudy with warming highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s and cooler nights. winds south at 10 to 15 mph. A separate account recalls the battleship California sinking after torpedo and bomb hits, with crew confusion during the attack and six radiomen killed at a collection station. A survivor recalls his watch stopping at 9 55 a.m. and the chaos aboard.
Intercepted Letter to Cha Reveals Void of Contact
A fragment shows an intercepted letter beginning Dear Cha and asking where you were when Yours sealed the message. The text hints at personal correspondence interrupted during travel or separation.
Chanute Blooddrive Surpasses Quota At Local Legion Post
Donors at the American Legion post exceeded the 100 unit target by yielding 156 units of blood on Monday. Seven referrals were also recorded as Judy Johnson of the Neosho County Red Cross praised Chanute residents and announced the next Bloodmobile will visit the VFW post on Feb 22 and 23.
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Chanute
American Legion Post
Judy Johnson
Neosho County
American Red Cross
Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
The
Royster investigates breakfast program feasibility at junior high
Royster Junior High students urged principal John Martin and teachers to consider a school breakfast program. A survey of 407 students showed 294 would participate. 113 would not. Officials cited USDA rule changes for flexibility and costs. board supports further parent outreach and feasibility study.
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John Martin
Royster
Andrea Groves Royster
Martin
June Kiddoo
Chanute Schools Food Service
Kiddoo
Hutton
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Food and Nutrition Service
Barl Gehrt
USD 413 Board of Education
Kissinger Heads to Brussels for NATO Ministerial Session
Kissinger began what was likely his last trip as secretary of State heading to Brussels for a NATO ministerial council. Officials framed the meeting as routine despite the sentimental note of his final official gathering with Western European allies. The focus will be a sense of unease over Soviet momentum in Eastern Europe.
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Washington
UPI
Henry Kissinger
Brussels
NATO
Kissinger
Portugal
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Europe
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Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Wichita
Fletcher Bell
Gary Holt
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Paola
Spring Hill
Manhattan
Parsons
Baxter Springs
Caney
Girard
Coffeyville
Highland Park
By Andrea Groves
Earl Gehrt
Meritt
Grasso
Beth Christiansen
Christiansen
Leo Paul
Emporia Kansas State College
Cha
Yours
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