Southeast Kansas counties discuss taxes and court rules
Nine counties in southeast Kansas meet with state lawmakers to debate a regional sales tax option, property tax lid changes, and court unification law. Participants consider statewide versus regional tax increases and salaries, with emphasis on public expense transparency and landfill requirements.
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Andrea Groves
Kansas
Pete Murry
Crawford County
Mike Johnston
Jim Guffey
George Works
Keith Hobart
Allen County
Guffey
Murry
Hearst Trial Delayed Again to April for Testimony
Patricia Hearst’s trial on 11 charges of kidnap, robbery and assault is postponed from January 10 to April 4 to allow time for testimony in other SLA-related cases. Judge William Rizzi emphasized the new date as firm while Hearst remains in guarded custody.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Patricia Hearst
William
Emily Harris
Miss Hearst
Harrises
Carter urged to press for permanent tax cut plan
President elect Jimmy Carter faced growing calls from the business world to seek a major permanent tax cut. A 23 billion dollar package, shaped by Reginald Jones and backed by 15 executives, proposes a 15 billion dollar individual tax cut plus credits and a 13 percent investment tax credit for business, with gains skewed to lower income earners.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Carter
Blair House
Dupont
Irving Shapiro
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Bert Lance
Reginald Jones
General Electric
Jones
Nationwide swine flu immunization near completion
The CDC reports under 35 million Americans inoculated as of the week ending December 4 with 34,895,804 shots given, about 25 percent of the eligible population. Vaccinations for the week totaled 4,612,524, down 150,000 from the prior week, as delays and safety concerns affected uptake.
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Atlanta
UPI
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Carlin Urges Responsible Use-Value Farm Tax Plan
Kansas House Speaker-elect John Carlin warns use-value appraisal for farmland could cause political fallout if misapplied. He favors a two year study and careful implementation to shift taxes only onto those who can afford it. Carlin also opposes cabinet-style reorganizations for agriculture agencies and calls for better farmer consumer understanding through farm groups.
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Legislatire
Carlin
Farmers Union
Agriculture
Fish and Game
Natural Resources Committee
UPS Strike Ends 12 Week Walkout With Returns Planned
18000 striking UPS workers vote to end the 12 week walkout delaying shipments from Maine to South Carolina. Most expect to return by Monday as East Coast operations resume ahead of the peak pre Christmas period.
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Washington
UPS
United Parcel Service
Maine
South Carolina
Greenwich
Conn
Blue Comets Postpone Game and Reschedule
The Senior High Blue Comets will not play tonight in Chanute as scheduled. They will now travel to Pittsburg for a January 25 game and the February 4 game moved from Pittsburg to Chanute.
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Senior High Blue Comets
Chanute
Comets
Pittsburg
Gas Service Co seeks new rate increase in Kansas
Gas Service Co. filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission for a nearly 12 million rate rise affecting 370,000 Kansas customers. The utility serves multiple towns across Neosho Labette Montgomery Woodson and Allen counties. If approved, residential bills would rise about 1.4 dollars monthly with varied industrial, commercial increases based on volume and priority.
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Topeka
UPI
Gas Service Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Erie
South Mound
Thayer
Neosho County
Parsons
Labette County
Cherryvale
Montgomery County
Piqua
Woodson County
Carlyle
Gas City
la Harpe
Petrolia
Allen County
Kansas
ECC
Cities
Panhandle
Weather Summary for Thursday and Today
Temperature readings show Thursday high 57 and low 25 with today at 48 and 23. Year ago values were 46 and 28. Highest on this date 72 and lowest 3. Humidity 100 percent, barometer 29.195, sunrise 7 26, sunset 5 03. Precipitation none Thursday and trace today. Forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness and colder with lows in the upper teens to low 20s, winds easing, then clear Saturday with highs in the low to mid 40s.
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Allen
Crawford
Labette
Montagomery
Neosho
Woodson
C.R. Vandegrift
Vandegrift
Pert Bass
Commission
Cha
Yours
Tribune
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
East Coast
Lincoln School
Santa Claus
J.P. Duggan
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