Bennett signals support for Raines as Kansas corrections chief
Gov. Bennett said he will not oppose Senate confirmation of Robert R. Raines as secretary of corrections. He noted the appointment is before the Kansas Senate and hinted at retaining Raines, who came from Washington State to Kansas in 1974.
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Topeka
Ran
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Robert R. Raines
Corrections
Raines
Bennett
Robert Docking
Kansas Senate
James M. McDonald
Docking
Robert C. Harder
Dwight F. Metzler
Health
Kansas
Henry Schwaller
Schwaller
W. Keith Weltmer
John C. Hazlett
Robert Woodson
Washington
Oklahoma State University
Area Forecast: North to northeast winds prevail
The forecast calls for 10 to 20 mph northerly winds with cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Scattered rain or freezing rain tonight and rain or snow Saturday. Lows in the mid to upper 20s tonight, highs in the 30s Saturday.
Finney seeks probe of Republican moves on treasurer powers
State Treasurer Joan Finney a Democrat asks the attorney general to study legal implications of Republican actions reducing her authority. She cites a Senate vote on investment legislation and an executive order by Gov. Bennett to appoint the treasurer. Finney argues the moves concentrate power with the governor and threaten elected accountability.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Attorney General's Office
GOP
Finney
Robert F. Bennett
Senate
Bennett
Johnson County
Ford assails Congress as dangers to foreign policy
President Ford denounces partisan meddling that jeopardizes talks with the Soviet Union and Turkey Cyprus oil policy. He urges Congress to unite with the executive, cites harmed Brussels talks and energy tariff actions, and appeals in New York amid energy policy pitches.
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New York
Ford
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Harry S. Truman
Vandenberg
America
Congressional
Sistence
Turkey
Brussels
Greece
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
United States
Ecuador
Venezuela
Nigeria
Indonesia
Soviet Union
New York City
Houston
Tex
Topeka
Kissinger Leaves Israel For Jordan After Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger concluded talks with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and headed to Amman after lunch with Golda Meir. A nearby field bomb killed two. Brezhnev railed against timely Geneva talks, while Kissinger kept to plans for a possible Sinai troop withdrawal and further mediation trips.
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Jerusalem
Henry A. Kissinger
Kremlin
Sinai
Golda Meir
Jordan
Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Middle East
Geneva
Brezhnev
Israel
Sinai Desert
Yitzhak Rabin
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Mitla
Gidi
United Nations
Abu Rudeis
Rabin
Skubitz Tours Southeast Kansas Constituents in Several Cities
5th district congressman Joe Skubitz visited Chanute at the Tioga Hotel from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. as part of a southeast Kansas swing with plans to stop in Yates Center Iola and Humboldt after Erie St. Paul.
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Joe Skubitz
Chanute
Kansas
Skubitz
Tioga Hotel
Erie
St. Paul
Yates Center
Iola
Humboldt
Intercepted Letter Sent Valentines Amid Quiet Day
A note mentions an intercepted letter and valentines sent alongside political activity, noting a calm day with a polite closing wishing a nice evening. The message speaks of small personal actions amid broader public duties.
KBI files to be destroyed by order of attorney general
Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider directed the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to destroy 73 files from the Organized Crime Unit seen as having no law enforcement value. He also ordered review of 459 other files on uncharged individuals to weed out unverified allegations and pursue convictions where possible.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt T. Schneider
Richard Dewey
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Organized Crime Unit
Schneider
Wichita
Ross
Doyen
Concordia
Dewey
Asst
Steve Wiechman
Rober Docking
State Supreme Court
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