Stay a little longer Kansas tourism promo sparks debate
The State Department of Economic Development released a study on Kansas tourism funded by 80 000 dollars from the Ozark Regional Commission. It finds Kansans view the state as drab and suggests longer visits and higher daily spending could boost revenue, jobs, and tax funds. A mobile information campaign using two recreation vehicles will tour through Aug 20 staffed by Fort Hays State and Kansas State University students.
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State Department of Economic Development
Kansas
Ozark Regional Commission
Oklahoma
Welling, Minton and Vanderslice, Inc
Tulsa
Vanderslice
Kansas Recreational Vehicle Association
Bennett
Bob Stewart
el Dorado Industries
Fort Hays State University
Kansas State University
Tax tangle in Carter crude oil plan draws criticism
The piece critiques Jimmy Carter's proposed crude oil tax and rebates set to start Jan 1. It argues the progressive tax raises gasoline and fuel oil costs, while small rebates do little for individuals, creating needless paperwork. House committee approval moves it toward enactment, with Republicans opposing.
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Jimmy Carter
U.S
Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Jimmy
Abortion as Moral and Legal Issue Debate
A reader letter argues abortion cannot be divorced from morality, warning that redefining life for legal purposes risks Nazi or Leninist thinking. It urges defining life by legal due process and condemns semantic euphemism, advocating Judeo Christian ethics and personal responsibility. Rev. William M. Carr St. Patrick Church.
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William M. Carr
St. Patrick Church
Subscription rates notice for Neosho Chanute area papers
The notice lists United Press International and local UP dispatch rights with subscription prices. It details by mail in trade territory Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside territory Kansas tax details. Rates cover one year six months and three months with different tax amounts and Chanute boxholder pricing for carriers.
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United Press International
Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kansas
Chanute
Exhausted Truck Drivers Warn of Traffic Menace on Highways
Washington reports that overworked 18 wheelers pose danger as drivers log extreme hours. Industry cites gas costs and regulations, while drivers describe 70 hour weeks and 15 hour days, urging reevaluation of limits to prevent deadly crashes.
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Washington
North Carolina
Tony Capaccio
Washington Merry-Go-Round brings wild claims and wit
The column mocks tired truckers weary debate over long hauls and safety while noting postal supervisors shadowing routes in Norman Oklahoma and scattered towns. It ridicules wasteful spending of about fifty thousand dollars weekly as sixty to one hundred fifty supervisors monitor postmen. It reports sports corruption chatter about ABC CBS and Don King with a House subcommittee probing FCC handling and NBC Olympic contract details.
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Postal Service
FCC
House
NBC
Moscow
Negative publicity hurts economic hopes for western Kansas
Garden City leaders and businesspeople warn that sensational misreporting on groundwater and gas might curb growth. Irrigation businessman Fred Casterline notes misquote fears and urges accurate reporting, while Chamber of Commerce officials and Liberal managers push for a unified promotional effort to counter long term water concerns.
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Kansas
Steve Wilkinson
Garden City Area
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