Exoneration of Kansas officials over Bell gift cards flight
Kansas Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider ruled two Kansas Corporation Commission members violated no state law by accepting toll free Bell credit cards and an airline trip. Gov. Bennett said he would not pursue resignations and would issue new ethics guidance after the exoneration.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Kansas Corporation Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
KCC
Dale E. Saffels
Vernon Stroberg
Bell
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Denver
Schneider
Wichita
Commission
Saffels
Kansas
Southwestern Bell
Fort Scott
Schneifer
Saffels and Stroberg
John R. Martin
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Clyde E. Bevis
Attorney General's Office
Stanley
Pete’’ Clow
City Officials See No Law Barring Employee Campaigning
City Attorney says no ordinance or statute blocks city workers from campaigning for city commissioner candidates though union rules may exist. City Clerk finds no contract clause prohibiting it. City Manager declines comment. Commissioners and the mayor express support for private campaigning on personal time.
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Jim Youngberg
Weather Area Forecast Signals Weekend Cloudiness
Variable cloudiness continues through Sunday. Today’s high in the low to mid 50s with night lows around the upper 20s to lower 30s. Sunday’s high expected in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Winds southeast at 5 to 15 mph today.
Ford and Congress plan talks on energy economic plan
President Ford and Democratic leaders announced negotiations to craft a compromise energy and economic blueprint. Ford said he may delay the $1 a barrel oil tariff hike and could retroactively rescind the March 1 tariff action if needed. Democratic leaders presented an energy program he called carefully thought out and potentially meshed with his own proposals.
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Washington
Ford
Senate
House
Dewey nomination to head Kansas Bureau of Investigation challenged
A Senate Judiciary hearing questioned Richard D. Dewey’s fitness for KBI director after witnesses alleged heavy drinking and belligerence. The committee offered no vote but planned a Monday recommendation pending full Senate attendance. Dewey and the AG office did not present rebuttal witnesses.
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Topeka
Kan
Richard D. Dewey
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Senate Judiciary Committee
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Dewey
Wichita
KBI
Senate
J. C. Tillotson
Robert V. Talkington
A-Iola
Committee
Attorney General's Office
Schneider Clears KCC But Not Dewey
A terse note reports Schneider has cleared KCC yet remains not cleared on Dewey. The statement suggests ongoing unresolved matters tied to Dewey in contrast with the KCC clearance.
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Schneider
KCC
Dewey
Senate Tax Cut Bill Faces Depletion Dispute
Senate Finance Committee moves to start work on a tax cut bill likely to match the House 21.3 billion reduction. The panel splits over repealing the oil depletion allowance with Long seeking to keep it and liberals led by Ribicoff and Nelson pushing repeal to avoid delaying the tax cut. Treasury Secretary Simon will testify as hearings open, with potential filibuster on the depletion issue and Long proposing incentives to stimulate housing and auto purchases.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Treasury
William E. Simon
Mike Mansfield
Long
Youth group seeks support for Christian teen center
A Chanute teen center project gains backing from the Chanute Ministerial Alliance. Finney chairs the committee with Sheryl McNeal as vice chair and other members named. The center aims to provide Bible study, prayer groups, song fests, films, Christian rock and rap, plus a Christian literature bookstore. Community donations of furniture, paint, supplies, and a snack bar are sought. Estimated startup cost is 260 dollars with 130 dollars monthly operating needs.
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Chanute Ministerial Alliance
van Finney
Sheryl McNeal
Randy Parkins
Devery Dettweiler
Dale Stanley
Christian Fellowship
Finney
Main Street
Ministerial Alliance
Paul Stroud
Ford extends clemency program for final extension to March 31
President Ford announced a final extension of the clemency program to March 31 for draft evaders and deserters. Chairman Charles Goodell said no further extensions are planned as applications surge with about 11,000 of 120,000 eligible having applied. The Pentagon and Justice Department programs cover unpunished deserters and unconvicted evaders, with thousands more awaiting decisions.
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Washington
Ford
Charles E. Goodell
Presidential Clemency Board
Goodell
Military
Justice Department
Department
Canada
Pentagon
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Clow
Crow
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New Jersey
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New York
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Kathy Myers
Miss Myers
Neosho County
First National Bank
Student National Education Association
the Tribune
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Robert Pennington
Pennington
City
Bob Bunting
Bill Boone
John Orozco
John Schultz
Schultz
Donald R. Hoffman
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