Rehearing Sought in Kansas School Finance Case
Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider requests a rehearing in the Butler County district court ruling on school finance rather than an immediate appeal. The Democrat faces GOP pressure to move to the state Supreme Court, though he argues the issue is not partisan and centers on urban rural funding differentials. If granted, the case returns to the district court for clarification, delaying any potential appeal.
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Topeka
Curt Schneider
Butler County District
Schneider
State Supreme Court
Associated Press
District Court
Page Benson
Asst
Donald R. Hoffman
el Dorado
Benson
Supreme Court
Kansas Atty General undecided on action against EPA
Topeka Kansas AP Atty Gen Curt Schneider said no decision yet on suing or joining others to force EPA to distribute sewage treatment funds by need rather than population Gov Robert Bennett pressed for a lawsuit to obtain Kansas share of funds freed by court order Schneider said the case has been under study for about two years and Kansas will pursue a fair share of funds impounded by the former Nixon administration.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Robert F. Bennett
Attorney General
Kansas
EPA
Five more bodies found in wake of raid on hotel
TEL AVIV AP reports five more bodies were located in the hotel wreckage after a guerrilla raid and Israeli counterattack. The death toll reached 18, including seven guerrillas, three Israeli soldiers, and eight civilians. Police identified the newly found victims as a German, a Dutch-born Israeli teenager, a Swiss couple, and a Somali.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Lebanon
Kissinger
Israel
Shimon Peres
Unemployment steady at 8.2 as job losses hit manufacturing
February kept the national unemployment rate at 8.2 percent as 540,000 workers lost jobs and 580,000 left the labor force. Manufacturing shed 425,000 posts. rate rose to 11 percent, while total jobless stayed at 7.5 million due to dropouts.
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Washington
Labor Department
Intercepted Letter Warns of Cable Bill Threat
Intercepted note to Cha warns of possible service loss for unpaid cablevision bill. The message suggests a public disservice but adds a caution that job loss could follow if payment is not made.
Young painters turn imagination into art at NCCJC exhibit
Neosho County Community Junior College hosts a Chapman Library show by NCCJC students Mike Winslow and Scott Maslanka. Winslow’s oils and inked Gothic imagery reflect Poe and Lovecraft influence with a planned book cover career path and Wichita State as a future. Maslanka explores pre surrealist and surrealist ideas, noting a shift from fantasy to dream inspired imagery and a piece titled Elegy in Chanute Art Gallery. The two week display spotlights their explorations in surrealism and dark tonal works as they anticipate further study.
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Chapman Library
Neosho County Community Junior College
Mike Winslow
Scott Maslanka
NCCJC
Winslow
Wichita State University
Colorado
Maslanka
Salvador Dali
Chanute Art Gallery
Wichita State
S. Westview
Chanute Realty Seeks Buyer for Finest Local Home
The Schultz Real Estate Agency lists the premier Chanute residence for sale. Agent notes standout features and invites potential buyers to contact for showing details and pricing information.
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Schultz Real Estate Agency
Chanute
ADV
Calls for $7 billion general funds to shore up Social Security
An advisory council warned that inflation and recession push Social Security toward deficit and urged Congress to add $7 billion in general tax revenues next year to free payroll contributions for Medicare hospitalization, aiding 30 million retirees in 1976. Some members favored higher payroll taxes.
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Washington
Congress
Orozco hopes for end to Chanute cable dispute
City Commissioner John Orozco expressed optimism that the five week old clash between the City Commission and ATC Cablevision of Chanute can be resolved. He noted a prior meeting and said both sides are willing to work toward an amicable solution while most customers pay the new rate. Cablevision kept the $5.95 monthly primary charge and $1.25 per additional outlet after a $4.95 base.
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Bud Huffman
City Commission
American Television and Communications Corp
ATC
Denver
Cablevision of
Chanute
Commission
John Orozco
Orozco
Cablevision
Cable
Frank Coble
Area Forecast Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a cold night and cool day tomorrow. Lows dip to the mid teens to low 20s, highs rise to the upper 30s to mid 40s. Wind shifts north to northeast at 5 to 15 mph tonight.
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Robert Bennett
Sheila Jennings
S. Allen
Don Jennings
Kris Ingram
S. Western
Fred Ingram
Chanute High School
Pam Streblow
S. Steuben
Malcolm Turner
Henry A. Kissinger
New Peace Mission
Cha
By Jane Blades
Edgar Allan Poe
H. P. Lovecraft
Edgar Rice Burroughs
H. G. Wells
Coble
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