Saint Patrick's Day Peace Sails Over Belfast Amid Troubles
In Northern Ireland a rare calm on St Patrick's Day contrasted with 278 deaths in 31 months of sectarian violence. Dublin hosted a large Irish American march of about 3,000, with 100,000 locals watching bagpipes and shamrocks. Police noted a drop in border traffic as area forecasts called for partly cloudy, mild conditions with highs in the 60s and 70s.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dublin
St. Pat's
Republic
Jack Lynch
The
IRS To Study Class A Clubs in Kansas By IRS Dallas probe
Kansas clubs face IRS scrutiny as a Dallas official confirms plans to investigate most of the states class A private clubs. The probe targets tax-exempt status for clubs not meeting new rules, with nearly 200 clubs possibly affected and several exemptions already revoked.
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Leroy Towns
Kansas
Topeka
Federal Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Dallas
Senate
House
Northean
Kansas Department of Revenue
Wichita
Intercepted Letter Cites Cha Dear Message
Intercepted note addressed to Cha mentions streams near fire plugs, noting they may be larger than those from the plugs. The brief missive ends with a signoff Yours.
Fire protection woes plague Chanute water system
Chanute officials face a large and unclear cost to bring the city’s water system up to fire protection standards. Water rates may rise 30 percent to fund capital improvements while a consulting study analyzes how to fix undersized mains, dead end lines, and weak distribution. Fire chief and manager note existing hydrants and lines, including two inch mains in Burris addition, hamper protection and require ongoing maintenance and flushing to reduce corrosion.
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Kenneth Sanborn
City Commission
Sanborn
John Erickson
Chanute
Erickson
Police Department
Jaycees
City exam ines landfill fee ideas amid losses
Mayor Vesta Lightfoot outlined options to make sanitation a paying operation without a gate fee. Proposals include mandatory trash pickup, citizen owned cans, licensing for haulers, out of town hauler controls, and a monthly curbside pickup for unbagged items.
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Vesta Lightfoot
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Yours
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W. Main
John Rabe
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Kansas Inspection Bureau
Lloyd Overfield
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Overfield
Chas Nute
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