Kansas sheriffs urged to stop mass honorary memberships
In a Salina Journal opinion, editors criticize Kansas sheriffs for inviting 300000 residents across 69 counties to join an honorary members program costing 15 a year. The piece warns the drive could imply a private organization funded by public salaries, risking perceptions of blackmail and blurred accountability. It urges keeping law enforcement focused on duties and maintaining public trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lawmen’s Association
Topeka
Treasury
Salina
Music teacher Jim Kindall lauded for inspiring students
Readers praise Jim Kindall of the High School Music Department for his dynamic teaching style and deep connection with students. They note his ability to draw musical talent from reluctant performers, earning admiration from families and judges who praised his intelligent approach to texts and his dedication to the arts program.
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Jim Kindall
Jim
Chanute
Darrell Benne
J. Mizell
Subscription rates for Neosho area newspaper
Rates listed for daily newspaper subscriptions by mail in and outside trade territory. In territory Neosho Alien Wilson Woodson counties annual rate 16.48 dollars, six months 9.99, three months 5.67, one month 2. To Kansas addresses outside territory annual 26.78, six months 14.42, three months 7.73, one month 2.58. Tax figures embedded.
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Neosho
Alien, Wilson, and Woodson Co
Kansas
Chanute
Retiring Congressman Shubitz opens field for 5th District race
The 5th District Republicans and Democrats begin jockeying for position after Joe Shubitz announces retirement at term end in 1978. Virgil Leon Olson of Chanute and Dr. Bob Whittaker of Augusta vie for the nomination as party lines shift amid national and state election aftershocks.
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Joe Shubitz
Pittsburg
Independence
Joe
Bob Whittaker
Augusta
Chanute
Virgil Leon Olson
Skubitz
Olson
5Th
Dole
President Ford Committee
Frederick
Neosho County
Erie High School
Human Relations Board
First Christian Church
Topeka
Garfield
Robert Whittaker
Whittaker
Microbiological Farm Additives Promise Cheaper Crops
Hal Bernton reports from California's San Joaquin Valley where asparagus fields near Stockton test BX microbiological additives as an alternative to chemical fertilizers. The piece discusses pollution from petrochemical runoff, algae on waterways, and potential soil restoration benefits of microbiological compounds versus oil intensive fertilizers.
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Washington
San Joaquin Valley
Hal Bernton
California
Stockton
BX soil revitalizer boosts asparagus and tomatoes field
Farmer Bill Salamon reports the BX microbiological soil additive improved yield on a 20 acre asparagus plot and led to fertilizing 300 acres of tomatoes. Scientist Vaclav Petrik promotes soil bacteria as a natural booster while facing petro chemical industry opposition and university caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Salamon
Bernton
Vaclav Petrik
Petro-Chemical
New federal building opens as Dole and Keys move in
federal agencies begin occupying a new federal building across from the Topeka post office with Sen. Bob Dole and Rep. Martha Keys among the first tenants. Buchele may become district attorney as interviews proceed. Politicians weigh races, sunset law talks, and growers watch wheat prices as campaigns unfold.
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U.S. District Attorney's Office
Buchele
Washington
Justice Department
White House
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George E. McGurk
Gazonas Tribune
N. Evergreen
Fred M. Harris
Mike) Harris
Keith Wright
United Press International
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Democrat
Congress
Boy Scouts
Prairie National Park
Bill Frederick
Jack Ranson
GOP
Bill
State Committee
Politico
Party
Erson
Jack
Les
Whitten
Citadel of Agricultural Research
University of California At Davis
Roy Rauschklob
University
Agriculture Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Pentagon
Goodwin Chase
Carter
Chase
Capitol Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Senate
House
The
Small Society
Brickman
Brayes
Kansas Correspondent
Potomac Fever
Robert Miller
Wellington
Sumner County
Miller
Wendell Lady
Roverland Park
J. Santford Duncan
Wichita
Lady
Post Audit
Dean
Hinnen
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