Reagan and Carter Lead Delegate Races In Primaries
United Press International reports that both parties have surpassed half of their delegates chosen for the national conventions. Reagan leads Republicans with 491 delegates, Carter tops Democrats with 608, while Ford has 357 and Udall 210. Maryland Michigan and Idaho campaigns shape the push toward Tuesday primaries.
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United Press International
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Morris Udall
Reagan
New Mexico
Carter
Michigan
Maryland
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Frank Church
Nebraska
Wtop-Tv
Washington News
Plains
Washington
D.C
Brown
Democratic
Baltimore
Jack Kennedy
Abc-Tv
Issues and Answers
Church
Idaho
U.S
United States
Keys files for reelection in Kansas 2nd District
Rep. Martha Keys announces her bid for a second term from Kansas 2nd District. She cites a 95.5 percent voting attendance record on the House Ways and Means Committee and vows to push for energy policy changes and tax reforms while addressing farm tax issues and parental tax credits.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Martha Keys
D-Kan
Kansas
Keys
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Unsolved Kansas murders puzzle grows nationwide
Kansas investigators warn unsolved homicides have doubled since 1974 with 31 cases involving 39 victims on file. Key factors include lack of clear motives and delayed identifications, as families and communities await answers on cases from 1951 to 1975 across Dodge City Topeka Hutchinson Elkhart and other towns.
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John Marshall
Kansas
Topeka
Hns
Jack Ford
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Tirell Ocobock
Floyd Pearce
Dodge City
Bureau
Garnett
William Albott
Suzanne Johnson
Elkhart
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
South Vietnam
Albott
Shirley Marie Schwartz
Hutchinson
Joan Scott
Tonganoxie
Donald Dykes
Ford
Sylvester Miller
Jetmore
Sayre
Okla
Daphne Rhodes
Donald Wayne Dykes
Sally Ann Hutton
Iola
Wallace N. Patton
Goodland
Sherman Morgan
Shawnee
Kan
William
Johnson County
Steven Avery
Hazel Avery
Gary Longfellow
Franklin County
Wilma Willoughby
Mary F. Fortney
Dana K. Whisler
Robert Glen Reeves
James Edward Kaufman
Leavenworth County
Tonya Rhodes
Junction City
Riley County
Tillie Doby
Richard and
Ann Anton
Ensign
James William Jackson
Harvey County
Elisa Betts
Barry Betts
Beth Betts
Graham County
Emmett
Dianne Lynn Lovett
Cheryl Lynn Young
Guy
Wakeeney
Elizabeth Wilson
Linwood
Joan K. Scott
William C
Erma Johnston
Lindsborg
Jan E. Fenton
Kiowa
Walter Wolf
Glasco
Major Central Asia quake causes heavy damage
A powerful earthquake struck Soviet Central Asia causing serious damage and possible casualties. Tass reports the quake measured 8 to 9 on the Soviet scale, described as destructive to devastating.
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Soviet Union
Central Asia
Moscow
Tass
Meany warns Democrats of unemployment dangers
AFL-CIO President George Meany told the Democratic platform committee that high unemployment and weak consumer spending threaten another deeper recession. In a 10 page statement he urged renewed commitment to domestic social programs and described the economy as in a perilous condition with a recovery too slow to cut unemployment.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Democratic Platform Committee
Meany
Democratic leadership outlines 1968 jobs plan and tax cut
The plan, echoed by Meany, will be formally presented to the platform committee by House Majority Leader Tip O’Neill. It centers on higher employment in public and private sectors, backed by a $10 billion 1968 tax cut and creation of 4 million jobs next year. The article also notes an earthquake near Uzbekistan with significant damage and unclear casualty details.
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Meany
Congress
Platform Committee
House
Thomas P. “Tip” O'Neill
Tashkent
Weather summary for local area with temperatures and conditions
Partly cloudy and warmer today with highs in the lower 70s. Clear and cool tonight with lows in the lower to mid 40s. Clear and warmer Tuesday with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds northwest 10 to 15 mph today, then light and variable this evening and calm overnight.
Unprecedented Rate Hike Request by Kansas City Power & Light
Kansas City Power & Light asks the Kansas Corporation Commission to include future construction costs in its rate base. The request seeks 16.6 million dollars of construction costs to raise rates, a move the KCC has never allowed. KCC general counsel urges review of longstanding policy before setting a precedent.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Corporation Commission
KCC
Kansas
Robert Alderson
Commisson
Alderson
ECC
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