Kansas eyes saving eight million in school aid funds
Kansas may keep about eight million dollars in federal impact aid while meeting new federal guidelines. Dale Dennis, director of school finance, reported after talks in Chicago with U.S. Education officials. HEW proposals could lower the equalization requirement from 90 to 85 percent and raise allowable per pupil disparities, possibly easing Kansas compliance. A hearing on potential cutoff remains possible if changes are not implemented. Kansas could also seek roughly 180 thousand dollars in grants to study and improve its school finance formula.
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Topeka
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UPI
Kansas
Dale Dennis
Chicago
U.S. Office of Education
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
House Education Committee
Don Crumbaker
R-Brewster
Dennis
Carter Says Brown and Church Pose No Threat
President Jimmy Carter claims candidates Jerry Brown and Frank Church pose no threat after they beat him in Maryland and Nebraska primaries. He dismisses their early starts and predicts continued campaign momentum.
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Brown
Church
United Press International
Jimmy Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Idaho
Frank Church
Maryland
Nebraska
FCC delays AT&T rate hike and orders review
The FCC postponed AT&T MPL rate changes for three months and ordered an investigation into lawfulness while allowing existing hi lo charges to continue through August 20. AT&T must maintain records for potential refunds if tariffs are found unlawful and note that the MPL shifts raise bills for many customers.
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UPI
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
FCC
At&t
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No legal action expected against GOP convention
The Kansas attorney general said no open meetings or discrimination suit will be filed by his office to force public access to the state GOP convention. He noted open meetings laws don’t apply to party rules, and suggested both parties may shift to statewide primaries. Concannon deferred comment on next steps.
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Portland
Ore
Maryland
Michigan
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Arkansas
Kentucky
Tennessee
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Reagan
Reno
Kansas City
Brown
Georgia
Church
Topeka
Kan
Attorney General
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Kansas
Don Concannon
Hugoton
Concannon
Republican Party
Humboldt woman struggles to prove birth records exist
Alice Faye Spurling Falkner of Humboldt experiences a maze of agencies asking for proof of birth. Conflicting census ages, missing hospital and school records, and witnesses stretch the process. Falkner’s search highlights archival gaps and the burden on older residents to prove identity.
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Ly Jane Blades
Topeka
Internal Revenue Service
Alice Faye Spurling Falkner
Humboldt
Falkner
State Bureau of Administration
Personal Census Service
Bureau of Census
Pittsburg
Vernie Spurling
Earlton
Edna Scribner
Lena Converse
Blanche
Virginia Brant
Blanche Brant
Alice Spurling
Brant
Evelyn Woodruff
Chanute Board of Education
Woodruff
Tribune
Sam Spurling
Sam
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Senate creates watchdog committee to oversee intelligence
The Senate voted to form a 15 member watchdog panel to monitor CIA FBI and military intelligence activities at home and abroad. The measure passed 72 to 22 after an 87 to 7 initial vote to incorporate oversight language while defeating an alternative motion 63 to 31.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
CIA
FBI
Military
John C. Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Select Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Judiciary Committee
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Stennis
Walter D. Huddleston
D-Ky
Senate Select Committee
Ford may keep Butz
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz indicated he might stay in the Ford administration if Ford wins a full term. He noted a temptation to remain if Congress seeks to overturn farm policies, and said he is committed to end of Ford's term and has been invited to stay on.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Earl L. Butz
Ford Administration
Ford
Butz
Agriculture Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
Nairobi
One Lesson From An Old Peanut Farmer
A blunt warning notes that relying on supposed sure things often fails, invoking the Dewey era as a cautionary example and urging humility in political judgment. The brief reflects on historical reputations and ends with a folksy, pointed sign‑off.
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