Downtown Wichita CBD faces shift as south grows faster
City planners discuss a policy plan to revitalize Wichita’s downtown business district as commercial growth accelerates in the south. The session heard that zoning currently lacks CBD incentives and may hamper central business vitality, urging reevaluation of a 20-year-old ordinance and new land-use strategies.
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John Brooks
Foster
Cliff Dobson
Neosho River
Chanute
Cbd
Historical Society Museum
Main and
Evergreen
Dobson
New tax law promises smaller paychecks and bigger standard deduction
The new tax law lowers withholding by up to four dollars weekly for most, while some higher earners lose a dollar. It replaces itemized math with simple tables, raises the standard deduction to 3200 for couples and 2200 for singles, and aims to reduce the marriage penalty though some 1.7 million single filers over 13 750 will owe more.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Internal Revenue Service
County commissioners back extra stop signs and trash rate hikes
The county will keep four way stops at Urbana and another stop at a south of the Austin bridge intersection after engineers cited safety and traffic flow benefits. Trash pickup rates rise 25 cents for most towns, with house to house and commercial rates increasing. The county votes to spend 18210 in revenue sharing to Harold Chapman for Autumn Manor repairs following vandalism incidents.
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Ingle
Ivan Shafer
New
Austin Bridge
Thayer
Chanute
P & H Sanitation Service
Eric Ingle
Autumn Manor
Neosho Manor
Harold Chapman
Dear Cha Out with the old in with the new
A brief note signs off with affectionate greeting Dear Cha, signaling a transition from past to present as parting words. The message conveys warmth and a personal shift without additional context or details.
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Cha
Honeymoon Ends In Jail For Haddons After Taxi Clash
In Bridgewater England Robert and Jennifer Haddon were jailed after a post wedding party incident. She and three friends beat him to a taxi and he punched the driver causing injuries. Both were fined 120 and 32 for new glasses.
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England
UPI
Robert
Jennifer Haddon
Haddons
Robert Haddon
Podgorny Dropped From Soviet Politburo
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny was removed from the 15 member politburo by the Central Committee in Moscow. Observers say retirement as head of state is likely, with Brezhnev in power and Kosygin as premier. The move leaves Podgorny as a potentially powerless figure unless retained as president.
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UPI
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Communist Party
Soviet Communist Party Central Committee
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Moscow Radio
Central Committee
Podgorny
Politburo
Supreme Soviet
Carter hosts Fahd as Palestine homeland drives peace talks
President Carter welcomed Saudi Arabia's Fahd to the White House noting his optimism on Palestinian homeland as essential to Middle East peace. Fahd, acting Saudi deputy premier, urged a comprehensive settlement and warned that without one war risks spread beyond the region. He cited Begin's stance on occupied territories and pressed for a homeland solution.
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UPI
Carter
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Palestine
West Bank
Jordan
Israel
Menachim Begin
Occupied Territories
Weather Summary for Local Area
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Highs mid to upper 80s are expected Wednesday with lows in the 60s. South to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation chances 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Wednesday.
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Semol Mellary
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
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