Kansas seniors to get Bennett relief and aging department
Gov. Robert Bennett announced Kansas will spend 71 million dollars this year on elderly programs including homestead tax relief and the intangibles tax exemption. He urged a cabinet level secretary of aging and an advisory council to avoid bureaucratic growth while maintaining services.
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Wichita
UPI
Conference On Aging
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Department of Aging
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Carter wins broad security aid power in African nations drive
The House approved a 3.2 billion foreign military aid bill sending to the Senate. It allocates 1.3 billion to Israel and 1.1 billion to Arab states while creating a 100 million Southern Africa Special Requirements Fund for Carter to direct aid to black majority nations with democratic governments. A later bid to kill the fund narrowly failed 208 to 204.
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Washington
UPI
House
Carter
Senate
Middle East
Israel
Southern Africa
U.S
Richard Ichord
Kansas Near Federal Step For Prison Reforms
Corrections Secretary Robert Raines warned Kansas nears federal intervention to cut overcrowding at KSIR Hutchinson and KS Penitentiary. He noted Oklahoma orders to reduce inmates apply to Kansas if new arrivals are restricted. Raines cited 863 inmates at KSIR with 760 capacity, calling conditions at the facility dire.
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Topeka
UPI
Robert Raines
Kansas
Oklahoma
U.S
Luther Bohanon
McAlester State Penitentiary
Granite Reformatory
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Hutchinson
Kansas State Penitentiary
Raines
Bohanan
Ksir
Plummer Street project gains sidewalk and light plans
City Commissioners approve adding sidewalk and street lighting to the Plummer Street roadway upgrade, with 70 percent federal funding if included. Public hearing set to solicit input before final approval, and local shares estimated at 16 100 for sidewalks and 12 800 for lights. Sidewalks to be built on both sides with 1 68 per foot from property owners.
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Plummer Street
City Commission
Main
14Th Streets
Jim Beck
Department of Transportation
Bob Webb
Plummer
Wilbur Allison
Charles Lesher
Beck
Senate approves omnibus farm bill amid Muskie price-spot fight
The Senate advanced the omnibus farm bill 69 to 18 after rejecting Muskie proposals to cut 1977 wheat target price from 2.90 to 2.65 and to lower 1978 wheat and corn target prices and loan rates. Muskie warned of higher costs, while supporters argued changes were budgetary and farmers needed relief amid uncertain weather. Dale Sherwin cited potential annual commodity costs from 1.9 to 4.4 billion depending on conditions.
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Washington
Senate
Edmond Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Senate Budget Committee
Agriculture Committee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Dale Sherwin
Weather outlook with temperatures and showers this week
Tuesday highs around 83 with 62 overnight lows. Today 82 and 63. Year ago 62 and 55. Record highs 94 and low 4. Relative humidity .59 barometer 29.020 sunrise 6 05 sunset 8 33 none. AREA FORECAST Partly cloudy through Thursday with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms Thursday. Highs Thursday low to mid 80s. Lows tonight low to mid 60s. South to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph tonight. Precipitation chances 20 percent Thursday.
Chanute OKs truck purchase as gas line project edges forward
Chanute moves its three year 123000 gas line upgrade toward reality with a one ton truck purchase and low bid from Larry Miller Chevrolet at 4680.38. The project ranks as city capital improvement priority two for 1977.
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Chanute
Larry Miller Chevrolet
W. Cherry
Bob Bunting
Elm
Lincoln Street
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Jack C. Oliver & Co
Overland Park
Planning
West 14Th
South Washington Streets
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South Washington
West 14Th Streets
Dobson
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Bob Dole
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Santa Fe Park
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Lincoln School
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