Negotiations Fail In USD 413 Over Teacher Contracts
USD 413 school board and Chanute National Education Association failed to agree on contracts for 1976 77 with the teachers rejecting the final board proposal 89 24. The board then unilaterally adopted salary and fringe benefit terms while teachers planned to boycott advisory committees and extra curricular duties to express dissatisfaction.
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USD 413
Chanute National Education Association
CNEA
Whaley
Ford Reagan split GOP primaries boosts despite losses
United Press International reports Ford and Reagan split six primaries with Ford winning Tennessee Kentucky and Oregon while Reagan carried Arkansas Idaho and Nevada. Carter swept border states but faltered in Oregon Idaho and Nevada. Delegates tallies place Ford around 794 Reagan 640 and Carter 881 as campaign moves toward California June 8 primary. Church meanwhile claimed a political surge with his three primary wins.
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Kentucky
Oregon
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
West
Reagan
Arkansas
Idaho
Nevada
California
U.S
Carter
Frank Church
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Pennyslvania
New York
Stuart Spencer
Spencer
Newcomer Church
Limited takeup eyed for Kansas local sales tax option
Only Concordia and Burlington show real interest in asking voters to approve a local half or full cent sales tax under a 1976 law. League officials say county-wide failures and uncertain federal funding reduce urgency, with Cloud County needing county-wide action before any city vote.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas Cities
Concordia
Burlington
League of Kansas Municipalities
Congress
Darrel Kreighbaum
Cloud County
Kreighbaum
Intercepted Letter Reflects Tax Policy Cheer
A draft communication expresses approval of municipalities skipping the sales tax option and hopes the state follows the same path. The note appears as an intercepted letter addressing city and state fiscal decisions.
Weather Area Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Rain Tonight
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with periods of rain or thunderstorms tonight. Lows near the mid 50s. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers. Highs Thursday in the upper 60s to low 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Measurable precipitation probability 60 percent tonight and 30 percent Thursday.
Guam Typhoon Relief Reaches Chanute Family
Chanute residents Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meek report their son and daughter and families on Guam are safe after a May 20 typhoon. Capt. Ronald Porter to Dover in July. Fred Meek to retire in August after 21 years. 1000 military families left homeless. Red Cross notes no serious injuries among dependents.
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N. Forest
Guam
Meek
Fred Meek
Navy
Dallas
Guam Island
Ronald Porter
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