Public Pulse urges fair rental policy for exhibition building
The Sandhill Racing Assn a nonprofit group urges the Fair Board to lower the Exhibition Building rental from 400 to 200 for nonprofits even when admission is charged The letter argues the policy should support scholarships and youth activities while noting the building was funded with federal dollars and not local taxes.
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Hutchinson Maps Western Kansas In Editorial Lively
Chanute Tribune ridicules Western Kansas label by noting Hutchinson lies in central Kansas. It cites the 100th meridian near Dodge City as real western border and jokes about dust, wind, and mistaken geography. The piece also references a Washington proposal to move Election Day and uniform voting hours amid post election debates.
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Biaggi proposes nationwide nine hour voting window
The columnist notes Reagan’s victory timing and Carter’s concession while evaluating Biaggi’s constitutional plan to set a single nine hour voting window from 12 noon to 9 pm EST. He suggests the reform is not radical and could improve turnout, despite objections and other reform ideas.
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Distaff Side And A Glimpse Of Life In Texas
A rambling column quotes a radio line on idleness and rest, notes fashion news about Gloria Peterbilt jeans for larger women, and jokes about daughters. It highlights a reader’s confusion, a friend’s wine law claim from 1979, rising U S wine consumption, and Rod Boultinghouse in Texas covering Carter and Reagan visits. He later becomes an ambulance driver at Brooks Army Medical Center in San Francisco, one of 17 drivers managing 16 vehicles and three EMS units.
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Pentagon Mailroom Banter on Arms Shipments
Buchwald quotes a Pentagon mailroom scene where a sergeant and analyst joke about where anti aircraft and anti tank missiles should go. They joke about shipments to Jordan Saudi Arabia and Iraq while noting the Iran hostages and a ban on sending items to Iran.
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Mail Room Briefing on Arms Shipments Across Regions
A dialogue in a Pentagon mailroom discusses shipping crates of 155 millimeter guns F-4s F-5s and torpedo boats to various allies and regions including Israel Jordan Saudi Arabia Pakistan India Kuwait Oman and Amman while cautioning against deliveries to Syria Libya and Iran amid tensions over hostages and regional power dynamics. It notes items may reappear in unintended hands and emphasizes checking orders with higher authority.
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Public Pulse Exhibition Building Rental Questioned
A Telegram report discusses the Fairgrounds Exhibition Building rental policy shifting from nonprofit to for profit status. Sandhill Racing Association, a nonprofit, protests the doubling of total rental cost due to admission charges. The club says it hosts the Red and Custom Show for scholarships and youth activities, with admissions needed to cover expenses.
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GM plans new Wyandotte plant in western Kansas City area
General Motors announced plans to build a new 80 million automobile assembly plant in western Wyandotte County near Piper. Garden City groups critique public building policy, urging use for local events like their annual car show to boost tourism and county revenue, arguing the Exhibition Building should serve public activities.
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