Sunset sales tax wins in Labette County vote
Labette County Parsons approved a one cent sales tax after two previous defeats, aided by a five year sunset, while Garden City weighs a half cent tax to support USD 457 and city finances. In Washington, Ernest Lefever’s nomination for assistant secretary of state was withdrawn, ending a expected water cooler political clash.
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Labette County
Parsons
Labette
Garden City
Commission
City Hall
Lefever and Human Rights Bureau Debated in State Office
The Lefever affair prompts opposition to the creation of an assistant secretary for human rights and humanitarian affairs. Critics argue the role is unnecessary, citing Carter’s pledge on rights and suggesting human rights advocacy should be implicit in aid policy rather than a separate bureau. They question the law defining rights broadly and propose rewriting it.
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Dr. Lefever
Lefever
Argentina
Phillippines
Carter
State Department
Jimmy Carter
Office Human Rights
Bureau of Human Rights
Congress
Sabine study links books read to life impact
Gordon A. Sabine and wife for the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress completed a study on books that have made a difference in people's lives. Sabine, a Virginia Tech journalism professor, says there is no single national book for Americans and censorship should be opposed.
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Sabine
Center For the Book
Library of Congress
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Art Buchwald on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Relaxation
The White House proposes easing the 1977 FCPA, allowing bribes to foreign officials. The administration says U S firms lose business to rivals who grease palms. Executives would shift behavior as many have banned bribery, a former briber says he fears losing touch.
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White House
United States
Congress
U. S
Bribery scheme unfolds in comical fake dinner farce
A dialogue pits a magnate and a supposedly bribe obsessed broker as they plot a fictitious contract in Enchilada. They discuss a five year, ten million dollar puppy formula deal, Swiss funds, a Liechtenstein account, and a hospital fundraiser, with diamonds as tough terms and a United Way twist.
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Mr. Doppel
Enchilada
Reporter Tries Kurdish Underground Journey Near Iran Border
Jack Anderson recounts Peter Grant's perilous trek into Turkish Kudistan to reach Kurdish leaders. He travels by battered bus with a portable typewriter and letter of introduction, faces guard checkpoints and curious locals, and discovers the dangers of contact with the Kurdish underground. Grant fails to reach his contact in Ankara after a tense encounter with a district commander.
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Washington
Kudistan
Grant
Ankara
Garden City Crossroads seeks more support in battle against addiction
Gary Gari er, A.A.S. Court Counselor at Crossroads, thanks Public Pulse for coverage and urges Garden City residents to back the addiction fight with more counselors and funds. He notes United Way reconsideration and a $2,700 AFAC grant approved by City Commissioners as steps forward while twenty two youths age fourteen to seventeen testify to widespread use. He warns the issue persists and emphasizes the community role in sustaining the program and protecting vulnerable youth.
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Crossroads
Garden City
Gary Fuller
AFAC
United Way
Gary Garrier
A.A.S
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By Dolores Hope
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Daily Kansan Newsroom
University of Kansas
Oregon
U. S. News
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Ayn Rand
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Art Buchwald
Switzerland
Enchilada United Way
Liechtenstein
Miama
Army
Valdez
Veterans Hospital
Doppel
Jack Anderson
Danger Tails
Mr. Grant
Pentagon
Public Pulse
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