Signs of farmer strike tough to spot in Kansas
The farm strike planned by American Agriculture may show subtle signs rather than dramatic displays. Merchants in Garden City and Ulysses weigh closing hours and ads, while observers note potential milk and meat shortages and overall reduced consumer spending. Some doubt the movement’s effectiveness due to farmer disunity.
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Ken Adrian
Norton
Kan
Adrian
Georgia Ptacek
Pratt Chamber of Commerce
Denver
Keith Thomas
American Agriculture
Garden City
Victim of Fire Plans to Move to Minnesota
Joe Thompson, 91, whose Lawrence Minnesota home was destroyed by fire Sunday morning, plans to move to Minnesota. The fire started when the back porch caught fire as he thawed frozen water pipes, damaging the one story frame house with an estimated 4000 dollars and contents 1500 dollars. Thompson suffered slight burns but escaped with only the clothes on his back. his son Robert in Topeka said the elder Thompson will live with a Minnesota son until others can join him.
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Minnesota
Joe Thompson
Lawrence
Thompson
Robert R. Thompson
Topeka
Robert
Waxman Named Executive Vice Chancellor At KUMC
Dr. David Waxman was selected by Chancellor Archie Dykes to be the next executive vice chancellor of the Kansas University Medical Center. Waxman, on the faculty since 1961, previously served as deputy executive vice chancellor and acting head, with goals to defend the budget, oversee the new hospital move, and expand services across the state.
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David Waxman
Archie Dykes
Kansas University Medical Center
Waxman
Robert Kugel
KUMC
Kugel
Medical Center
Syracuse University
New York
Kansas City
Kan
Retirement bill urged to raise age limit to 70
Washington AP The chief sponsor Rep Claude Pepper says urgency grows to move a proposed amendment to the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act out of conference and to President Carter. Pepper aims to end all mandatory retirements before 70 in private jobs and seeks federal worker exemptions.
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Washington
Carter
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Supreme Court
Congress
Pepper
Senate
Warren E. Burger
Burger
House
Conference Committee
Capital Gains Tax on Real Estate Explained
The article explains capital gains tax on real estate profits from purchase to sale and taxes on depreciation. It invites readers to contact Gill Agency at 901 Tenn for help with real estate tax planning and related services.
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Gill Agency
Tenn
Dam inspection plan proposes cofferdam and debris use
Lawrence city commissioners may back a Black & Veatch proposal to divert Kansas River water and expose most of the Bowersock Dam base for inspection. Upstream debris from the Massachusetts Street bridge would be dumped in the river to aid dewatering, with costs and final details to be negotiated with the contractor and Corps of Engineers.
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Kansas River
Bowersock
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street Bridge
Buford Watson
Black & Veatch
Kansas City
Watson
Bowersock Dam
State to sue over Kansas City building permit rule clash
Kansas state officials plan a friendly suit in Wyandotte County to challenge Kansas City Kansas demand for a 6000 building permit for a Kansas University Medical Center radiation therapy unit. The dispute hinges on state pre emption by the states building code versus the cities home rule power. The project must proceed by December 19 to preserve a federal 9000 grant.
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Topeka
Attorney General's Office
David Dysart
City of
Kansas City
Kan
State of
Carl Ossmann
Ossmann
KU Building Fees Fly Past City Hall in Lawrence
Lawrence officials note the city has never collected building permit fees from Kansas University despite millions spent on new campus buildings. City assistant manager Mike Wildgen cites state land not taxed and KU not required to obtain permits. KU plans usually discussed with the city engineer, and city says permits are required for school district county and city projects but no fees are charged. The Army Reserve on Iowa Street recently secured site plan approval but was denied a sign variance.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
U.S
U.S. Army Reserve
Iowa Street
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Richard Weeks
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Roy Laird
Larry Hendrix
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Hendrix
Chamber of Commerce
Glenda Schemper
Norton Chamber of Commerce
MASS
Strelt Deli
David Olson
BY Bob Harrison
Jimmy Carter
Allen Torrey
Corps of Engineers
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Larry K. McElwain
Keith M. McElwain
Warren M
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