FCC Commissioner says big TV firms curb cable competition
Kansas City AP Nicholas Johnson a Federal Communications Commission member since 1966 argued large station owners oppose cable TV to limit rivals. He claimed broadcasting lacks open competition and FCC actions serve industry interests, not the public, and described viewers as markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Federal Communications Commission
Nicholas Johnson
Johnson
National Farmers Organization
FCC
Falstad Says Roy Reiterating Bid for Topeka Office
William Falstad, Kansas Republican state chairman, accuses Rep. Bill Roy of renewing pressure for a General Services Administration study on a new federal district office building in Topeka. He notes reports of a late November GSA study and a completed review with a report due soon.
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Topeka, Kan
William Falstad
Bill Roy
D-Kan
General Services Administration
Federal District
Topeka
Falstad
Sens
James B. Pearson
Bob Dole
Taxes and Fees Rise in Kansas November Collection
State revenue director James T. McDonald said November tax and fee collections rose 20 percent from 1970 led by sales tax up 24 percent and individual income tax withholdings up 25 percent. Total November collections reached 32.05 million, with five month fiscal year gains of 7 percent.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
James T. McDonald
McDonald
Kansas City Seeks 2 Percent Earnings Tax to Fund Schools
Kansas City officials propose a 2 percent Jackson County earnings tax to finance school operations and cut property taxes by half. The plan, discussed with judges and legislators, would exempt the first 3000 of earnings for all residents 65 and over and, if approved, go to voters.
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Kansas City
Jackson County
Charles B. Wheeler Jr
Jackson County Court
George Lehr
Earn
Petroleum Club Denies Charges in Kansas Nuisance Case
Attorneys for the Petroleum Club of Great Bend Kansas denied the club was a nuisance in response to the attorney general's bid to close it. They also moved to suppress evidence from the October 2 raid that seized gambling equipment, a tactic echoed by other clubs charged as public nuisances.
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Great Bend, Kan
Petroleum Club
Vern Miller
Miller
Great Bend
Barton County
Concorde jets set price at 31.2 million dollars
Paris reports each Concorde transport will cost airlines 31.2 million dollars as of parity. Aerospatiale president Henri Ziegler says the price reflects dollar values before Nixon devalued currency, noting six production aircraft are guaranteed for delivery in October 1974.
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Paris
Henri Ziegler
Aerospatiale
Nixon
Ziegler
Nixon’s Welfare Plan Faces Split Fate in Congress
Congress approved the harsher half of Nixon’s welfare reform to require work or training for able bodied recipients and added job training and daycare funding. The move risks undermining the larger plan to guarantee a $2400 annual income, drawing fire from conservatives and liberals alike. Rep. Byrnes warned the split could dampen momentum for the broader measure as Long delays action.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
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