Bennett warns of farm crisis unless Carter acts
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett warned of a farm crisis unless President Carter meets with farm leaders. He described the potential disaster across the farm belt if the administration delays addressing low farm prices and the farm strike, while urging a full National Governors Association committee on agriculture. Carter offered to meet with governors in February amid discussions on energy and farm policy.
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Carter
Washington
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Mers
National Governors Association Executive Committee
Bob Bergland
Tional Governors Associaton
Association
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
William Milliken
Michigan
Reubin Askew
Florida
Robert Ray
Iowa
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Mike O’callaghan
Nevada
Arthur Link
North Dakota
Richard Snelling
Vermont
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Holiday Mail Rush Closes In As Boxes Overflow
Post office customers on Kentucky Street faced overflowing convenience box and a crush of last minute mail. Postmaster Jack Harris notes growing outgoing volume and overtime as clerks and carriers handle the surge before Christmas. Main office hours at 645 Vt and branch locations are 8 to 5 weekdays and 8 to noon Saturday.
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Kentucky Street
Jack Harris
Harris
W. 23Rd
Strong Hall
Kansas University
Haskell Indian Junior College
Wheat crop in good condition across Kansas
The 1978 Kansas wheat crop remains in good to excellent condition with little change from the prior week. Winds caused some blowing dust but minimal damage. moisture is short in western counties while elsewhere it is mostly adequate. About 15 percent of the crop is pastured this winter, above last year but near a decade average, and harvest of raw crops is nearly complete except in a few northeastern counties.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Real Estate Tax Basis Basics for Homeowners
When selling a home for a profit the gain is taxable unless deferred by buying a pricier home. The basis equals the original cost plus improvements and selling expenses. Homeowners often know their purchase price but not improvement costs. Contact Gill Agency at 901 Tenn for help.
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Gill Agency
Tenn
Trash truck delays linger in Lawrence
Lawrence public works director George Williams reports the new $42,000 front loading trash truck arrived Nov 11, has run only eight days, and then kept failing due to a tilted frame. The vehicle is at Midway Ford after repairs by Solid Waste Equipment Co., with no payment made yet and a revoked $2,500 bond.
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Lawrence
George Williams
Public Works
Kansas City
Williams
Sanitation Department
Terrorist suspects arrested near Swiss border in gunfight
German couple believed on West Germany list of wanted terrorists was captured after a shootout with Swiss customs officers at Fahy border checkpoint. The man Willy Peter Stoll and woman Juliane Plambeck were identified with ties to the Schleyer kidnapping and the Lorenz murder. Both officers were wounded.
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Delemont
Switzerland
West Germany
Justice Ministry
Willy Peter Stoll
Hanns-Martin Schleyer
Juliane Plambeck
West Berlin
Christian Democratc Party
Peter Lorenz
Fahy
Tonganoxie approves higher trash fees and drainage work
Tonganoxie City Council approved a contract with Saladin Disposal Co. raising the monthly trash fee from 3.05 to 3.35 dollars. Of the new total, 3.25 goes to Saladin and 10 cents to the city. Residents along Church and Washington Streets heard about drainage work to start today. The council also authorized the municipal judge pro tem to preside in the city court when the judge is absent.
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Tonganoxie
Saladin Disposal Co
Saladin
Harriet Hughes
Church
Washington
Hughes
Renovation loan funds stalled in Lawrence and Kansas
HUD official says 312 program funding is delayed with a backlog of applications in Kansas and nearby states. In Lawrence five target areas are eligible with loans up to 17340 per dwelling unit, and Old West Lawrence seeks eligibility for its area.
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Lawrence
Kansas
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Bill Boyd
HUD
Kansas City
Old West
Boyd
Congress
East Lawrence
Far East Lawrence
North Lawrence
Pinckney
Oread
Kansas University
City Commission
Barbara Waggoner
HUD to study city CD operation amid contractor dispute
The article notes contracts paid to New Look Enterprises totaling $21 871 since June and alleges an agent demanded 770 for contracts worth 7 500. City attorney cites intent not to sue. positions follow former director Andregg's resignation and delays in housing rehab program.
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New Look Enterprises
Goodell
New Look
Topeka
Kenneth Bayless
Clifford Akin
Dan Parrish
Marsh
Watson
CD Department
Kyle Andregg
Pickle Truck Slopes Into Parked Cars Injures Three
A unattended truck loaded with pickles rolled down West Seventh Street in Lawrence, hitting four cars and damaging five parking meters. Three people suffered minor injuries, none hospitalized, as they fled their vehicles. The truck, owned by Golden Pacific Express, had brakes set but air pressure escaped. Pickle juice leaked onto the intersection.
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Lawrence Street
John J. Kiefer
Rt. 2
Helen C. Brown
Gale L. Pinegar
Jana
West Seventh Street
Golden Pacific Express Inc
Denver
Colo
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