Mail service battles winter across northern states
The Postal Service faced heavy snow and freezing temperatures this winter with deliveries halted in Buffalo Rochester and Watertown New York and in rural northern Maine. Some routes resumed midweek but delays persisted on snowbound roads while carriers battled arctic conditions.
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Washington
New York State
Buffalo
Town
Rochester
N.Y
Postal Service
Bernard J Roswig
Watertown
Roswig
Syracuse
Maine
General Post Office
New York
Herodotus
Douglas County gains in idle funds as investment rules expand
Douglas County's idle funds earnings rose eightfold in eight years due to expanded local investment authority. Since 1968 the county has earned nearly $1 million on idle tax funds and $193,377 from federal revenue sharing, with last year’s idle fund earnings reaching $289,450. County officials credit refined procedures and legislative changes enabling shorter or even sub-30 day investments, plus revenue-sharing allocations rising from $18,114 in 1973 to $60,784.35.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Darlene Hill
Betty Leslie
Kansas Senate
Leslie
Landlord Tenant Self-Help Bill Opens Health Safety Route
Kansas lawmaker Mike Glover introduces a self help provision allowing tenants to fix health and safety hazards and bill landlords up to 100 dollars or half rent. The measure also lets landlords act if tenants neglect duties, with co sponsors Rep. Baker and Rep. Meacham. Also filed are bills on life insurance beneficiary payments and on SRS handling of confidential mental health records.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Mike Glover
Kansas
Glover
Douglas Baker
D-Pittsburg
Mike Meacham
Wichita
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Public hearing on Lawrence District 497 elementary schools set
A second public hearing will be held at 7 30 p m Monday at South Junior High School to hear from residents who were absent at the previous meeting The board will then study five plans to address overcrowding and space inefficiency An open session will allow board members to discuss the proposals In a separate action Wednesday noon the board approved two roof repair contracts Eylerly Heating and Roofing for 2263 at East Heights School and Rhodes Heating and Roofing for 1797 at Lawrence High School
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Lawrence District 497
South Junior High
Spt
Carl Knox
Eyerly Heating
East Heights
Rhodes Heating
Lawrence High School
Candidates file numerous bids for Kansas University student body
Kansas University voters prepare for February 16 and 17 elections as 224 students file for 106 Senate seats, an increase of 80 over last year, while 30 seek nine class officer posts. A Feb 10 public forum will feature a panel with brief candidate responses and summaries.
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Kansas University
Kevin Flynn
Webster Groves
Flynn
Senate
Steve Leben
el Dorado
Ralph Munyat
Kansas City
Sherri Grey
Manhattan
Don Green
Abilene
Randy McKernan
Salvia
Katie Rhouds
Leawood
Coffeyville Editor Named KU Information Director
Robert Burdick formerly Coffeyville Journal managing editor will become director of information at Kansas University starting March 1. He will lead KU's Division of Information and the Office of University Relations media relations branch. Burdick grew up near Kansas City, is a 1969 KU journalism graduate, and has previous roles at the Kansas City Times and Detroit News.
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Robert Burdick
Coffeyville Journal
Kansas University
Burdick
Larry Knupp
Ellinwood Leader
Office of University Relations
Kansas City
Wyandotte High School
Kansas City Times
Metro
Detroit News
Three Topeka Men Face Robbery Charges In Kansas
Three Topeka men William E. Ray 21 Carl Baker 31 and John E. King 18 were to be charged in Ottawa County for a Sunday night robbery at the Ramada Inn Restaurant and linked to a United States Bank of Minneapolis heist. Det Wayne Schmille’s interview and tips set the case for aggravated robbery charges. They are also sought in Geary County for a local business holdup with Douglas County prosecution planned after Ottawa County.
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Otawa County
Ramada Inn
Mike Malone
William E. Ray
Carl Baker
John E. King
Topeka
Minneapolis
Kan
United States Bank of Minneapolis
Wayne Schmille
Malone
Geary County
Douglas County
Ottawa County
Measles rise alarms Kansas and Iowa, CDC says
The CDC urges stricter enforcement of immunization laws and greater public awareness as measles rise accelerates in Kansas and Iowa. Dr. Walter Orenstein notes many states lack enforced vaccination proof for school entry and many adults born in the 1960s remain susceptible.
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Atlanta
National Center For Disease Control
Walter Orenstein
CDC
Bennett lauds federal bill on inspections
Kansas Governor Robert F. Bennett praised congressionally proposed changes to the Federal Grain Inspection Service. He said the bill would cut costly bureaucracy and align supervision funding with appropriations, with Sen. Bob Dole and others backing the measure. Bennett noted bipartisan support and momentum after a Kansas Legislature resolution urging fast action.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Congress
Bennett
U.S. Senate
Bob Dole
James B. Pearson
Keith Sebelius
R-Kan
Dole
Senate
Federal Grain Inspection Service
ICMA sends sanitation experts to Lawrence inspect issues
International City Management Association delegates Whitfield Van Colt and Thomas Downs visit Lawrence to assess sanitation problems. Mike Wildgen notes the Toledo solid waste chief and Leavenworth city manager act as a technology transfer team paid by the ICMA. They will brief the press Friday and offer improvement recommendations.
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Lawrence
International City Management Assn
Washington, D.C
ICMA
Mike Wildgen
Whitfield van Colt
Toledo
Ohio
Thomas Downs
Leavenworth
van Cott and Downs
Wildgen
Management Association
Carter orders broad study on modernizing U S bomber force
President Carter and Defense Secretary Harold Brown order a wide review of aging bombers including possible B 52 long range missiles as alternatives to the costly B 1 with a March 11 deadline Brown notes Soviet air defenses 1980s assessment will influence conclusions Brown questions B 1 cost while considering 244 B 1s at a $23 billion price Ford era budget cuts first year output to five planes for further testing of key equipment
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Washington
Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
U.S
Brown
Soviet Union
Senate
Ford Administration
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Craig Worley
Iowa
Worely
Worley
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Nene
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Clarence E. Abbott
Indiana War Memorial
Indianapolis
Ind
Gammon
Don Grafton
Abbott
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