Canal pact debate set Feb 20th
Washington AP reports Senate debate looms this week on the Panama Canal treaty as House weighs Carter’s 32 billion welfare package. Lincoln Birthday recess shifts floor timing to Feb 20. Senate fate rests with 20 undecided lawmakers amid cost dispute and security guarantees.
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Snowstorm shuts schools and snarls transport in mid Atlantic
Heavy snow and 40 mph winds grip the Middle Atlantic and Northeast causing school closures and widespread travel delays. NWS predicts 6 to 20 inches region wide with NYC area seeing several inches early and 12 to 18 inches by midnight. NYC suburbs could reach up to 20 inches as two low pressure systems fuel the storm.
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Sadat Criticizes Israel Amid Peace Talks Progress
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat voiced gloom over Mideast negotiations on NBC. He said Israel clings to old security ideas while agreeing with Carter to resume talks via Alfred Atherton Jr. The interview followed Sadat’s Camp David visit, with plans for futurepriniciples talks and a U.S. mediated path to a broader settlement.
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U S ships stand by as Ethiopia Somalia clash escalates
Western nations show force as fighting intensifies in eastern Ethiopia near the Ogaden. Somalia, backed by Soviet and Cuban aid to Ethiopia, claims heavy losses for Ethiopian troops at Negete and reports of camp destruction and arms seized. Ethiopian officials report Somali casualties and captures in the Karagé region.
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Kansas election officer bill clears House on party lines
The House passed a bill to change how four Kansas counties appoint election commissioners, assigning selection from a secretary of state list of three nominees. Democrats backed the measure, Republicans opposed it, sending the bill toward a Senate with slim passage prospects under GOP control.
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Wichita
Register of Deeds Fights State Bill On Recording Fees
Douglas County Register of Deeds Sue Neustifter vows to oppose House Bill 2908 which would create a central land survey division in the Kansas Department of Transportation and force triplicate copying of deeds. She cites higher costs and extra work, while backers led by the Kansas Engineering Society call the move beneficial for engineers and the state.
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Register of Deeds
Parkway estimate stands Road cost figure mixed
A Topeka official report keeps the Clinton Parkway project cost at 9.8 million dollars. Kansas Department of Transportation spokesmen said revisions to the Finney and Turnipseed study may cut the final figure. Local officials will seek extra federal funds from Congress with help from U S senator Bob Dole. If funds lag, bidding will be phased, starting with grading and surfacing later.
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County awards contract to finish courthouse remodel
Douglas County commissioners approved a 208300 dollar bid from B A Green Construction Co of Lawrence to finish the 1.1 million county courthouse remodeling. The firm was the sole bidder last week and already holds most major contracts on the project, leaving little incentive to rebid despite a 23000 dollar overestimate.
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Local Forecast Cloudy and Cold in Journal-World
A brief local weather note indicates cloudy skies and cold temperatures for today. Full details appear on page 14 in the Journal-World press run.
Snow and cold forecast for the Lawrence area
The forecast calls for light scattered snow in Lawrence today and tonight with freezing rain possible in the southern part of the state. Temperatures rose to 38 briefly on Saturday, then fell to single digits, with lows tonight in the 10s to 15. A warming trend is expected by Friday, bringing 40s and 50s during the day.
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