Pardon themes echo through Nixon and draft evaders
The column reflects on Nixon’s 1974 pardon by Ford and Carter’s 1977 pardon of Vietnam draft evaders. It weighs political motives, public reaction, and time’s healing role, arguing pardons should serve national interest, not electoral gain. It notes the divided wartime era and long term shifts in opinion.
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Richard Nixon
United States
Spiro Agnew
U.S
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Ford
Presidential Commission
Carter
Washington
Water permits delayed along Arkansas River
An indefinite moratorium on new water appropriation permits along the Arkansas River in Hamilton and Kearny counties was ordered by Guy E. Gibson. The halt will last until a groundwater to river flow study is completed, with a July 1978 deadline to decide whether any applications can be approved.
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Topeka
Kan
Arkansas River
Guy E. Gibson
Division of Water Resources
State Board of Agriculture
Gibson
Hamilton
Kearny
Kearney
John Martin
Kansas Water Appropriations Act
Kansas Legislature weighs tax reform and death penalty
Kansas lawmakers wrap week with Gov Bennett endorsing tax measures including raising personal exemption to 750 and removing tax on prescription drugs while adding sales tax to building services. Debate over lifting income tax burden and funding health and water programs continues as death penalty review enters public hearings.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Senate
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Farmers expect higher 1977 crop plantings for soybeans and cotton
Government surveys indicate farmers plan to plant about 84.5 million acres of corn up slightly from last year while soybean acreage could rise to 53.1 million acres and cotton to 12.8 million. Officials caution plans may change with price and demand outlook. a new survey is due April 14.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Carter selects trio for White House posts
President Carter names Greg Schneiders as White House projects director after a prior denial for the secretary post due to bounced business checks. He also names Richard Harden of Camilla Georgia and Hugh Carter Jr. as special assistants for budget and administration respectively with salaries set at 42000 dollars for Harden and Hugh Carter Jr. Schneiders salary pending.
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Washington
Greg Schneiders
Jimmy Carter
White House
Carter
Richard Harden
Camilla
Hugh Carter Jr
Harden
Hugh Carter
Schneider
Schneiders
Museum plans three children programs at KU Dyche Museum
The Dyche Museum of Natural History at Kansas University will run What Is a series for ages five to seven split into two Saturday sessions on Feb 12 and 26. Morning and afternoon classes cover reptiles and amphibians birds and mammals using live animals and specimens. Enrollment via the museum public education office.
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Dyche Museum of Natural History
Kansas University
Cathy Dwigans
Dawn Adams
Lawrence
Public Education
Museum of Natural History
Local lawmakers divided over proposed Kansas tax plan
Kansas legislators debate local government finance reform bills allowing city or county commissions to levy income and sales taxes without mandatory public votes. Proposals would require a referendum only on petition or by governing body choice, with public initiative tax options and mixed views from Douglas and Lawrence leaders.
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Kansas
Kansas Cities
Lawrence
Douglas County
Arnold Berman
Barkley Clark
Clark
Pence
County Commission
Peter Whitenight
Dan Young
Young
Mike Heim
State Legislative Research Department
Heim
Birth Announcements From Mixed Addresses and Families
In a sequence of birth notices, Chester Chiappa of 935 Conn. and Christopher Wales of 413 Fla. are listed alongside Roy Gilliland at Second and Ar kansas. Dennis Michel of 3020 Iowa reports a girl born Friday. John C. Duncan of Ottawa welcomes a girl born Friday. Michael Payne of Rt. 3 reports a boy born today.
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Chester Chiappa
Christopher Wales
Roy Gilliland
Arkansas
Dennis Michel
Iowa
John C. Duncan
Ottawa
Michael Payne
Rt. 3
Sanitation Crews Complete City Routes Ahead of Weekend
Sanitation department reports all residential routes finished by Friday mid day for the second straight week. Despite early week weather delays, high trash volumes were collected Wednesday and Thursday leaving only one west side route for Friday. Attendance shown in the new headquarters chart is outstanding as the maintenance garage operates fully and replacement parts arrive for a long-down truck.
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Sanitation
Joint Revenue Sharing Meeting Plans Monday
City and county commissioners will hold a joint meeting Monday at 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the First National Bank Tower to discuss 1977 federal revenue sharing allocations. The county expects about 400000 and the city about 575000 to fund people programs, with final split decisions left to each commission.
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First National Bank
IRS says Korean owes U S for back taxes in probe ties
Tong sun Park, central in a push by South Koreans to influence Congress, owes the U.S. government 4.5 million dollars in income taxes for 1972 through 1975. An IRS lien, plus investigations by the DOJ, SEC, and House Ethics, mark Park's attention as a rice broker tied to lavish Washington social circles.
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Washington
Tongsun Fark
Congress
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Park
Baltimore
Justice Department
Securities and Exchange Commission
House Ethics Committee
Ber
South Korea
Burmah Oil Co
General Dynamics Corp
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
General Dynamics
Indonesia
Japan
Crime Council To Discuss Corrections Legislation
The Douglas County chapter of the Kansas Council on Crime and Delinquency will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Lawrence Public Library to discuss legislation aimed at improving the state corrections system. Speakers include State Sen Arnold Berman State Rep Mike Glover and Ann Hebberger with a Q and A session to follow.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Kansas Council On Crime and Delinquency
Lawrence Public Library
Arnold Berman
D-Lawrence
Mike Glover
Ann Hebberger
Overland Park
Legislative Monitor
KCCD
Conservation group buys 7200 acres of prairie land
The Nature Conservancy purchased 7200 acres of prairie south of Manhattan with a $3.6 million anonymous gift. The land, known as the Dewey Ranch, will likely be leased to Kansas State University for research and adjoins a 916 acre tract bought in 1971.
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Topeka
Kan
Topeka Daily Capital
Manhattan
Nature Conservancy
Kansas State University
Lloyd C. Hulbert
Kansas State
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Robert Docking
Ross Coyen
Rosalynn Carter
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