Kansas Senate Race Draws Few Qualified Candidates
A Saturday column by Dolph C. Simons Jr notes growing government intrusion and questions the pool of Kansas candidates for the upcoming U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. James Pearson. The piece highlights Bill Roy’s potential bid, the governor’s race uncertainties, party weaknesses, and hopes for qualified contenders from both parties.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Roy
Senate
Bennett
GOP
Baker Vespers at Baldwin University Christmas Candlelight Service
The Baker University annual Christmas Candlelight Vespers will be presented Dec 4 at Baldwin First United Methodist Church with 110 voice student choirs. Dr. William C. Rice directs the University Singers with Douglas Brown, a brass quintet led by Chris Light, and a 2 pm reception in Holt Gallery as Rice nears retirement after 1939 tenure and 1947 conductorship.
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Chris Light
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Holt
Parmenter Hall
Austin C. Lovelace
Baker Presidential
Kansas State
Paper Delivery Notice for Journal World Readers
Reader messages urged to contact the Journal-World before 7 30 p m on weekdays or 6 30 p m Saturdays regarding late delivery issues at Weskeys.
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Weskeys
Park naming dispute fuels two neighborhood groups
District residents clash over Lyons Park renaming with two groups and petitions. Mrs Paul and Mrs Donner exchange tensions while planning council and parks board deliberate. December 20 meeting set to revisit the issue amid calls to end the feud.
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City Commission
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Lyons Park
Ing
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Taylor Park
DeVictor
Improvement Association
Woodlawn School
Parks Board
Bette Mallonee
Locust
Bennett Nears Choice Senate or Statehouse
Kansas Governor Robert F Bennett weighs re election versus a Senate bid in 1978. Aides and GOP leaders expect a Monday announcement after weekend discussions with his family and a three city tour in Overland Park Wichita and Topeka. Possible successors and rivals rise as the decision looms.
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Pearson
U.S
Bill Roy
Topeka
GOP
Robert Bennett
Ballyhooed
Senate
Wichita
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
United States Senate
Bennett
James B. Pearson
Leroy Towns
Overland Park
Rotary Club
Washington
Plains farmers stage largest traffic jam for protest
Thousands of farmers clogged Plains Georgia Main Street with 10 000 to 15 000 tractors in a protest over farm profits. They urged Congress to guarantee profits amid weather risks and warned of a nationwide strike on December 14 led by American Agriculture while President Carter remained at Camp David.
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American Agriculture
President Carter
Carter
Tommy Carter
Alma
Congress
America
Camp David
Gertrude Bromberg
Drury Lane-Water Tower Place Theater
Ritchard
John Grigas
Ms. Bromberg
Airman Vaughn Promoted at Tinker AFB Oklahoma
David W. Vaughn son of Mr and Mrs Donald W Vaughn has been promoted to airman first class in the U S Air Force He serves as an aircraft electrical systems specialist at Tinker AFB Oklahoma Barker Lawrence 1946
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Donald W. Vaughn
Barker
Lawrence
U.S. Air Force
Tinker Afb
Okla
Actor Cyril Ritchard in critical condition after heart attack
Award winning actor Cyril Ritchard, 78, was listed in critical condition after a heart attack during a matinee in Chicago. He collapsed while narrating Side By Side By Sondheim and was aided by stage staff as 900 spectators rose in awe.
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Cyril Ritchard
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Ritchard
Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
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