Use-value tax amendment sparks debate in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers discuss a proposed constitutional amendment to tax farm land by use value rather than market value. Opponents warn it shifts costs to homeowners and invites other groups to seek tax breaks, while proponents argue it preserves farming and slows urban sprawl.
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Kansas
Ruth Wilkin
Topeka
Lawrence Public Library
League of Women Voters
Wilkin
Mary Wiersma
Kansas Farm Bureau
All-Kansas Tax Council
Douglas County
Wiersma
Zoning dispute prompts reluctant sign of code
Mayor Oscar Gowing will sign the new zoning code under protest over mobile home restrictions. He opposes placing mobile homes in standard areas and urges a public vote. The council approved the measure 3-2 while he was away.
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Lecompton
Oscar Gowing
Gowing
Dick McClanathan
Lawrence Douglas County
Planning Commission
City Planning Commission
Dale Gregg
Lyle Fergus
Bob Wood
Marge Fisher
Dennis Gowing
McClanathan
Douglas County
Nobel Peace Prize Delayed For 1976
Oslo AP reports the Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded for 1976 and $160,000 prize money is held for 1977. The move marks the 10th time the prize funds were reserved since World War II, with past years later returning to the main fund. Campaigns reportedly included Mexican President Echeverria and nun Mother Teresa.
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Oslo
Norway
Albert Schweitzer
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
UF campaign on schedule in Lawrence fundraising push
The Lawrence United Fund Inc reports several large donations since the 1976 campaign began Monday. The $237,480 goal is the highest in UF history as the board aims to fund 19 agencies without external fund raising. Over 30 division leaders continue contacts and more than 500 volunteers will work the door to door drive.
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Lawrence United Fund Inc
Wayne Osness
Drive
Federal funds talks set for four Douglas County meetings
Douglas County schedules four public sessions to discuss federal Community Development money. Consultant Ernest Coleman notes review of the 1976 77 grant of 273 000 and ideas for 1977 78 funds. A preapplication is due by Dec 7. Meetings: 7 p.m. Monday Lecompton, 7 p.m. Oct 25 Baldwin City Hall and 8 30 p.m. Oct 25 Eudora City Hall, 7 30 p.m. Oct 28 Douglas County Courthouse commission room.
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Douglas County
Ernest Coleman
Federal Funds
Coleman
Lecompton
Baldwin City Hall
Eudora City Hall
County Commission
Douglas County Courthouse
11Th
Massachusetts
Lawrence fall police auction marks 1 p m on Sunday
Lawrence police announce their annual fall auction on Sunday at 1 p m on the lawn of the police station at 745 Vt More than 200 items go on sale including 60 bicycles stereo equipment tools sewing machines and calculators Most items come from Found Property or were used as evidence in trials Proceeds fund the police retirement account.
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Lawrence
Police Department
Douglas County
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Swine Flu Shots Resume as Deadly Link Denied
Federal official says most areas resuming immunizations after studies show elderly deaths were coincidental to vaccination. President Ford and others received shots to boost the program aimed at immunizing up to 200 million Americans. By Thursday clinics had reopened everywhere except Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of several states, with New Mexico and Alaska also resuming shortly.
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David J. Sencer
Federal Center For Disease Contol
Washington
Ford
David Mathews
Florida
Rubin Askew
Fords
White House
Pittsburgh
Frank Clack
Pittsburgh-area
Allegheny County
Michigan
Wisconsin
Maine
Vermont
Illinois
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Alaska
Ft. Dix
N.J
Theodore Cooper
Department of Health Education and Welfare
National Gambling Policy panel urges state control of gambling
The National Gambling Commission reports Americans widely gamble and approve of wagering. It urges states to set gambling rules with federal role limited to preventing inter state interference and protecting national interests. The panel backs taxing gambling winnings at the state level and notes enforcement challenges from current policies.
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Washington
National Gambling Commission
Charles H. Morin
Commission
Ford
Congress
Morin
The
James Ritchie
Ritchie
Bingo committee finds no criminal infiltration
A Kansas legislative panel concluded no evidence of criminal elements infiltrating bingo games but urged potential law changes. Chair Rep. John F. Hayes cited excessive returns for owners and lavish door prizes at bingo parlors in Kansas City and Wichita.
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Topeka, Kan
John F. Hayes
Hayes
Hutchinson
Wichita
Kansas City
Kan
Joe Berger
Topeka
Kansas Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Ralph V. Anderson
Holton
Kalb
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Ted McFarlane
Terry S. Harper
Mary's Lake
Haskell
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Ariz
Allen Torrey
Ballard Center
Craig Stancliffe
Federal
Mass
PGA
Sutton
Cuz Mingella
Pleasant Valley Country Club
Professional Golfers Association
Mingella
Pleasant Valley
Heardtarfer
Cleo Woody
Missouri
Emelt
Bingo Committee
Kent Kalb
Committee On Rules and Regulations
Reyna
Auto Park
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