Agnew seeks presidential pardon from Ford
Former Vice President Spiro Agnew has asked President Ford for a pardon after his 1973 tax evasion case. White House aides referred the request to the Justice Department while noting established procedures. Agnew resigned Oct. 10, 1973 after pleading no contest to one count of tax evasion. payments to Agnew began in 1967 while he was Maryland governor and continued until early 1973.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Spiro Agnew
Gerald Ford
White House
Richard Nixon
Agnew
Justice Department
Philip Buchen
Maryland
Judah Best
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Big Labor
Congressional Black Caucus
Ford Administration
John Dunlop
Dunlop
Ford
Labor Department
Office of Federal
Mary Lepper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harvard
Ivy Wy
Labor
Reuss
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Interior
Harris
LaDonna
Martin Luther King
King
Justice
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
So You Want to Be a School Board Member Pamphlet
The Kansas Assn. of School Boards offers a pamphlet for prospective school board candidates titled So You Want to Be a School Board Member. It explains the office and includes a code of ethics. The piece urges similar guides for city commissions and councils and suggests publishing such material for the 1979 city elections.
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Kansas Assn. of
The
KASB
Kansas League of Municipalities
Today in History December 10 1976 AP
On December 10 1976 notable events include the 1898 Paris treaty ending the Spanish American War and cession of the Philippines Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. Other items reference Luther burning the Papal Bull in 1520 and Mississippi statehood in 1817.
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Associated Press
Paris
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Guam
United States
Martin Luther
Mississippi
Union
Alfred Nobel
Leonardo da Vinci
Should we keep the Panama Canal
Column argues against divesting Panama Canal, noting ongoing losses since 1973 and rising tolls. Proposes keeping U S control for military and regional security benefits, with permanent ownership to ensure low access costs for Latin America and maintain two ocean naval supremacy.
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U.S
Congress
Ecuador
Peru
Chile
State Department
Panama
Canal
Panama Canal
Latin America
King Features Syndicate
Regulation Q Debate Shows Stakes in Banking Edict
New York AP outlines Regulation Q effects on savers and lenders. It limits deposit rates for thrifts and raises mortgage costs, prompting public debate over retention. Thrift institutions argue for keeping the incentive to draw savings for home loans while big-city banks say the advantage is unfair.
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John Chamberlain
Johnson
Nixon
Panama Canal
Omar Torrijos
New York
Rserve
Savings and Loan Associations
Mammoth
New Breed of Nurses Improves Dallas Child Health Program
Deanna Sebestyen 28, a Baylor University nursing graduate, leads a transforming public health program for children in Dallas. She founded the Day Care Enrichment Program serving over 400 centers, immunized more than 7,000 children in 1975, and developed the Community Health Helpers Program with visual aids for young children. She hosts a local radio health show, offers behavior management classes, counsels parents of developmental disorders, and pursues a master's in Child Development while writing a guide for day care teachers.
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Dallas
Deanna Sebestyen
Vs. Sebestyen
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
American Nurses Association
Sebestyen
Yugoslavian Trade Delegation to Tour Kansas
A six man Yugoslavian trade delegation will visit Kansas December 13 to 17 touring industrial and agricultural areas. Leader Larry Montgomery notes this is the first official Yugoslav visit to Kansas and aims to boost exports, with stops in Kansas City Wichita Hutchinson and Topeka alongside Ambassador Dinca Belovski. Exports now exceed $2 billion annually with room for growth.
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Topeka
Kan
Larry Montgomery
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Kansas
Montgomery
Dinca Belovski
Kansas City
Wichita
Hutchinson
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Tony Boyle
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Joe Rauh
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Iller
Henry Reuss
Dwis
House Banking Committee
Kansan
Louvre
David Packard
House Select Committee On Intelligence
Henry Kissinger
Dorothy Lamour
France
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Franklin
Jack the Ripper
Ely Brandes
International Research Associates
Hampton Roads
Japan
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Orient
Newton Kansan
Newton Publishing Company, Inc
Jack Lander
Newton
Harvey
Walton
Ass'n Kansas Press Association
North Newton
Elbing
Goessel
Halstead
Hesston
Moundridge
Sedgwick
Newton & No. Newton P.O
Alco
Anderson Axtell Christian Hospital
E. Edwy
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
South Kansas Carter Pharmacy
Cedar Village
Dillons No
North Main
Gibson's
Meridian Grampy's
First & Spencer Road
Halstead Hospital
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Pic Quik Foods
West Fourth Quick Mart
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