Sadat says Israel fails on concessions
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat accused Israel under Prime Minister Menahem Begin of not taking hard decisions toward peace after a Christmas Ismailia summit. Sadat demanded an independent Palestinian state and full Israeli withdrawal, while Begin proposed limited self rule with continued Israeli presence.
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Associated Press
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Menahem Begin
Middle East
Ismailia
Egypt
Ek See Ieaga West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Sadat
Begin
al Ahram
Sinai Peninsula
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Mideast
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Cleansing ritual thins Holdeman Mennonite ranks nationwide
McPherson Kansas reports the Holdeman Mennonites pursue a cleansing to remove worldliness. Excommunication rises as a tool, shrinking membership by hundreds amid a church hierarchy centered in McPherson. The group eschews voting and government while wielding ostracism as a doctrine of avoidance.
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Santa Claus
Kansas City Times
Kansas
McPherson
Greeley, Colp
Holdeman excommunication fuels church inquisition and faithful split
Excommunications sweep through the Holdeman Mennonite community, shaming families and isolating members. Ervey Unruh, once a prominent minister, was banished in 1974 for lacking humility, then refused to repent and joined a rival group. Panels now speed up expulsions, with about one in five Holdemans excommunicated at least once and most returning later.
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Holdeman
Shela
Ervey Unruhe
Elvey Unruh
Unruh
Kan
Clarence Hiebert
Mennonite Brethren Church
County employees receive $500 cost of living raise
Orville Schmidt announces a $500 raise for all county employees to be paid in equal installments across 26 pay periods. The raise was revealed at the county’s annual Christmas dinner. South Plum Street from SW 7th to Brookside will close at 8 a.m. Wednesday as the water department extends a 12 inch main. Additional street closings will be announced next week based on project progress.
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Orville Schmidt
County Commission
Commission
Bartlett
Settle and Edgerle
Public Accounts
Hutchinson
Robert M. Holford
Antee
Bartlett, Settle and
Cdgerle
Weather outlook clear to partly cloudy through midweek
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with a low near 10 tonight and a high in the 30s on Wednesday. Winds will shift to southerly at 5 to 15 mph tonight.
U S Officials See Soviet SS-20 Mobile Missiles Deployed
U S intelligence now believes Russia has deployed the SS-20 mobile land based missile with a 3000 mile range. Analysts say adding a third stage could extend range to 5500 nautical miles, threatening the United States by reaching Western Europe China and the Middle East. The deployment could shift the nuclear balance and complicate ongoing diplomacy.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
Russia
United States
Europe
China
Middle East
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Board declines decision on Harvey County park lease
Harvey County Board of Commissioners postponed any ruling on leasing land in Harvey County Park for oil and gas exploration due to one member’s holiday absence. Chairman Orville Schmidt cited the Parks and Recreation Commission’s opposing recommendation as not being considered today.
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Board of
Harvey County Commissioners
Harvey County
Commission
Orville Schmidt
County Parks and Recreation Commission
Clayton Dey
Fox and Co
Wichita
Fox
State Dept. of Records and Accounts
Melvin Gradert
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Geneva
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