Lawsuits Challenge Kansas School Finance Law
Five Kansas City area districts filed suit in Shawnee County challenging the state equalization formula. Rural districts plan a separate case in Chautauqua County arguing that using taxable income and land sales inflate district wealth figures. Opponents say urban and rural methods produce unequal aid, with proposals for two finance laws or substantial formula revamps.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
Shawnee County
Johnson, Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Chautauqua County District Court
Richard Liebert
Liebert
Byron Smith
Anthony Harper
Wichita
Smith
Shawnee Mission
Harper County
Galena
Elwood
Maize
Rose Hill
Shawnee
Mission
State Supreme Court On Appeal
Shawnnee County
Fire Department responds to two grass blazes Monday
Newton firefighters tackled grass fires at a Santa Fe right of way six miles west of Newton and at the Vernon Perkins residence on East 10th. Police report burglaries over the weekend and multiple thefts, with one purse recovered and several glass-and-beam vandalism incidents. Births, adoptions, marriage licenses, animal pickups, and real estate transfers are noted along with two traffic collision injuries.
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Newton
U. S. 50
Vernon Perkins
E. 10Th
George Michael
Joyce Ann
Dighton
Michael Albert
Scott City Hospital
Derek John
J. Hobart Goering
Moundridge
Edwin Janzen
Bradley K. Baumann
Laura J. Bogunovich
David A. Koehn
Halstead
Virginia R. Dyck
Glen Regier
Rt. 4
Regier’s
Regiers
Charles Suderman
W. 4Th
W. 5Th
NuRay
Maynard D. Janzen
Celebrity Supply Co
Daryl Miller
Country Club Estates
Gerald Housh
E. 1St
Wayne Willis
E. Broadway
W. F. Parks
Sherman Drive
Walter Hessler
Grandview
J. C. Penney Co
W. 6Th and Main
Martha Coulson
Wichita
Corps to study flood plan in Kansas areas
The Corps of Engineers will study flood prone zones in Kansas including the Little Arkansas River and Sand Creek at Sedgwick, and Labette Creek at Parsons. A $150,000 appropriation under the 1948 Flood Control Act funds the studies without Congress approval if under $1 million.
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Topeka, Kan
Little Arkansas River
Sand Creek
Sedgwick
Labette Creek
Parsons
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Congress
Tree pickup set Monday in citywide service
City crews will collect discarded Christmas trees Monday placing them at street parking areas to aid residents. Wind caution delays placement until Monday with flood control work under study through 1976, including Sedgwick levee options and Parsons drainage improvements with pumping capacity upgrades.
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Howard Knox
Sedgwick
Parsons
City to hold public hearing on 1977 Development Program
CD director John Torline announced a public hearing on January 5 at 10 a.m. during the city commission meeting to consider proposed activities for the 1977 Community Development Program. A total of 405000 in Federal funds will be committed at that time after two prior input sessions.
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John Torline
City Commission
Torline
Newton
Harvey County
Kansas
Russel Stroud
Morgan & Reid
East Seventh Street
Bennett backs Wolf Creek plant despite uranium cost rise
Gov. Robert Bennett maintains support for the Wolf Creek nuclear plant as energy shortage relief, even as Kansas Gas and Electric and Kansas City Power and Light challenge an order to disclose the uranium costs from Westinghouse contracts.
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Topeka, Kan
Wolf Creek
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas City Power and Light Co
The
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Westinghouse Electric Corp
PHA bids on Terrace Room lighting changes and notices
The Public Housing Authority will receive bids on lighting changes in Terrace Room Thursday at 4 p.m. at MidTown Towers. Agenda items include executive director salary, enclosing office price, and a report on Buckley Inc. plumbing. President Roosevelt died April 12 1945 and Truman sworn in. utilities plan a Burlington area plant. Curt Schneider warns uranium costs may raise rates and urges public cost clarity. Bennett supports public fuel cost disclosure if needed.
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Public Housing Authority
MidTown Towers
Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Burlington
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Bennett
Sedgwick Woman Jennie E Johnson Dies at 77
Jennie E Johnson of Sedgwick, 77, died Monday at Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton. Born April 26, 1899 in Haven, she married James Homer Johnson in 1919. he died in 1972. Survived by two daughters, three sisters, one brother, six grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Kaufman Funeral Chapel Halstead.
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Sedgwick
Jennie E. Johnson
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
Newton
Haven
James Homer Johnson
Pratt
Marjory Stevens
Hutchinson
Peggy Jo Wolf
Akron
Ohio
Evelyn DeSelms
Edna Millspaugh
Turon
Nola Loy
Arthur Barrett
Preston
Kan
Sales tax up 13 percent in Harvey County
Harvey County sales tax revenue rose nearly 13 percent in November from 1975 levels. The Kansas Department of Revenue reported $223,224.67 in November collections, $34,331.71 more than November 1975’s $188,892.96, and $1,131,531.93 for the current fiscal year to date, $116,541.66 above the first five months of the prior year.
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Harvey County
Kansas
Salvation Army Christmas drive called tremendous success
Captain Robert Boone praised the Salvation Army Christmas appeal as a tremendous success. The drive met its $10,000 goal and aided more than 90 families and individuals. Boone thanked the community for its care and compassion enabling the charity’s ongoing work.
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Robert Boone
Salvation Army
Markets Mix Gains as Dow Tests 1000 Level
A midday Dow Jones brief touch of 1,000 marked another gains day. The Dow stood near 998.25 up 2.16 as gainers outpaced losers. NYSE volume ran 11.38 million shares with Federal National Mortgage active. Local livestock and grain prices also reported along with probate court notices in Newton Kansas.
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Wall Street Report
NEW York
Dow
Wall Street
Federal National Mortgage
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
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Newton Kansan
Tue
Missouri
Daily Record
W. Broadway
Poplar
Debra F. Brown
Axtell Christian Hospital
June S. Thaw
W. Llth
Heide Thaw
Marie Epp
Rodney Dean Graber
Dean H. Schrag
Marjorie Schrag
N. Poplar
N. Plum
Helen M. Moffet
Marjorie L. Schrag
Ethyln Jane Crum
Clarence E. Crum
Ruth H. Crum
Charles F. Crum
Franklin Ave
Floyd’s
John Bomholt
Mable Bomholt
Sarah Fiedler
PHA
Enclosing
Buckley Inc
James H. Johnson
First Baptist Church At
Kaufman Funeral Chapel
Commission
Wichita Livestock
Kansas City Livestock Kansas City
Chicago
Edward D. Jones and Co
New York Stock Exchange
Dillon Wue DeKalb
Hesston
Fairmount Foods
Evans Products
Philips Industries
Skyline Or Winnebago
Bernard Becker
Bernard Peterson
Echlin
Monson
Emere
Nabisco
Exxon
FMC
Firestn
Ve Nor Sim
AlldCh
Fordm
Oklage
AllisChal
Gen Dynam
Okia NG
Alcoa
GenEl
PanAm Air
Am Airlin
GenMills
Panep Ve Abrads
Penney
Acyan
Gtelel
PhillPet
Am Motors
GaPacif
Polaroid
Amt&t
Goodyr
Ampex Corp
Ve Grace
Va Rca
Ralston
AuRich
Gulf Oil
Avoca Corp
Hallibrun
Rey Met
Fois
Hercules
Ryder Sys
Beecha
Safeway
Beth Sti
VM IBM
Boeing
CBS
IntPaper
Sears
Chrysler
KerrMc
Texaco
Kresges
Comwee
Kroger
Transw Air
Comsat
CntiGrp
MarMid
Uniroyal
US Steel
Curtis Wr
McDond
Upjohn
Va Dow Ch
Midsat
WuUnion
Va duPont
Westge Vv
Va Mobil
Dillon’s Plaza Beauty Shop
Donna Duncan
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