Ford seeks higher Social Security taxes and elder care costs
President Ford asked Congress for a multibillion dollar Social Security tax increase and broader catastrophic illness coverage for seniors. He proposed a payroll tax rise costing most workers under $1 weekly and a maximum yearly Medicare payment by patients of $500 for hospital care and $250 for doctor bills. The plan aims to fund extended hospital, nursing and physician coverage while capping Medicare rate hikes at 7 percent for hospitals and 4 percent for physicians. It also raises patient cost sharing and expands benefits for the elderly.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Medicare
Oval Office
Florida
Ciaries
David Mathews
Koch wins state Outstanding Young Man award
Vern Koch 35 of Newton was named one of three winners of the Kansas Outstanding Young Men Awards by the Kansas Jaycees at Emporia. Also honored were Ronald Bork of Liberal and John Montgomery Jr. of Junction City. Koch is a farm service representative for First National Bank and a partner in Newton Livestock and Commission Co. He previously led Newton Jaycees and directed the Cerebral Palsy Ranch near Augusta.
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Vern Koch
Newton
Kansas
Kansas Jaycees
Ronald Bork
John Montgomery Jr
Junction City
Koch
Brad Wells
Charles E
Chuck) Koehn
Gene Slack
State Group
Emporia
First National Bank
Newton Livestock and Commission Co
Newton Jaycees
U. S. Jaycee
JCI
Kansas Jaycee
Augusta
St. Mary's
Weldon Epp
Epp
Jim Mast
Ray Penner
Duane Steele
Mike Smarr
Dennis Lammers
David Nygaard
Gregg Petersen
Hear Ye Letters About Roads Fire Access and Cable Plans
Residents ask if the east side access road by the by pass will reopen with curb and gutter costs. City Manager cites no fire road status and notes it remains a dedicated public street. The Kansan reports cable rollout with $6.75 monthly rate and $10 install, plus extra TV hookups. state turn down on a traffic signal at Wist and Meridian may be reconsidered.
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E. Broadway
Jay Newton
Newton
FCC
Hudson Brothers
Wist
Meridian
Gerald Vetter
State Highway Department
Mostly cloudy with cooling trend and moderate winds
Weather data reports a Mostly cloudy night with a low in the mid to upper 30s then cooler Tuesday with a high in the mid 50s. Winds shift from southwesterly 15 to 25 mph today to northerly 10 to 20 mph tonight. Arpt KIRG observed readings show highs around 65 and low 53 with humidity around 56 percent.
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South Central
Barurn
Huambo Falls to MPLA in Angola Civil War Update
UNITA claims Huambo, capital of southern Angola, has fallen to the MPLA backed by the Soviets. Jorge Sangumba announces at a Lusaka news conference. U S officials say Western forces lack weaponry to match rockets and tanks and corroborate the fall.
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Associated Press
National Union
UNITA
Huambo
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
Lusaka
Zambia
Jorge Sangumba
State Department
Washington
Pretoria
South Africa
Senate panel kills bill allowing left turn on red in Kansas
The Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee voted to kill a bill permitting left turns on red on one way streets. Senator Hess sought reconsideration after missing notice, with a chance to pitch saving the measure on Tuesday. The panel also delayed a separate bill raising interest on Kansas freeway bonds while a bonding expert was unavailable. Kansas plans to sell about 40 million dollars in bonds under a 1972 program to speed freeway construction.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Paul Hess
Wichita
Bob W. Storey
Hess
Kansas
Transportation and Utilities Committee
Quake death toll tops 15000 in Guatemala City
Helicopter relief teams ferried supplies to isolated towns and villages as the official dead rose above 15 000 with about 40 000 injured and 200 000 homeless. Engineers cleared landslides and repaired bridges while survivors queued for food and tamales. Authorities warned of possible epidemics without timely burial or burning of bodies.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
National Emergency Relief Committee
Bennett backs water pact for nuclear plant in Kansas
Gov. Bennett says state offices know best amid dispute over selling Neosho River water from Redmond Reservoir to Kansas City Power and Light and Kansas Gas and Electric for a Burlington nuclear plant. He favors relying on the state Water Resources Board over federal reports, as legislators hesitate on the deal.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Neosho River
Bennett
John Redmond
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Senate
Federal Energy Administration
Neosho
Redmond
Water Resources Board
Keith Krause
Guy Gibson
State Agriculture Department
Water Resources Division
Kansas
Krause
Gibson
Southweast
House tackles public service jobs expansion this week
The House aims to advance a Democratic backed public service jobs bill to spend 4.3 billion dollars for 600,000 positions through September 1977. Republicans call it too costly while unemployment sits around 7.8 percent. debates coincide with a dip in jobless figures. The House intelligence committee also plans to complete recommendations to create a permanent panel and require reporting of covert operations.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lincoln
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
House Education and Labor Committee
NHS students win forensic firsts at Hutchinson tourney
Salina South edged Newton High for the sweepstakes trophy at Hutchinson High. Salina 389 points to Newton 387 with McPherson third at 288. Gale Niles and Randall Snapp won girls and boys extemporaneous events. Susan Schultz led informative speaking. Chris Carlson won prose. Cindy Kemme took second in oratory and third in girls extemporaneous.
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Newton High
Hutchins
Susan Schultz
Randall Snapp
Gale Niles
Chris Carlson
Kansan
Salina South
Hutchinson High
Salina
Newton
McPherson
Cindy Kemme
Niles
Anita Sauerwein
Brian Ewert
Laura Ice
Bryan Reber
Becky Hay
Marty Colborn
Snapp
Ewert
Sally Morrow
Reber
Lou Ann
Colborn
Carlson
Hay
Meet
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