County pays multiple attorneys for general fund and counseling
Bruce Mason questions why Harvey County used eleven attorneys for the general fund at 1968.54 and one for revenue sharing at 1250 while excluding the county attorney. Preston Bacon explains fees cover court-appointed defense counsel probate or juvenile court duties and judge pro tem services when needed. The revenue sharing payment covered Melvin Gradert’s services as county counselor before becoming administrator.
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Harvey County
Kansan
Bruce Mason
Preston Bacon
Melvin M. Gradert
City approves higher trash fees in special session
City commissioners raise residential trash from 2.20 to 3.00 per month with effective dates upon ordinance publication. New structure lets multiunit properties choose per dwelling or shared cubic yard bins and expands walk up collection charges with waivers for incapacity.
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Commission
Vernon Baker
Brad Wells
Bill T. Smith
Weather Outlook South Central Mild Through Thursday
Clear to partly cloudy and unseasonably mild across South Central regions through Thursday. Highs in the mid to upper 50s, nights near the low 30s, wind NW diminishing tonight. Stations KIRG KJIRG report highs 37 to 46, humidity 56 to 59, lows 27 to 28, barometer around 30.20 to 30.37 inches, RPM 5153. Wind NW 16 to NW 15.
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South Central
KIRG
KJIRG
Reagan Steering Committee Forms in Kansas
Concannon unveiled a Kansas steering committee to organize Reagan's bid for the 1976 GOP nomination and to name delegates at spring conventions. The group includes Thad Sandstrom, Robert Clack, Robert Gadberry, Charles Scanlan, Richard Walsh, Carolyn Lowe, Pat Hill, Jody Armstrong, Nina Strahm and others in Topeka, Manhattan, Wichita, Chanute, Fredonia, Hutchinson, Sabetha. He warned that uncommitted delegates would hurt Kansas Republicans.
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Topeka
Kan
Don Concannon
California
Ronald Reagan
Kansas
Concannon
Reagan
Hugoton
GOP
Citizens For Reagan
America
Jack Ranson
Wichita
Robert F. Bennett
Ford
Thad Sandstrom
Robert Clack
Manhattan
Kansas State
Robert Gadberry
Charles Scanlan
Fredonia
Richard Walsh
Kansas City
Carolyn Lowe
Chanute
Pat Hill
Jody Armstrong
Hutchinson
Nina Strahm
Sabetha
House studies rail financing in major 6.4 billion bill
The House plans a 6.4 billion measure to reorganize seven bankrupt northeastern railroads including Penn Central. It would deregulate freight rates, expanding railroad freedom to raise or drop prices amid competition, while preserving ICC power to block unprofitable fares and maintain balance with other transport modes. ConRail would receive 2.1 billion to replace tracks and equipment as it takes over a 15 000 mile system spanning 17 states.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
ConRail
Penn Central
Mississippi River
Reagan Returns to New Hampshire on Campaign Swing
Ronald Reagan begins his third New Hampshire campaign tour, targeting Concord and the midstate as the Feb. 24 primary looms. He has spent six days in the state since Jan. 5 and will stay nine more days. Ford and Morton note a close race and Morrison comments on California’s June primary.
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Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Concord
California
Ford
Reagan
North Carolina
Rogers C.B. Morton
Morton
Los Angeles
Boston
Alabama
George C. Wallace
U.S. Supreme Court
Wallace
Bay State
Florida
Henry Jackson
Oklahoma
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Washington
District of Columbia
Sargent Shriver
Harris
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Frank Church
Zoning Amendments Tabled and Unruh Alley Vacation Voted
Old Newton area planning commission approved changes to the zoning code granting final say on special use permits and setting minimum lot sizes for multifamily housing. A request to vacate an alley near W Broadway was approved with the easement maintained. A hearing on CU P district amendment was continued and a preliminary plat for Rolling Hills Additions was tabled pending completed information. March 9 set for non conforming uses code hearing.
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Newton Area
George Sharp
Rolling Hills
Gary Carteman
Magnolia
House approves compromise bill in Kansas
The Kansas House passed a compromise bill 109 to 15 to assign exclusive electric service territories. It shifts standards to the Kansas Corporation Commission and aims to reduce duplication of facilities while guiding territory allocations between providers. The Senate will consider the measure next.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
Senate
Rural Electric Cooperatives of
Kansas
Duane McGill
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Wichita
Kansas Corporation Commission
House
Duane McGall
Ross Doyen
House Judiciary Committee
C. Y. Thomas
Kansas Citizens For Court Improvement
Supreme Court
Clark Owens
Sedgwick
Armstrong okayed as first woman ambassador to Britain
The Senate confirmed Anne Armstrong to be the first woman U S ambassador to Great Britain by voice vote. Armstrong, 48, former counselor to Presidents Nixon and Ford, succeeds Elliot Richardson who moves to commerce. Also approved were Joseph Greenwald as assistant secretary of state for economic affairs, Robert Anderson as ambassador to Morocco, and Deane Hinton as U S representative to the E C M.
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Washington
Senate Today
Ford
Anne Armstrong
U.S
Great Britain
Armstrong
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
United States
Senate
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Republican National
Newton high seniors win Soroptimist Youth Citizenship awards
Debora Denee Thomas receives the $100 Youth Citizenship Award for 1976 from Soroptimist International Club of Newton. Theresa Soukup and Robert Sundquist place second and third with $75 and $50. All are Newton High School seniors and regional finalists may compete for larger national awards.
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Soroptimist International Club
Debora Denee Thomas
Theresa Soukup
Robert Sundquist
Thomas
Kansan
Donna Thomas
Newton
Soroptimist International Club of
Allen J. Soukup
Ralph W. Sundquist
Newton High School
The
Soroptimist Federation
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Newton Soroptimists
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Neysa Eberhard
Alvin Hasenbank
Thomas Wentz
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Grlando Waltner
Emil Claassen
Arnold Dietzel
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