Consumers resist new federal product protection agency
The piece compares a proposed federal consumer protection agency to a damaging Wizard of Oz parody and warns it would become a massive bureaucratic monster. It argues free enterprise and lawsuits suffice to weed out junk, criticizing OSHA-like burdens and urging against expanding federal regulation.
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The
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Santa Claus
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
America
Free Enterprise
Walton community celebrates PRIDE Pacemaker award win
Walton rises as the smallest city to win the Pacemaker Award and seventh of 300 in PRIDE program history. Newton support from city leaders, chambers, schools, and businesses helped the effort. a June 13 gala invites all to join and reservations close June 7 at Walton State Bank. The letter notes local teamwork across organizations and thanks many contributors.
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Walton
Newton Kansan
Kansan
Newton
City of
Walton State Bank
Oklahoma
Clyde Evans
Mangum Oil and Gas Company
Evans
Henry Bellman
R.okla
Dewey Bartlett
Glenn English
D.okla
Federal Energy Administration
Mangum
Hischel Crow
Rep
Victor Wickersham
No rejoicing in Bovina as Panhandle farmers face collapse
A Washington report portrays Vernon Estes and other Panhandle farmers laboring under plummeting wheat prices, rising irrigation costs, and rising debt as banks warn of potential foreclosures. It highlights a local banker’s worries and the broader pattern of small farmers losing ground to large landowners, amid national grain exports and policy issues.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Bovina
Texas
Vernon Estes
Ellen
West Texas
Panhandle
Vernon
Estes
United States
Jack Kaashin
Bovina Bank
Ellen Estes
Immigrant Language Rights Raise Alarm Over U S Demographics
Don Oakley surveys debates on bilingual schooling and multilingual ballots driven by rising illegal immigration. Experts warn of rapid demographic shifts and costly programs as courts and legislation push English plus minority language provisions in many states.
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Don Oakley
Teddy Roosevelt
United States
Farrell
U.S. Justice Department
U.S
35th Army Division reunion draws veterans in Kansas City
Thirty years ago Frank B Plummer Robert Hanna Delbert Beardmore and Leonard Buller attended the 35th Army Division reunion in Kansas City. Births include a son for Mr and Mrs Edgar L Gates at 625 E 10th and a son for Dr and Mrs Ralph C Kaufman North Newton. Harold Freeman served on the veterans employment committee at the VFW state convention in Topeka. Six Newton youths were named to Sunflower Boys State in Wichita: John Gunter Richard LaGree Fred Johnson Charles Willis Bill Lienhard Dave Bowersock. Three Boys State graduates Lee Reiff Keith Hay Kay Steinkirchner served as counselors. Russell Nelson named Harvey County extension agent, previously with the extension department at Kansas State College.
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Frank B. Plummer
Robert Hanna
Delbert Beardmore
Leonard Buller
35Th Army Division
Kansas City
Edgar L. Gates
E. 10Th
Ralph C. Kaufman
North Newton
Harold Freeman
Veterans’ Employment Committee
VFW
Topeka
Newton
Sunflower Boys State
Wichita
John Gunter
Richard LaGree
Fred Johnson
Charles Willis
Bill Lienhard
Dave Bowersock
Boys State
Lee Reiff
Keith Hay
Kay Steinkirchner
Russell Nelson
Harvey County
Kansas State College
Carter and Congress Reach Fragile Detente on Foreign Policy
President Carter has eased peak tensions with Congress over foreign policy. Cyrus Vance has opened lines of communication, briefing key lawmakers on SALT talks and evolving policy, while House and Senate committees press for continued access. Some department resistance remains but Carter seeks broad consultation.
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Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Washington
NEA
Congress
Carter
Capitol Hill
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
White House
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
House
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vance
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
Geneva
Armed Services Committee
State Department
Cuba
Panama Canal
Africa
Middle East
Israel
U.S
Department
State
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Editor’s Mail
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New York
Society of the Plastics Industry
Dallas
David Boren
Richard Hall
State Energy Office
Hill
Bellmon
Bartlett
English
Energy Administration
Crow
Wickersham
Shell
Citgo
Sun Oil
United Features Syndiate, Inc
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U.S. Supreme Court
San Francisco
James Farrell
Leonard D. Chapman
Immigration and Naturalization Service
John D. Huss
Melanie J. Wirken
Richard Downes
U.S.A
Angle and Walters
Shaba Province
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