Unemployment might stay above 7 percent despite gains
Ford administration economists forecast unemployment near 7 percent by year end but warn of uncertainties. Greenspan to present midyear outlook predicting inflation and GNP improvements. administration sticks to 7 to 7.5 percent foreseen. Related items note fines for I Magnin and Saks price fixing, GM unemployment benefit denial, expected auto price rises, and a 1976 winter wheat crop smaller but ample for demand.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Alan Greenspan
The
Pesident’s Council of Economic Advisers
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Greenspan
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
Revenue sharing bill advances in House for 3%4 year extension
The revenue sharing measure would extend federal aid to local and state governments through Sept. 30, 1980, distributing about $24.9 billion with minimal federal controls. A House vote was expected today amid efforts to water down amendments proposing tighter oversight.
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Washington
House
Postmaster inquiry into Bailor stamp deal awaits evidence
Justice Department probes allegations that Postmaster General Bailor gained a discount on rare stamps in return for $7 million in Postal Service contracts. A House subcommittee staff director says his panel already found no evidence of truth. A separate official notes no determination yet. The case centers on stamps bought from Jack Taub of Scott Publishing Co. in New York. Morris Plains moves Quinlan case to Morris View Nursing Home under heavy security. Delegates crowd for Carter as he nears Democratic nomination with 1,514 delegates and rising.
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Washington (Ap
Justice Department
Benjamin Bailor
Department
House
Jack Taub
Scott Publishing Co
Postal Service
Morris Plains
N.J
Karen Anne Quinlan
St. Clare’s Hospital
Denville
Morris View Nursing Home
Incumbents file for county offices seek re election
County Commissioner Preston Bacon and Register of Deeds Jack Hay filed for Republican re nomination. Bacon, completing year one of his final term in the second district, and Hay, seeking a second term, are longtime Newton area officials with extensive civic ties.
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Preston Bacon
Register of Deeds
Jack Hay
Bacon
Hay
Wheat harvest looms as Halstead fields turn gold
In Halstead county, wheat fields glow gold as frost and drought cast uncertainty over this year’s crop. Farmers prepare combines for a busy harvest later this month amid anxious forecasts and ongoing farming challenges.
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Halstead
Kansan
Post Office to Study Future as Congress Weighs Funding
Eight years after a blue-ribbon panel urged reform, a new commission proposal emerges. President Ford and congressional postal leaders agree on injecting more taxpayer money to stave off insolvency while a study examines Postal Service finances.
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Washington
Ford
Postal Committees of
Congress
Study Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson
American Postal Service
Commission
Postal Reorganization Act
Weather overview for South Central region through Friday
Clear to partly cloudy and very warm. Highs Friday in the low to mid 90s. Tonight lows upper 60s to lower 70s. Southerly wind 10-20 mph tonight. Arpt data at 1 PM from KIRG indicates humidity around 92 percent and wind SW at 29 to 31 mph.
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South Central
Census procedures in Harvey County led by Kay Grochowsky
County assessor Kay Grochowsky explains the annual census process for Harvey County and Newton. Enumerators in cities use street address lists from the water department, note residents, vacancies, and missing addresses, with payment per person enumerated to ensure coverage. School enrollment for Newton dropped 91 from last year, supporting census accuracy. Grochowsky has served as county assessor since 1974 after resigning as county clerk.
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Kay Grochowsky
Kansas
Board of County Commission
Harvey County
Newton
Grochowsky
Kansan
Newton Jaycees table Miss Harvey County Pageant plans
At a Newton meeting the Jaycees voted to table the Miss Harvey County Scholarship Pageant to seek community support. President Dave Nygaard says groups have refused commitments, planning changes to chair terms, while aiming to name Miss Harvey County 1977 and still pursue Miss Kansas 1976 in Pratt this July.
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Newton Jaycees
Harvey County
Dave Nygaard
Jaycee
Jaycees
Newton and
Jaycee Jaynes
Nygaard
Cochairman
Pratt
Pat Tolbert
Hear Ye Hear Ye public submissions address Kansan readers
Readers are invited to mail or deliver questions to The Kansan Hear Ye Hear Ye column at 121 West 6th Street Newton Kansas 67114 P O Box 268 Newton Kansas 67114 for responses. The notice provides mailing details for submitting inquiries.
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P. O. Box
Newton
Kansas
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