Fairer tax sought by senators and amendments proposed
Fourteen senators urge a fairer tax system that would raise taxes on wealthy investors to aid low and middle income families. Their package tightens tax breaks for the rich while making permanent a provision that would save a family of four about $180 annually. Harvey County Commissioners plan an afternoon budget study at 1 Monday with 8:45 a.m. start, 10:30 open meeting in the county courthouse.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Harvey County
Parks and Recreation
Congress
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Senate
Finance Committee
Congressional
County officials discuss budgets and land use
County commissioners reviewed engineering budgets and discussed stream maintenance and landfill operations. A drainage problem near section 34 was referred to the Whitewater Watershed District. The CMHS structure was reviewed, and animal control reported 91 domestic animals picked up in May.
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Harvey County
East Lake
Whitewater
Mel Gradert
Raymond Balzer
Lewis C. Boyd
Chicago
Community Mental Health Services Board
Colonial House
CMHS
City Animal Control Department
Jay Newton
Newton
Daily record items including marriages births and crimes
Marriage licenses list Louis E Ramirez and Marliese B Pribbenow of Wichita and Brett H Dillon with Denise L Headrick of Hesston. Fire in Hesston at Excel Industries extinguished by local teams. Burglaries investigated at Alumbaugh Maintenance Shop and 220 E 12th with losses over $700. Stolen bicycles, recovered motorcycles, and a county jail arrest for theft. Divorce granted for Glenn and Ruth Cunningham. Birth announcements in Sedgwick. Bowling league standings and high scores for summer play.
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Louis E. Ramirez
Marliese B. Pribbenow
Wichita
Brett H. Dillon
Denise L. Headrick
Hesston
Newton
Excel Industries
Alumbaugh
E. 12Th
Alumbaugh’s
Gary Royer
Richard Willems
Gary Loyd
Todd Bacon
Berry
Cheney
Hutchinson
James Lee Sullivan
Burrton
Reno County
Curtis Dreier
Sullivan
R. C. Wilhite
Santa Fe
Walton Township
U. S. Postal Service
Glenn Ray Cunningham
Ruth Elaine Cunningham
Markets rise on steady rate signals in New York trading
The Dow gained 4.67 to 969.06 as markets extended Thursday’s advance. Volume remained moderate with 8.1 million shares traded at the NYSE, aided by signs of a stabilizing interest rate outlook and expectations the Fed will pause further money-supply tightening.
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New York
Federal Reserve
Gulf Oil
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Kansas City
Wichita
Kan
Chicago
Edward D. Jones and Co
Newtor i
New York Stock Exchange
Dillon
DeKalb
Hession
Fairmount Foods
Evans Products
Philips Industries
Skyline
Winnebago
Sex scandal grips Capitol Hill as aide alleges payoff
A former aide to Rep. John Young claims the Texas Democrat paid her a $26 000 yearly salary in exchange for sexual favors and that she faced pressure to submit to advances. Young denies the condition of employment and says he will speak to investigators.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
John Young
Texas Democrat
Colleen Gardner
Young
Sol Z. Rosen
Corpus Christi
Gardner
Justice Department
House Ethics Committee
Carl Albert
Ethics Committee
John Russell
Department
House
Thomas P
O'Neill
World Championship Tennis adds champions tournament
World Championship Tennis officials announced a new tournament of champions for 1977. The event will be staged at various sites worldwide and feature 16 tourney champions each year.
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Dallas
WCT
Mike Davies
Hesston petition seeks keeping trees at golf course edge
Hesston city officials presented to the county commission a petition to spare three large cottonwood trees at the south edge of the Hesston Golf Course from removal during a bridge replacement project. The plea asks for a retaining wall to preserve the trees as work proceeds east of Emma Creek on Hickory Street. The panel referred the issue to engineers and bridge designers for review. In a separate item, Rogers Nursery completed a $2033 landscape project at Harvey with a plantings guarantee.
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Hesston
Hesston Golf Course
Gary Burr
Leon Horst
County Commission
Emma Creek
Hickory St
Mel Gradert
Rogers Nursery
Harvey County
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Mick Dillman
Rhoades Construction Co
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Epps Service
Elbing
Wenger Oil Co
Daily Record
Animal Control
Poplar
McLain
Community Development Office
Alvin Hill
Sedgwick
Crysta Kaye
Karen Lynn
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
George E. Byers
Suzanne Dionne
Hard Lucks
Mammas & Papas
Bud Masters
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Why Nots
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J. Starforth
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Panep
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Stregp
CBS
Kangel
U ‘S
Sears Gas
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Chrysler
Kresger
Texaco
Comwe Lof Kroger
Ty Timlin
Trans Wair
Comsat
Marcor
U “S
CurtisWr
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duPont
U Mobile
Uwunion
Monsan
Echlin
Valeda
United Way
Kansas Health Museum
Halstead
John R. Suderman
Rex Rederfs
Dick Nierman
Kansan
Bill Smith
Newton Police Department
Smith
Ohn Dyke
Merrill Raber
Gordon Funk
Prairie View
Raber
Otther
Growth Associates
Midwest
Funk
Wichita School System
Wichita State University
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Funeral Home, Inc
East Broadway
Sewton
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