County Mandate Nails Down The Lid By George Pyle
Franklin County voters resoundingly rejected a move to exempt the 1981 sheriff's department budget from the state tax lid, 3 574 to 1 109, a 3 to 1 margin, with 3 683 ballots cast. Officials fear reduced revenue without sharing, as commissioners weigh cuts and budget gaps across departments.
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George Pyle
Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Roy Swank
Ottawa
RFD
Swank
Franklin County Taxpayers Association
Taxpayers’ Association
County Commission
Kansas primary yields record turnout and clear party wins
Carter dominates Kansas with 57 percent of Democratic votes and 23 of 47 delegates, Kennedy 32 percent and 14 delegates. Reagan wins 63 percent of GOP votes and 20 of 32 delegates, Anderson 18 percent, Bush 13 percent. A record 474,818 Kansans voted, 41.6 percent turnout. Secretary Brier and Senator Johnston praised the result as a milestone for the presidential preference primary.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Reagan
Rep
John Anderson
George Bush
California
Anderson
Bush
Jack Brier
Brier
Mike Johnston
D-Parsons
Inside Highlights and brief sports notes from local pages
The note lists radio style brief items and page references including weather friendly waterfowl, baseball labor drama, a county cancer crusade launch, and a discussion on the death penalty in the Legislature. It signals a generic hometown roundup.
Ottawa OKs Joining Power Cooperative Plan
Ottawa City Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to join the Kansas Municipal Power Agency expanding the Northwest Kansas Municipal Energy Agency. Mayor Paul Gaynor and Commissioner Leonard Larson opposed citing uncertain future power and costs, while Commissioners Marshall Nichols Snyder and Marstall supported joining for future guarantees of power.
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George Pyle
Ottawa
Kansas Municipal Power Agency
George Marshall
Dorothy Nichols
Sherwin Snyder
Leonard Larson
Paul Gaynor
Northwest Kansas Municipal Energy Agency
Gaynor
Larson
Snyder
Marstall
Bani Sadr attacks Carter on hostage issue
Abolhassan Bani Sadr accuses President Carter of inaction over hostage removal. Revolutionary Council will not take custody until conditions are met. White House says Iran seeks clarity on U.S. intentions. Waldheim advised Vance that Iran awaits a new statement. Prime lending rate hits 20 percent as banks adjust funding costs.
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Associated Press
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Carter
Revolutionary Council
White House
Bani Sadr
Majlis
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Cyrus Vance
Iran
U.S
New York
Kansas Corn Struggles On CCC Board
Kansas corn bids to the Commodity Credit Corporation yielded 299,500 bushels sold at 2.38 to 2.42 per bushel. Nebraska sold 7,180,825 bushels at 2.20 to 2.49, Missouri 665,674 at 2.31 to 2.42, while Oklahoma and total bids ran into 60.3 million bushels with 3,362 bids and 1,697 accepted. Officials warn uniform buying pace may push purchases to five months, dulling price support while weather and embargo actions loom.
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Diane Yeamans
Kansas
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Herb Cast
CCC
Cast
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Coffman
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Yes Tony
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Sharon Wiederholt
Leanne Blecha
Photos By
Fred Solis
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Illinois
Milwaukee
Edward Kennedy
Wisconsin
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Louisiana
Family County Cancer Crusade
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Soviet Union
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