Bennett Biceps Dominate '78 Session
The 1978 Kansas Legislature featured heavy gubernatorial politics surrounding Gov. Robert F. Bennett and potential rivals. Key figures including House Speaker John Carlin and Sen. Bert Chaney pushed use-value land appraisal while Curt Schneider faced charges under the Campaign Finance Act. Campaign moves by Norman Gaar and others shaded legislative action toward political outcomes, with multiple candidates eyeing future offices as lawmakers debated budgets and planning money.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
John Carlin
Senate
Ross Doyen
Bert Chaney
D-Hutchinson
Carlin
Chaney
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Doyen
Concordia Republican
Frank Gaines
Augusta
Congress
Don Allegrucci
Pittsburg
James Francisco
Mulvane
Allegrucci
Ron Hein
Paul Hess
Wichita
Gaines
Rep
Dick Brewster
House Judiciary Committee
Statehouse
Ottawa Jaycees Walk For Mankind Draws 265 Participants
The Ottawa Jaycees Walk For Mankind drew 265 walkers with 180 finishing the 30 kilometer trek. Mike Franano led as the first across the finish line at 11 am after starting at 7:30 am. Lori Flusser, celebrated as the Jaycees number one walker, completed the course on a three wheeled bike as a cerebral palsy advocate.
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Joanistas
Ottawa Jaycees Walk
Mike Franano
Mike
Ottawa
Jaycees
Lori Flusser
Lori
Senate Edges Farm Bill Narrowly Passes in Senate Vote
The Senate approved emergency one year aid for grain and cotton farmers 49 to 41 with Mondale presiding amid protests. Carter vows veto. bill links to parity prices and set asides, costing groceries for urban families and drawing mixed support from leaders like Muskie and Talmadge.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Walter F. Mondale
House
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
President Votos
Muskie
Senate Budget Committee
Agriculture Department
Congressional Budget Office
American Agriculture Protest Group
Utility Rate System Eyed By Congress And Utilities
Rising electric bills prompt a look at how rates are set and how power is distributed. Proposals push state commissions to consider lifeline, time use, inverted, and flat rate plans to address demand, costs, and fairness amid higher fuel and coal strike impacts.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Congress
Cooperative Extension Service of
New York State
United States
National Conference of State Legislatures
Bennett Puts Mix on 1978 Session and Booze Bill
Kansas Governor Bennett called the 1978 legislative session a mixed bag at first adjournment and predicted a hectic three day windup. He will decide soon on a plan to legalize sale of mixed drinks in restaurants and noted aides report roughly two to one in favor. He praised energy water and health measures but lamented the death of a competency based education pilot bill and warned over the last ten days of the session.
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Bennett
Senate
Norman Gaar
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Kansas United Dty Forces
Texas Man Sought By Secret Service
The Secret Service issued a nationwide bulletin for a Humble Texas man who allegedly threatened President Carter. Two hitchhikers reported a rider who said he would harm Carter and would go to Washington to see him. He is listed in Secret Service files and has shown prior interest in the president.
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Oklahoma City
U.S. Secret Service
Texas
Carter
Washington
Secret Service
Henryetta
Okla
Ernest Luzania
Oklahoma
Luzania
Rainy spells ease as streams near to flood stage recede
Heavy rain shifted streams in northeastern Kansas beyond their banks overnight then receded today with no major flooding reported. Snow mixed with rain in Goodland with lows near mid 30s. Local rainfall totals ranged from 2 to about 5 inches. Delaware River tributaries overflowed Sunday night but reined in by morning.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Goodland
Horton
Hiawatha
National Weather Service
Atchison
Wetmore
Delaware River
Delaware
Phil Shideler
Weather Bureau
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John Simpson
Salina
Simpson
Gaar
GOP
U.S. Senate
Jan Meyers
Overland Park
Dan Kay
Rex Cummings
Cummings
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Princeton
Appanoose
Pomona
Mankind
Steve Busby
Robert Mills
Cooperative Extension Service
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