Farm zoo visit charms Franklin County day care
Children at the Franklin County Day Care Center concluded a farm week with a mobile farm zoo brought by Jan Claerhout of rural Princeton. A pony, kitten, dog Freckles, three lambs, a calf, and a baby pig delighted the kids as they lined up to hold animals and listen to their sounds, with some children still hesitant to touch any animal.
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Joanistas
Franklin County
Mobile Farm Zoo
Jan Claerhout
Princeton
Czechs Love American Country Western Superstar
A brief item notes Czechs favor an American country western star, highlighting growing cultural tastes and cross cultural appeal during the feature roundup on page 12.
Utility Admits Bid At Secrecy In Wolf Creek Sale Talk
Kansas City Power & Light executive vice president Arihert Doyle testified before a House Senate committee that negotiations to sell a 17 percent Wolf Creek stake to Nebraska Public Power District began in December 1977 and were kept secret from the public and legislature. He denied early talks on Sept 17. The committee probes if the sale is in Kansans’ best interests and if officials misled state bodies about a water contract tied to the deal.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas City Power & Light. Co
Wolf Creek
Nebraska
Kcp&l
Kansas
Arthur Doyle
Nebraska Public Power District
House Senate
Doyle
Kansans
Kansas Utilities
Wheeling
Berman
Donald McPhee
Kansas Electrical Cooperatives
Hospital to Sponsor Two-Part Nurse Education Program
Ransom Memorial Hospital will host its first continuing education course for licensed nurses on April 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the hospital conference room. Taught by RN Faye Rubick, the five contact hour program covers nursing assessment in two sessions with May focusing on heart and lungs. a $5 materials fee applies. The course, approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing, targets RNs and LPNs countywide and is also offered at Anderson County Hospital on April 27. Pre enrollment via Rubick at the hospital is requested.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Faye Rubick
Kansas State Board of Nursing
Rubick
Anderson County Hospital
State Retreats From Local Bridge Project Coops
The State Highway Department backs off summer repairs on the US-59 Santa Fe bridge at Ottawa edge after objections from the city and Chamber of Commerce. The bridge is deemed not worth fixing but replaceable, with a rating data sheet resubmitted to the federal government for possible replacement funding. No timetable for a decision was given.
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State Highway Department
Ottawa
Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Anschutz
Anschutz
Baby Born In Car At RMH Entrance In Lane
A rural Lane couple welcomed a baby girl born in the back seat of a car at Ransom Memorial Hospital emergency entrance after a rush to hospital. The father Dennis Gillett is away in Chillicothe for three months. mother Conney Gillett and baby are reported fine.
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Conney Gillett
Rural Lane
Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Dennis Gillett
Chillicocothe
Denny
Farmers Von Retaliation Protests Over Farm Aid Bill
Washington AP reports thousands of farmers surrounding the White House protested the House 268 to 150 vote defeating a farm aid bill. They pledged to oppose the 193 Democrats who voted against it, blaming inflation and higher food costs on the outcome. Carter, at a state dinner, said the defeat benefits farmers and consumers, while opponents warned of bankruptcies in rural America and continued price pressures on wheat, feed grains, and cotton.
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White House
Capitol Hill
American Agriculture Movement
Cook
Bobby Jackson
Levelland
Texas
Jimmy
Oliver Odom
Carter
Nicolae Ceausescu
Senate
United States
America
Gerald McCathern
House Agriculture Committee
Thomas S. Foley
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Davidson
Armstrong
Kansas Farm Leaders Fume Over Farm Bill Rejection
Kansas Farm Bureau president John Junior Armstrong and American Agriculture movement spokesman Lyle Davidson blasted Carter Administration and House after the emergency farm bill failed. They blamed urban bias and political maneuvering for harming farmers, arguing the defeat jeopardizes price support and grain production cuts.
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Associated Press
Kansas Farm Bureau
American Agriculture Movement
Carter Administration
House
John Junior Armstrong
Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
The
Johnson
Lyle Davidson
Carter
Governor Signs Compensation Bill For Crime Victims In Kansas
Governor Robert F. Bennett signed a crime reparations bill allowing up to 30000 for victims grief and suffering and authorizing payments to families of two slain rangerettes and a five year old girl. A three member board will decide claims with awards up to 10000. A county forecast follows with near term showers and mild temperatures.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
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