Hurd Sues 288 Reginald Hurd Files 429000 Suit
Reginald Hurd former superintendent of the U S C 288 school system filed a 429000 suit in Franklin County Court against the U S D 288 Board of Education and seven board members. He seeks 400000 in punitive damages and damages for breach of contract claiming the board acted arbitrarily and maliciously after terminating his contract. Hurd, hired May 1 1973 for a three year term, was dismissed prior to facing theft charges in Franklin County Court with trial set for August 20 on a deception count involving 543.50 in school funds.
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Reginald Hurd
U.S.C. 288
Central Heights
Franklin County
Board of Education
Hurd
U.S.D. 288 Board of Education
June Betz
Helen Davidson
Rantoul Rfd
Ardyce Wilson
Hobart Betz
Melvin Stockard
Princeton
Raymond Wagner
Richmond
RFD
Robert Cooper
Glen Post
Lane
Marked Drop In COL
Washington AP The cost of living rose 0.3 percent in March the smallest rise in nearly two years helped by declines in food prices. Beef eggs and sugar led the drop while many nonfood items and services rose more slowly. The March rise was the smallest since July 1973.
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Washington
Labor Department
Senate Moves 11 Measures in Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Senate sent three bills to Gov. Bennett and eight to the House as the 1975 session reconvened after a 10 day recess. Adjournment eyed for Wednesday night or Thursday. pay raise bill to be scaled down to avoid long floor debates.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
Robert F. Bennett
House
Duane McGill
Senate
Richard D. Rogers
Bush Order on US Evacuation
President Ford told GOP leaders the Saigon evacuation is accelerating and 1,500 Americans remain in the city by nightfall. The INS will admit up to 129,000 Indochina refugees, including 50,000 South Vietnamese, under emergency parole by Atty. Gen. Levi to speed entry. Ford and Kissinger discussed broader evacuations and potential U.S. involvement if a wide Vietnamese evacuation becomes necessary.
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Washington
Ford
Saigon
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Indochina
United States
Edward H. Levi
Clifford Case
R-N.j
GOP
Henry A. Kissinger
Case
U.S
North Vietnam
CBS
Senate
House International Relations
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Frederick C. Weyand
South Vietnam
House Armed Services Committee
Thieu Prepares Exit as Huong Meets In Saigon Palace
Former president Nguyen Van Thieu and successor Tran Van Huong held marathon talks at the Independence Palace as Thieu weighs stepping down. Speculation grows he and his wife may soon depart the country, possibly to Taiwan. Meanwhile Viet Cong demanded the Thieu clique be removed to enable talks as Mỹ seeks a cease fire.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Independence Palace
Thieu
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Taiwan
Tran van Huong
Viet Cong
U.S
County Looms As Health Service Area
Franklin County Commission urged Gov. Bennett to treat Kansas as a single health service area with a plan splitting into four zones. Bennett proposed four areas including parts of northeast Kansas and a waiver to include Kansas City area counties in Kansas. The panel also discussed hospital quarters at Ransom Memorial Hospital and a $5100 upgrade for sheriff radio equipment, with Beachner Brothers slated for the Rantoul Bridge contract.
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Franklin County Commission
Robert Bennett
Kansas
Bennett
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Johnson
Miami
Franklin
Douglas
Douglas County
Coffey, Anderson and
Linn
Kansas City Area
Missouri
Franklin County
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Kansas City
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Franklin County Health Department
Steve Lott
Sheriff's Department
General Electric
Rantoul Bridge
Beachner Brothers Construction Company
Buying Car Tags Truly Confusing
A look at how license plate fees vary by state city and county. Weighs and values of cars affect charges with examples from Louisiana Montana Maryland and Delaware. One vehicle case shows a $60.01 Maverick fee in Lewis and Clark County plus various taxes and disposal fees across locales.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Montana
Maryland
Delaware
Orleans Parish
Lewis and Clark County
Utah
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kansans sign bills expanding tax relief for elderly renters
Gov. Robert F. Bennett signed extended tax relief for the elderly and certain disabled renters, plus bills to form a Kansas Court of Appeals, update probate code, and recodify banking laws. The renter deduction is 12 percent of rent, down from 16, with income cap set at $10,000 not met. Bennett cites inflation and fixed incomes as rationale, noting mobile home owners included. The probate changes aim to simplify procedures, speed administration, and raise personal property exemption.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas Court of Appeals
District Courts
Supreme Court
Bennett
State of
Kansas
Supreme Court lets desegregation rulings stand on busing
The Supreme Court refused to review cases from Louisville and Indianapolis, leaving intact lower court orders to desegregate. The Chicago appeals court had denied suburban districts’ plea, maintaining orders affecting Indianapolis schools. County forecast: mostly cloudy with storms, highs in the 60s, northerly winds.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court
Louisville
Indianapolis
Louisville-Jefferson County
U.S. Appeals Court
Cincinnati
Indiana
Court of Appeals
Chicago
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Underwood and Son Contractors
Havens
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Sider
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Eric Sevareid
Bob Schieffer
Middle East
Geneva
Mideast
Central Intelligence Agency
Thieus
Xuan Loc
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh
Thien
Cbs-Tv
U. S
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Cambodia
Radio Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan
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