Carlin opposes Washburn takeover and Norton hospital cuts
Gov. John Carlin voiced firm opposition to a state takeover of Washburn University and said he will not urge closing Norton State Hospital. He cited costs over six million in the first year and potential enrollment impacts at Emporia State, stressing Washburn should remain a separate, locally supported institution for now. He outlined plans to study federal cuts and to seek a funding package for roads and schools based on severance tax income.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Washburn University of
State
Washburn
Board of Regents
Emporia State University
Carlin
Norton State Hospital
Ozarks Regional Commission
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
Sandra McMullen
Gdansk
Edward Gierek
Solidarity
Baltic
Interpress
Kania
Stanislaw Kania
Costs Could Exceed Estimates For Washburn Takeover
Kansas lawmakers studied absorbing Washburn University into the state system with a projected minimum cost of six million dollars annually. The Budget Committee heard Washburn’s current funding mix and noted potential enrollment shifts at other state universities, while supporters prepared a takeover proposal for further discussion.
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Legislative Budget Committee
Topeka
Municipal University
Washburn
Bill Bunten
Watt freezes offshore oil leases off California coast
Interior Secretary James Watt announced he will not lease four basins off Eureka Mendocino Point Reyes and Big Sur until at least 1983 due to a federal court ruling on similar tracts and pending Supreme Court action. He expects a reversal but defers leasing amid legal uncertainty and objections from California officials.
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Washington
James Watt
California
Watt
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
High Court
Eureka
Mendocino
Point Reyes
Big Sur
White House
Reagan
Carter
Air Force Grounds All Its F-16 Fighters
The Air Force grounded its 269 F-16 Falcon jets due to a fight control computer problem. Four European nations and Israel have restricted their F-16s after being informed of the issue. A pilot was killed in a Hill AFB Utah F-16 crash two days earlier.
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Air Force
Washington
U.S
Israel
Nicholson
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
F-16 grounding history and global fleet details cited
The Air Force notes no return date for F-16s after grounding and cites a prior August 1979 incident. Records show 14 major mishaps and 10 losses in the F-16 program, while defenders claim it has the best safety record for a single‑engine fighter at this stage. Bases include MacDill Eglin Nellis Edwards Hill and Fort Worth plant. foreign orders reach Israel 52 Netherlands 39 Belgium 38 Denmark 28 Norway 23.
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United States
MacDill and Eglin
Florida
Nellis
Nevada
Edwards
California
Hill
Fort Worth
Texas
General Dynamics Corp
Kunsan Air Base
South Korea
Israel
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Norway
Polish Solidarity strike shuts down Polish industry
Nearly a million unionists paralyzed Poland's industrial belt for four hours in a strike the government calls a personal crisis. 800,000 to 900,000 Solidarity members halted production in Silesia while 60,000 more workers protested in Piotrkow Trybunialski and about 12,000 in Krakow.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stanislaw Kania
Solidarity
Silesian
Independent Union
Piotrkow Trybunalski
Here
Krakow
Hospital Official Opposes SRS Plan
Nelson A. Tilden of Topeka, president of the Kansas Hospital Association, says proposed SRS policy changes on welfare medical payments unfairly penalize hospitals. He argues for adequate reimbursement for medically necessary care and cites gaps when physicians are unavailable or after hours. Tilden did not attend the Tuesday public meeting.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Hospital Association
Social and Rehabilitation Services Department
Nelson A. Tilden
Robert C. Harder
SRS
Tilden
Medicaid
John Carlin
Harder
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Wichita
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mariana Pfaelzer
Cecil Andrus
Tirso del Junco
Republican Party
By Bil Keane
Peanuts
Fener
Pip
Mount ST. Helens
Punkin
Pipnt
Sarge
Central Committee
Crimea
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
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