Kansan Agencies Trim Out-of-State Travel Costs
Kansas state agencies spent 4.45 million on out-of-state travel for FY1982, a 2.4 percent drop from the prior year, with universities accounting for 73 percent of the total. Kansas State University led spenders at 1.27 million across 2,389 trips, while the University of Kansas logged 942,789 for 2,030 trips as state officials credited conservative budgeting and fare-optimization efforts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Division of Accounts and Reports
State General Fund
Kansas Technical Institute
Kansas State University
University of Kansas
Kansas City
John Carlin
Carlin
Wichita State University
University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Revenue
Fort Hays State University
Emporia State University
Department of Human Resources
Pittsburg State University
Disaster Declared After KC Floods Kill Four
Four people died as Kansas City area storms dumped up to 15.8 inches of rain, triggering a disaster declaration for Jackson, Platte and Clay counties. Indebendence and Kansas City area victims included Barbara Boutwell, 32, Carrie Williams, 23, Patricia Cook, 21, and Howard Harrison, 60, with $15 million in damages reported in Independence.
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Kansas City
National Weather Service
Barbara Boutwell
Carrie J. Williams
Independence
Shannon Craven
Patricia J. Cook
Cecil Omstead
Howard S. Harrison
Raytown
Christopher Bond
Jackson
Platte
Clay Counties
Bonds
Rock Creek
Kristi Smith
Richard L. Berkley
Vehicle collision at Fourth and Main causes minor damage
Non injury crash involved Jesse A. Wray and Lance E. Fuller. $250 damage to each vehicle. Wray cited for disobeying traffic signal. In Kansas City market news, live cattle futures report strong prices with slaughter steer and heifer data and sales totals for the week.
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Jesse A. Wray
Ottawa
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas
Settlement Approved In $10 Million S&L Case
A Johnson County judge approved a $121,000 settlement for five of 25 defendants in a $10 million class action against the former Kansas Savings & Loan Association of Roeland Park. Depositors eligible for losses total 12,000, with trial set to begin Oct. 25.
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Olathe
Kan
Johnson County
Kansas Savings & Loan Association
Roeland Park
Lewis Smith
Savings and Loan
Local ads highlight dining deals and shop sales in Ottawa
Queen's Carry-Out closes August 16 to 18 while FBI and SAT offer Night Special with sirloin steak and salad bar. L & M Buffet and other eateries advertise prices, while LORI Peterson begins hair styling at The Looking Glass. Community notices include Eagles Lodge events and barbershop singing nights.
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FBI & Sat
L & M Buffet
Lori Peterson
Looking Glass
Ottawa
Library Line answers common questions about local events
The library offers help through its Community Information Center at 5th and Main. It lists Kansas and Missouri State Fair dates, Needles Eye Tunnel heights, Kansas City Renaissance Festival details with pricing, repair manuals for a 1973 Ford pickup, and local silversmith listings. It also notes Hutchinson Cosmosphere exhibits and elementary school enrollment dates.
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5Th and Main
Kansas
Missouri
Hutchinson
Sedalia
Needles Eye Tunnel
Custer Park
South Dakota
Kansas City
Agricultural Hall of Fame
Bonner Springs
Mitchell
Chilton
Ottawa
Marjorie Jeffries
Ottawa Chamber notes visitors and local events
Ottawa Chamber highlights 27 softball teams and 275 Brethren conference attendees at Ottawa University. It praises good storefront upkeep, lists volunteers who aided boy scouts and a Sidewalk Sale crew, and notes upcoming Office Products Show, Labor Day rest stop, interior remodel at J C Penney, ECKAN weatherization aid, and Blood-Mobile Day on Tuesday August 24.
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Larry Powell
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Church of the Brethren
Ottawa University
Chamber Banks
Dodson Aviation
Glen Underwood
Ottawa Retail Association
JoLynn Coen
Lori Streebin
Carla Wiederhalt
Connie Jones
Cathy Hughes
Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa -Vfw Post No
J.C. Penny
Eckan
Carlin launches Operation Volunteer for weatherization help
Governor John Carlin announces September 1 start for Operation Volunteer to recruit Kansans to weatherize homes of the elderly disabled and low income. The program, funded by federal money, aims to cut winter energy costs by insulation and window upgrades, with Kansas citing 23 000 assisted in three years.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas
Carlin
Reagan
Ing
U.S. Department of Energy
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Energy Extension Office
Kansas State University
SRS
Governor's Office
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Steve Wurtz
American Red Cross
Wurtz
Red Cross
the Daily Report
S&l
Thomas Ruzicka
the Savings and Loan
Queen’s
Ad Briefs
Eagles Lodge
Boot Hill Gang
Freda
Barberhawks
Monty
Mary
Bonnie’s
Hickory
Princeton Place
Lamb-Roberts
Funeral Home
Stans Cleaning Service
Stan Shisler, Owne
Delores (Croucher) Toburen
Elm
New Cohuurch
Apostolic United Pentecostal Church
Masonic Lodge
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