State Agencies Fail Test in Equal Employment Review
TOPEKA Kan AP The state Board of Agriculture heads a list of agencies failing to meet Gov Bennett equal hiring policies. At least 10 agencies are out of line with the directive aimed at preventing unfair treatment by sex race age or handicap. The Board of Agriculture is the only seriously noncompliant. nine others are marginal. The Equal Employment Opportunities Office has reviewed 21 agencies so far with 40 more to go. The report cites 4 percent minority staff among 278 at Agriculture and 29.5 percent women mostly in clerical roles. Also cited are Transportation Health and Environment and several others in marginal compliance.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Agriculture
Robert F. Bennett
Equal Employment Opportunities Office
W. W. Duitsman
Board of Agriculture
Department of Transportation
Department of Health and Environment
Hospital Emergency Drill At Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital staged a disaster drill with entrances barricaded after 1 p.m. on Thursday. Volunteers acted as victims while staff sorted them for treatment or transfer, with several patients observed overnight or moved to the morgue, as part of the required biannual drill.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Forest Park
Ad Briefs and local notices blend of eateries and events
Local ads list MARY Kay Cosmetics, A-1 Cab service 24 hours, Meeker’s Cafe vacation pause until Aug 29, Metzger Salvage, Blue Room Tavern with Bill Jordan, car wash at Alco lot Aug 20, First Assembly of God dine by candlelight offer, L and M Buffet, Herald delivery support line, 10% off steaks and chicken Fri-Sat, Mike’s Kazy Kitchen, Jimmie Lee’s Country Rock and The Renegades dances, VFW Post 5901 Aug 20 oyster and steak fry tickets at VFW Hall, music by Marvin Ross and Country Gentlemen.
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Alco
Assembly of God
VFW
VFW Hall
Bill Jordan
Marvin Ross
Funeral services for Dwight Williams and local accident notices
Dwight Forrest Williams died August 15. Services held at Robson Towner Funeral Home with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Centropolis. Rev. William Weber officiated. music by Mrs. Melvin Clevenger and Teddy Rood. Pallbearers named. Ottawa safety officers logged two vehicle accidents at 8 58 a m at 8th and Cedar and 11 58 a m in the 100 block of Walnut. Drivers cited for inattentive driving and improper backing. Marriage licenses issued to Ottawa residents Donald Becker and Linda M Green. Joni Feuerborn and Rick McFadden.
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Dwight Williams
Dwight Forrest Williams
Robson- Towner
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Centropolis
William Weber
Melvin Clevenger
Teddy Rood
Robert Winn
Alan Edwards
Ralph Smeleter
Auggie Koehler
Gary Riemer
Jack Riggles
Gary Wadkins
Lynn Firestone
8Th and
Cedar
Carl Senter
Donald Becker
Legal Age
Ottawa
Linda M. Green
Joni Feuerborn
Rick McFadden
Stewart C. Johnson
Nobuko T
James Cren Burrow
James Oren Burrow
Sycamore St
Ft. Scott
Kansas
Rabson-Towner Funeral Home
James McCrossen
Highland Cemetery
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
American Heart Fund
Counties Can Dodge Tax Lid, Says Kansas Attorney General
Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider ruled that counties may exempt themselves from the state property tax lid by charter resolution, aligning with his prior stance that cities can similarly opt out. The opinion cites home rule powers and notes the lid's provisions have been eroded by subsequent legislation.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Kansas
Social Security Most Confusing Programs Highlighted
Washington AP reports the Social Security Administration cited as having the most confusing programs while the Occupational Safety and Health Administration faces the most excessive paperwork. The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, a small Labor Department agency, received the...
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
Labor Department
Planning Commission reviews fair booth and consultant visit
Franklin County Planning Commission discussed reactions to its fair booth with soil and road maps attracting most interest. They may next meet when consultant C Bickley Foster can be in Ottawa to outline steps for county planning. Rumors and future progress were topics of concern.
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Franklin County Planning Commission
Franklin County
C. Bickley Foster
Ottawa
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National Guard Armory
Red Cross
Martha Lou Elliott
S. Willow
Gardner
Unified School
Emporia State University
Virginia Musgrave
E-State
Park and Resources Authority
Grain Inspection Department
Kansas Corporation Commission
Fort Hays State University
Kansas Public Employer Retirement System
State Treasurer’s Office
Ad Briefs
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Sandi Clary
Meekers Cafe
E. 2Nd
Metzger Salvage
N. Main
Friendly Blue Room Tavern
L and M Buffet
Herald
Mike
Jimmie Lee
The
Renegades
Dave Marsh
Saddleback Lounge
the Daily Report
Mulberry
Rex Fulton
District Court News
Frank L. Johnson
Shawnee County
Board of Commissioners
Warren Black
N. Mulberry
Larry Wilson
N. Cedar
Ruth Batdorf
N. Sycamore
Alice Fletcher
S. Oak
Lauretta Vinson
Canterbury Court
Tommy Smith and Son
Charles Fritts
Ottawa Rfd
Public Safety News
Karen Weems
Pence's South
F.o.b
Choice
Violet Robson
David Bunch
Jos Ferns
Dorothy Reams
Rena Towner
Jerry Robson
Robson-Towner Chapel, Inc
North Main
Sewing Machines
Albright’s Sewing Circle
Robson
Towner
Violet Robson Reno Towner
Joe Ferns
Iide Office Supply Jad
Moin
Social Security
Reveins
Fair Booth
White House
Executive Branch
Carter
Congress
Charlie Whitley
D-N.c
Everett Jennings
Our Body Shop
Dick Gyggemen, Stinnett
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Chicken 'N Noodles A la Carte
Golden
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