Animal Shelter in Franklin County Faces Space Crisis
Franklin County Humane Society’s Ottawa shelter, built in 1948 by Beatrice M. Peck, is underfunded and undersized as stray intake rises. Manager Alta Cruces says 25 pens are not enough, space shortages persist for 10 years, and conditions deteriorate despite Peck trust funds, city and county support. Groups plan fundraisers and a Pen covering project.
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Franklin County Humane Society
Beatrice M. Peck
Humane Society
Alta Cruces
Cruces
Ottawa
Peck
Peck Trust Fund
Bob Clogston
Society
Jaycees
Inflation Plan Tweaked to Ease Fringe Benefit Rules
Washington AP The Carter administration loosened parts of its wage and price standards eight seven weeks after the plan's launch to curb inflation from about 9 percent toward 6 or less. Changes cap health cost increases, count only first 7 percent of health care rises against the standard, and tighten profit margin rules while maintaining a 7 percent wage limit.
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Washington
Carter
Inside Highlights Bridge Confrontation at County Commission
Brief page notes reference a confrontation at the County Commission meeting on Page 3. Other items mention OU grid stars with smarts on Page WCTU entertains international students Page 8 and an analysis of Carter seeing Carter and Kennedy on Page 14.
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WCTU
Carter launches crackdown on fraud and waste
President Carter unveiled a governmentwide drive to cut fraud and waste in welfare programs, aiming to save billions. He ordered agencies to appoint single officials to oversee anti fraud plans and expand inspector general offices, while pursuing a simplification of eligibility rules to trim $3 billion in annual administrative costs.
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Washington
Carter
Democratic Party
Fices
James McIntyre
Office of Management and Budget
McIntyre
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Land Bank merger halted by Ottawa Lawrence vote
Ottawa and Lawrence Federal Land Bank stockholders met to decide on a merger planned for Jan 1 1979. A show of hands stopped action, with proxies not counted. Stockholders demanded more facts before any merger proceeds, delaying any transition.
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Joan Istas
Federal Land Bank Association of
Lawrence-Ottawa
Ottawa Federal Land Bank Association
Lawrence
Ottawa
First National Bank
Lawrence Association
Franklin
Linn
Miami
Anderson
Bob Kile
Tom Weigand
The
Federal Land Bank of Lawrence- Ottawa
Chanute
Eureka Land Banks
Ottawa Association
Jim Driver
Federal Land Bank
White Pleads Innocent in Moscone Milk Murders
Former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White pleaded innocent to the November 2 killings of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. Bail set at 1 million dollars. preliminary hearing scheduled for January 17. White wore orange jail clothing and spoke clearly to Judge Reynolds. If convicted under a new statute for murder of public officials, the death penalty would be mandatory. His attorney reserved the right to amend the plea to insanity at trial.
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San Francisco
Dan White
George Moscone
Harvey Milk
White
Mary Ann
Robert J. Reynolds
Douglas Schmidt
Wolf Creek base work under fire in Kansas plant case
Federal inspectors tentatively find concrete for the Wolf Creek base mat substandard at the first Kansas nuclear plant near Burlington. Kansas City Power & Light and Kansas Gas & Electric face tests from March alleging the concrete cannot bear the reactor vessel stress. utilities dispute the March tests.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas
Burlington
Kansas City Star
Wolf Creek
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Gas & Electric Co
Nuclear Regulory Commission
Star
Iranian Strife Worsens in Isfahan with 44 Die in Violence
In Isfahan, three more people were killed by army gunfire as pro Shah supporters roamed the streets in convoys and beat opponents. Hospitals report mounting casualties with at least 44 dead and over 700 wounded after three days of clashes. authorities confirm nine dead and 65 wounded.
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Isfahan
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
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Harris Ray
Mike Gullett
Council
Barry Bosworth
Alfred E. Kahn
Secretary of Aging
Gas Service Co
KCC
Kennedy
Califano’s Department
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