Plant Worker Sues John Birch Over Tax Advice
An Emporia man employed on the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant project near Burlington filed a federal suit alleging defrauding by the John Birch Society and its agents. Thomas McHan seeks $110,000 damages, naming the John Birch Society, its National Commodity and Barter Association, and two alleged agents. He accuses the defendants of counsel to avoid income tax and of promising court help without attorneys. McHan alleges a Dec. 8 meeting urged payments to avoid lawyers and cited constitutional arguments about federal tax collection. The suit cites attorney Fred Phelps Sr. as advising the action.
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Burlington
Federal District Court
John Birch Society
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South Carolina
McHan
U.S
National Commodity and Barter Association
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Boulder
Colo
Jerry Manka
Colorado Springs
Manka
Wolf Creek
Emporia
John Birch
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District of Kansan
Fred Phelps Sr
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Jeffries to Lead Private Trade Mission to Taiwan
U S Representative Jim Jeffries will head a privately funded mission to Taiwan departing next Wednesday and returning January 15. The trip, funded by the Foundation for Defense Analysis, aims to bolster American exports and study Taiwan's defense posture amid Carter's canceled treaty. Participants include lawmakers from Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia and Oregon. portfolios will be presented from Kansas businesses and groups. The delegation will tour military installations including Matsu and Quemoy and meet Taiwan leaders in Taipei.
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Quemoy
Peking
America
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House Committee On Government
Africa
Greece
Services for Lettie May Pottroff Held at United Methodist Church
Lettie May Pottroff, 104, died Tuesday at a Burlington nursing home. Funeral at 1:20 p.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church with burial in Waverly Cemetery. Born July 1, 1876 in Greenwood County. Married George Pottroff March 20, 1894 in Burlington. Survivors include two sons Raymond and Howard, three daughters Ida Teel Velma Ward and Clara Ashburn, 25 grandchildren, 75 great grandchildren and 55 great great grandchildren. The Jones Funeral Home in charge.
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Lettie May Pottroff
Burlington
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Waverly
Howard Pottroff
San Bernardino
Calif
Ida Teel
Velma Ward
Chula Vista
Clara Ashburn
Lee’s Summit
Jones Funeral Home
Dance and events in Ottawa and area New Year's notes
Community notices list DANCE events: Badlands Band at Ottawa VFW December 29 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Elks New Year's Eve dance with Dewey Richardson and the Good Ole Boys 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lions Club breakfast 11 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. at L&M Buffet. Also ads for hardware, groceries, and garden center, plus cattle and hog market figures and holiday sales. End with Friday market receipts.
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ELKS
Dewey Richardson
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Good Ole Boys
Overbrook Woman Charged In Christmas Day Shooting
Deborah Davis Curnutt 21 of rural Overbrook is charged with first degree murder in her husband James Curnutt 38 shot dead at their Overbrook area home. Osage County officials say she is held in Franklin County Jail on a 50000 dollar bond with a preliminary hearing set for January 4.
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Franklin County
James Curnutt
Osage
Michael Hines
Fire Destroys Ottawa Area House From Fume Ignition
Firefighters failed to save a two story house four miles northwest of Ottawa Tuesday night. Burton and Doris Mitchell were away. Victor Mitchell found the blaze at about 11 p.m. Spontaneous combustion of lacquer fumes, trapped in the unventilated home, caused the fire. Loss valued at 52 600 for the home and 26 000 for contents.
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Craig Davis
Burton
Doris Mitchell
Ottawa Rfd
Lincoln
Ottawa Township
Franklin Township
Davis
Mitchell
Victor
Mitchells
Savings And Loan Poll Shows Support For Removing Limits
In Topeka Kansas AP report Kansas Savings and Loan League president James Turner says 67 of 83 legislators questioned favor eliminating the 11 percent usury cap on home mortgages. Of 27 senators and 56 House members, 22 senators and 45 representatives back removing the ceiling, with two bills pending at session start January 14.
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Kansas
Kansas Savings and Loan League
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