Tax hikes take effect Tuesday on tobacco alcohol and more
New federal taxes raise tobacco and alcohol prices and add a 3 percent tax on telephone service. High income households face larger increases as top tax rates rise and exemptions tighten. The changes, part of a broader budget plan, lift the average annual federal tax bill for many families and adjust standard deductions and exemptions.
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Jim Luther
Washington
Congress
Coopers & Lybrand
Finney Pushes Populist Shift for Kansas Democrats
Gov elect Joan Finney urged Kansas Democrats to embrace a new populist movement aimed at aiding working class and poor Kansans. She called for a fairer tax system with lower property taxes, expanded programs for the poor and children, and constitutional changes to allow citizen initiatives. Finney spoke to House Democrats in Topeka as the 1991 Legislature nears its Jan. 14 start.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
Joan Finney
Kansas
Finney
Jong
House Democrats
GOP
Midwest
Firefighters battle blaze in subzero temperatures
In Pomona the Higdon family escaped serious injury as firefighters fight a Sunday morning fire at their home 34 miles northwest. About $15,000 in damage occurred mainly to the basement from near a wood stove. Floyd Higdon, ill with heart and blood pressure issues, was kept overnight at Ransom Memorial Hospital for observation. The adults, three children and a grandchild evacuated to Juanita Higdon’s mother’s trailer on the same property to call for help.
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Pomona
Pomona City
Pomona Township
Floyd
Juanita Higdon
Stan Lantis
Floyd Higdon
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Juanita
Wall Street ends quiet year with Dow drop
Wall Street closed a light holiday session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 9.41 points to 2624.80 as traders awaited developments in the Persian Gulf. DuPont fell to 36 4, Ford at 26 1/4, IBM down 11 3/4, and Exxon off 5 1/2 as New Year's approached.
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Wall Street
Persian Gulf
DuPont
Ford Motor
International Business Machines
Exxon
Kansans face cold, dry stretch into midweek
Forecasts show mostly clear skies and colder conditions across Kansas tonight with lows from 10 to 15. Through Monday to Wednesday highs dip to single digits in the northwest and teens elsewhere, with lows from zero to 10 below in the far northwest to near zero to 10 above in other areas.
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Kansas
State laws sweep taxes, ethics, and reforms across states
New laws raise motorist taxes in California Delaware Florida and Massachusetts while Connecticut and Wisconsin impose mandatory recycling. California enacts rifle background checks and graffiti suspension rules. New Hampshire and Illinois stiffen hate crime penalties. Florida limits gifts to officials above 100 dollars. Louisiana halves divorce waiting time and Hawaii opens adoption records. Continued on Page 8.
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Howard Goldberg
Associated Press
California
Delaware
Florida
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Illinois
City approves loan backing for historic hotel restoration
Ottawa city commissioners meet in a light session with one nonroutine item. They will consider a memorandum backing RPI Services Inc. of Minnesota to restore the North American Hotel at Third and Hickory. The FHA loan funds rental assistance for three units over five years totaling 5 400 annually. Other agenda items cover minutes and the city investment schedule.
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Ottawa
City Hall
RPI Services, Inc
Minnapolis-St. Paul
Minn
Third
Hickory
Farmerg Home Administration
Ioan
FHA
Weather eases in Kansas after snow and ice halts
The state slowly returns to normal as light snow and freezing rain abate. At least three traffic fatalities are linked to the severe weather. Roads improve in the west while eastern routes remain treacherous. interstates see difficult passing lanes and several fender benders. A Wichita meteorologist calls the period one of the worst for holiday travel.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Thomas Sherrod
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sherrod
Marty McKewen
WeatherData Inc
Wichita
Lotto America winners split 22 million jackpot
Three tickets matched all six numbers in the Lotto America drawing Saturday, splitting the 22 million jackpot among Idaho Missouri and Indiana players. Each winner will receive about 274000 per year for 20 years after taxes. The next Lotto America drawing is estimated at 2 million and the drawn numbers were 7 11 25 29 38 42.
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Lotto America
Des Moines
Iowa
Idaho
Missouri
Indiana
Kansas Reno
Ad Briefs for New Year Openings and Hours
Charlotte Sanderson will open Pizza Time New Year with appointments 4 to 10 p.m. starting Jan 8. Little Dragon Restaurant offers New Year Eve hours 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 to 9 p.m. Town & Country Supply closes at noon on Jan 3 for inventory and reopens 7:30 a.m. Jan 4. Phone friend campaign urges safe driving 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays at 242-6011.
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Charlotte Sanderson
Charlotte's
S. Elm
Little Dragon
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Herald published monthly and weekly rates list
Ottawa Herald announces subscription prices for various delivery options. Rates shown include local carrier, motor route, and mail across Kansas and out of state. Pricing spans one month to one year with different regional charges.
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Rabove
Carier
Franklin County
State of Kan
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