ECKAN Faces Closure Threat Over Funding Shortfall
ECKAN director Terri King warned at a Friday staff briefing that the six county community action agency could be phased out by summer without new funding from local, state, and private sources. The agency plans cost cuts and seeks alternative strategies as the March 31 funding cutoff looms and a Tuesday executive committee meeting weighs next steps.
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Jewel Scott
ECKAN
Terri King
Community Action Agency
Washington, D. C
Miss King
ECEAN
Ecean Board of Directors
Harmony and power shifts in Kansas legislature report
In Ottawa a mixed group of lawmakers from both parties hailed early progress in Topeka. Sen. Winton Winter Rep. George Wingert and Rep. Irving Niles spoke at a Chamber of Commerce session, noting consumer protection bills passed in the Senate and urging school finance reform tied to property values and residents’ incomes. The talk covered tax shifts, a no fault insurance plan, driver eye tests, and ongoing debates on education equity amid funding pressures.
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Winton Winter
George Wingert
Irving Niles
Chamber of Commerce
Anchor Savings Building
Robert Pinet
Wingert
Senate
Niles
House
Winter
Topeka
Kansas
County Forecast News Weather Summary
Fair and cool tonight with low temperatures from the upper 20s to mid 30s. Saturday will be warmer with increasing high cloudiness and a high near 65. No precipitation expected tonight or Sunday. Friday high 34, today low 26, year ago high 20, year ago low 7, record high 74 in 1934, record low 7 in 1905. Hourly temperatures ending at a.m. tray.
Kissinger to Visit Peking for Talks in February
Washington AP Henry Kissinger, President Nixon's adviser, will travel to Peking February 15 to 19 for high level discussions with Chinese leaders. The trip follows Nixon's earlier Hanoi mission and ties to the U S China agreement reached during the Peking visit last year. Ziegler said the announcement was made simultaneously in Peking.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
White House
Kissinger
Hanoi
U.S
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Petition for year round leash law in Ottawa Kansas
Local residents circulate petitions to adopt a city leash control ordinance for dogs. City Attorney John Richeson drafted the measure citing stray dog problems and funding limits at the Franklin County Humane Society Shelter. If adopted enforcement may be handled by a full time officer with a licensing fee to offset costs. A remonstrance petition could trigger a public vote if 20 percent of last election’s voters sign. Public meeting set for Feb 10 with humane society reps to discuss experiences.
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City Commission
John Richeson
City of
Ottawa
Kansas
Franklin County Humane Society
Robert Mills
Mills
Humane Society
Alta Cruces
The
American Humane Society
Topeka and
Lawrence Societies
Hospital laundry scales up to 235k pounds in 1972 report
Ransom Memorial Hospital data show 1972 laundry volume of 234,953 pounds, up from 194,600 the year before. Clifford Hettler notes the output far exceeds a typical home load of about 3,200 pounds per year, and details the extensive eight-step wash cycle, staffing, and planned remodeling and equipment upgrades to handle continued growth.
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Linda Ostmeyer
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Clifford Hettler
Heltler
Hettler
Ransom Memorial
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