Budget Cuts Sweep Kansas Legislature and Nation
Kansas lawmakers push to slash the governor's budget and curb state spending amid conservative mood in Topeka and Washington. Higher education, public TV, welfare, and revenue programs face deep cuts while salaries rise little. Nationally, Reagan administration seeks broad reductions in food stamps, Medicaid, Social Security, farming supports, and arts funding, affecting millions.
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Center Methodist aims for OU conference title
Inside Highlights reports Center Methodist making a decisive push to claim the Sooners’ conference crown. A separate Senate vote on death penalty faces governor's veto risk, while survivor benefits reach 2.1 million retirees and 734,000 college students see cuts. Subsidized student loans triple since 1978 with 3.4 million borrowers projected in 1982 at a $2.9 billion price tag, as Reagan seeks income limits.
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Mount St Helens eruptions stir alert in Pacific Northwest
Mount St Helens vented a steam plume over 3 600 feet above its crater as scientists warned of eruption potential. Seismographs logged six to eight events per hour while winds limited ash movement toward Seattle. Authorities maintained eruption alert with no ash detectable in the plume.
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AT&T Profit Margin Expected To Rise To 10.87 Percent
Washington AP reports AT&T earned a record 1980 profit of 6.08 billion dollars on 50.79 billion in revenue with earnings per share of 8.19. An FCC judge is expected to raise the allowed profit margin from 10 percent to 10.87 percent, likely prompting higher consumer rates.
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At&t
Pic Wagner
Edward Luton
FCC
Freeing American in Iran Signals Shifting Fate
In Tehran Mohi Sobhani, a 44 year old Los Angeles born computer expert and naturalized American, was released from jail after arrest on unspecified charges. Cynthia Dwyer, a freelance journalist from Amherst North Carolina, faced trial on espionage charges with a verdict expected soon. Swiss diplomat Wilhelm Schmid described both cases as progressing, with hopes for release or clarity in the near term.
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Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Tehran
Mohi Sobhani
Los Angeles
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Sobhani
Morris
Santa Barbara
Calif
United States
Foreign Ministry
Cynthia Dwyer
Amherst
N.C
Wilhelm Schmid
Islamic Republic of Iran
Warmer Weekend Forecast For Kansas Cities
Weather overview from Topeka Kansas notes cloudy conditions today with sun by Friday and warmer weekend. Temperatures ranged from single digits in the northwest to the low 20s southeast, with highs today from upper 20s northeast to low mid 40s southwest and weekend highs in 40s to mid-50s. Overnight lows 10 to 20, with mostly clear tonight. County forecast calls for mostly clear tonight and Friday, lows teens.
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Coffeyville
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Goodland
Reagan to address nation on budget and tax cuts
President Reagan contends sweeping budget and tax cuts are needed to avoid economic calamity. The Oval Office address at 9 p.m. EST previews a broader plan, with details to follow in the February 18 congressional speech. Brady promises even-handed treatment while targeting waste.
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