Farm Strike Lacks Hard Core Results Yet
Two months into a nationwide farm strike aimed at lifting crop prices, farmers show attention but little measurable impact. Prices remain largely stable, with the administration offering limited relief and debating parity guarantees while organizers shift tactics toward a 50 percent reduction in crop sales and plowing under five percent of winter wheat weekly.
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Marc Charney
Associated Press
Carter
Rod Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
U.S. Agriculture Department
Bob Bergland
American Agriculture
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Bob Porter
New Mexico Farm Bureau
Drug Allegations Cloud Panama Canal Treaty Debate
Senators consider a secret session on Drug Enforcement Administration allegations linking Omar Torrijos family to drug trafficking. The issue surfaces amid a tense vote on canal treaties and Torrijos ties to Cuba. Byrd pushes to hear the committee findings before resuming ratification discourse.
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Washington
Senate
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Panama
United States
Senate Intelligence Committee
Jacob Javits
New York
Byrd
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Frank Church
Didaho
OHS and OU Win Basketball Games
OHS and OU secure basketball victories in recent games as part of ongoing season play. Page references note a gridder from OHS signing a letter of intent to SUCO, highlighting local athletic milestones.
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OHS
Suco
National Legislature Eyes Revolutionary Change in Constitutional Amendments
The nation’s legislature discusses a broad overhaul of the constitution. Lawmakers deliberate sweeping amendments to redefine powers, rights, and governing structures amid heated debate and lobbying from major parties and civic groups. Observers anticipate landmark votes and potential shifts in policy.
Birds and bees swirl over the heads of today’s students
Page 6 features a school column on lessons about sex education and the changing approach to youth guidance. The piece notes evolving attitudes, parental roles, and classroom dialogue shaping student understanding of relationships.
Messy Weather Invading State
Light snow and freezing drizzle spread across western and central Kansas as a winter storm watch was issued for tonight and Sunday. Forecasts predict mixed precipitation, highs in the 30s, lows in the teens to 30s, and potential heavy snow late tonight and Sunday with southeasterly winds.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Pittsburg
Goodland
Chanute
Coffeyville
Soviets Claim Mounties Tarnish Face Over Spying Case
Soviet Embassy spokesmen in Ottawa assert Canada expelled 13 Soviets to polish the RCMP image after an alleged Moscow spy recruitment plot. They say Canadian entrapment and a probe into 1970s Quebec spying fueled the action, while Ottawa disputes the claim and seeks to shield RCMP credibility.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Associated Press
Viktor Mikheev
Don Jamieson
House of Commons
Canada
RCMP
Mikheev
Soviet Union
Igor Lobanov
Ottawa Citizen
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
8 News Conference
Smoke-Filled Rooms Busy in Kansas Legislature in 1978
In Topeka the fifth week of the Kansas Legislature centered on crowded committee rooms debating Laetrile legalization, pornography restrictions, death penalty reinstatement, rescission of the ERA ratification, and products liability. Senate panels advanced bills on Laetrile use with physician prescription, restricted explicit magazines, and a revised death penalty plan with a single jury. Public sentiment was also sought on rescinding Kansas 1972 ERA ratification.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sedgwick County
Vern Miller
Miller
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
U.S
Coal Woes Grip Utilities Amid Miner Strike Turmoil
East and Midwest utilities face shrinking coal piles as miners threaten escalation beyond February. UMW negotiators and Bituminous Coal Operators Association disputed a tentative contract renewing penalties for absences and wildcat strikes while boosting wages by 2.35 dollars over three years. UMW President Arnold Miller faced internal backlash as hundreds protested. he delayed a bargaining session to seek orderly procedures. Several states declared energy emergencies to curb usage. Ohio and Indiana moved toward mandatory cuts, with Indiana declaring a statewide energy emergency and Public Service Indiana asking for broader cutbacks.
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Washington
East
Midwest
United Mine Workers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
Arnold Miller
Miller
the Bargaining Council
Agenda for U.S.C. 290 Board Meeting adjournment
The U S C 290 board of education schedules a 7:30 p m meeting Monday in the board room at 420 S Main with reports from the Adult Education Center, the professional council, principals, and the assistant superintendent. The agenda includes athletic director and head coaches responsibilities, competency based testing policy, a carpentry class house policy, LevI Trainable Mentally Handicapped relocation, potential interlocal agreement for special education, and resignations plus employment recommendations.
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U.S.C
Board of Education
S. Main
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Florida
West
Bob Duncan
Ottawa High
Turner
Dale Graham
Mike Gullett
Ohio
James Rhodes
Public Service Indiana
Otis Bowen
Indiana
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