Congress Budget Boost Keeps Capitol Spending Steady
The AP reports that members of Congress cost taxpayers about 2.4 million per legislator this year, with a total congressional operating budget near 1.8 billion. The piece outlines how funds cover House and Senate operations plus agencies under their control, plus notable line items such as pensions, mail franking, TV facilities, Capitol police, and other assorted expenses.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional
House
Senate
General Accounting Office
Government Printing Office
Library of Congress
Senate Housekeeping Authority
Legislative Branch
Capitol
District of Columbia
Capitol Hill
Tennyson Guyer
Ohio
William Cotter
D-Conn
Capitol Police
Rayburn
Helmut Schmidt
Postal Service
Signatures Surface In Downtown Property Vote Case
Continued from page one. William H H Sandy Douglas, a pro perty owner in the 100 block on South Main, reports 46 signatures on the petition representing more than 51 percent of about 8 downtown landowners. The city says each owner has one vote regardless of frontage. A legal interpretation question arises over the state statute, with City Attorney John Richeson noting potential concerns.
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William HH
Sandy Douglas
South Main
Douglas
City Commission
John Richeson
Remonstrance Petition Sparks City Hearing Debate
County Attorney Barker counters that any property owner can sign the remonstrance while a resident-owner split may affect validity. Questions linger on whether signers represent majority frontage and when the petition will reach the City Commission as three more copies circulate. Voters showed 37 in favor and 20 against.
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Dall Barker
Douglas
Gaynor
Attorney Seeks Reconsideration in Topeka Death Case
In Topeka Kansas Patricia Riley for the estate of Harold J. Smith asked the Kansas Supreme Court to reinstate the case for district court trial arguing updated governmental immunity laws justify a new trial. The court took the matter under advisement with a ruling expected in April. Smith, chronically mentally ill, froze to death January 3 1979 after being denied readmission to Topeka State Hospital near Gage Park.
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Topeka, Kan
Topeka
Topeka State Hospital
Kansas Supreme Court
Patricia Riley
Thomas J. Lessing
Henrietta Hendrix
Harold J. Smith
Kansas
Shawnee County
Supreme Court
Smith
Gage Park
West Side
State Hospital
Riley
Block urges governors to push farmers into 1982 acreage plan
Agriculture Secretary Block told the National Governors Association that governors should promote the 1982 crop acreage reduction program to farmers. Eligible for price supports, farmers must sign up by April 6 at local ASCS offices for wheat feed grains cotton and rice. He framed the plan as a self help, short term step to ease surplus and urged government states and private sector to share responsibility.
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Washington
John R. Block
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Black
National Governors Association
Block
Small Towns Lose Stations in Kansas Oil Squeeze
Kansas Energy Office reports small town service stations lack capital space and volume to access distributor discounts, keeping prices higher than in cities. A survey showed up to 36 cents a gallon gap at full service stations. Officials warn many small-town outlets and jobbers may go out of business, leaving communities with no gasoline stations.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Energy Office
Kansas
Lyle Goltz
Energy Office
Cites
Goltz
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