Political Clout and the Kansas Teachers’ Pact in 1976
Kansas features report on the Kansas National Education Assn. KPAC mobilizing money and manpower to back Richard Gannon in the 40th District race against Sen. J. C. Tillotson. KPAC spent over 92,000 to build operations, send 19,000 to 70 statehouse candidates, and endorsed mainly Democratic contenders, with 58 of 70 fund recipients listed as Democrats.
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Randall Becker
Kansas Features & News
Topeka
Kansas National Education Assn
Kansas
Richard Gannon
Goodland
State Senate
J.C. Tillotson
R-Norton
Senate
Teachers’ Political Action Committee
Gannon
Secretary of State
Tillotson
KNEA
Teachers Kansas
Teachers’ Political Committee
Kansas Political Action Committee
KPAC
Statehouse
Back Class Requirements TOPEKA Kansas
Atty General Curt Schneider ruled that high school districts may require a minimum of five class hours per day for all students even if it creates hardship for some. He advised state education officials that the rule is lawful provided it benefits the majority of students and does not abuse authority.
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Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Commissioner of Education
Merle Bolton
State Department of Education
Schneider
Bolton
Kansas Board of Education
Obituaries and notices from Franklin County area
Obituaries and public notices summarize deaths of Eunice Moye Hughes Elliott Anna Lee Smith Martin D Williamson Verna Pearl Wilson Mary Esther Wallace and others with details on service times, burial places, family survivors, and local civil, criminal, and marriage records. The item mix includes admissions, dismissals, citatons, divorces, and civil suits from area counties.
Bennett Defends SFC Authority in Expenditures
Gov. Robert F. Bennett said he supports a statutory power for a state body to approve special expenditures when the legislature is out of session. He discussed appealing a Finance Council ruling to the state Supreme Court, noting attorney Charles Henson handles the appeal and the council has not yet concurred. Also reported: Spike Phillips admitted to Anderson County Hospital. Deborah K. Powelson graduated from Sheppard AFB technical training in aircraft maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
State Finance Council
State Supreme Court
Bennett
Finance Council
Charles Henson
Deborah K. Powelson
Marilyn Powelson
Garnett
Sheppard Afb, Tex
U.S. Air Force
Local Firm Breaks Up After One Year Partnership
The 12 year association of Jim Alexander and Howard Doyen in the Alexander Doyen Agency ends. Doyen will run an insurance agency at 112 E 2nd and keep his real estate license. Alexander moves to 914 Main as Alexander Enterprises focusing on real estate building and development.
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Martin Williamson Waverly
Martin D. Williamson
Waverly
Emporia
First Presbyterian Church
W. G
Pearl Williamson
Waverly Lodge No
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of Eagles
Burlington
Ruth Meairs
Jim Alexander
Howard Doyen
Alexander-Doyen
Doyen
E. 2Nd
Alexander
Main
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander Enterprises
Ottawa
Warren Weien
Weien
The
Corps of Engineers
Omaha
Corps
Midwest
Peoples National Bank
Telephone tax cut means lower bills for United customers
Good News United Telephone Company subscribers will see a drop in their telephone bills after Jan 1 as the federal excise tax on telephone service falls from six to five percent. The change will appear on statements after Jan. 1 from United Telephone Company of Kansas. This is the fifth reduction in the tax, with plan for a five percent tax remaining on telephone services and further reductions each Jan. 1 until the tax is eliminated in 1982.
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Anna Smith
Anna Lee Smith
Cedarhouse Nursing Home
Robson-Towner Funeral Home
Clifford Swanson
Highland Cemetery
Prairie City
Iowa
William
Anna Kay Rule
Franklin County
First United Methodist Church
Charles Smith
Ottawa
Harry E. Smith
S. Oak
Madge Robe
Dene Adams
Topeka
Verna Wilson
Verna Pearl Wilson
N. Sycamore
Orchard Lane
Baldwin
Robson-Towner
Don Powell
Hubble Hill Cemetery
Tonganoxie
Wilson
Charles Thomas
Lola Katherine (Sutton) Blackwell
Natoma
Lawrence A. Wilson
Lawrence
Clarence E. Wilson
Lawrence J. Wilson
Wellsville
Dorothy Paulson
Sallisaw
Okla
Carl Blackwell
Kansas City
Kan
United Telephone Company
United Telephone Company of Kansas
December Driest Month Yet in Franklin County Weather Data
National Weather Service records show December 1976 produced no precipitation in Franklin County, capping one of the driest years with total yearly rainfall at 20.42 inches versus a 46-inch normal. April 1976 was the wettest month at 3.98 inches, followed by May at 3.94 inches.
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Franklin County
National Weather Service
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Bob Wootton
the Daily Report
Charles Elliott
Eunice Moye Hughes Elliott
Santa Ana Calif
Santa Ana
Windigler
Harbor Rest Cemetery
Costa Mesa
Calif
Pomona
C.C
Julia
Maye) Hughes
Ottawa University
Charles Levi Eliott
Princeton
Richmond
California
A. C. McMillen
A. B. Wilson
Garden Grove
Charles Eilliott ,Jr
John R. Elliott
Betty Fatino
Netherland
Texas
Janice Mitchel
LaMonte
Bill Williamson Jr
Gertrude Williams
Masonic
Jones Funeral Home
Leo Wallace
Mary Esther Wallace
Hutchinson
First Christian Church
Potwin
Jim Wallace
Willow
Mary Carpenter
Mary Elizabeth Carpenter
Robson- Towner
Paola
al Polen
Melvin Clevenger
Emory McKenzie
Rebecca Lodge
Fred Frakes
Randy Hice
Jimmy Sherman
Hugo Blass
Earl Reed
Fred Sherman Jr
Bryan Gilborn
Bryan Keith Gilborn
Dengel and Son
Wellsville Cemetery
Larry L. Pilkington
Dorothy Matthews
Donald Philgreen
Fred Gumm
Nevil Gumm
John Stenke
Virgil Gumm
Ray Hornecker
Ray L. Hornecker
Lamb-Roberts
Heny A. Roberts
Blanche Spencer
Rita Taylor
Cypress
Parvin Aghill
Hays
Earl Hufford
Beverly Massengale
Troy Altic
Lyndon
Roxannie Whitcher
Quenemo
Gary Dunn
RFD
Dennis A. Longfellow
Ash
Eulanda L. Starks
Mulberry
Christopher Crump
S. Elm
Kathryn O'Dowd
Canterbury Court
Eileen Sayler
Rick Madle
Ronnie Taylor
Zolla Dyer
James Salmon
Research Hospital
Bruce Lane
Board of County Commissioners of
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wayne H
Leanna C. Adams
Clarence Edward Rice
Hazel Marie Griffin Rice
SMALL
Nora Mersman
Gloria Reed
Mersman
Robert D. Osburn
Williamsburg
Walter L. Tegtmeyer
Lyle A. Urton
Probate
Scott Alan Burkdolt
Kathleen Louise Bruner
Rantoul
Darrell B. Harbison
Carolyn Sue Rhoads
Edna Saxton
Roger L. Saxton
Patricia Maycumber
Richard Maycumber
Aero Industries Incc
Gordon Paul
Paul
Muckenthaler Institutional Fixtures
Bert Mitchell
Roger R. Hamilton
Secretary of Corrections
Public Safety News
Linda Garrison
Walnut
Spike" Phillips
Anderson County Hospital
Robson
Pap Yan
N. Sycamore St
Ben Powell
Hubble Hill
Tonganoxle
Cedar House Nursing Home
Robson- Towner Funeral Home
Robson Towner Funeral Home
Eugene Shepherd
R.R. No
Burial Highland Cemetery
Jerry Robson
David Bunch
Joe Ferns
Violet Robson Rean
Towner
Gorothy Reams
Terry Bahner
University of Kansas
Herald
Ino Fish Story
Queen's Kitchen
Ad Briefs
Nitcher
Metzger Salvage
N. Main
Arrowhead Inn
Scott Service
North
HEC
HFC
Massachusetts Avenue
Olathe East Gate
E. Santa Fe
Household Finance Corporation
AN Equal Opportunity Lender
South Main
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