Carlin names full Kansas cabinet and temp chiefs
Gov elect John Carlin released the full slate of department heads to lead state government starting Monday. He kept SRS head Robert C. Harder and Kansas Highway Patrol chief Col. Allen Rush, with several agencies to be led by temporary chiefs pending full recruitment and interviews.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Carlin
Kansas
Robert C. Harder
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Col. Allen Rush
Kansas Highway Patrol
William Albott
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Albott
KBI
Robert Stephan
Col. Rush
David O'Brien
Governor's Committee On Criminal Administration
O'Brien
Bill Roy
U.S. Senate
Jamie Schwartz
D-Junction City
Department of Revenue
James Slattery
House
Department of Transportation
C.D. Turner
Turner
Department of Health and Environment
Joseph Harkins
Kansas Energy Office
Joseph King
Department of Economic Development
James DeCoursey
Robert Docking
Department of Corrections
Carl Tramel
Department On Aging
James McCormack
Cambodia says major victories in fighting with Vietnam
Cambodian forces claim heavy losses for Vietnam in three days of combat. Radio Phnom Penh reports nearly 1,000 invaders killed and 69 tanks and four trucks destroyed. Bangkok analysts say about 100,000 Vietnamese troops appear to have penetrated deep, taking a large portion of Cambodia and breaching defenses from multiple directions.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Radio Phnom Penh
New Courts Building Hours for Franklin County District Court
Franklin County District Court will operate 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays starting Monday due to a Supreme Court ruling placing county court employees on the state payroll. Judge Floyd Coffman Friday said a future half-hour closure at noon, likely 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., may occur.
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Supreme Court
Franklin County District Court
Floyd
Coffman
Winter Storm Watch Hits Kansas Amid Snow and Cold
A back-to-back winter system blanket Kansas with 1 to 2 inches in most areas and over 13 inches in Kansas City vicinity. The National Weather Service warned of a chance of more snow Sunday and Monday as a winter storm watch was issued for Kansas City and St Joseph. Two weather related deaths were reported Lena Lafontaine Tina Ogle 3 1/2 and Lawrence resident Russell McGruder 50 found dead from exposure. Road crews work long hours amid frigid temps as temps dip to minus teens with highs in the teens to near 20. An ice jam on the Missouri River near Leavenworth St Joseph broke allowing mild flooding to recede.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
California
Kansas City
West Coast
Midwest
Weather Service
St. Joseph
Lafontaine
Tina Ogle
Fredonia
Russell McGruder
Lawrence
Crawford County
Johnnie Brown
Girard
Brown
Nathaniel Watson
Wyandotte
Emporia
Salina
Missouri River
Leavenworth
Burlington Awaits Star Baby Train Delivery
After years of planning a 140 mile rail journey begins near Tulsa delivering 340 ton nuclear reactor hardware for the Wolf Creek plant. Three large support cars follow carrying 345 tons of equipment bound for Burlington Kansas. Westinghouse engineers mapped the route with test runs, noting obstructions along Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific tracks.
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Kansas City, Mo
Tulsa
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Kan
Catoosa
Santa Fe and
Missouri Pacific
Westinghouse
Clem Cafasso
America
Cafasso
Pitts
Birth Control For Men
Chinese scientists claim a safe effective male birth control pill named gossypot with 99.8 percent efficacy and fertility returning within a year after cessation. US experts say data review required. US approval could take years.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
U.S
United States
Gabriel Bialy
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda
Stanley Kaplan
Summit Split On Arms Sales Amid China Normalization
President Carter and West European leaders signed off on China ties as positive for detente but split over arms sales to Beijing. They warned Britain and France on weapons while signaling Moscow to curb complaints. Callaghan reported up to 2 billion dollars in British trade, mainly power equipment, with China.
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France
West Germany
China
Soviet Union
Pierre Hunt
U.S.S.R
U.S
Kremlin
Tass
United States
West
Moscow
James Callaghan
Local Elderly Busy Hailing Taxis
Franklin County Council on Aging faces budget strain from overuse of taxi-aid cards. New rules cap monthly tickets at 800, restrict issuing offices, and prioritize residents over 75. Cards limited to doctor visits, groceries, and laundry, with abuse leading to removal. Issuance begins Monday at 9:30 from the courthouse basement Legal Assistance office.
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Robert Wellington
Franklin County Council On
Jordan
Sunflower Plaza
Poplar
Legal Assistance Office
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5RS
Harder
Mike Gullett
Ron Guidry
GOP
Bennett
His
Burgh
Santa Fe
Independence
Willis Jordan
Council
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