Oil lobby tops Kansas lobbying in 1981 study
In 1981 oil and natural gas producers led Kansas lobbying with nearly 140000 spent to influence lawmakers and the public, accounting for over a third of all lobbyist expenditures. Banking, utilities, and energy groups followed, with total lobbying rising from 1980. The report notes underreporting and a broad anti severance tax campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Public Disclosure Commission
Kansas
Independent Producers Group
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association
Midwest Research Institute
Kansas City
Energy and Natural Resources Field
John Carlin
Mike Swenson
Kansas Bankers Association
Washington, D.C
Electric Companies Association of Kansas
Kansas Power and Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Empire District Electric Co
Disclosure Commission
Polish Regime Weighs Tradeoffs With Private Farmers Demands
Poland's martial law government studies meeting private farmers' demands to boost output by offering fertilizers coal and equipment in exchange for meat and grain. The move comes as Rural Solidarity seeks fair allocation of agricultural funds amid mounting strain on food production. A bomb in Warsaw caused minor damage without casualties.
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Warsaw
Poland
Radio Warsaw
Rural Solidarity
Independent Farmers’ Union
Solidarity Labor Federation
Wojtecki
Trybuna Ludu
Communist Party
PAP
Andrzej Kacala
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity Union
Solidarity
Thatcher Son Found Safe After Sahara Desert Ordeal
The Algerian Press Service reports Mark Thatcher, son of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, was found unharmed 250 miles from Tamanrasset, Algeria. He and two others were stranded after their car broke down during a North African rally. a helicopter was dispatched to retrieve them. The Thatcher camp could not confirm the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Algeria
Mark Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Tamanrasset
Timiaouine
Tinzaoutine
Sahara Desert
North Africa
Hearing Notice in Estate of Ancel W Miller in Ottawa
In Franklin County Kansas the District Court schedules a hearing on the estate of Ancel Wayne Miller. Wayne L. Miller as Administrator petitions to sell Lot 36 in Block 114 of the Original Ottawa Plat and a 197? Chevrolet Impala Custom plus furniture and household goods to pay debts taxes and administration costs. Defenses must be filed by Sunday February 1982 at 10:00 a.m. in Ottawa Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Franklin County
Kansas
Ancel Wayne Miller
City of Ottawa
Ottawa
Wayne L. Miller
Oklahoma Illinois deal double blow to ERA
The ERA faces major setbacks as Oklahoma Senate rejects ratification and Illinois leaders fail to push a crucial rules change. With five months left until the deadline, supporters vow further efforts in both states, while lawmakers debate moving to a simple majority vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Illinois
Associated Press
Senate
Glenda Mattoon
Oklahoma Stop Era
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Women
Oklahoma City
U.S
Marion Callister
Idaho
Congress
ERA
Florida
North Carolina
Virginia
American Businesses Trim Spending Plans In 1982 Outlook
A Dun & Bradstreet survey shows executives' confidence in sales and profits fell sharply, while a Commerce Department report forecasts a 0.5 percent inflation adjusted cut in new plant and equipment spending for 1982. If realized, the decline would mark the first since 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dun & Bradstreet
Commerce Department
U.S
Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Wichita Treasure Hunt Stalled by DA Challenge
Three Wichita residents faced a halt to a $5,000 treasure hunt after Sedgwick County District Attorney Neal Brady intervened. The Wichita Eagle Beacon ad was cancelled. the consumer fraud division continues its probe as the partners revise rules and advertisement for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Sedgwick County
Wichita Eagle Beacon
Neal Brady
Brady
Consumer
Richard Davies
Overland Quest
Davies
Aston Thompson
Mike Miller
Wichita
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KIOGA
Smith
Carlin
Independent Producers
Jerzy Wojtecki
Thatcher Son
Thatcher
Anny- Charlotte Verney
France
Claude Garnier
the Family Circus
By Bil Keane
Kittycat
Maam
Grampa
Robert L. Pinet
P.O. Box
Hi-Ya
Burt
Happy
Goosemyer
Fuzz
Sgt
Snorkel
Wilmer
Nina
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