Educated Guess At State Budget
Gov. Bennett is expected to propose a state budget near 1.65 billion for the next fiscal year, with recent trends suggesting a 10 percent rise. He hints at 15 million more state school aid including 2 million for transportation and 2.2 million in income tax rebates for districts, while local financing would rise about 8 to 10 percent and may be supported by a local income tax option.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Oklahoma
Jack Provin
Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau
C.R. Johnston
USDA
Rulings On Motions Split In McGuire Murder Case
Legal jockeying in the first degree murder case against Clarence James McGuire continued Friday as the County Attorney won approval on a motion. The courtroom proceedings centered on evidentiary rulings and procedural matters impacting the trial timeline.
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Clarence James McGuire
Petition seeks Supreme Court review of Schoonover murder conviction
A petition filed for certiorari asks the U S Supreme Court to review the Kansas and Franklin County murder conviction of Nellie Schoonover. It cites alleged unethical conduct by her trial attorney and a contingent fee contract tied to inheritance, arguing inadequate counsel.
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U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Franklin County District Court
Nellie Schoonover
District Court
Brooks and Hamblin
Schoonover
Trial Court
State of
Kansas
Steere
Supreme Court of Kansas
State of Kansas
Butz Faces Fresh Fire Over Soil Program Spending
The Associated Press reports farmers nationwide lash Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz for calling soil conservation funding a waste while defending the program. In Texas County Oklahoma and other states the issue centers on grants up to 2500 dollars to curb erosion, improve irrigation, and support crop rotation amid broader fights over federal conservation spending.
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Associated Press
Earl Butz
Ronny White
Texas County
Okla
Butz
Russia
Iowa
USDA
Congress
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Minnesota
David McCollum
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Kandiyohi
Harold Hunter
Stabilization and Conservation Service
Stillwater
Department of Agriculture
Hunter
Special Meeting On Ottawa Junior High Addition
A special meeting of the U.S.C. 200 Board of Education will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the board office at 4205 Main to discuss and possibly take action on recommendations for an addition to Ottawa Junior High.
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U.S.C. 200 Board of Education
Ottawa Junior High
Cuba Steps Up War Role in Angola Involves 9500 Troops
Washington reports 9500 Cuban troops in Angola with two transport ships carrying about 1000 more en route. Cuba has seized major battles in the north, and a southern offensive may follow after northern victory. Some troops face discipline issues as recruitment strains islandwide.
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Washington
Angola
U.S
Fidel Castro
National Front For the Liberation of
National Union
Congo
Cuba
U.S. grain sales to Soviet Union unlikely this season
Washington AP reports that new large sales of U.S. grain to the Soviet Union are unlikely this season until delivery bottlenecks on already purchased wheat and corn are resolved. Assistant Secretary Richard E. Bell of the Agriculture Department international affairs and commodity programs said progress remains limited and “we still have a considerable way to go.”
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Richard E. Bell
Agriculture Department
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Pompon
Herald
Ottawa Herald
Nellie
Finn Bowlby
N. Poplar
Robert L. Pinet
McGuire
Harold Matney
Pinet
H. Michael Nichols
Matney
Nichols
Ottawa
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