Kansas Governor seeks disaster aid for 37 counties
Gov. John Carlin asked the Farmers Home Administration to designate 37 Kansas counties as disaster areas to unlock emergency loan programs for farmers hit by heat and drought. He noted the list is not final and more counties may be added. The effort accompanies water system relief for 30 rural utilities and bypasses a presidential disaster declaration.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Farmers’ Home Administration
Kansas
Carlin
Carter
Farmers Home Administration
Conservation Service
Allen
Anderson
Bourbon
Butler
Chase
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Cloud
Coffey
Cowley
Crawford
Dickinson
Douglas
Elk
Ellsworth
Franklin
Geary
Greenwood
Lambette
Lincoln
Linn
Lyon
Marion
McPherson
Miami
Mitchell
Montgomery
Morris
Neosho
Osage
Ottawa
Rice
Saline
Shawnee
Wabaunsee
Wilson
Woodson
Traffic changes on West Second Street halt parking
Temporary traffic changes near the new power plant shift public parking to the north across Second Street while brick removal and paving occur. A road closed sign and a westbound stop sign aim to ease conflicts with the K-68 bypass to DPS parking south of the city barn. DPS director Oren Skiles says the changes last about two months.
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Second Street
Department of Public Safety
DPS
City Barn
Oren Skiles
Carter vows full White House cooperation in Billy Carter probe
President Carter promises full cooperation in the Senate investigation of Billy Carter and Libyan ties. Jody Powell says no executive privilege will block aides from testifying. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Birch Bayh seeks full truth, with hearings set to begin next week and a report due before the November election.
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Washington
Garter
White House
Senate
Billy
Jody Powell
Carter
Powell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Billy Carter
Department
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Billy) Carter
Bayh
Rosalynn
Gerald R. Ford
House
Richard M. Nixon
Decline at Franklin County Fair Ties Heat to Fewer Exhibits
The 115th Franklin County Fair shows fewer exhibits as drought and heat cut crops and animal entries. Rabbits and poultry are down about a third. many 4-H entries were lost to heat. Open class food and home economics displays fell, with floraculture the notable exception inside a cool Armory room.
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Diane Yeamans
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
County ‘Agriculture
Max Cartmill
Cammill
Hutchinson
Marcia Houck
Extension Home
Freone Hollinger
Library Budget Shows Increase In 1981 Budget
The Ottawa Library Board approved a 1981 budget with about a 20 percent expenditure increase and a 0.83 mill property tax rise. The proposed budget totals 147,071 with 119,621 from city taxes, funded by a 5.29 mill levy. The plan includes a 12 percent salary rise, 11 percent more for materials, an added half-time employee, and a higher contingency fund.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa Library Board
Northeast
Kansas
Jerry Thompson
City Hall
Tim Sullivan
Pete Smith
Sullivan
Smith
Thompson
Ottawa City Commission
Library Board
Mini Today politics disrupts normal Saturday spread
A Saturday paper special on an upcoming political meeting causes mechanical restrictions, moving the popular Mini-page into today's Herald rather than its usual Saturday slot. The swap reflects printing limitations and alters readers access to mini political coverage.
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Herald
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Plant
Perth
Babe Ruth
Legion
National Wire Service
Hanly-Panky
Carter Camp
Fairgrounds
Fred Solis
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