Kassebaum Proposes Streamlined Tax System Plan
Senator Nancy Kassebaum outlines a single rate, no deductions tax plan applying equally to individuals and corporations with a personal allowance on a sliding scale. The proposal mirrors Hoover Institution ideas and faces criticism for potential benefits to the wealthy while awaiting broader legislative action.
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Washington
Nancy Kassebaum
Kassebaum
Senate Budget Committee
Tax Forum
Robert E. Hall
Alvin Rabushka
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Calif
Hall
Rabushka
Reagan
Robert Dole
Senate Finance Committee
Dole
Mummys Unwrapping Reveals Child and Jewel in Peruvean Burial
Knoxville AP reports the unwrapping of a 600 year old Peruvian mummy revealed a child with a jewel on the forehead, amid protests by the National Congress of American Indians. The ceremony drew about 800 spectators as 13 scientists slowly unwrapped the bundle and examined artifacts including tunics, a silver ingot, shells, and carved figures. The child likely died of malnutrition. origin dates place the burial before the Incan empire.
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Knoxville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
William Bass
Bass
Fernando Schwalb
Peru
United States
National Congress of American Indians
Ronald P. Andrade
Francisco Pizarro
Rejuvenated Ag Export Drive In Face Of Embargo
Washington AP reports U S agricultural leaders back Senate bills to guarantee contract delivery during trade embargoes. They cite 1980 Soviet grain embargo under Carter, which disrupted about 17 million metric tons of wheat and corn, with eight million already under long term contracts. Spokesmen warn export sanctions damage prices and sales prospects across producers, cooperatives, processors, and major grain firms.
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American Agriculture
Senate Banking Subcommittee On International Finance and Monetary
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Soviet Union
Don Loeslie
National Association of Wheat Growers
Reagan
United States
Bruce Hawley
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.S
Hawley
Congress
Fair County Fair events and baby contest results
The schedule lists poultry, athletic events, a parade, and country music. Baby boy contest results include first place Sean Bowman and other placers across 6 to 24 months, with winners named along with addresses. The article also covers Reagan era farm trade restrictions and Farm Bureau comments on reliability and proposed embargo-exemption legislation.
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Paget
Sean Bowman
Randy Bowman
Richmond
Nathan Katzer
Danny Katzer
Greeley
Arson Sparks Insurance Rates Rise in Kansas Communities
Kansas arson spikes could drive higher insurance costs in Wichita Kansas City Topeka Ottawa Manhattan Olathe Lawrence Colby Leavenworth Atchison and Hutchinson. In 1982 statewide 719 arson fires caused 2.52 million in damage and 29 injuries including 20 firefighters as Redman reports nearly 200 fires investigated and 89 remains under review.
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Wichita
Kansas City
Topeka
Ottawa
Manhattan
Qlathe
Lawrence
Colby
Leavenworth
Atchison
Hutchinson
Arson Cases Grow as Investigators Target 1982 Fires
Investigators have charged 32 people in arson crimes and 13 have been convicted. Convictions are rare due to reliance on circumstantial evidence and motives such as double insurance. The arson squad expects to investigate 400 fires in 1982, versus 320 in 1981 and 417 in 1980, with nearly half of 1980 cases ruled arson.
TV Weatherman Mike Placke Dies From Brain Hemorrhage
KMBC-TV meteorologist Mike Placke died at 27 from a brain hemorrhage after a softball injury and brain blood clot. He had hemophilia, learned to fly, lost weight, and worked at KMBC since 1980 after KOMU-TV. Services are set for Saturday.
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Kansas City, Mo
Mike Placke
Terry Springer
St. Luke's Hospital
Placke
Kmbc-Tv
Kansas City
Dave Dusik
KMBC
R. Kent Replogle
Ridge Shannon
Shannon
Komu-Tv
Columbia
University of Missouri-Columbia
Patricia
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