Post Office Honors 32-Year Veteran Clerk George Santarpia
Ottawa Post Office distribution and window clerk George Santarpia received a Special Achievement Award and a $250 check for his 32 years of service. Postmaster Dave McBride surprised him by calling before 8 a.m. to have him open for inspectors in uniform. McBride praised Santarpia as the best window clerk, noting his efficiency saves hours daily. Santarpia plans to work as long as possible and his family joined the presentation.
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George Santarpia
Ottawa
Santarpia
Dave McBride
McBride
Ottawa Post Office
Minimum Farm Price Bill Dies In Committee
A Kansas House Agriculture and Livestock panel voted 11 to 9 to table a bill setting minimum prices for farm commodities. With today’s deadline, the proposal is effectively dead for the 1983 session, though it could be attached as an amendment on the floor. Critics warned it could embargo grain and drive sales to other states, while supporters said it could help farmers with low prices and offer a first step toward action.
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House
Kansas
House Agriculture and Livestock Committee
Susan Roenbaugh
Flewis
Lee Hamm
Dpratt
American Agriculture Movement
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Darrell Ringer
AAM
House Agriculture Committee
Ringer
Kansas Farmers Union
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Livestock Association
Kansas Wheat Growers Association
House Education Committee
Pope John Paul II Makes Turbulent Nicaragua Stop
Pope John Paul II arrived in Managua for a 10 hour visit amid rising tensions between Nicaragua's Sandinista government and the church. Pilgrims walked to the papal Mass as the government allowed church-organized marches while critics warned of Marxist influence and threatened pluralism. The state media framed the trip as a head of state visit, contrasting with church leaders who urged religious education and independence from revolutionary policy. The Pope also had earlier stops in Costa Rica marking a peaceful start to a multi nation tour.
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Nicaragua
John Paul II
Augusto
Anastasio Somoza
Vatican
John Paul
Miguel Obandoy Bravo
Somoza
Costa Rica
End To Interim Panels In Topeka Kans Legislature
Kansas Senate panel heard a proposal to end interim committees that study issues when the Legislature is out of session. Sen. Edward Reilly argued two years of moratorium could save 300000 to 500000 annually and reduce burdens on witnesses and lobbyists. The committee did not act on the bill.
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Kan
Senate
Edward Reilly
R-Leavenworth
Senate Governmental Organization Committee
Reilly
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