Kansas House committee passes school finance bill
The Education Committee advanced Carlin school finance proposals 11-10, with Republicans largely backing and Democrats opposing. The plan would allow district budgets to rise up to 8 percent where per pupil spending is above the median and up to 18 percent where below, aiming to narrow gaps. Statewide property taxes could rise about 70 million, with overall aid increases offset by tax shifts. Ottawa schools would gain about 159,000 in state aid, while local property taxes rise roughly three mills to 47 mills.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Education Committee
Kansas House
House
Ralph Bussman
Mound Valley
Stan Gibson
Overland Park
David Louis
Shawnee
Carlin
Ottawa
Gasoline Supplies Reach New Record High in U S
The American Petroleum Institute reports U S gasoline inventories climbed to a record 277.9 million barrels in the week ending March 14, up from 273.2 million a week earlier and ahead of the prior record. February deliveries averaged 6.64 million 42 gallon barrels daily, 8.6 percent below a year ago. Gasoline production held at about 6.6 million barrels per day, 4.3 percent below last year. Regular leaded gasoline rose to about $1.19 per gallon in February from 70 cents a year earlier.
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New York
U.S
American Petroleum Institute
Lundberg Letter
More Figures Given On Sheriff's Proposal
County Clerk Laura Sutton released new figures on the sheriff’s office costs and a separate mill levy. Voters on April 1 decide whether to exempt the 1981 budget from the tax lid and create a dedicated levy. Current projections show about 222000 for 1980, with 200000 from tax collections and the rest from federal revenue sharing.
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George Pyle
Laura Sutton
Sutton
Rex Bowling
Albert Coffman
County Planners Face Mixed Views On Farmland Plans
At the Franklin City County Planning Commission hearing 21 farmers and residents debated preservation and regulation. Some argued the comprehensive plan threatens landowner rights and free enterprise, while others urged protecting farmland. County officials noted water, sewer, and noise issues tied to growth and emphasized the plan aims to guide development over 20 years, with policies not carved in granite.
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Diane Yeaman
Franklin City-County Planning Commission
FCCPC
Marty Buick
Burik
Edwin Horstick
Franklin County Conservation District
Conservation Board
Richard Neal
Williamsburg
Neal
Rural Water District
RWD
Ernie Harris
Commission
Harris
County Commission
Leroy Wasmund
Wasmund
Iran holds 50 hostages as militants demand shah return
The Moslem militants said the 50 Americans held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran would receive Iranian New Year treats and prizes but would not be freed unless the shah is returned. The captors said no hostage release would occur despite the growing captivity total reaching day 139. UN chief Waldheim urged the US to avoid force, warning it could endanger captives and destabilize the Middle East. he rejected a naval blockade or mining Iran’s ports.
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Associated Press
U.S
Tehran
Nicosia
Cyprus
Shah
Iran
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
There May Be Coke At Olympics, After All
Coca Cola will not be an official sponsor at the Moscow Olympics but may still reach athletes and spectators there through existing supply lines. Chairman J Paul Austin says the company will comply with President Carter's boycott appeal and has not shipped concentrate since last year.
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Atlanta
Coca-Cola Co
America
Soviet Union
Carter
U.S
Moscow
J. Paul Austin
Coke
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Kansas
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Ed Amrein
Ottawa Junior High
Garfield Elementary
Terry Morgan
Parsons
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Eisenhower Road
Wayne Casebolt
N. Mulberry
Morgan
Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Court of Appeals
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United States
Middle East
Waldheim
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate
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Bill Pruitt
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