County Polls Set for First State Presidential Primary
Polling places in 25 Franklin County precincts open at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the first state presidential preference primary and a county vote on the sheriff's department budget for 1981. Republicans and Democrats vote their party’s candidates or none of the names. unaffiliated voters may join a party at the polls. All voters vote on the budget question, with passage shifting funds beyond the tax lid. In Pomona, three city council seats are to be filled by write–in ballots with no filings.
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Franklin County
Sheriff's Department
Pomona
Undecided Kansas voters seen as upset potential
In Topeka and Wichita, Carter and Kennedy coordinators say Kansans on the eve of the presidential primary are largely undecided. Carter worries after New York where over 80 percent of undecided voters chose Kennedy, while Kennedy backers expect a shift in their favor. Both camps expect Carter to win unless late undecided shifts favor Kennedy.
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Topeka
Kan
Carter
Ted Kennedy
Dave Doak
Sue Estes
Kennedy
Wichita
Doak
New
California
Ronald Reagan
Larry Ellison
Bob Dole
Reagan
Overland Park
Ellison
Sen
Dole
Joe Bailer
George Bush
Bush
Keith Henley
John Anderson
Illinois
New York
Dole Backs Reagan as Wisconsin Ballots Loom
Kansas senator Robert Dole stood with Ronald Reagan in Overland Park praising the elder statesman and urging GOP unity. Illinois Republican John B. Anderson floated an independent bid if Carter wins the Democratic nomination, while Wisconsin voters prepare to choose 75 Democratic delegates and 34 Republican delegates on Tuesday.
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Kansas
Robert Dole
Ronald Reagan
Dole
Reagan
Overland Park
Kan
California
John B. Anderson
Carter
Illinois
Wisconsin
Snow Blockades Prompt Possible Postponement of Kansas Primary
In northwest Kansas deep snow threatens to delay Tuesdays presidential primary in Cheyenne Logan Sheridan Thomas and Wallace counties. Secretary of State Jack Brier said local officials asked whether legal postponement is possible and whether courts could set a new date if voters cannot reach polls.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Jack Brier
Cheyenne
Logan
Sheridan
Thomas
Wallace
Brier
Secretary of State
Forecast Brings Fresh Flood Watch As Rivers Fall
High waters receded in parts of eastern Kansas after heavy weekend rain. Officials warn of new heavy rain Tuesday as a Rockies storm moves in, threatening more flooding with saturated soils. Roads closed around Ottawa and Franklin County while dams hold back releases to protect downstream areas. City and county crews monitor bridges and floodgates. no evacuations reported.
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George B. Pyle
Rantoul
Lane
Pomona
Williamsburg
Santa Fe
Marais Des Cygnes River
Main Street
Franklin County
Robert Wilson
Pomona-Williamsburg
Rock Creek
Ottawa
15Th Street
10Th and
Burroughs
2Nd
Bob Moore
Marais Des Cygnes
Santa Fe Bridge
Moore
State Department of Transportation
Kansas
Wilson
Road Department
Lake Pomona
Melvern
Bob Kloskorn
Ed Wells
Wells
Quenemo
Rockies
Gary Foltz
National Weather Service
Topeka
Foltz
Weather roundup Ottawa area forecast and temps
The Ottawa Power Plant station logged early Friday low 46 and high 53, early Saturday low 45 and high 53, and Sunday low 40 with high 45. Rain totals were .35 inches Saturday and 2.54 inches Sunday. COUNTY FORECAST: Cloudy tonight with showers, lows upper 30s to low 40s, rain and thunderstorms likely Tuesday, possibly heavy at times, highs upper 40s to low 50s. winds east 10 to 20 mph tonight. rain chances 40 percent tonight and 70 percent Tuesday.
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National Weather Service
Ottawa
May Transfer Hostages Soon May Transfer Hostages Soon
Iran may announce steps on the hostage crisis tonight including transferring 50 Americans to government custody. Khomeini denounced US threats and said words are not followed by action. Tehran officials hinted a council vote and Bani Sadr may speak tonight on the issue. Mount St Helens eruptions diminish with ash clouds drifting 55 miles SE along the Columbia River.
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Associated Press
Foreign Ministry
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
United States
Tehran
London
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Revolutionary Council
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Khomeini
Iran
U.S
CBS
Bani Sadr
Carter
Council
White House
Cougar, Wash
Mount St. Helens
Columbia River
Don Mullineaux
U.S. Geological Survey
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Fred Solis
Paola
Attorney General's Office
St. Helens
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