. Legislature wrestles over school funding plan overtime
. In Topeka the legislature pressed a plan to shift funds and modify the school aid formula to gain 15.3 million in property tax relief while preserving a balanced budget. Senate GOP resistance centers on preserving general fund balance and not diverting special education funds. House Republicans backed the plan as leaders sought enough votes to pass.
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Associaleg Tess
Topeka
Senate
Hayden
Sen
Paul Hess
Wichita
Ways and Means Committee
House
Mike Hayden
Atwood
Ways and Means Conference Committee
Hess
Celtics Erase Final Deficit To Overhaul Stunned 7oers
Celtics erase a late deficit to beat the 7oers in a surprising turnaround. The item notes page references include second-hand clothing stores thriving in current commerce, with brief mentions on unrelated pages.
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Celtics
Local Cable TV To Have New Owner By George B. Pyle
Ottawa Cable TV Inc. will be sold from Acton Corp to Community Tele-Communications Inc. TCI plans no short term service changes but may add channels. The sale includes Garnett Iola Humboldt Yates Center Madison and Eureka systems with Acton and TCI expanding midwest presence.
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George B. Pyle
Ottawa Cable TV Inc
Kansas
Bob Brooksher
Acton Corporation
Community Tele-Communications Inc
TCI
Brooksher
Acton
Garnett
Iola
Humbolt
Yates Center
Madison
Eureka
Ma Bell
Englewood
Colo
Topeka
Wichita
Mass
Midwest
Honeymoon Over In School Talks
In four bargaining sessions between U.S.C. 290 and the Ottawa Education Association tensions rise over two big issues personal leave and binding arbitration by federal mediators. The Ottawa Board hints at returning to a 180 day calendar next year while considering eliminating teacher aides to raise regular salaries.
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Jay Bemis
U.S.C. 290
Ottawa Education Association
Bob Dylan
Ottawa Board of Education
OEA
Ken Woods
Jack Patty
Patty
Board of Education
Teachers’ Organization
American Arbitration Association
Chuck Tilman
Ottawa
DEA
Tilman
Rain Moves Across State
AP reports a stalled front brought up to five inches of rain in central Kansas with thundershowers in eastern Kansas. Pfeifer saw the heaviest rainfall, while Ottawa logged a 48 74 temperature range Friday. Weekend lows ranged from 40 to 55 with highs from 74 to 81. County forecast calls for cloudy skies, scattered showers, and cooler, northerly winds with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Pfeifer
Great Bend
Ottawa Water Plant
City Seeks Public Airing on Seven Special Assessments
Ottawa City Commission schedules hearings on seven street improvement assessments totaling 575,286 dollars. Landowners face their share before bond financing. Projects include Poplar, Dundee, Maple, Elm, 9 Elm, Cypress, and Hemlock. Hearings set for Wednesday at City Hall.
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Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Pourth and
Walnut
ECVC Board Sets Tonight Meeting and May Events
The East Central Vocational Cooperative board meets at 8 in the north co op building at 11th and Olive to discuss the 1981 82 budget and report on the graphic arts instructor search. Open house for carpentry project is Sunday May 17 from 1 to 5 pm, plus a co op awards ceremony at 11 am Friday and advisory council breakfast with State Sen. Jim Allen May 27.
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East Central Vocational Cooperative
North Co-Op
11Th and
Olive Streets
Jim Allen
R Otawa
Leftists rally 25,000 in Washington against Reagan policies
Tens of thousands gather near the Lincoln Memorial and Pentagon in a peaceful, orderly demonstration against U S involvement in El Salvador and domestic cuts. Organizers cite a broad coalition from labor religion and civil rights groups. Bella Abzug denounces the administration and Pentagon.
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Washington
el Salvador
Lincoln Memorial
State Department
Pentagon
Park Service Police
Federal Protective Service
Larry Holmes
TKO
Bill Masters
People’s
Pam
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
White House
Vietnam
Reagan
Congress
Masters
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Bill Boucek
Dan Gunkel
Heart of America
Baldwin
Dave Kaup
Tim Horsley
Braves
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Fifteenth
Dundee
Hickory
Mulberry
Cypress
Hemlock
Blackhawk
Wilson
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