Winter may not seek re election to Senate
Sen Wint Winter announced he will not seek reelection after 12 years in the 11th district, drawing GOP and Democratic reactions on potential successors. He sparked talk of a possible governor bid while noting commitments to family and business interests in Colorado Louisiana and Chicago. The session ended with questions about the timing of his plans and future political moves.
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Robert Wellington
Wint Winter
Franklin County
GOP
Don Hay
Winter
Clark
Dale Carey
Princeton
Johnson
Douglas
Miami County
Osage County
Johnson Counties
Chicago
Colorado
Peoples National Bank
Louisiana
Senate
Ways and Means
Legislative Post-Audit
Americans' Bodies Begin Trip Home
Eight U S servicemen killed in the failed hostage rescue in Iran are handed to Greek Catholic Archbishop Hilarion Capudji for transport to Switzerland and onward to the United States via International Red Cross. Iranian officials report a possibly American helicopter found abandoned after the mission.
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Associated Press
U.S
Iran
Switzerland
United States
Pars
Washington
Defense Department
Cmdr
Gordon Peterson
Hilarion Capudji
Eric Lang
Monsignor
Annibale Bugnini
Capudji
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
London
Khomeini
Tehran
Ottawa Schools Eye 9 Percent Budget Increase
Gov. Carlin may sign a new Kansas school finance plan boosting Ottawa USD 290 general fund by about 310000, from 3.4 to 3.7 million, with state aid rising to over 2.1 million. The district would levy 47.57 mills next year, up from 43.99, raising property tax of 3.58 per 1000 assessed value.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa
U.S.C
John Carlin
Kansas
Ken Woods
Woods
State Department of Education
Planners Hear Of Housing Project On West 15th Street
Ottawa planners hear a proposed Mission Woods subdivision re zoning to a planned unit development allowing 36 two and three bedroom units in five buildings. The session also reviews Gleason Subdivision plat and a zoning tweak to expand a drug store space from 2,500 to 5,000 square feet. The meeting starts 7 PM at City Hall.
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Pine Manor
West 15Th Street
Ottawa Planning Commission
Mission Woods Subdivision
Dave Watkins
Planning Commission
Gleason Subdivision
15Th
17Th Streets
H.D. Lee
Watkins
Elm Street
15Th Street
City Hall
Pope John Paul II visits Congo amid tragedy at Zaire Mass
Pope John Paul II, during a two country stop in Africa, mourned nine dead from a stampede at a Zaire Mass and urged Marxist Congo Republic leaders to respect religious freedom. He met Congo's president, stressed church state roles, and noted improving church state relations since 1977.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
John Paul II
Zaire
Congo River
Sacre Coeur
Congo
Pope
Kisangani
Emile Biayenda
Marien Ngouabi
Vatican
Kinshasa
People’s Palace
Gertrude Kosecka
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New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Chase Manhattan Bank
Harris Trust & Savings of
Topeka
Kan
The
Kansas Historical Society
District Court
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Bishop Boys
Jeff
Bobby
S. Sycamore
Larry Barber
S. Cedar
Fred Solis
International Red Cross
National Weather Service
East Central Vocational Cooperative
North Co-Op
11Th and
Pine Streets
Mars Pope
Africa
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