Petitions Against Intangible Tax Presented to County
A group of five petitions with more than one thousand signatures was delivered to the Franklin County Commission. They argue the intangible tax is unfair, hurts savers and the elderly, and encourages shifting funds to tax free securities. The commission will consider removing only the portion it can, with cities needing separate action.
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Diane Yeamans
Franklin County Commission
George Marshall
Anchor Savings
Ottawa
Marshall
REACT to end firefighting program July first in REACT plan
REACT will quit firefighting operations July 1 though it remains active in Civil Defense relief. Gerry Didde says donations funded equipment and volunteers, with 113 calls last year and 26 so far this year. Trucks will be donated to townships showing interest, while county may repair one for township use.
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Ottawa
REACT
Gerry Didde
Franklin County Commission
Didde
Lincoln
Commission
Homewood
Greenwood
Centropolis
Pomona
County Commission
Campers, passerby mock patrol in odd traffic stop
A Kansas hunter tale describes a highway patrol stopping three men in a camper on I 70 for possible narcotics. A passing motorist misreads the scene and joins in, assuming the same spread eagle position as the suspects. Thunderstorms loom as weather warns of rain through the week across western and north central Kansas.
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Hays
Hns
Ellis County
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Ottawa University to honor Menninger at 112th commencement
OU features Menninger Roy Menninger fourth president of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka will speak at Ottawa University commencement at 2 30 p m Sunday May 22 The 112th anniversary ceremony will graduate 110 OU campus students and 126 from the College Without Campus in Kansas City The day includes a 10 am baccalaureate in the chapel and a separate address by Lewis Herbert Gerzork who led the American Baptist Convention in 1959 60 He receives a Doctor of Divinity while a Board of Trustees member earns a Doctor of Laws Two senior breakfasts receptions and banquets complete the weekend schedule with OU officials hosting events May 20 21 and 22.
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Roy Menninger
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Ottawa University
Menninger
William Menninger
Foundation
Lewis Herbert Gerzork
American Baptist Convention
Gerzork
OU Board of Trustees
Lewis H. Barlow
Ottawa
Miami
Okla
Joseph Badger King
Indian Territory
Carter Turns To Mideast
President Carter arrived in Geneva to meet Syrian President Assad and seek a turning point toward Middle East peace. Assad voiced cautious optimism, saying progress is possible though no magic wand exists. Carter planned talks with Peres in Washington after Israel’s May 17 elections.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Carter
Hafez Assad
Middle East
Assad
London
Britain
France
West Germany
Berlin
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Cochairman
Washington
Shimon Peres
Peres
Carter calls summit a success with nuclear study plan
President Carter hailed the London summit as a success after talks with the heads of government from West Germany France Britain Japan Italy and Canada. He announced a detailed study to expand nuclear power use while keeping raw materials from expanding weapon capabilities and said follow up would ensure actions match discussions. He credited progress in world trade negotiations and noted no disappointments for the United States.
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London
Carter
West Germany
France
Britain
Japan
Italy
Canada
United States
Carter proposes eight point plan to bolster Social Security
President Carter outlined an eight point program to shore up Social Security finances. The plan raises employer and high income taxes, expands the wage base, shifts funds between Medicare and Social Security trusts, and raises self employed tax rates. It also tightens survivor and dependent benefits and corrects a 1972 cost of living adjustment error.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Rural chemist seeks market for water system innovations
John Schnieders of Ottawa RFD 2, a consulting chemist for water systems, develops two products. A safe drain cleaner usable on carpets and pipes and Moisture Guard to improve soil moisture absorption for lawns, potentially cutting irrigation needs for golf courses and homes. He aims to market Moisture Guard in Kansas City this year and hopes for patent approval on the drain cleaner. He remains focused on industrial water-use consulting, earning an upcoming national corrosion control award from the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
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John Schnieders
Ottawa
RFD 2
Kansas City
Schnieders
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
National Association
Garnett
Holton Power
Crown Center
BMA Towers
John Hancock Building
Alameda Plaza
Southwestern Bell
Midwest
Texas
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Shelby
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S. Hickory
Angie
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The
Peter Armacost
Armacasts
Union
CWC
Mideast
Proctor and Gamble
Midland Research Laboratories
Bill
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