Beginning To Seem Like Spring
Kansas weather report notes warmer air from a central Rockies high, with seasonal temperatures expected through the week. Morning lows range from 30s to near 50, highs in the 70s, then 80s Wednesday, and showers possible Thursday or Friday, with lows in the 40s to 50s and continued west to southwest winds.
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Goodland
Compromise Hint In Jet Sales Signals Carter Willingness
President Carter signals Congress he may compromise on jet fighter sales by promising more aircraft for Israel in the future. Senate panel delays vote to hear Cyrus Vance testimony as House members scrutinize the potential deal and Deputy Secretary Christopher notes no immediate concession.
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Carter
Congress
Middle East
Israel
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Cyrus Vance
Vance
House International Relations Committee
House Committee
Warren M. Christopher
Christopher
Carter to Discuss Wages With Labor Leaders
President Carter plans a Wednesday talk with labor officials on holding down wage increases as part of his broader effort to rally labor, business, and professionals to curb inflation. White House press secretary Jody Powell cautioned that the voluntary anti inflation drive may fail if Americans are not willing to sacrifice.
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Washington
Carter
Jody Powell
White House
School Board Approves Grading Shift and Pay Increases
The board adopted a new elementary grading scheme removing A through F in grades 1 4 replacing with checklist and excellent satisfactory or unsatisfactory levels and kept A B C D for grades 5 6 plus new A for unsatisfactory work. They also approved higher starting wages for secretaries custodians and teachers aides and a district wide salary schedule increase.
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Jay Bemis
U.S.C
Board of Education
Professional Council
Jack Bushman
Barbara Lyons
Barry Robinson
Lyons
Robinson
Lyons and Robinson
John Kimbrel
Kimbrel
Bennett Signs State Pay Hike For Governor And Officials
Gov. Robert F. Bennett signed a bill raising salaries for judges and state officials, including a $10,000 boost for the governor to $35,000. He criticized partisan tactics and noted the measure shifts financing of the unified court system, easing county burdens by $1.87 million next year. In Washington, Sen. Herman E. Talmadge urged resistance to Carter administration reorganizations that would move nutrition programs to a new education department, likening plans to Nixon-era reforms.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Washington
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
USDA
Talmadge
55 Day Saga Ends Moro Kidnapping Tragedy in Rome
In Rome the bloodied body of former premier Aldo Moro was found in a parked red Renault on Via Michelangelo Caetani, 55 days after his kidnapping by the Red Brigades. Police located five spent cartridges, the car stolen, and identified Moro’s body amid wounds and a pale, weightlossed frame.
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Aldo Moro
Red Brigades
Renault
Moro
Frame
Italy
Washington
State Department
Michelangelo Caetani
Communist Party
Christian Democrat
Via Funari
Caetani
Funari
Franco Evangelisti
Giutio Andreotti
Via Caetani
Via Botteghe Oscure
Piazza Venezia
Christian Democrat Party
Probe urged into 300000 Ghana helicopter kickback
Senate Banking Committee members urge the Justice Department to probe destruction of a Bell Helicopter memo tied to a 300000 payoff to sell two Ghanaian helicopters. The inquiry centers on Textron Inc and potential links to then chairman G William Miller before his Federal Reserve confirmation.
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Senate Banking Committee
Justice Department
Textron Inc
Ghana
Sena
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Bell
Textron
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Proxmire
Miller
Joseph Coyne
Federal Reserve
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Tropical Aircraft Services (Nigeria) Ltd
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