Kansas Legislature winds up 1978 session
TOPEKA AP The 1978 Kansas Legislature held final adjournment at 10 03 a m as House Speaker Pro Tem James Slattery vetoes sustained with no motions to override Gov. Bennett. Senate President Ross Doyen announced vetoes sustained. Only 22 House members and six senators attended sine die. Carlin was campaigning in Manhattan. Slattery praised tax relief and revenue sharing measures including Homestead Tax Relief expansion aiding modest income parents with children.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
James Slattery
Robert F. Bennett
Slattery
Senate
Ross Doyen
Concordia
Bennett
House
John Carlin
Carlin
Manhattan
Scaffold Tragedy Was Forewarned by OSHA Memo
A federal safety engineer said a memo warned of disaster from repairs to a West Virginia scaffold that collapsed on April 27, killing 51. The warning reached OSHA Washington officials only this week, causing anger within the agency.
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Washington
West Virginia
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Frank Greer
OSHA
Eulah Bingham
Willow Island
W.va
Greer
Ottawa's Mr A P eyes new horizons
Orville Hayward, 62, longtime Ottawa A and P manager since 1938, announces early retirement on June 1 after guiding the store through growth from its First and Main Streets days to the Hickory Street location. He reflects on old methods, praises efficiency gains, and notes possible future ventures or brief Kansas City assignments amid era-wide industry changes.
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Jay Bemis
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Orville Hayward
Hayward
Wynona
Hawaii
Orville
Kansas City
Blue Heron Invades Area Amid Tennis Open Hype
Inside Highlights preview highlights upcoming local tennis tournaments over the next weeks. Mentions The Blue Heron invading the area across pages four and eight, with pages eleven and twelve covering set-aside programs in Kansas and a scandal tied to winter electricity usage.
Inflation Overshadows Issues as Talks Do Little to Curb Wages
Washington AP reports inflation now tops concerns in the US economy as Carter officials urge voluntary wage restraint. Labor leaders led by AFL CIO President Meany resist restraining wages until prices fall, arguing workers bear the impact of rising costs.
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Washington
United States
Carter
Barry Bosworth
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Robert Strauss
Meany
Community Corrections Plan Outlined For Kansas Counties
Ottawa University heard a seminar on state legislation allowing counties to run their own corrections programs. The plan aims to cut state prison commitments for non violent offenders, with county oversight by a corrections board and support from the Kansas Department of Corrections. Swail cited costs of imprisonment at 7000 dollars yearly versus 2250 dollars for community corrections.
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Jay Bemis
Ottawa University
Forrest Swail
University of Kansas’ School of Social Welfare
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Kansas
Kansas Department of Corrections
Swall
Citizens For Justice Coalition
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