Justice Restored A Scale Returns To Franklin County Courthouse
A restored scale is hung from the Statue of Justice atop the Franklin County Courthouse after local volunteers, artist Jan Wallace, businessman Walter Butler, and Franklin County Commissioner A. E. Coffman contributed a model scale and iron supports. The scale required a support due to its weight, reigniting talk about the statue’s strength.
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Justice
Franklin County
Walter Butler
Butler
Jan Wallace
A. E. Coffman
Begin seeks coalition partners in new Israeli government
Menahem Begin, propelled by Likud victory, begins chasing coalition partners to secure a Knesset majority. He aims for a national unity talk with defeated Labor, while outlining direct negotiations with Arab states. U.S. stance signals support for a freely chosen Israeli government. Election results show Likud 41 seats, Labor 33, DMC 14, Religious party 12, Communists 6.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menahem Begin
Likud
Knesset
Shimon Peres
Labor
Begin
Labor Party
West Bank
Jordan River
Jordan
Laborites
United States
Carter
U.S
Samuel W. Lewis
White House
Jody Powell
New Democratic Movement For Change
DMC
National Religious Party
Communists
SALT II talks pause as Vance and Gromyko seek progress
In Geneva, Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko ended day two with an overnight recess to ponder next moves. The pair plan to resume Friday amid continued differences over VER Vladivostok based terms and U S proposals. Waldheim cautioned the talks would take a long time.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vance
Hodding Carter
Carter
Gromyko
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
United States
Soviet Union
New Home Costs Rise Over 100 Percent In a Decade
Washington reports that the average new single family home cost 52,300 in today's dollars, up from 24,600 in 1967, a 10 year rise exceeding 100 percent. First quarter 1977 saw a 5.3 percent gain, aided by higher demand and construction costs amid ongoing recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Adren Cooper
Cooper
Carter Faces Skepticism Over Energy Savings Claims
Congress' budget chief Alice Rivlin warned President Carter's energy plan may overstate savings by 1985. She noted uneven burden, modest fuel savings from a standby gasoline tax, and only a small overall economic impact. Senate approved creation of a Department of Energy, with 20 000 employees expected.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Alice Rivlin
Congressional Budget Office
Ms. Rivlin
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate
Energy Department
Rivlin
White House
Department of Energy
House
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Department
Department of Transportation
Carter Pushes Election Day Voter Registration Plan
President Carter rallies Democrats behind a plan to allow election day voter registration to widen participation. Critics in big cities fear loss of political leverage, while Mondale proposed broader election law changes and public financing for campaigns. The Senate trimmed the energy department powers, creating a four member board to set oil and gas prices.
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Washington
Carter
James C. Corman
California
Democratic Congressional
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Congress
Senate
Department
Federal Power Commission
Federal Energy Adminstration
Energy Research and Development Administration
State Job Rate Still Growing in Kansas April Unemployment Dip
Kansas April unemployment fell to 3.5 percent, the lowest in three years, with about 1,000,000 Kansans employed. The gain was 10,600 from March and 30,900 versus April 1976, driven by trade, services, construction, manufacturing, and finance. Government and education jobs rose as shopping centers opened.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Robert F. Bennett
Ottawa Mayor Vi Reusch Joins Topeka Transportation Panel
Mayor Vi Reusch of Ottawa visited Topeka to attend a meeting of Gov Robert Bennetts transportation advisory committee. She was invited Wednesday to join the advisory group and was accompanied by Fred Searls Ottawa Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee chairman. The panel met in the afternoon and planned a reception and dinner with the governor.
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Ottawa
Vi Reusch
Topeka
Robert Bennett
Transportation Advisory Committee
Downtown Ottawa gains fresh eye from student writings
Ottawa High School students in two junior English classes explored downtown Ottawa after a field trip and slide show on district restoration. Excerpts reveal personal voices of buildings, merchants, and residents, detailing repainting, renovation, and pride in the preserved business district.
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Don Lambert
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Dottie McCrossen
McCrosgen
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Mike Didde
Tam
Penney’s
Penney's
Marsha Atchison
Cassanova
Third and Main
Marcia Stevens
Brenda Ferguson
Charles Adamson
Becky Jacobs
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