New Kansas Supreme Court Chief Forces District Court Pay Freeze
Chief Justice Alfred G. Schroeder asks 29 administrative judges to enforce a salary freeze for non judicial district court staff as Kansas moves to a unified court system. The 1978 law limits raises and new positions, transfers staff to state payroll Jan 1 1979, and requires budgets to guide any pay changes. Court administrators report turnover to law firms and higher county pay.
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Topeka
Kan
Alfred G. Schroeder
Kansas Supreme Court
Schroeder
Robert F. Bennett
Boards of County Commissioners
Johnson and Wyandotte
Richard D. Shannon
Wyandotte County
Lewis ©. Smith
Johnson County
Farmers Sign Up 22.3 Million Acres For Crop Cutback
Washington AP reports farmers agreed to idle about 22.3 million cropland acres for the year, above the 22 million goal, with enrollment open until May 31. The May 18 progress shows 1,116,117 farms enrolled, representing 48.7% of eligible farms and 70.4% of crop acreage used for program calculations.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Wet Fields Slow Corn Planting Across Major States
Wet fields slowed U.S. corn planting into late May with only about 56 percent of acreage in the ground nationally, far below 93 percent a year ago and 78 percent on average. Iowa reached 74 percent while Illinois stood at 40 percent, with various other states reporting far behind their prior-year levels.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Interim Committee Delays Action on Water Board Rules
In Topeka the interim committee reviewing regulations will wait for the Water Resources Board to submit proposed rules to the 1979 Legislature. Critics, led by Rep. Miller, pressed for earlier action on Wolf Creek sale concerns and contract rule drafts, but the panel chose to study the board’s final product next year. The board plans to act after the Governor’s Water Resources Task Force finishes its work, with a Dec 31 deadline to file rules.
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Topeka
Kan
State Water Resources Board
Robert H. Miller
Wellington
James A. Powers Jr
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Nebraska
Water Resources Board
Miller
Powers
Department of Insurance
Relay Teams Keep Labor Filibuster Going
Washington AP outlines a senatorial relay effort to block labor law revisions. Republican captains Bob Dole John Tower and Malcolm Wallop rotate daily speakers with aides and backers present, aiming to prolong the filibuster until a first vote set for June 7 and beyond.
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Washington
Bob Dole
Senate
Dole
Kansas and Sons
John Tower
Texas
Malcolm Wallop
Wyoming
Lubbers
Sen
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Advertising May Lower Price Of Glasses and Contacts
Washington AP reports the FTC plans final approval of a regulation allowing price advertising by ophthalmologists optometrists and opticians to boost competition. Prices drop 25 percent to 40 percent where ads are allowed and consumers can shop using prescriptions.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Opticians Association of America
Gas Well May Help Ag Hall in Kansas
BONNER SPRINGS Kan AP a drilling crew works 300 feet from the Agriculture Hall of Fame center buildings in search of natural gas to cut annual bills of about 15000 dollars. Drilling began Sunday and should reach 600 feet in ten days funded by a trust from a Kansas City bank. If a dry hole is found the director says they will cry.
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Bonner Springs
Kan
Agriculture Hall of Fame
National Center
Harold Adkins
Hall
Hall of Fame
Kansas City
Adkins
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