Food Stamp Confrontation Is At Hand
A federal judge blocked new rules cutting 1.6 million food stamp families, citing irreparable harm to recipients. Officials warn funding could run out by September, risking late summer benefit cuts unless Congress approves more money. The order delays implementation for two weeks. hearing set for June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Howard Corcoran
Department of Agriculture
Corcoran
Congress
Ford
Agriculture Department
John H. Pratt
Agriculture
John Damgard
Old Depot Museum reveals bright pink Victorian parlor
The Old Depot Museum’s second floor Victorian parlor has been repainted bright pink to reflect era color schemes. Curator Dale Watts notes light and color will help showcase about 15 items including a marriage certificate, feathers, a piano, sofa, Bible, and other period pieces from Franklin County families. The moss green walls in the Indian collection room were also plastered. Watts says limited funds constrain further work this year.
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Old Depot Museum
Dale Watts
Ottawa
Kansas
Watts
Franklin County
England
Queen Victoria
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Saudi Keeps Oil Prices Frozen at Bali Meeting
Saudi Arabia led OPEC in rejecting a price hike at the Bali gathering, keeping the standard oil price at 11.51 per barrel through June. Yamani credited the stance to OPEC's interest in global economic recovery as Iran and Iraq favored higher prices, with Doha set for the next ministerial meeting.
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Bali
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Sheik Zaki Ahmad Yamani
Washington
Ford
Iran
Iraq
Yamani
Doha
Qatar
Treaty Faces Senate Scrutiny Over Nuclear Test Pact
The treaty on peaceful nuclear explosions signed by President Ford and Soviet leader Brezhnev will go to the Senate for ratification amid expected resistance. Prospects hinge on voters’ acceptance, with opposition from Rep. Morris Udall who calls the accord a hoax. The Foreign Relations Committee will lead the ratification effort, while a parallel underground test pact also accompanies the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Senate
Arizona
Morris Udall
Mt. Everest
Udall
Foreign Relations Committee
Richard Nixon
Administration
Michigan
Loch Ness monster hunt expands with US and local groups
Inverness reports Nessie pursuit is booming as American scientists led by Robert H. Rines join Cornwall sonar finds in Loch Ness. The 1976 expedition, cost about 75000 dollars, backs ongoing searches amid diverse Nessie lore and Morag investigations on Loch Morar nearby.
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Inverness
Scotland
Loch Ness
Cornwall
England
Scottish Tourist Board
Edinburgh Castle
U.S
Boston
Robert H. Rines
Harold E. Edgerton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rines
Franklin Pierce Law School
Concord
N.H
Boston Academy of Applied Science
The
New York Times
Nicholas Witchell
Witchell
Sir Peter Scott
Adrian Shire
Egham Surrey
Loch Morar
Damp Holidays Likely in Memorial Day Weekend
Topeka AP reports chances of showers and thunderstorms across Kansas for Memorial Day weekend. Early Saturday saw storms in the northeast, with a shift to partly cloudy by mid morning. Forecasts predict widely scattered activity nationwide, with highs in the 80s and the heaviest rain in the east.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wester
National Weather Service
Wichita
Hill City
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Franklin County Historical Society
Board of Trustees
Don Lambert
Saudi
Tom Bunch
Baldwin Lake
Terry Elliott
Curt Kornhaus
Alan Blakeley
Paul Kloster
Jeff Meeker
Stephen Lehman
Dale Cook
Moscow
Ity
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