National Air Termed Indifferent
The 1978 election campaign ends with indifference and likely GOP gains but continued Democratic control of Congress. Voter turnout is expected low, with pockets of support for cutting government spending and inflation remedies. Polls show many see little difference between parties on the economy. heavy money from issue groups influences races. County forecast calls for clear, cold tonight and sunny, warmer Tuesday with highs in the 60s.
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Washington
America
Congress
House
Senate
Associated Press
NBC News
Four Die In Area Plane Crash Near Pomona Lake
Four people aboard a single engine Beechcraft 24 died when the plane wrecked in trees south of Vassar near Pomona Lake. WIBW cameras spotted debris as heavy rain hampered ground crews and a helicopter search. The victims were Loren Parnell and his wife Donna of Topeka, Merlyn Broxterman and his wife Mary of Topeka. A Topeka pilot said he saw a big ball of fire after losing contact during a shower. Authorities checked airports but found no signs the plane diverted.
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Vassar
Kan
Pomona Lake
Federal Aviation Administration
WIBW
Topeka
Highway Patrol
Lyndon
Loren Parnell
Donna
Merlyn Broxterman
Mary
Improved Election Turnout Looms Locally in Franklin County
Franklin County voters face a general election with 10 699 registered, up from August 1977 figures. Statewide races and a half cent sales tax for Ottawa streets are central but turnout has been uneven during special registration weeks. Local races include Jim Allen for State Legislature District 14 and Franklin County Commission hopefuls Carmen Peffly and Charles Burlingham. Polling places span Appanoose through Williamsburg with nine Ottawa precincts and multiple township sites listed.
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Jay Bemis
Franklin County
Ottawa City
Laura Sutton
Sutton
Aera
Uthte
Jack Brier
Waiipis
Ney
Ottawa
Jim Allen
Ottawa Rfc
Carmen Peffly
Ash
Charles Burlingham
Willow
Franklin County Commission
Irving R. Niles
Lyndon Rfd
Maurice E. Fager
Appanoose Township
Appanoose
Centropolis
Ritcher Church
Cutler
Rantoul Presbyterian
Feechers Seek Signetore in Pia Real Ucurry Case
A fragmented report notes feechers aiming to sigtore in a pia real ucurry matter tied to M. Authorities have not released full details, and the inquiry remains unsettled with limited readable facts available.
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Sigtore
Harris Poll Gives Nancy The Edge
Kansas voters favored Nancy Kassebaum in a Harris Newspapers straw poll, with about 52 percent for U S Senator and Bill Roy at just over 35 percent. Incumbents Bennett and Schneider trailed but failed to secure a majority, while liquor-by-the-drink passed in 18 counties.
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Kansans
Washington
Harris
Nancy Kassebaum
U.S
Bill Roy
Kassebaum
Roy
James Pearson
Robert Bennett
Curt Schneider
Dan Glickman
Robert Whittaker
Congress
Ness County
Ottawa Herald
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Johnson
Kansas
Bennett
Schneider
John Carlin
Carlin
Robert Stephan
Stephan
Glickman
James Litsey
Reno
Harvey
Kingman
McPherson
Neosho
Woodson
Allen
Wilson
Whittaker
Don Allegrucci
Joe Shubitz
Franklin County
Barton
Decatur
Edwards
Ellis
Finney
Gray
Hamilton
Jewell
Logan
Pawnee
Phillips
Rooks
Russell
Saline
Sheridan
Thomas
Barber
Ellsworth
Ford
Rice
Seward
Wichita
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Richmond
New York
Fellowship
Franklin
Methodist Church
Greenwood
Harrison, Latimer
Hayes
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Hawthorne
Garfield
City Hall
Eugene Field
Brethren Church
United States Armory
Sttawa Herale
Breen
Mike Gullett
Aks
Nancy
East Central Vocational Cooperative
U.S.C
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