Farm Tax Protest May Backfire Warns County Appraiser
Franklin County appraiser George B. Pyle reports Charles Clark warns farmers protesting off farm machinery values may face higher taxes. State guidelines govern personal property appraisal with Nemaha County joining a effort to review the National Farm and Power Equipment Dealers Association guide, potentially raising values despite cuts.
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George B. Pyle
Franklin County
Charles Clark
Nemaha County Commission
Kansas Division of Property Valuation
Clark
National Farm and Power Equipment Dealers Association
Nemaha County
County farmers face possible higher machinery values next year
State officials reached a plan with the county to follow guide values for property tax. Phil Martin, state property valuation director, will set a new procedure for next year. Clark noted auctions show higher sale prices than appraised values, risking higher farm machinery assessments and unchanged overall tax burden. He warned many counties rural and protesters worry.
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Phil Martin
Clark
Funeral services for Thomas E. McCurdy announced at Williamsburg
Williamsburg resident Thomas Elmer McCurdy died at home aged 76. Services will be announced by Dengel & Sori Mortuary. Ottawa area notices list admissions, dismissals, and a shoplifting arrest of a 13-year-old. The Daily Record also reports local thefts, vehicle incidents, and farm market quotations from Ottawa and Kansas City.
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Thomas EB. McCurdy
Thomas Elmer McCurdy
Williamsburg
Dengel & Sori Mortuary
Report Slaps Billy's Wrists and Questions Role Of Advisors
Senate investigators fault Billy Carter for dealings with Libya while not finding illegal acts. They faulted President Carter aides for limited disclosure, but say Billy did not influence U.S. policy and Libya sought to affect policy through people to people contact. Dole and Thurmond urged stronger censure of Brzezinski Civiletti Turner.
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Billy
Washington
Senate
White House
Billy Carter
Libya
Carter
Justice Department
U.S
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Civiletti
Brzezinski
Sen
Bob Dole
Bkan
President Carter
Downtown vandalism suspect faces multiple charges
Ronald T. Thompson, 22, of 8058 Cherry, was charged in District Court with four felony counts of criminal damage to property for a Main Street window breaking spree. He also faces misdemeanor amphetamine possession and 10 misdemeanor bad check counts totaling about 75 dollars. A preliminary hearing is set for Monday. initial check charges were postponed. About 3 a.m. Wednesday four downtown windows caused roughly 1,400 dollars in damage to Woolworths Main, The Hair Affair, Freda's Dress Shop and Wassmer Clothing. Eight bad check counts date to a 1979 complaint. An outstanding warrant existed for the county road and bridge department employee.
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Ronald T. Thompson
Cherry
Thompson
Woolworth’s
S. Main
Ashworth’s Jeep Ride to Kansas City Details Emerge
Witnesses described Ashworth moaning in a Jeep parked on Quenemo’s main street around 10:30 to 11 p.m. He asked to be taken to Kansas City, where he spoke in broken phrases about not lying to his mother and his name in the papers if he surrendered. The missing .22 pistol was later noted in the vehicle console.
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Kansas City
Nual
Page
Ashworth
Quenemo
Cook
City
Hines
Marais Des Cygnes
Osage County
Myers fights expulsion as House votes on ethics case
Representative Michael J. Myers argued that only his constituents, not colleagues, should remove him from Congress after his Abscam bribery conviction. He predicted expulsion despite a two thirds vote needed, and threatened federal court action claiming due process was denied amid a swift ethics process. The debate followed election-year politics with final campaigning looming.
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Washington
Michael J. Myers
House
Congress
Pennsylvania
Myers
Washington Post
Democratic House
Ethics Committee
Ottawa Ad Briefs and Local Sales Highlights
Local ads feature price cuts at A and P Ottawa with corrected 49 to 58 cent chicken, fall sale notices at Franklin County Senior Center, garden center specials on trees topsoil and hanging baskets, hair salon promos, cowboy boots, live acts at Back Door Club Pomona, concert listings for Christy Lane and Japanese Suzuki, tennis and revival events, library donations, and investment pitches from Edward Jones in Ottawa.
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Willis Garden Center
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Osage Drive
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S. Cherry
Kathryn Walter
Princeton
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Iga
N. Main
Faith R. Farrell
the Daily Report
11Th
Cypress Streets
Ricky C. Cloog
Canterbury Court
Sheriff's News
Donald Lidikay
Liberty
Wellsville
Ottawa Bible Baptist Church
East 2Rd Street
Rusk and Williams Oil Company
Olney
Third
Mulberry
Randy Winkleman
E. Logan
Winkleman
Sycamore
Flora I. Heck
E. 10Th
Mary K. Haworth
S. Mulberry
N. Mulberry
Marcelle Simmons
Ottawa Co-op
Rantoul Church
Christina Duncan
Bob Duncan
S. Elm
KU Medical Center
Kan
Worden
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Carter Administration
Thurmond
CTA
Stansfield Turner
Beth Scalet
Washington D.C
Ottawa University
Walter Butler
Willow
Scalet
Ad Briefs
Laura Sutton
Franklin County Senior Center
Guys & Dolls Hair Fashions
Metzger Salvage
E. 15Th
Old Fulton Furniture
Terry Middleton
Pomona
Eagles Lodge
Honey Creek
Christy Lane
Auditorium
Butler's Music Store
Suzuki
Bills
Sun
Sports Hut
Church of Christ
Hunter's
Silver Lake Golf
Butler Hanes
Ottawa Library Preservation Committee
First National Bank of Ottawa
Andrew B. Martin
Treas
Michael J. Res
Edward D. Jones and Co
2Nd Street
Young Place
South Main
Michael J. Esser
East 2Nd
Memoriam
Danelston
Montuay
Hickory
Bazaar
St. Boniface
Scipio
Sveryone Welcomer
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