Tax Bill New Law Signaled By Ford In sweeping reform
President Ford signed a sweeping tax reform bill that preserves current individual and business cuts through 1977 and overhauls hundreds of provisions. The law raises taxes for the wealthy via a higher minimum tax and tighter shelters while reducing levies on airlines railroads shipping and insurers. It liberalizes child care writeoffs and narrows deductions for vacation homes and home business use. Baby-sitter expenses can trim up to $800 annually for working parents.
Tax bite rises as inflation hits worker pay
Washington report shows average private sector worker with a four person family now loses buying power despite price rises. Federal tax deductions rose to 11.2 percent of gross pay in August from 9.6 the prior year, cutting take home pay even as wages grew 6.6 percent. State taxes also edged higher, and overall inflation reached 6.6 percent with transportation up 15.5 percent and medical care services near 9.7 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Butz Quits as Agriculture Secretary over Racial Slur
Earl L. Butz resigns after meeting with President Ford in the Oval Office. He says the action is his and Mrs. Butz’s decision and aims to remove racism as a campaign issue. Ford reprimanded him privately. Carter criticized the response.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
Ford
Oval Office
White House
Jimmy Carter
PC Calls Off Meeting in Ottawa Planning Panel
The Ottawa Planning Commission cancels its Tuesday evening session as most commissioners are out of town. Items planned will be discussed at the next regular meeting at 7 p.m. on November 2 unless a special meeting is called with public notice.
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Ottawa Planning Commission
Weather county forecast mostly cloudy with showers tonight
Mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers. Winds northerly easing from higher speeds to 10 to 20 mph tonight. Precipitation probability about 20 percent tonight. Cows tonight in the towny. Partly cloudy skies with hints of stars in the mid evening.
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Porecast
Walk Again Pays Dividends In Ottawa 20 mile trek victory
Martin Owens executive vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce finished the 20 mile Walk for Mankind course in three hours five minutes. About 450 walkers took part in the Ottawa Jaycees sponsored event for Project Concern. Roy Sullivan Jaycee president said seven to eight thousand dollars was raised. 2600 sponsors supported the effort. sponsors will be notified of their pledged amounts with envelopes for payments to Project Concern.
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Martin Owens
Owens
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa Jaycees
Project Concern
Roy Sullivan
Jaycee
KLM Ducks Issue On Property Assessment
The League of Kansas Municipalities opened its 1976 convention with a no position stance on a proposed constitutional amendment for differential property assessment. It urges cautious study and delaying enabling laws until city finances and a state local revenue plan are settled. Opponents warn relief to farmers could raise city taxes for others.
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Topeka
HNL
League of Kansas Municipalities
The
League
Kansas Cities
Mosher
Supreme Court rejects Topeka pupil bid to reopen 1954 ruling
The Supreme Court declined to review Evelyn Rene Johnson’s appeal seeking to reopen the Brown v. Board of Education case. The bid targeted damages for 10,000 black students in East and North Topeka claiming poorer education after the 1954 ruling. The circuit court had dismissed the appeal as non final, leaving individual suit possible. Justice Marshall took no part in the decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Topeka
Kan
30Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Evelyn Rene Johnson
Kansas State Board of Education
East Topeka
North Topeka
U.S
George Templar
Circuit Court
Templar
Evelyn Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
UF Kicks Off Franklin County United Fund Drive 1976
The Franklin County United Fund drive for 1976 officially began with four kickoff breakfasts to secure advance and fair share donations. The goal is 43 797 dollars, about 6 000 more than last year, with 19 organizations funded including the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Robert Dunn, drive chair, urged volunteers that meeting the goal is crucial to prevent dropouts and protect future funding. Advance and fair share solicitations will occur this week, followed by downtown business and rural collections starting Oct 18.
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Franklin County
United Fund
Robert Dunn
Dunn
United Fund Drive
Arthritis Foundation
Boys’ Club of
Ottawa
Boys Scouts
CROP
Girls' Club of Ottawa
Girl Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Teens Inc
United Cerebral Palsy
USC and Youth Services Inc
Advance
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Kansas
Congress
Ford Administration
Middle East
Israel
Theresa Spears
Pattie Rowland
Checkpoint No. 6
Pattie
KLM ‘Ducks
E.A
Ernie Mosher
Topekan
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