Reserves A Boon To DPS
Ottawa junior high story shows how two reserve officers calmed a bullied student at a spring dance. The article explains reserve duties, training, supervision by director Oren Skiles, and the value of part time officers providing extra manpower and community insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Ottawa Junior High
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Gerry Didde
Bill Gordon
Dennis Sams
Didde
Oren Skiles
Skiles
Payoff Probe Eyes Payees in Korea Influence Scandal
Washington investigators press for Korea to cooperate on identifying who received the money amid hearings alleging a Korea led influence-buying scheme. Officials described a sophisticated plan targeting U.S. officials with 40 to 50 checks totaling about 1.6 million dollars converted from rice commissions. Former KCIA chief Kim Hyung Wook testified he aided Park in becoming Korea’s exclusive buyer of U.S. rice.
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Washington
South Korea
U.S
House
Korea
Peter White
House Ethics Committee
White
Justice Department
Congress
Civiletti
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Cheryl Holmes
Park
KCIA
Kim Hyung Wook
Cold Weekend Dampens Kansas Outlook
A slow moving cold front covered Kansas with gloom and heavy rains in the northeast. Lawrence logged about 1% inches by 7 a.m. as forecasts showed clouds and isolated thunderstorms through today with a slight eastern chance. The National Weather Service expects little to no rain Monday through Wednesday with mild late October temperatures.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Lawrence
National Weather Service
Vo Tech Levy Stands As Is Following AG Ruling
Kansas Attorney General Curt Schneider ruled mid October it is too late to delete a 2.4 mill tax levy of $38,500 from the 1977-78 Ottawa area school budget for a vocational building. The levy stems from a July 12 bond vote later deemed invalid for improper notice, delaying construction and possibly pushing the project back at least six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lambert
Ottawa High School
Curt Schneider
Kansas
Dan Neuenswander
U.S.C. 290
Laura Sutton
Newenswander
Ottawa Herald
Neuenswander
Franklin County
Jim Clark
Schneider
Board of Tax
Wint Winter
George Wingert
East- Central Vocational Cooperative
Payroll tax hikes eyed to rescue Social Security
Washington AP reports Congress considers 1987 increases for workers and employers. Senate plan boosts worker taxes by up to 445 dollars for 20 000 earners and raises employer contributions by as much as 4328 per worker. House plan leans toward equal tax rises with capped employer rate. Both bills target solvency for decades amid demographic and inflation pressures. The move shifts burden toward higher earners. contrasts in employer shares could affect large institutions.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Senate Committee
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Dps
Ottawa
Fred Schnoke
Jim McKenzie
Dave Sellens
Walter Ray
Dan Fletcher
Larry O’hara
Andy
Carter
Indianola
Iowa
Atty
Benjamin Civiletti
Tongsun Park
United States
Vo-Tech Levy
Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Lane
Pomona
Princeton
Rantoul
Richmond
Wellsville
Williamsburg
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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