Spooky Rain For KC Area
Light rain lingered over eastern Kansas after heavy rainfall Sunday. The KC area saw up to 3 inches, echoing a six week earlier flood that caused losses. Overnight totals included 1.61 inches at Kansas City International Airport. Temperatures early today ranged from the upper 40s to mid 50s.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
National Weather Service
Lawrence
Kansas City International Airport
Weather Service
Goodland
Belleville
Garden City
Pittsburg
Want State Law Changed
A Kansas special committee of county clerks and appraisers urged the Legislature to clarify that local appraisers hold full real estate appraisal authority, subject to appeal, and to grant them defense rights in owner appeals. The panel found a 1974 law created more questions than it answered amid efforts to implement a 1976 constitutional amendment allowing income-based ag land valuation.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State
Charles H. Clark
Atchison County
Clark
Wanda Coder
Riley County
Mrs. Coder
Doug Wilson
Saline County
R.L. Armstrong
C. Warren Hunt
Sumner
R.L. Thompson
Finney County
Betty L. Powell
Cloud County
Virginia Kersten
Osage
Lyle Clark
Israel Nukes Hoard Allegations Reach Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone report claims Israel built a secret nuclear arsenal by hijacking European uranium and smuggling enriched uranium from a Pennsylvania plant. It cites Johnson Ford administrations’ knowledge and alleged investigations not pursued, with unnamed officials and editors promising more revelations. Weather and county forecast follow.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Rolling Stone
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
Apollo
CIA
Johnson
Richard Helms
Ford
James Connor
Atty
Edward Levi
Howard Kohn
Barbara Newman
Washington
National Public Radio
Kohn
Nation Security Council
Defense Department
Agriculture chief sparring with GSA over lawn care
Washington AP The Agriculture Department depends on the General Services Administration for mowing and lawn maintenance around its complex, prompting irritation among botanists. Secretary Bob Bergland declines to engage in a turf war, joking about a conflict of interest since his son-in-law runs his 600 acre Minnesota farm. He notes his yearbook Gardening for Food and Fun and stresses gardening as a popular, practical hobby.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
General Services Administration
GSA
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Jimmy Carter
Steve Dahl
Roseau
Minn
America
Panama approves canal treaties in nationwide referendum
In Panama City and across the country a strong turnout backed the pacts with 149,178 yes and 76,311 no votes in 910 districts as officials estimate final results will rise to 70 to 75 percent in favor. Omar Torrijos campaigned for ratification while opponents claimed irregularities. The treaty would hand the canal to Panama by 2000 with the waterway to stay neutral and U.S. intervention allowed if security threatened.
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Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
U.S. Senate
United States
Torrijos
Washington
Carter
Canal
U.S
Federal Grants Backed To Aid Fuel Savings Devices
Washington AP report: House and Senate energy conferees agreed to provide federal grants up to 800 dollars to help low income families, schools, and hospitals buy insulation and other fuel saving devices. The target is families earning up to a quarter above the national poverty level as they drafted a compromise national energy bill.
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Washington
House
Senate Energy
Senate
Conference Committee
Harley Staggers
Dw.va
Staggers
Carter
Senate Finance Committee
United Way Opens Campaign in Franklin County Drive
Franklin County United Way launched a relief drive to raise 44875 for 15 organizations and charities including the Arthritis Foundation Boys Club Boy Scouts and Red Cross. Campaign chair Steve Lott noted strong support and urged door to door school and church drives this week. Dorothy Anderson urged turning in funds to Anchor Savings or her home after 4 pm.
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Franklin County
United Way
Steve Lott
Lott
Walt Pankratz
Dorothy Anderson
Drive
Anchor Savings
Hickory
Arthritis Foundation
Boys’ Club
Boy Scouts
CROP
Girls’ Club
Girl Scouts
Kansas Children’s Service League
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Teens, Inc
United Cerebral Palsy
USC
Homebase
Kansas Hall of Fame Banquet Set for Ottawa Venue
Reservations remain for the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame banquet at Ottawa University Student Union Wednesday. Gov. Robert Bennett will attend with several sports figures. tickets are 7 dollars. Ottawa Chamber of Commerce handles reservations. 7:30 p.m. banquet start and five new inductees to be announced. Entertainment by Paul Gray and the Gas Light Gang.
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Kansas Sports Hall of Fame
Ottawa University Student Union
Robert Bennett
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Paul Gray
Gas Light Gang
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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