Judge upholds tax on state's veterans
A Shawnee County District Court judge ruled the state can tax military veterans' pensions under the Kansas Income Tax Act, despite not taxing other government retirees. The decision faces appeal, with attorneys and officials weighing legislative fixes, and potential $80 million revenue impact if overturned.
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Topeka, Kan
Shawnee County
Adrian Allen
Leavenworth
Topeka
U.S. Supreme Court
Kevin Fowler
District Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Bob Stephan
Kansas
Allen
Hair theft prank targets Wichita area women
In Lawrence, a prank caller pretended to be a medical professional and urged at least three women to cut their hair for their husbands' lives. One woman, age 35, cut hair to the scalp before police, who note past similar calls, intervened. In Wichita, Coleman Co. named Bob Ring president as Larry Jones moved to chairman. Also in Wichita, about 5,000 seventh graders attended an anti drug rally by Project Freedom promoting drug free fun and peer-pressure resistance.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Wichita
Coleman Co
Larry Jones
Coleman
Jones
Bob Ring
Ring
Jerry Levin
Wall Street
Ronald Perleman
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings
MacAndrews & Forbes
Sedgwick
Butler
Project Freedom
Josh Hiser
Conway Springs
Crystal Watts
Copple
Drug unit gets a truck from seized raid
Franklin County commissioners approve using a seized 1988 Ford pickup for the Drug Enforcement Unit. The truck will replace lease vehicles and cost about 8 500 to 8 600 with a nearly 4 000 storage fee forgiven. Funds come from the Law Enforcement Trust. Also, a public hearing for county road renaming is moved to 7 pm at the Office Annex. A bridge one mile west of Wellsville near Road 1061 is closed after concerns of possible collapse.
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Lori Alvarado
Franklin County
DEA
DEU
Rex Bowling
Wendell Barker
Bowling
Ford Motor Credit Company
FMCC
Law Enforcement Trust Fund
S. Main
Robert Chamberlin
Douglas County
Wellsville
Wes County
SAT Revisions Aimed at Bias Curb Amid Criticism
College Board trustees unveiled drastic SAT changes amid bias concerns toward women and minorities. Proposals include adding an essay, shifting math to free-answer format, and heavier focus on critical reading, with effects not expected before 1993 per ETS.
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Boston
College Board
FairTest
Donald M. Stewart
Educational Testing Service of
Princeton
N.J
Jeannie’s Eden joins Dallas as oil boss to J.R.
Los Angeles AP reports actress Barbara Eden is cast as a business executive who seizes Ewing Oil from J.R. Ewing. The role reverses past on screen dynamic with Eden once directing Larry Hagman in I Dream of Jeannie as Jeannie.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Eden
Dallas
Ewing Oil
J.R. Ewing
Eden
Larry Hagman
J.R
Hagman
Jeannie
I Dream of
Community Event Briefs Highlight Local Activities
Crooks Floor Covering offers a free trick or treat candy bag. Craft festival by New "U" E.H.U. on Nov 10 at Overbrook Middle School. Fall Jam '90 features Party P and Jamin' Lee on Nov 3 at Eagies for $3 per person to aid O.B.A.C. Scholarship Fund. Sutton's Jewelry runs a lay-away sale through Oct 31. Interior Motives closes for vacation until Nov 14. Kids can call Phone Friend 3-6 pm weekdays at 242-6011. Cliff Badders wins $200 at Litwin's. Main Street Madness open tonight at 6:30 pm, 113 S. Main, $3.50. Pancake Feed by Williamsburg Lions Club on Nov 2, 5:30-7:30 pm at school lunch room. Young Place features Ocean Pacific girls wear and Carter's pajamas up to 20% off.
Forecast: Mild tonight then colder weekend across Kansas
Tonight will be clear and mild with lows 55 to 60. Friday to Sunday turn colder across Kansas with rain chances Saturday and Sunday. snow possible in western areas Saturday night and Sunday. Friday highs 60s to 70s with cooler 30s northwest and 50s east on Sunday. Friday lows 30s northwest to 50s east, Sunday 20s northwest to upper 30s and 40s east. Sunset tonight 5 22, tomorrow 6. barometer 30 19 inches and steady.
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Kansas
Wall Street gains as stocks inch up on oil fall
The Dow rose 12.13 to 2,460.15 by noon on Wall Street while crude oil for December slipped about 85 cents to below 34 dollars a barrel on the NYMEX. Analysts cited oil price relief as tentative support as traders watched markets. Commerce data showed September factory orders up 0.1 percent, but excluding transportation, total down 1.1 percent.
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New York
Wall Street
New York Mercantile Exchange
Commerce Department
Ottawa Chronicle Ad Rates 1980 Editorial Staff Listed
Published daily except Sunday and holidays in Ottawa Kansas the Ottawa Chronicle lists staff positions including Editor Publisher and department heads. Subscription rates effective April 1 1980 show monthly three month six month and yearly prices for carrier motor route and various mail zones in Franklin County adjacent counties and the rest of Kansas with out of state options.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmayer
Jay Ramis Chiy
Carol Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Franklin County
State of
Kan
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Angella Tipton
Williamsburg
Donna
Debbie Dean
Ad Briefs
New “U" E.H.U
Overbrook Middle School
Party P
Jamin’ Lee
Eagies
O.B.A.C
Sutton's
Interior Motives
Cliff Badders
Litwin’ill
Ottana Jaycses
Williamsburg Lions Club
Ocean Pacific
Carter
PPA
Ates
Liberal
Colby
Ran
Baee Suny
Alina
Hita
Ansas City
Pittsbura
Cedar
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