County Engineer Eyes A New Road In Life
Retiring Franklin County Engineer Bob Lister after 65 years in public works marks a life aligned with rural roads and farm economy. Craig Santarpia will succeed, with Lister to stay on drafting at $1 a month to year end. Lister helped grow 740 miles of township roads, 100 miles of permanent pavement, 55 bridges, and a county landfill while modernizing purchasing and pay scales amid inflation and funding limits.
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Diane Yeaman
Bob Lister
Franklin County
Craig Santarpia
University of Kansas
Santarpia
Lister
Miami
Johnson Counties
Ottawa
Franklin County Commissioners
County shifts to maintenance focus for rural roads
County engineer Bob Lister announced a policy shift to dedicate crews and equipment solely to maintaining rural roads, ending new road construction. Incoming Craig Santarpia will continue the plan. Projects planned include surfacing on Eisenhower Road and John Brown Highway east of Princeton plus several bridge contracts.
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Eisenhower Road
Princeton
Peoria
Farm Bill To Carter Farm Bill To Carter
The House approved a broad farm bill boosting grain farmers incomes revamping the food stamp program and expanding research. The compromise measure, sent to the White House, could total up to 11 billion dollars annually for four years, with Senate approval earlier and President Carter expected to sign.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Carter
Lance Defends Conduct In Senate Testimony On Ethics
WASHINGTON AP Bert Lance defended his conduct as a banker and budget director saying he stayed within the law and disclosed all financial dealings to Senate committee staff. He said January staff meetings were total and full disclosures as committee members prepare to hear staff testimony under oath. Lance rejected claims overdrafts in Calhoun Ga show ethical lapses, noting overdrafts are not inherently unethical in that city. The article also discusses farm program costs and changes under a forthcoming bill, including payments tied to a large wheat crop and shifts in food stamp rules for recipients.
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D-Conn
Lance
Calhoun
William V. Roth
R-Del
Agriculture Department
United States
U.S
Final Franklin County sales tax totals revised
The county canvass corrected three counting errors in the half cent sales tax vote. Final totals: 1404 no to 868 yes. Ottawa Township 93-20 defeated. Williamsburg 83-20 defeated. Ohio Township 45-22 against. Ottawa sixth precinct error corrected from 67-30 to 67-66. city tally adjusted to 627-544 against.
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Franklin County Commission
Williamsburg
Ohio
The
Herald
Ottawa
Energy Rebate Plan Faces Senate Opposition
President Carter’s tax and rebate plan to cut oil imports and gasoline use meets new resistance in the Senate. Senate Democratic Leader Byrd and Finance Committee Chair Long oppose the proposal, with Long stating the committee will not approve the taxes unless the rebate plan is dropped.
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Washington
Carter
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Long
James R. Schlesinger
Democratic leader meeting with Schneider over rumors in Topeka
About a dozen Democratic leaders and Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider met in Topeka to discuss disclosures and rumors about his private life. The gathering followed Norbert Dreiling’s withdrawal as Schneider’s informal campaign manager with calls for him to drop from the 1978 governor race.
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Topeka
Kan
Democratic Party
Curt T. Schneider
Schneider
State Party
Norbert
Dreiling
Joplin
Dresling
Robert B. Docking
Attorney General’s Office
Schneider For 78 Club
Hays
Docking
John D. Montgomery
Montgomery
Europe
Junction City
Rain Falls On KC Cleanup
Flooding in Kansas City leaves 23 dead with bodies recovered from Brush Creek and Leavenworth. Recovery teams remove wrecked vehicles as rain continues. Over 1,000 homeless, up to 4 million in vehicle damage and 8 million in public property losses. Insurers cover about 2 million. flood policies total 1,358 in the area.
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Kansas City
Brush Creek
Crane
Leavenworth
Kan
William L. Kennell
Kennell
County Forecast Mixed Clouds With Showers and Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy forecast with a chance of showers and thunderstorms again before morning and continuing Saturday. Lows tonight mid 60s. Highs Saturday mid 80s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph tonight. Rain chances 20 percent late tonight and 40 percent Saturday.
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Williamsburg Townships
Ottawa Township
Schneider Huddles
Democrass
Joplin, Mo
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