Early morning business satire shifts on NBC and ABC
AP reports Willard Scott and Alan Abelson stir laughs and jabs on NBC Early Today and ABC News This Morning. After 7 a.m. EDT, Today and GMA pivot to solid business and weather, while Abelson’s Barron’s style banter keeps finance lively.
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NEW York (Ap
Wall Street
Today
Willard Scott
NBC
Alan
ABC
John Coleman
ABC News
Linda Gialanella
Stephen Aug
Jane Pauley
Aug
GMA
Steve Friedman
Early Today
Friedman
Dole delays flat tax bill amid unanswered questions
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bob Dole said he will not introduce a flat rate tax bill before hearings. He warned there are many unanswered questions and the plan could be complex with pitfalls. He urged focusing on broadening the tax base and reducing rates, potentially a modified version later in 1984.
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Senate Finance Committee
Bob Dole
Dole
R-Kan
National Press Club
Bill Bradley
D-N.j
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Finance Committee
Congress
City of Ottawa Weed Destruction Notice Issued
City of Ottawa Kansas cautions property owners to cut weeds over twelve inches high within ten days or the city will abate the nuisance at the owner's cost. Minimum $50 fee plus actual labor and equipment costs, certified by the city clerk and charged to the affected parcels.
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City
Ottawa
Kansas
Kansas jobless rate climbs to 6 percent in August
In Topeka, Kansas unemployment rose to 6.0 percent in August, the highest in 11 years, up from 5.6 percent in July. About 73,400 people were unemployed, with Wichita at 9.8 percent and Montgomery County at 12.1 percent, while Lawrence eased to 4.6 percent as KU classes started. Analysts linked the rise to aircraft industry layoffs and related effects.
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Kan
Kansas
Department of Human Resources
Wichita
Joe Myzer
Myzer
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Montgomery County
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