Poverty Level Jumps Sparking Call for Tax Cuts
Washington AP reports a 10.7 percent rise in the number of people in poverty to 25.9 million, about one in eight, driven by inflation and recession. Inflation reduced real income despite an $818 median family income rise to $13,720. Carter calls it an indictment of economic mismanagement while noting poverty is set by a basic diet cost multiplied by three.
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Washington
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Census Bureau
Jimmy Carter
Ford Administration
Portland
Ore
Carter
Nixon
Ford
Hoover
Clear And Mild Weather To Return In Kansas
Light rain fell in western Kansas with cloudy skies statewide but sunnier, milder weather was forecast for the rest of the week. North winds kept temperatures below normal, highs mid 50s to mid 60s, then clearing tonight with lows mid 40s. Tuesday will be sunny and cool, highs in the 60s, with Wednesday to Friday in the mid 70s to low 80s. County forecast calls for frost alert tonight, sunny Tuesday, upper 50s to lower 40s, lighter winds.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
National Weather Service
Plains States
Break In Murder Case Keyed Here
Ottawa police linked a Burlington murder to stolen guns found during a Tuesday stakeout. Officers Masters and Lampe traced serial numbers from a gun in a car, leading to arrests in Garnett and a Coffey County probe continuing as detectives pursue the remaining weapons and suspect leads.
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Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Burlington
Charlie Masters
Curt Lampe
Main
Masters
Coffey County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Hildebrand
Garnett
Black Africa rejects Rhodesia power plan
Presidents of Zambia Tanzania Mozambique Angola and Botswana reject Rhodesia’s white minority plan to transfer power to blacks and back an interim government led by blacks. They call for a Britain sponsored conference to determine a future transition with Britain to begin talks within 48 hours.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Rhodesia
Britain
Salisbury
Ian Smith
United States
Tanzania
Mozambique
Angola
Botswana
Smith
Zimbabwe
Anthony Crosland
Blackpool
England
Edward Rowlands
State Fair Gets Its Annual Soaking
A weekend Kansas State Fair drenched by heavy rain turned fairgrounds into lakes with puddles across concrete walkways and mud where there was none. Attendees improvised with bags, plastic, boots, and umbrellas while horses, vendors, and crowds adapted to a soggy scene that some found surprisingly enjoyable.
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Joan Istas Hutchinson
Fairgrounds
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Walter Raleigh
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