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From Channel 8, this is the 1981 Members of 8 Report. Here's your host, Jim Loos. What evening. It's a pleasure to be with you. Let me share with you now, if I may, a few examples of just one or two of the fine organizations that we have worked with so that they might have better communications outreach. And the first one is our own city agency, formerly known as the Urban Renewal Agency. Recognizing the need for cultural, social, and educational centers has integrated into the overall plan, a cultural center located on the west end of the downtown area. For education, the Wichita Public Library fills the traditional role, while the Earth Space

Omnisphere provides an exciting and entertaining setting for learning about our universe. For our cultural desires, Wichita's old city building has been transformed into a historical museum. For versatility, the Century Two Civic Center is unmatched. From the Wichita Symphony to a myriad of convention and exhibits, Century Two serves as a magnet for further development. And now, Wesley Medical Center came to us with a concern about youngsters' concern and their fear of a hospital. How can we make them feel more comfortable before they ever come to Wesley Medical Center for a visit? We took that idea and did a super job we think of softening the blows and the fears that a youngster faces when he walks in those doors for the first time. Let's take a look.

We're going to talk about what the doctor said. The doctor found a crack in the bone in your arm. And what he's going to do, he's going to take you upstairs to the room, to the nice room. And he's going to go in and he's going to fix that crack so your arm will be better. Okay? The Kansas Fish and Game Commission is another organization who came to us and wanted to share their ideas and their concerns with the sportsmen in South Central Kansas. And so their ideas and some of their own video techniques were put together with the capabilities here at Channel 8 and a very, very good 13-part series came out of that that was shared with South Central Kansas. Here are a few clips from one of those programs. You get a lot of fishing pressure here anyway, don't you? Tremendous amount of people will probably earn a hundred thousand trips a year. We're average on Chinese, George.

The line you're probably one of the main points in for Thierry Cheney is that it's the home of the Strait Bash record and you got some big old fish laying out there somewhere. Yeah, it does. We're good at ice fishing issues. Program and deriding and contract services are two very significant income budget lines here at Channel 8. You know, you are the most important part of Channel 8. You're the public and our public television. The one that we are concerned about because you are the viewer and you're to visit with you about that right now is our production manager, David Owens. Thanks, Donna. As production manager here, I've been charged with the responsibility of encouraging you to support your public television station and the programs you enjoy. During our March Fund Raising Drive, we raised over 3,000 new members who pledged a total of $117,000. The single most successful fundraising drive Channel 8 has ever had in its history. We know our pledge periods disrupt your regular schedule, but it's the best way that we have

to encourage you to support your public television station. And speaking of supporting your public television station, by the way, here's my partner in crime, Jim Lewis. Jim? Thanks, David. Thanks, Jim. As a director of administration, I'm responsible primarily for financial areas such as accounting procedures, membership records, contract review and approval and internal purchasing controls. In addition, I have responsibility for equipment justification, facilities requirements, personnel matters, and general supervision of the administration department. Back to you, Jim. And now to conclude this fiscal year 1981, members of 8 report. Here is Old Parental. Thank you, Jim. Jim? Thank you, Zoll. Well, that concludes the members of 8 report for fiscal year 1981. We certainly hope that you've enjoyed this review of our past year's activities, because we've certainly enjoyed being with

you. For Channel 8, I'm Jim Lewis. Thank you. And good evening. Kansas supplied 650 men when President Lincoln first sought troops from the states in 1861. Hello, I'm Dr. Joel McKee, President of Bethany College. Before the war ended in 1865, Kansas had supplied 23 regiments and four batteries, more than 20,000 men to the Union cause. This was a remarkable showing, because Kansas had less than 30,000 men of military age residing in the state. Of the black troops in the Union Army, more than 2,000 were listed as being from Kansas. This is questionable, because the 1860 census registered fewer than 300 blacks of military age in the state. It's more likely that most of them came from Missouri

or Arkansas. Kansas also had the dubious distinction of having the highest casually rate of any of the Union states. When we first started this tribute to America's number one cowboy, Gene Autry, tonight, I played a few notes on this old Gene Autry guitar of the most famous Western theme song in history, Gene's theme back in the saddle again. Since he first recorded it, a lot of other famous country and western recording stars have done that song, but it still belongs to the man on the white hat. He's the one that wrote it, he's the one that did it. Let's see if we can't revive a lot of great memories with some sequences of Gene Autry and back in the saddle again from some of your favorite Gene Autry motion pictures through the years. Kansas week live from KPTS. Now here's the moderator, Dale Godin. Hello,

is Kansas in danger of becoming a landfill for East Coast trash. State and local officials are asking that question as 90 loads of New York garbage heads for central Kansas. Governor Joan Finney has appointed a Hutchinson legislator to head the state's welfare department. Don a Whiteman house majority later will inherit some huge budget and social policy headaches. A major controversy this month among Kansas religious denominations involves homosexuals and the role in the church. And Kansas correction officials hope that the military boot camp atmosphere of a southeast Kansas facility will help prison inmates find a productive

role in society. First issue is tax reform. We drew names earlier to see who would go first and we begin with Richard Peckham, followed by an Esther Wigan, Governor Hayden, Lewis Clemp and Harold Knight, Mr. Peckham. The need for tax reform in the state of Kansas is almost desperate. We now have four tax systems with rates higher than the region. That's personal property, real estate, corporate income tax and the oil and gas effective tax rate. What's happening is the excess tax rates higher than Oklahoma, Nebraska and Missouri are driving young people, money and business out of our state. If we don't bring those rates down, we're going to continue to decline in the state of Kansas. Thank you, Mr. Peckham, Mr. Wigan. For the past five years, Kansas have been totally confused on property tax in the state. We have people on fixed incomes, elderly that are being put out of their homes and we

have small business in this state that is being devastated by the property tax system we presently have. There must be caps placed on property tax in the state of Kansas. Only then will the people of Kansas truly understand what has happened to them in the past five years. Morrison's Swather Building also gives you much longer wear life and abrasion resistance, providing major protection against moisture, sunlight and ozone damage which deteriorates and protected canvas. The tubing and bundle should be clamped in place every 36 inches to provide support and prevent motion. Once the tubing is run, attach it to the manna block using the correct fittings for the tubing sizes used. Tighten the nut as tightly as possible by hand, then tighten another one quarter to one half turn using the wrench. Any unused valve should be kept using only manna block fittings. Do not sweat adapter fittings

while attached to the manna block because of potential damage to the manifold. No longer will there be a large black stripe of magnetic ink on the ticket. It's been replaced by an encoding system called Mark Sense. As before, all tickets are coated with vehicle class, plaza and time of entry and the other data needed by the turn pipe. Upon exit, the card is scanned and the exact fare is automatically calculated. Mark Sense tickets are more reliable than the magnetic ink ones because even if a card gets a little bent, the optical reader can still make sense of the information. This means fewer delays for motorists. I lament the fact that Kansas is near as I can ascertain back 40, 56 years ago was a progressive state in the educational world and I feel that until perhaps recently that we lost some

of that momentum. We want to look at what is the real driving force for business with regard to healthcare costs you need to look toward cost shifting, which I call the business hidden tax. In essence, and that is a reflection of the underpayments from primarily the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Then, of course, we have the sales tax on motor vehicles and aircraft. I don't think Detroit taxes the cars it makes and I don't think Kansas wants the tax there. Airplanes it makes. In more details, came out more facts. It was hard not start discussing that on our breaks. Our deliberations went very quickly. Apparently, we all were fairly like minds. We were split about 8-4 and it took us about a day and a half to get to a conclusion. We went over

the same material over and over again. By the end of that day, we were exhausted. I think that's the one area where I really saw how hard jurors work, how hard citizens work to try to come up with the right decision. I love children and I love to tell them stories. Some people call me a storyteller and I kind of like that. But there's something I like even more and that's when kids or people who work with children tell me stories. That's how I find out what they're thinking and what's

really important to them. Lately, I've been hearing lots of stories about venture clubs, the curriculum produced by the General Conference Ben and I Church and the Men and I Church. I was involved with the venture club concept from the very beginning and just now we're starting to see the results of the hard work that went into the creation of these program materials. It's been so exciting for me to hear how venture clubs are bringing new children and new life into congregations. I ain't getting up in the mornings but once I'm out of bed, it's worth it because of the experience we get in the hospitals. I am definitely not a morning person. I just, I have to have several cups of coffee even to get going and I drive. I'm a non-traditional student so that doesn't help any. When I reflect back on the clinical that has them, I remember well, the blurry eyes, the aching bodies, you're just exhausted. But the exciting

thing is that you're able to put into practice what you have learned in theory and it does make for a very long day. You're there at the crack of dawn and once you go home, you're still not finished because there are certain requirements that you have to have completed. You have to have your care plan for the next day and a certain train of thought as to how you're going to provide the care for that patient and clinicals to me really put together everything from the books to the patient and you built more on the care and the concern and the philosophy of has been fits right into that. It could happen in any nursing home at any time. Fire is one of the greatest fears of a nursing home staff. Sure, it's easy

to think that older buildings are more prone to fire hazards and that new buildings are virtually fireproof. To some degree, that's true. But there's one element in preventing a disastrous fire that is just as important as the building. That element, that person, is you. At Grondike, we understand that state-of-the-art equipment is essential to maintain the tradition of quality service that our company is built on. But ultimately, it's our people that create the success. The Grondike team understands that the product bears your name and your identity the entire time it's in our hands and when it's delivered, we are Roman Haas representatives. Because we know how important that is, we instill a sense of stewardship in our drivers so that when they leave your gates, they are Roman Haas. They will be trained, supervised, recognized, and compensated for successful completion

of service to ensure that the delivery process is effective. We train our drivers to be transportation product managers as well as adept in human relations. At Grondike, we are driven to success through quality service. There are as many reasons to support KPTS as there are programs. Your favorite programs need your help.

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places from Valverde, New Mexico and Telehoma, Tennessee to St. Albans for mud and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it and over 600,000 men, 2% of the population died in it. Although military spending may tail off, industry observers see a golden opportunity for business

aircraft sold in foreign markets. Unlike domestic markets, which are only growing at 2-3% a year, overseas customers offer far greater potential. In sufficient funds, did I deposit it in my check that morning? Is it true that in some countries you're guilty until proven innocent? I'm telling you now, when I go, I want to die with dignity. I can't believe I lost this case. How can I appeal? What will happen if I call the police? Will it get a jail? Just what I got in the mail today. Jury duty. Why me? Oh, if it ain't broken, don't try to fix the bad blame thing. And that is done by John Anderson here at KFDI. By the way, we go up to 11 o'clock here on the buddy, Neckel Shuckham and Sheldon Sheldon. I checked the number that they use. They don't use that old dinghy rotten, naughty number. They use good number. I'll tell you that. Oh, did you see it? Dead? Dead? Dead? Okay, I got all that dead. So since you got everything

done, so why don't we just jump in here and have another one that gives us up for about sports time all right? Did you hear about the drunk? That his house got on fire and he called the fireman. He said, my house is on fire. My house is on fire. The fireman says, well, what's the adress? He said, huh? He said, how do we get there? And he said, I think you still got your middle red shrubs? That's called, hey, Joe. And that, of course, is Joe Stampley and Moe Bandy doing the doings on that. Oh, I see Old Mike. Old Mike. Old Mike. How are you, Old Mike? Fantastic. Hey, happy anniversary. My, grams. You're not old, Mike? No, no. He's got a red nose. Oh, I think I had a warn you that rumor has it that there's, there's guys walking around the park, armed to the teeth. And I think they're going to be robbing

this train later. So you may, you may want to leave your valuables, your children, time to a tree or something like that while you're on the train. Okay, well, just kind of chain them together and leave them with this gentleman here. And, but be careful. You know, don't care any valuables on the train, all right? Just a warning. Thank you, Joe. Have a good time. We've never spoken before. This is Dan Dylan. Dan Dylan. He's our news director. He's going to do the news. Excuse me. Are you old, Mike? Are you old? No, you're not old, Mike. Are you? We're looking for old Mike, you know, from my side. Oh, gorgeous!

Yes! But they were not rented to us. Yeah, I was afraid of that. You remember how the advertisement said, Pets, welcome! Well, it turns out the pets they had in mind were dogs, and maybe a wee kitten. It's not pigs and goats and chickens. Oh, I'm sorry. Well, it's all right. It's all right. We're not giving up. We're not going back. Yes, I've got a plan. I've got a plan. What is the plan? Yes, you see, if it's wee dogs is what they want, then we dogs they shall have. Come on in here, doggies! There you are! What do you think? Oh, yeah. Dog? Dog? Dog? Dog? Dog? Mr. McDonald, I don't think anyone is going to believe that these are dogs. No, I don't think so. Well, why not? And then you've got a dog inside? Yes, that they do, but Mr. McDonald,

they don't look like dogs. They don't look like dogs. Yes, well, but they're whooping like dogs. They are, but they don't sound like dogs. What? I'm sorry. I don't think it's going to work. No, no. No, I did not think it is. I just have to think of something else. Mr. McDonald, I would love to be able to help you, but I have to go teach a music lesson right now. Music? Well, that's just what I need to help me think. Do you mind if we come along? No, no. Well, you mean, you mean like everybody? Well, the wee beasts is love a good tuna, Robert. Oh, well, I don't know. I mean, that's the way... Well, yeah, I guess so. Sure, lovely. Come on, let's go. Oh, thanks. All McDonald went to a music lesson. E-I-E-I-O. Once upon a time, there was a three.

It was more than just a three. It was sporting three. One. Two. Three. Three balls. No. One. Two. Three. Three footballs. No. One. Two. Three. Three birdies. Oh, boy. She's on work. All right, everybody. Grab the bar. And.

Up. Up. Up. How am I doing, Sutan? Very well. Oh, just ballet dancing's harder than lifting weights. Bend your knees more hard. Here. Here. Here. Sutan, what do we do now? We break for lunch. Yeah. Faster.

Faster. Faster. Faster.