Kansas lawmakers finish history making session in Topeka
In a three month sprint the Kansas Legislature approved a broad tax and spending package raising sales, income, cigarette taxes and corporate levies while funding schools with a new distribution formula. The session also created private club licensing plans, expanded highway patrol ranks, and set up a state water plan amid debates on family planning and mental health reforms. Governor Avery hailed the session as productive as lawmakers adjourned beyond their target.
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Topeka
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Kansas
Health Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Statehouse
Teen-age Driving Liberalized by Kansas Legislature
Wichita AP report notes Gene Beatty a high school senior who lobbied for tighter teen driver restrictions expressing disappointment at Kansas legislative actions that liberalize teen age driving rules.
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Wichita, Kan
Gene Beatty
Kansas
LBJ and Wilson discuss Cambodia peace talks in Washington
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson in Washington weighed a proposed peace talks conference on Viet Nam and Cambodia. Both sides said the idea requires clarity before agreement, as Wilson tours the U S to discuss Southeast Asia and economics with officials and reviews international pay systems. Beatty presses teen driving reform in Kansas, seeking higher minimum ages while Gov Avery weighs bill.
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United States
Britain
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Southeast Asia
Wilson
New York
Beatty
Kansas
Missile Site Likely Near Hanoi in North Viet Nam
State Department officials say intelligence suggests a surface to air missile site is being prepared near Hanoi. No evidence of Soviet missiles or launches yet, but arrival would raise U.S. airstrike and Soviet involvement concerns as bombing campaigns continue near Hanoi.
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North Viet Nam
Washington
State Department
Hanoi
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Viet Nam
McCloskey
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Sian
U.S
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Excerpt Noted
Intercepted missive letter text references Cha and warns that bombing of military installations would include missile sites, signaling security concerns and potential retaliation implications. The fragment highlights strategic vulnerabilities and the broad scope of targets contemplated in wartime discourse.
Pennies Saved, Dollars Lost in Tax Postage
In Pittsburg Kansas many taxpayers who mailed near the Friday deadline found their envelopes underpaid for federal and state taxes. Assistant postmaster Roscoe Gilliland says IRS and state offices will return underp aid envelopes from Wichita and Topeka, causing late processing and penalties. The IRS director notes a five percent penalty for the first month, increasing monthly, plus up to six percent per year.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Roscoe Gilliland
Internal Revenue Service
Wichita
State
Topeka
IRS
Easter Egg Hunts Sunday Afternoon
The Lions Club hosts its 18th Easter egg hunt for Chanute children at Highland Park at 2 p.m. with three age divisions and prizes of 3, 2, and 1 dollars plus dimes in eggs. The Knights of Columbus hold a 3 p.m. hunt on the Hall grounds south of Chanute for St. Patrick's children and out-of-town guests.
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Lions Club
Chanute
Highland Park
St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus
Charles Ballou
St. Patrick's
Ralph Seid
Area Forecast: Fair and Warmer Through Saturday
Generally fair conditions with rising temperatures through Saturday. Tonight's low expected from 45 to 50 degrees. Saturday's high reaching the middle 70s.
Pleasant Kansas Weekend Forecast With Warm Temperatures
Topeka reports warm temperatures and fair skies for the weekend with highs near the upper 60s to 70s and nightly lows around the 40s. Sunny conditions are expected through Saturday, then a cold front may bring unsettled weather by Easter Sunday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Ernie Pyle Remembered By HAL BOYLE In New York
HAL BOYLE recalls Ernie Pyle the beloved war correspondent who died on Le Shima in 1945. Pyle lived with troops, despised war yet told home front readers what soldiers faced. His memory endures for his humility, courage, and deep sympathy.
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New York
le Shima
Pacific
Ernie Pyle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Hard
Ing Davis
Davis
Ernie
Indiana
Easter Sunrise Service at Santa Fe Park Sunday
Easter sunrise service at Santa Fe Park begins at 6 a.m. with a 15 foot barren cross as the focal point. Rev. Darrell Miley of Buffalo speaks and music is directed by Ronald Sand perg. Participants include Jerry Fox, Rev. Wesley Brizendine, a quartet, Bill Hutchison, Jim Dillon, Cheryl Wiles, Gailard, Ronnie Oliver with Linda Hutchison as accompanist. Youth service by the Ministerial Alliance will be at Evangelical United Brethren church if weather requires.
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Santa Fe Park
Jerry Fox
Wesley Brizendine
Bill Hutchison
Jim Dillon
Cheryl Wiles
Gailard
Ronnie Oliver
Linda Hutchison
Ministerial Alliance
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Red Cross Appeal For Midwest Tornado Flood Victims
The Neosho county chapter announced a national Red Cross appeal for direct assistance to distressed persons in the Midwest tornado and flood areas. Contributions can be made through the chapter office in the Memorial building.
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Red Cross
Midwest
Neosho County
Planes Bomb Roads in North Vietnam Rail Bridges Hit
In Saigon, about 150 U. S. Navy and Air Force planes attacked North Vietnam, wrecking half a dozen railway and highway bridges. Navy says three planes lost and three by Air Force with all returning safely. Hanoi dispatch claims seven U.S. planes shot down.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Navy
Edwin J. Wittenburger
Lusk
Wyo
2Nd Air Division
Hanoi
New China News Agency
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Cuba
Cha
Gilliland
Hal Boyle
Pyle
Don Whitehead
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Ernest Taylor Pyle
Darrell Miley
Buffalo
Ronald Sandperg
Nicki McGuire
Bill Jenkins
Louise Highbaugh
Nicki
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