Withholding Rate Cut Is Suggested in Kansas
A Kansas hearing set for December 7 will consider a plan from the Department of Revenue to cut the income tax withholding rate from 15 to 10 percent. If approved payroll deductions would start Jan 1 with potential earlier relief in refunds or additional payments. The proposal aims to simplify employer calculations and align with campaign goals that highlighted withholding as a political issue.
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Topeka
Department of Revenue
Kansas
Sam Brookover
Kansas Board of Tax Appeals
Kansas Revenue Department
Brookover
Board of Tax Appeals
Revenue Department
Tax Appeals Board
Robert Docking
William H. Avery
Leonard H. Axe
Docking
Tax Appeal Board
Axe
McCartney Elected President of Yates Center Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Mc Cartney is elected president of the Yates Center Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. Other officers named include Harvey Klick as vice president Wayne Trichler as secretary Lloyd Herder as treasurer and Ralph Lindquist and Charles Carpenter as directors. Lindquist served as president this year.
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Yates Center
J. B. McCartney
Yates Center Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Klick
Wayne Trichler
Lloyd Herder
Ralph Lindquist
Charles Carpenter
Lindquist
School Bonds Rejected by Yates Center Voters
Yates Center Unified School District 366 voters defeated a bond proposal for a new school building for the second time. The 917 to 827 result follows a 671 to 733 vote in October. The plan would replace Washington and Lincoln elementary buildings in use since the turn of the century, with total turnout up 340.
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Yates Center
Unified School District
Washington and Lincoln
Ben Franklin Open Evenings Until Christmas
A public notice indicates extended shopping hours at Ben Franklin stores through Christmas Eve. The chain asks shoppers to plan accordingly and notes special events or sales during the evening hours.
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Ben Franklin
A.v
Neosho Election Costs Drop After Precinct Consolidation
Erie Neosho county reports total election costs fell about 2200 dollars year over year. Savings stem largely from consolidating five townships into single precincts, plus lower ballot prep and ballot return expenses. General and primary costs for 1966 described with per vote averages and totals.
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Erie
Neosho County
Big Creek
Grant
Centerville
Chetopa
Lincoln
Casper
Election Board
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Tax Rebate Point
A message notes that a lower withholding rate does not reduce taxes but yields a smaller rebate. The writer signs as Nute.
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Cha
Weather summary for Topeka and Kansas regions
The forecast shows little moderation in cold temperatures for Kansas in the next 24 hours with a weak disturbance bringing light snow to eastern Nebraska. Temperatures Wednesday ranged from 44 at Pittsburg to 30 at Concordia with lows from 10 at Goodland to 24 at Pittsburg. tonight 15 to 20 and Friday highs near 49.
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Eeeseers
S.secessseess
Eeereeers
Eco
FAA
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Plains
Nebraska
Pittsburg
Concordia
Goodland
Power usage up in city generation through December
City Manager R J Hayes reports the municipal power system produced 3 600 000 kilowatt hours more by December 1 this year versus 1965. November output also rose by 300 000 kwh over the same month last year.
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R. J. Hayes
Firemen Report Positive Carbon Monoxide Test at Residence
Firemen responded to the Joe Jacobs home at 416 N Garfield at 8 am today to test for carbon monoxide. The test came back positive. Family members reported nausea but no other symptoms. A furnace repairman was summoned to inspect the heating system.
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Joe Jacobs
N. Garfield
Kiesinger Elected West German Chancellor in Coalition
Christian Democrat Kurt Georg Kiesinger was elected West Germanys new chancellor heading the first CDU-SPD coalition. The Bundestag backed a coalition Cabinet ending a 34 day government crisis.
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Bonn
Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
Kiesinger
Bundestag
Viet Cong defections surge in November as chieu hoi program grows
U S officials report 2505 Viet Cong returnees in November the highest monthly total since the chieu hoi program began nearly four years ago. The shift accompanies a rise in American and enemy casualties and ongoing U S ground operations while B52s hit Viet Cong positions near Saigon amid persistent bad weather.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
USS
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Sinking of Daniel J Morrell Raises Lake Huron Tragedy
Rescue teams searched Lake Huron for survivors of the Daniel J Morrell after the 603 foot vessel broke in two in a storm. One crewman survived, three bodies were found, and eleven more were recovered earlier in the week. Debris and orange life jackets were identified as Morrell gear. The ship sank 20 miles northeast of Harbor Beach Michigan with 29 aboard. Meanwhile extreme cold and heavy snow spread across the central U.S. as winds gusted 35 to 40 mph.
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Harbor’ Beach
Mich
Lake Huron
Daniel J. Morrell
Great Lakes
Harbor Beach
Coast Guard
Morrell
Michigan
Thumb
John Hanninen
Bethlehem Steel Co
Dennis Hale
Hale
Rell
Kansas Considers $600 Million State Bond Proposal
A plan by Carl V. Rice would issue $600 million in bonds to fund colleges, highways, bridges, and parks in Kansas. Voters would retire the bonds over 20 years without tax increases, using savings from anticipated inflation to cover interest.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas Legislative Council
Carl V. Rice
Kansas City
Kan
Rice
Dormois
Dwight Wallingford
Board of Trustees
Stamps Opposed By Group At Pre-Legislative Meeting
About sixty persons attended the Parsons gathering sponsored by the State Chamber of Commerce to discuss 1967 legislative questions. Attendees from Chanute included John Lapham and others as officials outlined tax and highway policy, school finance limits, and local government reforms.
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Parsons
Kansas
State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chanute
John Lapham
Jack Groves
Hugh Chapman
Florence Kelley
Wayne Umbarger
Charles Meyer
Raymond Pierpont
Dwight McCreight
United Fund Gauge Shows Varied Pledges Across Levels
A list of pledge levels runs from $23,000 down to $2,500 with notes of No Change across some figures, reflecting the fund drive’s tiered totals and stagnant amount at certain steps.
Pay Boost for Neo Sho Memorial Hospital Staff
The Board of Trustees approved a roughly 60 000 annual payroll increase for all staff at Neo sho Memorial Hospital effective Jan 1 1967, lifting total payroll near 450 000. The hospital aligns all employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act with minimum wage set at 1.00 hourly from Feb 1 rising to 1.60 by 1970, funded by a $3 daily room charge increase.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
Kansas
Space Age Outgo
Federal spending could reach 130 billion in the current year and perhaps 140 billion next year, with experts noting a higher deficit if the 130 billion outlay holds. Revenue is now estimated at 117 billion, about 6 billion above January forecasts, indicating a potential 13 billion deficit this year.
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Austin, Tex
Johnson
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Kenneth Casper
Board of County Commissioners
Yours
Viet Cong
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Minn
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