Large Kansas jury award in Liberal gas explosion case
A Wichita court awarded $475,000 to Mrs. Leda Mae Symonds in a Liberal Kansas gas explosion suit against Mueller Co. and others. Co-plaintiffs George Shields and Travelers Insurance also received damages. Shields’ residence and a connecting gas tee were central to the case. Mrs. Symonds faces possible permanent paralysis from the accident.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
U. S. District Court
Liberal
Albert Kamas
Leda Mae Symonds
Kamas
George A. Shields
Travelers Insurance Co
Sields
Insurance Company
Shields
Mueller Co
Decatur, Til
Liberal Gas Co
Symonds
Bee
Mike Cochran
Mystery Youth Found in Conway Identified as Benidez
McPherson County authorities located a wandering youth who disappeared from a McPherson home on December 12. He was identified as Mariano Guzman Benidez of San Salvador. He said he traveled from Central America, worked in California, and sought Chicago work, then wandered again. Immigration officials will arrange his return.
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Mcpherson, Kan
McPherson County
Conway
Kan
Ellis Musselwhite
Here
Mariano Guzman Benidez
San Salvadore
Central America
McPherson
Miles Miller
Benidez
Mexico
United States
California
Chicago
Wichita
Kansas City
Sam Schneider
IRS offers hardship exemptions for area residents
Robert E. Giertz, manager of the Kansas City Kansas IRS office, announced that residents facing serious hardships or inequities from economic stabilization guidelines may apply for exemptions. Applications should be sent to the Kansas City Kansas or Wichita IRS offices. The exemptions would waive the Pay Board, Price Commission, or Cost of Living Council rules in specific cases.
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Kansas City, Kan
Robert E. Giertz
Internal Revenue Service
Giertz
IRS
Kansas City
Kansas
Wichita
Pay Board
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
Kansas weighs new school financing after Texas ruling
Kansas legislators consider shifting school funding from local property taxes to state revenues after a Texas court decision, with Sen. Joseph Harder predicting renewed focus in 1972. Current splits show 61 percent local taxes, 33 percent state aid, 6 percent federal, as proposals study moving toward income and sales taxes.
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Topeka
Kan
Texas
Kansas
Joseph Harder
Moundridge
Harder
California
Minnesota
U.S Supreme Court
Shawnee County
Johnson County
Docking
Authorization of 200000 for Kansas family planning
Kansas Finance Council authorized 200000 in federal funds for family planning in a telephone conference. The move allocates 150000 to county health departments for local units, with other items approved including funds for psychologists, the second injury fund, and a forestry post.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Finance Council
State Board of Health
Islature
James W. Bibb
Bibb
Robert Docking
Docking
Reynolds Shultz
Senate
Glee S$. Smith
Larned
Clyde Hill
Yates Center
House
Ways and Means
Richard JD. Wetterston
Forestry, Fish and Game
Minnesota
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Kansas Welfare Department
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