Burlington Free Press offers posthumous aid questionnaire
Burlington Free Press shifts from offering free funerals to distributing a questionnaire on New Year Eve plans to drink and drive. Editor Gordon Mills says responses will be passed to next of kin if misfortune occurs, listing will and bank details among other personal data. About 30 people per year have registered for free funerals, though none have been paid out.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington Free Press
Gordon Mills
Copper thefts hit abandoned farms in Reno County
Reno County sheriff deputies investigate six copper wire thefts since the weekend. The stripped wire from electric lines at abandoned farms brings about 50 cents a pound when sold for scrap, with losses not yet estimated.
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Hutchinson (Ap
Reno County Sheriff's Officers
Care Pay Frozen Across Kansas Nursing Homes
Dr. Robert Harder, head of the Kansas Department of Social Welfare, told county directors that state payments for nursing home care will stay at the December 1 level until studies finalize a statewide rate plan. He cited welfare fund strains and said new rates should be ready by April 1, 1970.
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Topeka
Robert Harder
State Department of Social Welfare
Santa Fe Railway Told to Run Grand Canyon Trains Four More Months
The New Mexico Corporation Commission says the Santa Fe Railway must continue the Grand Canyon passenger trains 23 and 24 for four more months after the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered the service kept running. The railroad had announced a January 6 stop date. Public hearing dates will be set by the federal commission.
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Santa Fe, N.M
New Mexico Corporation Commission
Santa Fe Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grand Canyon
Federal Commission
Kansas draft quota rises to 207 in February
TOPEKA AP. A total of 207 men in Kansas will be called in February, an increase of 68 over January. Lt. Col. Junior Elder said it is not as many as last year and it is too early to determine how the quota will affect men with certain draft lottery numbers. The 207 must be apportioned among 84 local draft boards in the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Junior Elder
Selective Service
Elder
Miss Hagerman
Sweden
Rusk Named Georgia Professor At University of Georgia
Dean Rusk former secretary of state under Kennedy and Johnson will return to his native Georgia as a University of Georgia professor of international law. The Regents approved the controversial appointment in a special session, with Rusk earning 45000 dollars annually while University President Fred C. Davison receives 36500 dollars.
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Atlanta, Ga
Dean Rusk
University of Georgia
State Board of Regents
Rusk
University
Fred C. Davison
Kennedy
Johnson
Wrong men detained at Pratt roadblock in Wichita robbery case
Officers halted a man and his three sons at Pratt on U S 54 while seeking two Wichita robbers. The attendant, held by the arms from a grease rack during the holdup, later said the family had no involvement. Wichita Police report the robbers fled with about 250 dollars and remain at large.
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Pratt, Kan
U.S. 54
Pratt
Wichita
Nixon Signs Landmark Tax Bill With Mixed Outlook
President Nixon signed the largest tax revision in a generation, tightening loopholes while delivering broader tax relief for many under 100000 a year and boosting Social Security. He warned of budget restraint and potential tax increases to balance next year’s finances.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Edwin §. Cohen
White House eyes slim 1971 budget with over 200 billion outlay
Washington Reuters reports the White House plans to send a skimpily balanced budget to Congress on January 27 while spending is forecast to top 200 billion dollars for the first time. Nixon aides discuss budget cuts, new taxes, and possible value added tax as they seek to trim the deficit before the fiscal year begins July 1.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Nixon
Treasury
Eisenhower
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Tax Foundation
Swedish Cousins Send Birthday Spettkaka to Hagerman
Rosa Hagerman of Chanute received a spettkaka cake from cousins Anna and Elin Nilsson in Hoor Sweden for her August birthday. The 12 inch by 15 inch cake, made with 100 eggs, arrived December 23 in a fragile box marked Please handle with great care. The note explained the cake came from Fricks bakery in Billinge. The Hagerman family history ties to southern Sweden and all spoke Swedish at home.
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Rosa Hagerman
Hoor
Sweden
Miss Hagerman
W. 10Th
Anna
Elin Nilsson
Aktas
Innehallar Spettkaka Fran Friks
Bellinge
Fricks
L. M. Hagerman
Chanute
Skane
America
Billinge
Hagermans
Smith Content In Senate Job Assairs Docking
TOPEKA AP Glee Smith the top Republican leader in the Kansas Senate said he will forego a 1970 gubernatorial bid to focus on a key legislative session He noted he did not actively seek support but many offered time and money while rivals Kent Frizzell and Rick Harman pursued chances Docking’s administration was described with a large staff.
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Topeka
Glee S.smith
Kansas Senate
Larned Republican
Senate
Kent Frizzell
Rick Herman
Frizzell
Harman
Smith
Robert Docking
Docking
Weather and political notes from Topeka and Kansas
Area forecast calls for mostly cloudy cold weather with a warming trend by Wednesday. Reports include sub-zero readings in Hill City and temperatures across Kansas, along with a political note on Docking's potential term and Smith's non candidacy implications for the governorship.
Quirks in Brighter Tax Tomorrow Tax Reform Act
An IRS quirk holds for the new tax law taking effect New Years Day with withheld pay rising for some. Social Security again hits the first $7800 of yearly income, cutting into take home pay. An IRS expert estimates weekly take‑home for three incomes 5000, 10000, 15000 with a 600 deduction each, noting refunds and varying weekly tax shifts.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
New Year Baby Prizes
A community First Baby Contest offers multiple prizes for the first baby of the year. Prizes include a five dollar gift certificate cash savings account birth announce ment cards photographic portrait one piece sleeping outfit and baby record book. Residents must birth in the community and have birth time certified by the physician. Entries due within 24 hours at The Tribune office.
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Tribune
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Be Grateful for Weather Mistakes
The note remarks on weather forecasters errors amusing readers and often yielding better conditions than expected. It reflects a lighthearted view that mispredicted weather can surprise for the better.
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Cha
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