Liquor By The Drink Bill Narrowly Falls In Senate
In Topeka the liquor by the drink amendment failed 21 to 19 in the Kansas Senate after a floor fight. Sen. Norman Gaar backed the measure aimed at allowing mixed drinks in certain restaurants, with tax proceeds to local schools. Gaar plans to push a ballot amendment this fall. rural urban split and votes from Sen. Vincent Moore and Sen. Wesley Sowers defined the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Norman Gaar
R-Westwood
Gaar
Kansas
Vincent Moore
Wichita
Moore
Wesley Sowers
Sowers
Plimpton Requests Johnson Film For TV Program
George Plimpton sought film by Osa and Martin Johnson for possible use on his show. Safari Museum board declined the request citing risk of loss or damage to the works. The Johnsons, famed wildlife photographers, left a legacy of Africa wildlife images and artifacts at the Safari Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Plimpton
Ahmed
Osa
Martin Johnson
Plimpton
Safari Museum Board
Anna Lou Mattix
Africa
Safari Museum
Senate Billboard Rules Aim for Federal Highway Compliance
Sen. Bob Storey said Kansas will press a billboard bill that meets federal Highway Beautification Act requirements. A federal letter questioned the current bill, with possible 10 percent highway-fund loss if not aligned. Amendments reflecting minor federal suggestions will be added before next week hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Bob W. Storey
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Storey
Federal
Department of Transportation
Senate
Robert Docking
Docking
Transporation Department
Kansas
Pen Pals Wanted From Nigerian 18-Year-Old Kayode Onasanya
Kayode Onasanya, 18, of Lagos Nigeria seeks pen pals via The Tribune. He lists hobbies such as stamps coins records postcards fishing swimming travel music Bible reading guitar gifts and movies. Address 10A Faji St Lagos. air mail to Nigeria under half ounce costs 21 cents and takes about a week.
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Onasanya
Faji St
Lagos
Nigeria
West Africa
Weather summary for today and forecast
Temperatures ranged from 36 high 27 low at 1 pm with today’s 0.6 inch precipitation. The area forecast calls for occasional light snow ending this afternoon, then cloudy tonight with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph and a fall to the upper teens to low 20s. Snow redeveloping by morning and continuing Wednesday with a high in the 20s and a 40 percent precipitation chance.
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FAA
Martin Johnson
Swiss warrants target Clifford Irving and wife in Hughes book scam
Swiss authorities issued arrest warrants for author Clifford Irving and his wife on suspicion of falsifying documents and a scheme to divert 650000 dollars in McGraw Hill checks meant for Howard Hughes. They impounded 422707 dollars under a possible alias for Mrs Irving. Irving is in New York facing grand jury investigations.
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Zurich
Clifford Irving
Dist. Atty
Peter Veleff
McGraw-Hill
Howard Hughes
Hannah Rosenkranz
Irving
McGraw-Hill Book Co
Hughes
McGraw - Hill
Life Magazine
New York
Helga R. Hughes
Stampede Threat Looms Over Beef Prices Amid Record Cattle Costs
Washington AP reported beef prices near record highs may surge further as January cattle prices hit $31.40 per hundredweight, while December retail choice beef averaged $1.08 a pound. FDA moves to curb antibiotics could raise costs, with mixed impact on consumers and farm incomes. Officials see little relief soon as cattle numbers grow and imports remain limited by quotas.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Kustom Bond Limit Raised by City Commission
The city approved increasing the industrial revenue bonds for Kustom Electronics to 1.25 million dollars from 1 million, with the extra 250 thousand to fund facility expansions. The city acts as agent, with no liability, and final approval awaits ordinance preparation. Wayne McMurtrey cited expanded facilities to raise production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kustom Electronics
Columbian Securities
Wichita
Columbian
Kenneth Sanborn
Vesta Lightfoot
McMurtrey
Kustom
Charles Ross
Ross
Sanborn
House Lets Veto Stand In Kansas Apportionment
Gov. Robert Docking's veto of a Senate apportionment bill stood, as House Republicans lacked enough votes to override. The Senate must restart apportionment or await federal court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Senate
Kansas House
House
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Lounges After Legislation Action
An intercepted letter to Cha jokes about continuing to drink lunch regardless of recent legislative moves. The fragment hints at ongoing social habits despite political action.
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Cha
Hitchhiker Turns Ride Into Carjacking Across Midwest
A Dayton salesman who offered a hitchhiker a ride to New Castle Indiana was robbed of his car and billfold after continuing to Kansas City. The assailant, armed with a knife, demanded to go farther west and threatened death if refused. Pleassinger stopped for gas near Terre Haute and east of Columbia, paying with a charge card and noting help on the invoice. The car was abandoned near a Kansas City bus station. The thief took several brown pills during the trip.
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Kansas City
Dayton
Ohio
Good Samaritan
Barry L. Pleassinger
New Castle
Ind
Pleassinger
Terre Haute
Columbia
Draft Lottery Rules and Backup Gear Prepare for 1953 Induction
Two locked plastic drums containing numbers and birth dates await the 1953 draft lottery. Selective Service officials loaded red and blue capsules to ensure a fair drawing for youths born in 1953 with a backup set ready in case of equipment failure. The process aims to match dates with numbers to determine induction priority. In San Francisco, the American Physical Society tentatively disavowed support for Shockley and his eugenics stance during a dinner meeting amid a week of scientific sessions.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Selective Service
San Francisco
American Physical Society
William Shockley
Society
Shockley
APS
Hanoi offered to send minister to Paris meeting with Kissinger
North Vietnamese papers show Hanoi proposed Minister Xuan Thuy for a Paris talks with Henry Kissinger on November 20. The United States declined seeking a higher ranking Communist representative. A Kissinger-Tho session collapsed when Le Duc Tho fell ill.
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Washington
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Tho
British Probing Londonderry Killings With Inquiry Court
The British government moves to calm Irish Catholics by establishing a court of inquiry into the Londonderry killings where 13 civilians were killed in a clash with British paratroopers on Sunday.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Airlines to screen all passengers and baggage nationwide
Washington AP reports the federal government orders all U S schedule airlines to screen passengers and baggage to prevent hijackings and sabotage nationwide. The directive marks a major security overhaul affecting carriers and airports.
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Washington
Pearson Seeks Federal Aid to Cut Education Taxes
Sen. James B. Pearson of Kansas urged increased federal aid to education to lower property taxes and lessen the burden on older citizens. He said the proposal would reduce educational inequalities linked to reliance on property taxes and spoke on the Senate floor.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Pearson
Senate
Kansas man linked to marijuana smuggling ring
John Edward Braddock, 22, of Emporia, charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell after 680 pounds of marijuana were found at Lakin airport when a plane landed. Bond set at $100 000 per Kearny County Attorney Ted Morgan. Authorities say drops have occurred across the state since Thanksgiving.
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Lakin
Kan
Kansas
John Edward Braddock
Emporia
Kaw
Kearny County
Ted Morgan
Braddock
Morgan
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Tennessee
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Veleff
Martin S. Ackerman
Food and Drug Administration
Wayne McMurtrey
Robert Pennington
Veto
Irish Inquiry
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