Kansas Tax Debate at Kiwanis Panel
A Kiwanis Club discussion at Tioga Hotel concluded that state spending stays high as long as people demand broad services. Panelists urged various tax ideas from removing groceries sales tax to raising income or severance taxes, noting consumers pay via higher prices. The group favored not cutting welfare, highways, hospitals, or schools, and recognized a pattern of rising costs with continued demand for services.
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Kansas
Kiwanis Club
Tioga Hotel
Robert Briley
Don Beach
Dave McGhee
J. Rolland Christenson
Robert Kreiger
Art Krone
Christenson
Dale Painter
Clarence Sievers
Carl Haight
Penal Parole Changes Backed By Republicans
Senate Republicans back sweeping penal and parole reforms following a two hour closed caucus They would abolish the State Board of Penal Institutions create a parole and probation board and a director of prisons and correctional institutions Parole powers would be curtailed and a prison goods use law would require state purchases from the prison industry The moves align with Governor Dockings recommendations and involve reorganization of the revenue and taxation commission and a new juvenile code A retirement plan for certain city employees and a substitute teaching provision for retired teachers were discussed with details on eligibility funding and age requirements.
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Topeka
Senate Republicans
State Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
House
House Gop
Legislative Council
Wunsch
State Board of Penal Institutions
Board of Parole and Probation
Prison Board
Commission of Revenue and Taxation
Appeals Board
Department of Revenue
George Docking
Senate
McPherson
Water Wells Test Planned and Farm Show Discussed
Chamber of Commerce directors at the Tioga Hotel reviewed plans for a water resources drive and a test well project on the Roubidoux sand with a potential business partner. A shallow well test west of town and federal dam petitions were also discussed along with the May Farm Show dates and annual meeting planning.
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Chamber of Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Water Resources Committee
Ralph Chapman
Clarence Sievers
Chamber
Independence
Chapman
Legislative Committee
C. H. Cunningham
Neosho
Cottonwood
Congress
Cunningham
Paul Lowe
Les Matthews
George H. Vining
Robert H. Krieger
George McKown
Big Chief Oil Co
John Holloway
Girard
Three Children Die In New York Home Fire
In Syracuse a blaze in a single story frame house killed Deborah 1, Jeffrey 2, and Thomas 5, children of Edward and Mrs Wilkins. Parents escaped with John 4 and Timothy 2 weeks. two other children at school. Fire officials cited an oil stove explosion as the likely spark.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Edward C. Wilkins
Deborah
Jeffrey
Thomas
John
Timothy
Wilkins
Driver Shift Fatal To Couple's Child
Wickenburg Arizona patrolmen report Dennis Dickinson, 21, of Oklahoma City, told them he was driving sixty miles an hour when he switched seats to let his wife drive. He lost control. the couple's 2 year old daughter Sherry Beth was thrown out and crushed by the rolling car. Mrs Dickinson, 20, suffered a broken ankle and back injuries. Dickinson and a 1 year old son were bruised.
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Wickenburg
Ariz
Bill Hanger
George Pemberton
Dennis C. Dickenson
Oklahoma City
Dickenson
Sherry Beth
City Water Use Figures Reported for Week and Year
Water usage figures show 1 242 000 units last week yesterday and 1 200 000 units the year ago yesterday. In the last seven days 8 386 000 units were recorded, compared with 8 535 000 units in the previous seven days.
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Gallows Woonery
Three Children Drowned by Young Chicago Mother
Police say Beverly Puetz drowned her three children a 5-year-old boy and 3-year-old twin girls Deborah Lynn and Cora Lynn then attempted suicide. The bodies were found in a Park Ridge home by Richard Puetz and authorities. A note in the kitchen explained she could not handle herself and asked police to know she died by gas and other means.
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Chicago
Park Ridge
Richard M Puetz
Beverly
Puetz
Bear Porch
John
Deborah Lynn
Cora Lynn
Evanston
Bonaparte
Iowa
Charles Richards
Beverly Puetz
Self
Joff
Coffeyville Driver Dies in Collision on Highway 169
Elmer Lee Housley 44 of Coffeyville died when his car rear ended a truck halted on U S 169 north of Coffeyville. Truck driver John Mangan 25 of Cherryvale was uninjured. Investigators said Housley likely did not see the stopped truck as authorities cleared a prior crash with minor injuries.
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Coffeyville
Elmer Lee
Housley
Here
John Mangan
Cherryvale
Mine Blast Probe By Mining Experts
Mining experts planned a descent into the Bishop coal mine to fix the cause of a fatal gas explosion. Federal and state officials joined Pocahontas Fuel Co. officers in the formal investigation as 37 miners remain entombed after the blast.
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Bishop
Bishop Coal Mine
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Three Men Impersonating Cops Foiled by Victim's Brother
Chicago report: Lawrence Smith and his brother Brian, a real officer, confronted three men Daniel Gonzalez 32 Cornelius McCarthy 33 and Clarence Nelson 34 who stopped Smith, offered a pass for $7, and tried to detain him. The trio fled but were later found and charged with impersonating police.
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Chicago
Lawrence Smith
Smith
Brian
Smith Brothers
Daniel Gonzalez
Cornelius i McCarthy
Clarence Nelson
Firm Failures Up in New York Week Ended Jan 31
Business failures in the week ended January 31 totaled 320, the highest weekly tally since World War II, Dun & Bradstreet reported today.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Tallamy Sworn In as Federal Highway Administrator
Bertram D. Tallamy, former New York State Thruway Authority chairman, was sworn in today as federal highway administrator in Washington.
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Washington
Bertram D. Tallamy
New York State Thruway Authority
Dulles Urges Israel to Follow UN Gaza Withdrawal Call
Secretary of State Dulles expressed hope Israel would comply with the UN resolution demanding withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba area. He said the United States would not be deterred by Soviet actions and hinted at defending Israel if Russia attacked. He also addressed retirement plans, the Middle East crisis history, and withholding reporters from Red China while Americans are imprisoned there.
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Washington
Dulles
Israel
United Nations
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Middle East
Congress
Red China
Lorraine Bank and Businesses Destroyed by Fire
A massive fire in Lorraine Ellsworth County destroyed the Lorraine State Bank and four nearby buildings housing the Lorraine Cafe Schmidt Implement Co and Harrys pool hall. Firefighters from Lorraine Rushton Lyons Chase and Ellsworth aided in saving the post office as the blaze burned late last night and into early morning. The south wall of the bank remained standing this morning while the others were leveled with no damage estimate yet released.
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Lorraine
Eas
Lorraine State Bank
Ellsworth
Mabel Johnson
Lorraine Cafe
Schmidt Implement Co
SeKan Area Council To Meet At Tioga Hotel
The Se Kan Area Council executive board will hold a dinner meeting at the Tioga Hotel Thursday at 6 45 p.m. Bill Young of Chanute is the new president and will preside. The session was postponed from January 24 due to weather and road conditions.
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Se Kan Area
Tioga Hotel
Bill Young
Chanute
Teachers Salaries Increased and School Heads Reelected
Salary boosts for city teachers range from 100 to 300 dollars a year with a total rise near 29 440 dollars as the board also reelected administrators and two veteran teachers. The board adopted a 180 day six hour calendar for 1957 58 and approved several staff changes including new teachers and janitorial hires.
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Board of Education
Chanute Teachers Credit Union
Docking floats idea of gate revenue for state funds
Gov. George Docking suggested at a Topeka news conference that a percentage of gate receipts from intercollegiate basketball and football games could be a fair rental for the state, since Allen Fieldhouse was built with state funds. He noted KU would keep current gate money, and cautioned the plan would not apply to Kansas State College facilities. He also floated paving KU parking areas funded by those revenues.
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Topeka
George Docking
Allen Fieldhouse
University of Kansas
K. U. Athletic Fund
Docking
Kansas
K. WU
Kansas State College
K. U
Cloudy Skies Area Forecast For Topeka Kansas
The forecast calls for continued cloudy skies with drizzling rain tonight through Wednesday. freezing in lower places tonight with lows in the lower 30s and highs in the 40s. showers reported across Kansas with varying amounts at Winfield Eureka Fort Scott Chanute and Topeka. temperatures ranged from 11 to 46 in recent readings with more warmth expected in the east.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Winfield
Eureka
Fort Scott
Chanute
Conway Springs
Emporia
Manhattan
Wamego
Wichita
Goodland
Pittsburg
Concordia
Garden City
C C Reid Joins City Commissioner Race
C C Reid of 919 N Garfield, retired Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co. chief clerk, filed as a city commissioner candidate. His filing brings the field to four with Harold R Williams R W McCulloh and Dallce Rush. A primary on March 19 could result if more filings occur.
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C. C. Reid
N. Garfield
Ash Grove
Tribune Delivery Help Line Notice
If you do not receive your Tribune contact your carrier and, if unavailable, call 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Kansas House considers legislator pay hike and tax bills
Lawmakers introduced a constitutional amendment to fix legislator pay by law, moving away from the current $5 per day plus up to $7 per day expense, with caps of $300 regular and $150 special sessions. A second amendment seeks higher limits to $10 and $14. Also proposed are local aid bills and a non resident withholding tax act taxing Kansas source income to non residents, with a tiered rate and withholding requirements.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Bower
R-Mclouth
Bower
Paul Wolf
Hugoton
Hendricks Executed in Oklahoma Prison
The 66 year old Vinita stockyard hand Bob Hendricks was electrocuted at the state penitentiary in McAlester at 12:05 a.m. after a 45 second current. He killed Beam Payton, a 54 year old Vinita cattleman, on August 21, 1954. His final appeal to the Pardon and Parole Board was denied yesterday.
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Mcalester
Okla
Bob Hendricks
State Penitentiary
State Pardon and Parole Board
Train Derailment Near Wellington After Truck Collision
A diesel engine and five freight cars derailed east of Wellington following a train truck crash. Truck driver Clarence Ott, 35, Evansville Indiana, sustained a leg fracture and lacerations. Three crew members escaped injury.
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Wellington
Here
Clarence Ottman
Evansville
Ind
Midland Valley
City Report Section B details Chanute departments progress
The Tribune presents City Report Section B with six pages of information and pictures on Chanute city departments. It covers annual city reports, operations, progress in the past year, and plans for the future.
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the Tribune
Chanute
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka 1957 Report Summary
Topeka drivers in the last 24 hours show 1 fatality with the year to date totaling 40 in 1957, compared with 52 for the same period in 1956, as recorded by the State Accident Records Section.
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Topeka
Kansas
Boeing contract award amid fatal Wichita incident
A $152,346 contract for storage operations tied to Boeing Air plane Co. at Wichita is reported as awarded. Norman Earnshaw, 44, of Kansas City, injured in a car incident yesterday near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, died today at Wright-Patterson Hospital. Police said the auto left the scene earlier.
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Dayton
Ohio
Boeing Airplane Co
Wichita
Kansas City
Norman
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Hoover
Sterling F. Green
Herbert Hoover
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Eldon Penner
Paul Parsons
Cresent Owens
Hutton
Buford Fisher
Glen Neeley
Sam Breiner
Breiner
Idaho
Dan Hourichi
Royster Junior High School
Frank Hess
Royster
Hourichi
Robert Nelson
Emporia State College
Nelson
Lindsborg High School
Bethany College
Lindsborg
U. S. Army
Kora
Roy Wiles
Benedict
Albert B. Brown
W. Elm
Hugo Larson
West Main Road
Bowlus Supply Co
Thacher Inc
W. W. Bashe
Kansas City, Mo
Escheveu
Genna
City Commission
Wolf
State Director of Revenue
Hendricks
Oklahoma
Boeing
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