Odorant Restored to City Gas Lines After Leak Report
City Commission orders immediate return of odorant to gas distribution after Frank Hoblick reports 596 leaks in 17 miles. Leaks by pressure level total 108 high, 113 intermediate, others low. 16.3 percent gas loss over three years equals about $65,000 annually. Regulators lacking safety release could trigger overpressure of 200 to 300 homes. Regulator at each meter urged. project estimated at $130,000.
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Frank Hoblick
Hoblick
Commission
Coonskin Coat Attracts Notice In Kansas Town
John T. Caudell wears a home crafted coonskin coat and hat that drew mixed stares. He trapped raccoons with two top coon dogs, used 22 hides weighing 15 to 18 pounds, and spent about a year on the project. His family sewed the hides and hat, earning about 80 dollars on the first coat and up to 200 for the present one.
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John T. Caudell
Kansas
Milford Driskill
N. Lafayette
Betty Caudell
Colony
Caudell
Senate Leader Dearth urges a full tax program for Kansas
State Sen. William A. Dearth of Parsons calls for a comprehensive tax program to fix Kansas finances during the upcoming legislative session. He favors income tax increases, considers possible sales tax changes, and proposes bills on homestead exemptions, no fault insurance, and stricter license suspensions for repeat violators. He notes urban rural splits and a rift between party wings as factors shaping debate. Continued discussion expected in the session.
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Kansas
William A. Dearth
Parsons
Dearth
California
Docking
Labette
Neosho
Wilson
Topeka
Senate
Docking seeks to extend Kansas property tax lid in 1972 session
Gov. Robert Docking announced plans to ask the 1972 Kansas Legislature to extend the property tax lid and broaden senior home stead relief. He vowed a veto on any repeal, while some Republicans question acting this year since the lid expires year end. Docking will also outline budget and legislative proposals in a joint session and on a statewide TV program from Cedar Crest.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Cedar Crest
Executive Mansion
Wibw-Tv
WIBW
Statehouse
Roger N. Wilson
Medical Need In Millions For Welfare Programs
House leaders were told a supplemental appropriation of 4.5 to 5 million is needed to fund welfare medical programs for the rest of the fiscal year. The total need is 10 to 11 million with the federal government expected to cover the balance.
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Topeka
Kan
Calvin Strowig
Docking Outlines Tax Protest and Elderly Relief Plan
Governor Robert Docking proposed a simplified tax protest statute for Kansas to ease petitions to the State Board of Tax Appeals. He urged clearer forms, timely notices by treasurers, and actual hearing notices, plus expanding homestead relief for seniors at an estimated $2.5 million. An area forecast follows with cooler, partly cloudy conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
State Board of Tax Appeals
Board of Tax Appeals
Docking
Youthful Honesty Rewards Two Raytown Teens
In Raytown Missouri two teenagers found a wallet with 559 dollars and turned it over to police. The wallet owner Billy H. Trotter, who runs a nearby service station, rewarded 13 year old Michael W. Zubreck with 50 dollars and 14 year old Shane A. McCrey with 25 dollars. Both youths reside in Raytown.
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Kansas City
Raytown
Billy H. Trotter
Michael W. Zubreck
Trotter
Shane A. McCrey
Intercepted Letter Discusses Welfare Expansion
An intercepted letter to Cha questions how welfare can be expanded to cover all when the legislature allocates the funds it says are needed. The fragment hints at broader social welfare issues and funding.
Queen Elizabeth capsizes in Hong Kong harbor blaze
The 83,000-ton Queen Elizabeth, last used as a floating university for Chapman College, capsized in Hong Kong after 24 hours of fires and explosions. A Marine Department spokesman said she rolled over and died while conversion continued. several workers were injured but no deaths were confirmed.
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Hong Kong
Marine Department
Anchorage
Cunard Line
Chapman College of Orange
Calif
Jewel recovery after New York theft reaches Detroit
FBI officials say about 750000 dollars worth of jewelry stolen from the Pierre in New York on January 2 has been recovered in Detroit. Seventeen pieces, torn from twelve originals, include large diamonds emeralds and rubies. The stones were picked up downtown on a tip. officials provided few details.
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Detroit
Pierre
New York
FBI
Rule Change Limits Insurance Profit Increases
Washington RP reports the Price Commission narrowed a prior rule allowing only a 2.5 percent yearly rise in profit from insurance premiums. The change distinguishes investment profits from policy premium income, permitting higher overall gains from investments while capping premium-based profits.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Debris from Dona Anita Sinks with 42 Aboard
Searchers report no life signs from the Dona Anita wreckage 120 miles west of Vancouver Island after the freighter sank in a North Pacific storm. Two inflatable rafts and a life ring bearing the ship name were found among the debris, signaling the likely loss of all 42 aboard.
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Victoria
B.C
North Pacific
Vancouver Island
Dona Anita
Humphrey Joins Crowded Democratic Presidential Field
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey adds his name to a growing list of Democrats seeking the nomination. The former vice president plans to announce his candidacy in Philadelphia after filing for the April 25 Pennsylvania primary.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Surgeon General urges safer cigarette research
The U S surgeon general says new efforts to develop safer cigarettes are needed as Americans continue to smoke and health risks rise. The Public Health Service reports nonsmokers in smoke filled rooms may breathe carbon monoxide levels exceeding local air pollution limits in a 226 page Congress report.
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Washington
U.S
Public Health Service
Congress
Mujibur Rahman Returns to Delirious Bangladeshi Welcome
Sheik Mujibur Rahman arrived in Dacca from London and New Delhi to a delirious crowd. Diplomats and soldiers of the Bangladesh army lined the runway as he stepped from a British air force jet, with police restraining the surging crowd shouting Joi Bangla and victory to Bengal.
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Dacca
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh Army
Asia
London
New Delhi
Bengal
Sheik Mujib
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