Docking proposes $990.62 million Kansas budget emphasis on education
Gov. Docking urges a 1973 budget of $990.62 million prioritizing education and welfare. He restores about $8 million to college and university budgets, funds a Wichita medical center branch, a private college tuition grant, and a 50 member welfare fraud probe.
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Associated Press
Topeka, Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Wichita
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas
Breakfast Meeting Blends Byrd Docking And Legislators In Cordial Start
Robert Docking and Kansan lawmakers gathered at Cedar Crest for a breakfast described as a beginning toward better ties between the Democratic governor and a Republican-led legislature. Rep. Morris Kay praised potential weekly talks to improve liaison as Senate leaders echoed optimism about opening lines of communication this two month session.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Executive Mansion
Cedar Crest
Morris Kay
R-Lawrence
Docking
Kay
Two Cows Killed In Back-To-Back Er ia Highway Crashs
Two cars struck Black Angus cows within seconds on US 59 north of the Neosho River bridge near Erie. Omar Renfick of Oswego and Mary Miller of Erie drove northbound and struck cows, causing minor vehicle damage. The cows belonged to Milford Hall. Sheriff David Kern responded to the scene.
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Erie
Neosho River
US 59
Neosho County
David
Kern
Omar A. Renfick
Oswego
Mary A. Miller
Renflick
Renfick
Milford Hall
Dole charges Wichita hiring favoritism under EEA
Sen. Bob Dole accused Kansas Gov. Robert Docking of political favoritism in Wichita EEA job selections after a Labor Department report found appearance of favoritism in state hiring. He noted only two of 18 hires were Vietnam veterans, below the one third guideline, and called for an investigation and safeguards.
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Washington
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
U.S
Wichita
Dole
Kansas Republican
Docking
EEA
James B. Pearson
Garner Shriver
Labor Department
Wich
Ita
Fred L. Weber
Secretary of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor
City Restores Odorant to Gas System
City engineers began restoring odorant to the natural gas system Monday noon. Floyd Heath, city engineer, said the odorant level is lower than before and no odor complaints have been received, per Eudora Huffman of the city clerk’s office.
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Floyd Heath
Heath
Eudora Huffman
Area Forecast: Much Colder Tonight With Clearing Skies
Mostly clear and a little cooler tonight with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a high in the 50s and a low tonight of 25 to 30. Precipitation chance near zero tonight, about 5 percent Wednesday.
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Walmer
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
A brief intercepted note to Cha expresses amusement at legislative sessions but notes they are costly. The fragment hints at political irony and expense without detailing names or events.
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Cha
Thief Snatches Wall Street Envelope Carrying 4.3 Million
FBI agents and police hunt a 14 year old boy thief who grabbed an envelope containing 4.3 million dollars in negotiable securities from a Wall Street messenger near Liberty Street. The incident prompted a citywide search with a car waiting for getaway.
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New York
FBI
Wall Street
Leaky Defense: Cuban Airliner Penetrated U.S. Defenses
Washington AP House investigators conclude U S air defenses failed to spot a Cuban airliner before it landed in New Orleans last fall despite three hours of warning. The report warns an enemy attack could be mounted from the south with little risk of detection in advance.
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Washington
House
U.S
New Orleans
Hutchinson Considers Local Half Century Tax Vote
City Manager George Pyle urged Hutchinson to seek a 0.5 percent sales tax election to fund municipal government for 1973. He noted the city could raise $42,495 more in property taxes next year under the Kansas tax lid but said that would not cover needed salary increases.
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Phillips
Bob Bunting
Kansas
Pyle
Baton Rouge Shootout Triggers Curfew And Arrests
National Guard troops bolster Baton Rouge police after a dusk to dawn curfew is ordered following a street gunfight that killed two deputies and two Black men. Officials blame outsiders and a national movement by the Black Muslims. a group denies involvement. Twenty Blacks were arrested for disturbing the peace and eight charged with murder. About 25 people were injured.
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Baton Rouge, la
National Guard
Baton Rouge
W. W. Dumas
Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi Dies at 70
The official New China News Agency reports Chen Yi died of cancer at age seventy last Thursday. More than one thousand five hundred mourners attended a memorial service on Monday at the Pa Pao Shan Revolutionary Cemetery Hall in Peking amid rumors of purge during the Cultural Revolution.
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Tokyo
Chen Yi
Mao Tse-tung
Chen
New China News Agency
Peking
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