Docking Seeks Tax Cuts In Kansas Budget Plan
Governor George Docking proposed cuts in the Kansas sales and gasoline taxes in a 1961 budget of 338.4 million dollars. He urged reducing the sales tax by one half percent for a year then to 2 percent, and cutting the gasoline tax by one cent to four cents a gallon. He also urged a ten-mile heavy truck tax to offset revenue losses and consolidation of general revenue and sales tax funds to boost cash reserves.
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Topeka
George Docking
Kansas
Docking
Board of Regents
Kansas State University
Kansas University
Emporia State
Unseasonably Warm January Sweeps Chanute Area
Residents enjoy springlike sunshine with a high near 67 in Chanute as records threaten. A brisk southerly wind brings shirtsleeves and laundry sprees while trees look out of place for January. Fronts push east with further showers and cooler highs in the 50s by Wednesday.
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Chanute
Annette
Anita
S. Dean Moore
S. Malcolm
Anne
Earl Moore
S. Central
Bill
Tommy
W. E. Kennedy
Tribune
Topeka
Dodge City
Marysville
Hill City
Pittsburg
Lews
Goodland
Iola
Fredonia
Columbus
Two Zoning Proposals Considered by City Commission
Amendments seek to allow one operator beauty shops in residential zones at 1201 S. Central and reduce zoning appeals board attendance to three of five. Public hearings will precede commission action. legal notices required. Also discussed plumbing code licensing, city recreation funding, and a civil defense director replacement. Officials present included Commission Chairman Harold Williams and City Manager R J Hayes.
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Special Zoning Committee
City Commission
Boyd C. Moon
S. Central
Paschal Grimes
Moon
Appeals Board
Commission
Aera
Appeals
Eric Anderson
S. Highland
Freeto Construction Co
Raymond Friederich
Gene Miller
First Church of God
Harold Williams
Dave Evans
Dallce Rush
R. J. Hayes
George Donaldson
Howard Parsons
Chanute Pair Among First to Fly Boeing 707
Left Hand Pitch Left Hand Pitch describes Chanute residents Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Radford returning from a 10 day California trip aboard a Boeing 707. They flew from Kansas City at 10 p.m. to Los Angeles arriving 11:15 p.m. Pacific time and returned home by 9:04 p.m. KC time. The article also notes a Royster Junior High School plan to award letters for scholarship and extracurriculars with gold pins, thresholds, and transferability across fields.
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Chanute
Raymond W. Radford
W. 2Nd
California
Radfords
Kansas City
TWA
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
University of Cali
Dale A. Radford
Raymond W. Radford Jr
Ann
Dogs Prove Effective For Springfield Police
Springfield police report four German Shepherds Duke Baron Prince and Chico added 18 months ago perform key duties in quelling disturbances searching for prowlers and guarding prisoners. Officers cite the dogs strong psychological impact as suspects panic when tracked and the dogs can inspect buildings quickly versus officers on foot.
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Springfield
Duke
Baron
Prince
Chico
Budget Proposals From Gov Docking Highlights
TOPEKA AP Gov Docking outlined major budget ideas. A temporary 1% sales tax, then 2%. a 1 cent increase in the gasoline tax. a ten mile tax on heavy trucks to replace lost gas tax revenue. a 3% salary raise for nonadministrative college staff. and small boosts for most state agencies for the next fiscal year beginning June 30.
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Topeka
George Docking
Corn Stolen Two Arrested in Wilson County Theft
Stephen Bockover and Kenneth Bockover were arrested near Chanute on charges related to a grain theft at Roy Johnson farm. Police say the men admitted taking corn from a box car and dumping it in a field before selling 49 bushels at 0.98 a bushel. Authorities estimate over 200 bushels stolen overall, with some belonging to B. C. Thompson. felony charges to be filed.
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Stephen Bockover
E. Main
Kenneth Bockover
Roy Johnson
Wilson County
Chanute
Police
Neosho County
Johnson
Zion Church
Bockovers
Kenneth
B. C. Thompson
Bill Cunningham
Plastic Bag Blamed For Death Of Child In Hudson
Authorities blame a plastic storage bag for the death of 7 month old Michael P Kadlik in Hudson Massachusetts. Mary Kadlik told police the bag slid into the crib and fell on the baby's face while she cleaned a closet. The associate medical examiner classified the death as accidental asphyxiation.
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Hudson, Mass
Michael P. Kadlik
Mary Kadlik
Kenneth Greenleaf
Geath
Woman dies in two car crash near Winchester Kansas
A Sunday two car collision near Winchester on K192 killed 72 year old Caroline J. Beying of Winchester. Her husband Eugene Beying was injured in the crash. Authorities report the fatal accident occurred in the vicinity of the city. Further details were not immediately available.
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Winchester
Kas
Caroline J. Beying
Eugene
Civil rights bill clash over political payoffs at Capitol
Democratic Reps Emanuel Celler and James Roosevelt accuse Republicans of delaying civil rights legislation as a political payoff to Southern Democrats. GOP leader Charles Halleck dismisses the charge as untrue and questions the petition move to discharge the bill from the Rules Committee. He signals no plan to urge Republicans to sign and notes the Rules panel has not pushed a floor vote.
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Washington
House
Emanuel Celler
New York
James Roosevelt
California
House Rules Committee
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Congress
Capitol
White House
L Eisenhower
Rules Committee
Celler
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Robbery suspect found asleep at home with cash
Oakland police who probed a shopping center robbery rushed to the home of 25 year old Gerald E. Tyrvanen. He was found in bed with all his clothes on and pockets stuffed with money from the cash register. Tyrvanen's wallet and identification papers were found by the cash register area.
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Oakland
Calif
Gerald E. Tyrvanen
Tyrvanen
Nixon Says No Basis for Hike in Steel Prices
Vice President Nixon reportedly believes there is no justification for a steel price rise this year based on the strike settlement. Sen. George D. Aiken said Nixon agrees, noting a possible political coup from negotiating the settlement. A social dinner with union and industry leaders preceded renewed talks and signaled warmer relations between both sides.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Nixon
Arthur Goldberg
Washington Post & Times Herald
Mitchell
McDonald
Goldberg
U.S. Steel Board
Roger Blough
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel
Arthur B. Homer
Bethlehem Steel
Merrill Moore Files Re election Bid for Chanute City Marshal
Merrill Moore announced from 105 N Forest that he is a candidate for re election to the Chanute City Court marshal position on the Republican ticket subject to the primary election.
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Merrill Moore
N. Forest
Chanute City Court
Fire Ruins Manufacturing Plant In North Kansas City
A Monday night blaze destroyed a one story frame building 75 by 330 feet housing Safe-T-Flare Corp and All-Metals Equipment Co in North Kansas City. Loss estimated between 200000 and 250000 dollars after an explosion near a paint spray area. Fire origin unknown.
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North Kansas City
Safe-T-Flare Corp
All-Metals Equipment Co
Traffic Fatalities Logged in Kansas 24 Hours
AP report from Topeka shows Kansas traffic death log for 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Tuesday. The tally notes 1 more fatality than earlier reported and compares with a 1958 period of 12 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Custody Hearing Set in New Orleans Case
In New Orleans a district court resumes Wednesday a custody dispute over 5 month old Jan Clair Stevens between her father William James Stevens of Fort Lauderdale and her mother Jan Kemper Stevens. Stevens was arrested near New Orleans after taking the child from Kansas City and planning a Nassau departure. A judge noted the need for a fair hearing as the case continues with requests for extradition and charges of enticing a minor away.
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New Orleans
Jan Clair Stevens
William James Stevens
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Jan Kemper Stevens
Stevens
Kansas City
Missouri
Milton
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