Lawmakers Hear Record 102 Bills
TOPEKA AP Kansas lawmakers opened the 1968 session after four days during which a record 102 bills were heard. The Senate passed its first three measures, including a boiler and fire insurance option for school boards and a trust related bill. A resolution sought to reduce the voting age to 19, needing two thirds in both chambers for a ballot amendment. A reapportionment bill and a homestead tax credit proposal were also introduced. Sedgwick County realignment would abolish the assessor clerk and register offices, shifting duties to the treasurer. A constitutional amendment to bar property tax use for general fund revenue was proposed. The House resumes Monday at 10 am and the Senate at 1:30 pm.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Kent Frizzell
Wichita
Curtis R. McClinton
Sedgwick County
Lawrence Slocombe
Peabody
House
Status of Major Bills in Progress Sunday
A snapshot of bills includes SB 488 489 on Sunday sales status, SB 499 proposing a moratorium on new community junior colleges under Education Committee, SB 6 on fair housing prohibiting discrimination, HB 1968 on emergency powers, and HB 1704 proposing a legislature and state ethics committee under State Affairs.
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Senate
House
Turned-on Hippie Crucified by Murder Case in Florida Jail
Melodie Rae Tuegel a 19-year-old Portland native known as Cricket sits in Flagler County jail as a material witness in the murders of Daniel Schoultz and James Moore found shot near U S 1 at Daytona Beach on November 29 1967. Arrested suspects Norman Garrett and Kit Hayden face first degree murder charges while Tuegel previously hitchhiked with them and surrendered in New Orleans en route to Mardi Gras.
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Portland
Ore
Flagler County
Miss Tuegel
Daniel Schoultz
Bloomfield
Ind
James Moore
San Anselmo
Calif
U.S. 1
Daytona Beach
Norman Garrett
Berns
Kit Hayden
Baton Rouge
Florida
Garrett
Hayden
Rel
Abductor Freeman Gets Life Term in Federal Case
Kansas City Kansas AP report says Robert Freeman Jr. 22 received a life sentence after being convicted on the federal kidnapping charge linked to the abduction and mass rape of a 19 year old woman in November 1966. The case involved seven defendants with four convicted, two acquitted on the federal charge, and trials continuing on state charges. The judge ordered no parole and set a February 3 court appearance to question jurors about alleged bias from the victim’s family at the juror hotel.
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Kansas City
Kan
Robert Freeman Jr
Stanley
Traffic Fatalities Log From Topeka Kansas
Topeka AP reports traffic death log for 24 hours ending 9 am Saturday includes 3 fatalities. January 25 figures show 1968 total 25, with comparable 1967 period at 16.
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Topeka
Kansas
Seven Die in Spain Building Collapse
A two story building collapsed in Sevilla causing seven deaths and two serious injuries. Authorities say the victims include two couples and their children.
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Sevilla
Spain
Candidate Walks In Re Election Bid
North Carolina labor commissioner Frank Crane 60 filed as a Democratic candidate for re election after trudging three miles through ice and snow Friday. His car was snowbound at his home.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Frank Crane
Crane
Moonshine Stills For Education Proposal In Georgia
Georgia lawmaker Rep. Tom Palmer proposes seized moonshine stills equipment be turned over to public schools for educational purposes. The plan would channel law enforcement assets to educational use through Schools for educational purposes.
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Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
Tom Palmer
DeKalb County
Erie Register of Deeds Reports 1967 Collections
Doris Shellhorn Neosho county register of deeds reports 1967 totals of 19 364 85 with details across mortgage registrations 11 587 20 other amounts 219 transfers 2 026 deed recordings 1 498 mortgage recordings 469 85 mortgage releases 1 286 10 financing statements 2 278 15 and miscellaneous items. Recordings show deeds 818 mortgages 466 financing statements 1 890 miscellaneous 805 and 413 mortgage releases. Oil and gas leases and cemetery deeds are among items noted.
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Erie
Doris Shellhorn
Neosho County Register of Deeds
Board of County Commissioners
Frigid blast coats Midlands as snow flurries drift
Weather readers report subfreezing highs and overnight lows from zero to near zero across the region. A storm system swirled across the Midwest and South bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Power crews work to restore outages amid ice and wind as temperatures plunge and skies slowly clear.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Topeka
Tennesse
Olathe
Liberal
Midwest
Weary Power Company
North Carolina
Carolina , Power and Light Co
GH3 CH53 Helicopter Crash Kills 41 in Vietnam
US Command reports 41 Americans missing feared killed after a CH53 helicopter crashed into a steep Vietnam peak near the DMZ. Weather hampers rescue with five-man Marine crew and 36 passengers listed missing. Separately, Marines endure mortar casualties at Phu Bai while river patrols face guerrilla fire southeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Army
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
Dmz
Phu Bai
U.S
5Th Regiment
da Nang
Hau Giang
Navy
Three Hardy Bricklayers Ride Out Gulf Storm
Three Groves bricklayers survived seven days at sea in a 19 foot boat after a Gulf storm. Coast Guard Legare crew spotted W J Morvant 45 Richard Morvant 23 and Paul Bailey 22 60 miles south of Freeport at voyage end.
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Freeport
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Legare
W.J. Morvant
Richard Morvant
Paul Bailey
Groves, Tex
This Gulf
Bailey
Sabine Pass
World’s Two Heart Transplant Survivors Show Progress
Doctors in Cape Town report stable progress for the two surviving heart transplant patients Philippe Blasperg and Louis Washkansky as they rest and recover. California patient Mike Kasparek remains critical but improving a week after receiving his new heart while Louisville plans a transplant in about a month.
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Associated Press
California
Mike Kasperak
Kasparek
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Louisville
Beirut
Lebanon
American University Hospital
Miami Beach to Erect Six Foot Divider Around Convention Hall
Miami Beach plans a six foot chain link divider around the convention hall to deter uninvited guests during the national Republican convention in August. Hall manager Irving Ducoff calls it a divider, not a fence, and says police will patrol the area continuously.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Irving Ducoff
Ducoff
Science Building Planned for Kansas Wesleyan in Salina
Kansas Wesleyan University officials will open bids February 9 for a 1.5 million science building. A 613 thousand federal loan and a 488 thousand grant, withheld since last fall when 400 projects were frozen, have been released. Salina residents raised 400 thousand to match federal funds. a three story building aims for fall 1969 completion.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan University
Four Plead Guilty In Drug Case At Salina
Four plead guilty to possession of dangerous drugs without a prescription in Saline County Kansas. Kansas Wesleyan University students Kent Von Schmiltz James Shields Joseph Levetl and a Ft. Riley soldier were sentenced to up to one year in jail with sentences to begin immediately. Two co defendants were dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Salina
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan University
Ft. Riley
Saline County
Morris Hoobler
Kent von Schmiltz
Clay Center
Joseph Levetl
Brooklyn
N.Y
James Shields
North Arlington
N.J
Holloway
Charlotte
N.C
Melvin Rose
Beaver
Phillip Banks
New Rochelle
Clerks and Attorneys Meet at Kansas School Boards Convention
In Topeka next week the 51st Kansas Association of School Boards convention will host clerks and attorneys at workshops. Paul Lessig of Unified School District 453 Leavenworth will discuss The Purchasing Cycle. Clerks meet Monday and attorneys meet Tuesday.
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Topeka
The
Kansas Association of School Boards
Paul Lessig
Unified School District 453
Leavenworth
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Discusses Youths and Substances
Intercepted letter notes that each younger generation has quirks but youths recover from swallowing goldfish while many suffer lasting harm from LSD pills.
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Cha
Tribune Phone Number for Carrier Contact
If you cannot reach your Tribune contact, call your carrier. When unavailable, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m.
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Tribune
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Sedgwick
Bunnell, Fla
Melodie Rae Tuegel
New Orleans
Abraham Lincoln
Freeman
Register of Deeds
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Hopkinsville
Kentucky
Nashville
Tupelo
Miss
Chattanooga
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Virginia
Atlanta
Tennessee
Alabama
Berryville
Shenandoah Valley
Plains
Bismarck
Pacific
Point Arena
Tatoosh Island
Wash
Air Force
Gulf
Morvant
Christiaan N. Barnard
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blasperg
Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Frankfort
Germany
Stanford Medical Center
Kasperak
Kansas Wesleyan
Neosho County Community Junior College
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