Humboldt couple in critical condition after Humboldt blast
Mr and Mrs Joe Whitford in their mid sixties suffer critical injuries from a Sunday explosion and fire that destroyed their Humboldt home. Fire Chief Briggs Massey says the blast likely came from gas buildup. the house burned within minutes as crews responded. Whitford, a retired Monarch Cement employee, was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital Chanute before transfer to Hillcrest Burn Center Tulsa. The house stood two blocks east of US 169 in the southeast Humboldt area near new housing units.
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Humboldt
Joe Whitford
Hillcrest
Tulsa
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Chanute
Briggs Massey
Massey
Hum
Whitford
Tax Plan Draws Mixed Reaction In Kansas Legislature
Topeka reports mixed reaction to a five point tax reform package proposed by Rep. Shelby Smith. Leaders express skepticism about passage with Gov. Docking pledging to veto sales tax increases while others anticipate possible compromise. Areas include urban rural support and criticism of tax burden shifting.
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Topeka
Kan
Shelby Smith
Richita
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Smith
Pete Loux
Wichita
Robert Docking
Shelby
Loux
Tom van Cleave
Docking
van Cleave
Cut Proposed For Homesteads In Kansas House
A constitutional amendment was proposed in the Kansas House to allow tax assessment of a taxpayer's homestead at a lower rate than other property. A second measure would create a new state Department of Recreation to replace the Game Commission.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas House
State Department of Recreation
The
Game Commission
Walter W. Graber
Pretty Prairie
George White
Valley Center
Milton Nitsch
Oberlin
Recreation Department
Fire damages camping trailer at Nu-Wa Campers
A fire at Nu-Wa Campers in R I damaged a 27 foot trailer with a 3 by 5 foot burn area on the side and two fiberglass tanks. Firefighters arrived as plant workers contained the blaze, ruled caused by a welding spark igniting flammable material.
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Nu-Wa Campers
R. I
John Erickson
Erickson
Longshoremen renew strike at 24 West Coast ports
San Francisco and Los Angeles harbor areas began picketing after an 8 a.m. PST deadline as 24 West Coast ports saw renewed action. Negotiations had broken off with no settlement, but the union pledged to resume talks later.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Chamber hears Kansas AG Vern Miller at Chanute meeting
Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller will speak at the Chanute Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday February 8. Miller a Wichita native and 80 year first Democrat in the role, has 15 years in law enforcement including six years as Sedgwick County sheriff. Tickets are $5 and available at the chamber office or by calling 431-3350. A 12 screen Kansarama slide show on Kansas climate industry and recreation will accompany the talk.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
Allen County District Court
Atty
Vern Miller
Iola
Iola American Legion Club
Supreme Court
Kansas
Chanute Area
Miller
Wichita
Friends University of Wichita
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Korea
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Kansas Bar Association
Wichita Bar Association
Sedgwick
John Barr
St. Patrick’s Sym
Chamber
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Delights Chamber Visit
A terse intercepted note wishes Cha well as Vern’s meetings with the Chamber of Commerce are praised for friendliness. The phrasing suggests cordial official contact and smooth engagement despite the interception context.
Court Agrees to Hear Northern School Segregation Case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a Denver case in which black and Spanish surnamed students allege school board planning created a de facto segregated system, not explicit laws. Justices Powell and Rehnquist will join the eight-member panel. Byers White did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Denver
Byron R. White
White
Colorado
High Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Air Force
Pullman
Verbal One Upmanship Guide from Enfield College
Three experts at Enfield College publish a three section word game guide to fool lay readers with impressive sounding results. They offer ten words per section: integrated total systemised parallel functional responsive syncron ised compatible balanced. management organization monitored reciprocal digital logic transitional incremental third generation policy. options flexibility capability mobility programming concept time phrase projection hardware contingency.
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London
Enfield College
Bill Farager
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