Kansas House Seeks 2 Percent Tax on Premiums
A 2 percent premium tax bill for Kansas insurance companies was introduced in the Kansas House. It targets in state firms with a possible $2.3 million annual revenue rise and offers a 1 2 percent rate cut if reserves are 50 percent or more in Kansas. The bill also lists allocations for several state agencies including the Southeast Kansas tuberculosis hospital at Chanute for 507 498.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Kansas
Pete Loux
Wichita
Hubert Fatzer
Fellsburg
Jack N. Turner
Loux
Jerry Griffith
D-Derby
Harriet Graham
House
Ways and Means Committee
State General Fund
Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital
Attorney General's Office
Governor's Department
Department of Economic Development
Office of Economic Analysis
Port of Entry Board
Treasurer
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Water Resources Board
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Congress
Aid Bid Faces Corruption Claims Over Vietnam Funds
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged a 415 million increase in foreign aid, 275 million for South Vietnam, to ease wartime economic strain. Lawmakers questioned corruption and black market siphoning, with Rep. Hays and Rep. Zablocki demanding tighter controls as AID chief Bell promised enforcement.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress
South Viet Nam
U.S
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
Zablocki
David E. Bell
Agency For International Development
United States
To Honor Miss Bryant Jim Ryun
The Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas name Deb bie Bryant Miss America and Jim Ryun Wichita track star as Kan sans of the year. Bryant is 19 from Overland Park and may not attend the Friday ceremony while Ryun, 18 and a KU freshman, will attend after setting a national high school mile record of 3 58 38 in Wichita last year.
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Topeka
Ryan
Kansas
Wichita
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Log for January 22 1966
Kansas traffic death log records 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday for January 22 1966. Comparable 1965 period shows 42 deaths.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cold front spreads through Kansas with subzero risks
Area forecasts warn of continued cold through Thursday with a new cold front crossing Kansas. Low tonight 5-10 F, high Thursday 25-30. Topeka reports increasingly frigid air and the potential for zero to 15 below readings in western to eastern parts, with minor snow flurries possible.
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Topeka
Kansas
Four Injured by Boiler Blast at Centron Plant
Four persons suffered minor injuries when a boiler exploded at the Centron Corp plant at 9th and Avalon in Lawrence, ripping through the lower level. Charles Lacey William DeJarnett Norman Stewe and Robert Rose, all of Lawrence, were treated for lacerations. Cause undetermined. Centron makes commercial and educational films.
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Lawernce
Kan
Centron Corp
9Th and
Avalon
Lawrence
Charles Lacey
William DeJarnett
Norman Stewe
Robert Rose
Centron
Spy Plane Crash Kills One Pilot in New Mexico
A Lockheed SR71 on a long range test flight crashed near the Texas border after witnesses heard explosions. Pilot James T. Zwayer of Lancaster, California, died. injured co pilot Bill Weaver of Northridge, California, was not seriously hurt. The incident prompted a heavy security cordon around the Edwards Air Force Base area.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
James T. Zwayer
Lancaster
Calif
Bill Weaver
Northridge
Weaver
Britain seeks U S financial aid for east of Suez
Defense Secretary Denis Healey flew to Washington to seek financial aid from the United States for Britain's military commitments east of Suez. Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart was expected to follow later in the day.
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London
Denis Healey
Washington
United States
Britain
Suez
Michael Stewart
Healey
United Fund reaches 1965 drive goal and elects 1966 officers
The United Fund achieved its 1965 goal at the annual meeting in the Chamber of Commerce office. Glen Dormois was elected president. Floyd Potter retires as former president. Bill Young is re elected treasurer. New officers include Mrs Dean Foster and John McMeekin with Dale Steinman as vice president.
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United Fund Drive
United Fund
Chamber of Commerce
Glen Dormois
Drive
Floyd Potter
Bill Young
Dean Foster
John McMeekin
Dale Steinman
Coleen Ikenberry
Elizabeth Pieper
Chauncey Fisher
Jack Bennett
Harold Stroud
Sylvia Pack
John Hovorka
Young
Steinman
McMeekin
Magnus Mowrey
Dick Crawford
Fisher
Gladys Eaton
Dwight McCreight
Potter
Ikenberry
Miss Pieper
Intercepted Letter Discusses Johnson Aid Request
An intercepted letter argues Johnson seeks billions to aid both the city and country people and suggests the plan may exclude only those living on boats at sea.
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Johnson
Bombing Renewal Expected Soon Against North Vietnam
President Johnson is anticipated to order renewed bombing attacks on Communist North Vietnam. White House officials say no final decision has been made while Moyers notes the president weighs Southeast Asia factors. Some advisers favor delaying or suspending bombing for diplomatic reasons.
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Washington
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
White House
Tion
Bill D. Moyers
Southeast Asia
Dean Rusk
Massive U S Firepower Showed In Vietnam Display
U S warplanes flew over 400 combat missions against Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam while three 7th Fleet destroyers shelled coastal positions. The long bombardment hit huts and supply camps as air attacks on the North continued. Marines conducted 300 patrols from Da Nang with sporadic contact, as officials hinted at renewed bombing pending a presidential decision.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Guam
da Nang
Bonds Sold For 1.2 Million School Construction
Unified School District 413 sold 1.2 million dollars in bonds today to Stern Brothers and Company of Kansas City as the apparent low bidder with an overall 3.44151 percent interest rate on a 20 year term. Bidders included First Securities Company of Wichita and Continental Illinois National Bank, with several associates named in the bidding group. A special meeting was set for 8 p.m. to accept bids for the construction of the special services center, and bonds for the new junior college are expected to be sold February 23.
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Stern Brothers and Company
Kansas City
Buford Fisher
Stern Brothers
Reinholdt and Gardner
G. H. Walker and Company
Columbian Securities Corporation
First Securities Company of
Wichita
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago
Commerce Trust Company of
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Special Services
Fisher
Risk Discounts End For Compact Cars
New York sources report three national insurance rating bureaus will eliminate ten percent premium discounts on compact cars. The Insurance Information Institute said the change will take at least a year to end.
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New York
Insurance Information Institute
Johnson unveils $2.3 billion plan to rebuild American cities
The President proposes a six-year federal aid program to rebuild center cities and create new towns outside metropolitan areas. It includes expanding low and moderate-cost housing, integrating physical rehab with social programs, easing administration, and mobilizing national talent to tackle urban crisis.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Cemetery trust funds debated in Kansas public case
A 1964 public interest suit against Norman Anderson of El Paso and Kansas cemetery groups returns to district court after Kansas Supreme Court rulings. The case analyzes pre need trust requirements for memorial associations operating Greenlawn and others in McPherson Dodge City Garden City Hays Newton Great Bend Ottawa and El Dorado. A Feb 8 hearing will address existing contracts and a state accounting motion.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Norman Anderson
el Paso
Tex
Perpetual Care Cemetery Associations
Kansas
Anderson
Oper
Ates
District Court
Reapportionment talk at Eggs and Issues Breakfast
Rep. Jess Taylor led a Kansas Chamber event on reapportionment with Sen. William Bowers as guests. Speakers warned of urban dominance under court orders, noted potential new pressure groups, and discussed suburban and rural representation shifts amid changing population patterns.
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Taylor
House
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Fritz
Clams Delight Cattlemen at Kansas City Meeting
Clams numbering 2 500 appeared at the American National Cattlemen's Association convention in Kansas City. Gordon Hallock of Annapolis said attendees enjoyed the seafood though unaware it was clams. He demonstrated prep for hotel cooks, frying briefly to keep them juicy inside and crisp outside.
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Kansas City
American National Cattlemen's Association
Gordon Hallock
Annapolis, Md
Hallock
The
Natural Resources Institute
Hotel Continental
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Chanute
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Midway
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Altoona
Albert Mitchell Jr
Mitchell
Lockheed
Cha
Soviet Union
Jess Taylor
Winston Churchill
Phil L. Woodworth
R-Mission
Claude L. Bell
R-Mcdonald
William L. Robinson
Everett Fritz
Kansas City, Kan
Woodworth
U. S. Supreme Court
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Senate
Bor
Robinson
Democratic Central Committee
Sedgwick County
Johnson County
State of
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