GOP Outline Proposes Broad Senior Health Coverage Plan
Six Ways and Means Republicans unveiled a sweeping alternative to President Johnson’s health program. The proposal would cover everyone 65 and older with up to 1000 dollars of hospital costs and 80 percent of extra expenses, funded by premiums averaging about six dollars monthly and Treasury funding, with no mandate to join. The plan faces continued committee review and potential House votes, with support from Rep. Gerald Ford.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
GOP
Treasury
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Weather hints at warmer night and colder weekend
Area forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with a warmer spell tonight and a drop in temperature Saturday. Lows tonight near the mid 20s and Saturday highs in the mid 30s. In Topeka AP reports Kansas temps moderating with a new surge of cold air expected Saturday. today highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the 20s. Early today Olathe recorded 5 degrees and Pittsburg 17 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Pittsburg
Dr J R Hale Installed as New Pastor at Grant Ave Church
Dr J R Hale formerly of Winfield begins ministry at Grant Avenue Baptist Church this Sunday. He holds a Master and Doctor of Theology from Central Baptist Theological Seminary with past roles at First Baptist Winfield and Argentine Baptist Kansas City. Mrs Hale also graduated from Ouachita and studied at Central Seminary. They reside at 415 W Walnut Parsonage.
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J. R. Hale
Winfield
Grant Avenue
Ouachita Baptist College
Arkadelphia
Ark
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
Kan
First Baptist Church
Argentine Baptist Church
Hale
Central Baptist Seminary
Hales
Walnut
Intercepted Letter Reflects Simple Student Diet Tale
An intercepted note recalls twelve students who lived on a loaf of bread cereal and fruit daily for 50 days. It also mentions a memory of bathing during a family two week visit.
Five-Man Board To Review Policy Of Air Academy
A five member committee appointed by Secretary Eugene M Zuckert will review all Air Force Academy policies after a classroom cheating scandal led to 65 cadet resignations. Investigators continue questioning cadets and as many as 700 may resign.
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Air Academy
AIR Force Academy
Colo
Secretary of the
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Acad
Zuckert
Washington
Thomas D. White
Kansan of the Year laureate and Kansas education leaders
Laurin Jones of Dodge City named Kansan of the Year at the Native Sons and Daughters banquet. He chaired Senate education committees, served in the Kansas House and Senate, and liaised for Gov. Avery. William L. White spoke on William Allen White’s influence. About 300 attended.
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Laurin Jones
Dodge City
Jones
Dodge City Board of Education
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Kansas House
Senate
William Avery
Sylvia
William L. White
Emporia Gazette
William Allen White
Republican Party
Kansas
Gazette
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Washington
E. Newton Vickers
Native Sons of
Merle Lemert
Sedan
Native Daughters
GM reports record 1964 profits despite strikes
General Motors Corp earned a record 1.735 billion dollars in 1964, or 6.05 dollars per share, marking the highest profits for any company in history and surpassing AT&T’s 1963-64 earnings despite six weeks of U.S. auto production idling.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United States
House Panel OKs Amendment on County Treasurer Terms
The House State Affairs Committee approved a proposed Kansas Constitution amendment to end the ban on serving more than two consecutive terms by county treasurers. It advances to the House, then Senate, with ballot placement possible in the 1966 election.
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PEKA
House State Affairs Committee
Kansas
House
Senate
Sheriff vows crackdown on saucer hunters in Augusta County
Sheriff John E. Kent of Augusta County warns residents who arm themselves to hunt green men from space that gun use will be addressed by law. Reports of unidentified flying objects persist with three boys claiming a green man sighting east of Staunton. Kent questions who has the right to shoot first in such a scenario.
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Staunton
John E. Kent
Augusta County
Here
Kent
Fierce Fire Strikes Des Moines General Hospital
A raging blaze in Des Moines General Hospital forced evacuation of 103 adults and six babies. Firefighters sustained minor injuries. flames were kept from the newer wing by fire walls while older sections suffered collapsing walls. Dr H A Graney noted the fire began in the older office area.
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Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines General Hospital
Lee Williams
H. A. Graney
Inmate Walks Away From Federal Prison Honor Camp
An inmate escaped from the Leavenworth federal prison honor camp Thursday night despite near zero weather, according to the warden's office.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Always the Same Room for Kansas Senator and Wife
In Topeka the Warren couple, Senator Joe Warren and his wife Pauline, have occupied the same hotel room for nine years of sessions and interims. They keep a familiar setup including a floor lamp, easy chair, and an ivory TV, with a two-pole closet to avoid wardrobe disputes. The hotel asks yearly if they want the room back and they always say yes.
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Topeka
Kan
Pauline Warren
Sen
Joe Warren
Dmaple City
Kansas Senate
LBJ on Short Range And Light Schedule
President Johnson showed steady improvement from a cold but kept a light White House schedule. He met AFL-CIO leader George Meany and Andrew Biemiller to discuss pending legislation likely including manpower retraining and Taft Hartley repeal. He remained in living quarters, planned weekend at the White House, and announced several federal actions.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Executive
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Andrew Biemiller
Labor Organization
George E. Reedy
Neosho County Schools Share 1965 High School Fund
Neosho County schools receive 65 985 10 from the first 1965 disbursement of the State High School Finance Fund. Chanute district gets 34 358 96 with Erie 9 190 50 Galesburg 3 319 40 St Paul 6 095 64 Joint Rural Stark 4 726 26 Thayer 8 294 34. State total 5 239 796. Payment basis is Sept 15 enrollment. Neighboring counties sums listed.
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Neosho County
Chanute
Erie
Galesburg
St. Paul
Joint Rural
Stark
Thayer
Adel F. Throckmorton
Santa Fe Income Rises in 1964
Consolidated net income for the Santa Fe Railway system and subsidiaries reached 80.7 million dollars for 1964, up from 71.3 million in 1963. The fourth quarter income was 17.2 million versus 20.6 million a year earlier, with earnings per share at 3.04 after adjustments.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
Ernest S. Marsh
Marsh
Jenkins Called In Baker Probe
The Senate Rules Committee subpoenaed former White House aide Walter H. Jenkins to testify in a closed session next Thursday in its Bobby Baker investigation. Jenkins faced questions over pressuring Don B. Reynolds to buy TV air time in Austin, Texas, tied to Johnson’s family.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
White House
Walter H. Jenkins
Bobby Baker
Jenkins
Don B. Reynolds
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Reynolds
Rules Committee
Austin
Senate
Sweet Adelines Saturday regional chorus contest
The regional Sweet Adelines convention will be held at the Masonic Temple Saturday with participants from Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Iowa. Performances by Klipper Kords Omaha Volunteers Quartet Tulsa Variations Independence Mo Wheathearts Enid Sekanaires Tioga Tones Chanute. Mrs. Frank Davidson Jr is chapter president and Mrs Jeff Coots directs. An evening show is at 8 p.m. at the Senior High School auditorium.
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Masonic Temple
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Klipper Kords
Omaha
Volunteers
Tulsa
Independence
Enid
Sekanaires
Tioga
Chanute
Frank Davidson, Jr
Jeff Coots
Pipeline Runs in Kansas Oil Volume Dips Week Ended Jan 25
Kansas crude oil pipeline runs averaged 289 205 barrels per day for the week ended January 25, per the Conservation Division. This compares with an allowable of 300 000 barrels daily, down 9 947 from the prior week estimate.
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Wichita
Kansas
Conservation Division
Traffic Fatalities Log for Kansas Sees 38 Deaths in January
AP report from Topeka shows Kansas road deaths in the 24 hours to 9 am Friday list 38 for January 1965 and 50 for the comparable 1964 period. Death occurred on Wednesday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Churchill Lying In State Draws Huge Crowds For Farewell
Eisenhower paid eight minutes of soldiers silence beside Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin at Westminster Hall as crowds exceeding 240000 gathered. Officials expect funeral attendance to surpass 305806 who mourned George VI in 1952. The U.S. delegation attended. The service at St Paul’s Cathedral will be led by Archbishop Michael Ramsey before burial at Bladon near Blenheim Castle.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Winston
George VI
U.S
Westminster Hall
St. Paul's Cathedral
Michael Ramsey
Canterbury
Bladon
Blenheim Castle
Continuity Plan Urged For Presidential Leadership
Acting Atty Gen Nicholas Katzenbach and former Atty Gen Herbert Brownell pressed Congress to adopt a new constitutional mechanism ensuring presidential continuity. They debated with Senator Hruska over safeguards against coups and Congress deciding when a president is unable to perform duties. Brownell backed quick action on the amendment, with ABA support noted.
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Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Herbert Brownell
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Katzenbach
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Hruska
Brownell
American Bar Association
ABA
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richmond
Michigan State Students Live Mostly on Bread Alone
A Michigan State University nutritionist reports 12 students survived 50 days on a diet of bread and wheat products with vegetables fruit jellies and butter while avoiding milk meat cheese and eggs. Protein and calories came mainly from bread. blood urea dropped to about half normal, prompting further study on kidney disease potential.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
Olaf Michelsen
Michelsen
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