Unified School District 413 proposes 36.95 mill levy increase
Taxpayers in the 413 unified district face a 36.95 mill levy per thousand this year, up 1.77 from 35.18. The budget totals 1 411 017 58 with a 18 289 367 tangible valuation. Bond funds levy, general fund, and social security levies are detailed, with a public hearing set for Aug 7 at 8 p.m. at the Board of Education office 402 S Evergreen.
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Unified School District 413
Board of Education
S. Evergreen
Tribune
Turnpike Revenue Rises in First Half of 1967
The Kansas Turnpike Authority reports net toll revenue for January through June 1967 at 4,064,738 dollars, up 6.87 percent from the previous year while gross income climbs 10.23 percent to 1,140,027 dollars in June. L W Newcomer notes revenue covers 1.54 times semi annual bond interest of 2,631,960 dollars.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas Turnpike Authority Today
L. W. Newcomer
Soviets Lead Space Plans Webb Says
NASA chief James E. Webb testified before Congress that the Soviet Union leads the United States in most major space programs. Senator Spessard L. Holland expressed amazement at Webb's claim as he warned of heavy Soviet payloads overhead and possible weapons implications while Webb lobbied for the full 5.1 billion space authorization. The House cut 123 million and the Senate 249 million from the proposal.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
James E. Webb
Congress
Spessard L. Holland
Dfla
Senate Space Committee
Webb
Holland
Senate Appropriations Committee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Johnson
House
Senate
Playing With Gun Ends in Fatality for 6YearOld Nuessen
A 6-year-old Olpe boy, Paul Jerome Nuessen, was fatally shot while playing with a .22 rifle with his siblings. The weapon had been recently purchased and cleaned. authorities say it was not believed to be loaded. He died en route to an Emporia hospital.
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Emporia, Kan
Olpe, Kan
Paul Jerome Nuessen
Jerry Nuessen
Frank Coburn
Lyon County
Nuessen
Emporia
Protest over layoff plan at Kansas Army Ammunition Plant
About 500 union construction workers did not report for shifts at the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant near Parsons amid a dispute over pipefitter layoffs. A grievance meeting was set with pipefitters Local 644, the Martin K. Eby Construction Co., and US Army Engineers as engineers supervise the plant.
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Parsons, Kan
Kansas Army Ammunition
Parsons
Pipefitters
Martin K. Eby Construction Co
U S. Army Engineers
Paul W. Works
Eby
Ammunition Plant
Joe Pucci
Pittsburg
Kansas
Pucci
Local 644
Husband Disappears With 300-Pound Lion
Los Angeles AP report notes circus animal trainer Adela Sneija says her husband Blasjak and a 300 pound lion named Stanislaus, owned by Poland, disappeared while she slept. The lion was described as lame.
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Los Angeles
Adela Sneija
Ringling Bros.-Barnum Bailey Circus
Blasjak
Stanislaus
Sneija
Poland
Detroit Calm After Night of Rioting Ends Curfew Lifted
Detroit officials lifted a curfew as the city quieted after four days of mob violence. Governor Romney announced gasoline stations could reopen with restrictions, liquor stores stay closed, and a disaster declaration was sought. Nationwide violence persisted with 10 communities hit overnight, death toll at 36 in Detroit, National Guardsmen controlling streets as King urged federal anti riot measures.
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Detroit
George Romney
Romney
Jerome Cavanagh
Cyrus R. Vance
New York
Harlem
Ledo
Ohio
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Ariz
South Bend
Ind
Cincinnati
Cambridge
Traffic Fatalities in Topeka Summary for July and 1967
Topeka reports road deaths recorded in a 24 hour window ending 9 am Thursday with a July total of 58. The 1967 figure reaches 344 for the year, compared to the 1966 period.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cedar Vale Gets New Bank With Insolvent Predecessor
Cedar Vale in Chautauqua County will see a bank by Monday as William Schmoll leads Cedar Vale State Bank into the former Cedar Vale National Bank building after the latter was declared insolvent and its assets approved for sale by a federal court. Other major stockholders include Francis E. Carr of Wellington and Olney Newman of Kansas City First National Bank.
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Cedar Vale
Kan
Chautauqua County
William Schmoll
Cedar Vale State Bank
Cedar Vale National Bank
Comptroller of Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Wichita
U. S. District Court
Schmoll
Wellington
First National Bank
Francis E. Carr
Wellington Bank
Olney Newman
First National Bank of Kansas City
Lawmakers push 300 million aid plan for police in riots
About 40 House members from both parties proposed a 300 million program to fund local police efforts against civil disorder. Senate discussions mirror the plan with grants covering 50 to 75 percent of costs, depending on state matching. Committees plan hearings on rioting and related federal crime bills.
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Washington
House
James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
Senate Judiciary Committee
Newark
Cambridge
Weather forecast and Kansas thunderstorm rain totals
Area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with a chance of scattered thunderstorms, little temperature change, low around 70, high near 90. North central and northeastern Kansas saw storms last night with Glasco at 3.42 inches. humid, warm weather continues through Friday with more showers overnight eastern counties.
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Topeka
Kansas
Glasco
Weather Bureau
Queen Mary Shifts From Transport to Entertainment
Intercepted letter reports the luxury liner Queen Mary remaining in tourist traction while transferring from the transportation department to the entertainment division.
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Transportation Department
Man Electrocuted At Topeka Construction Site
A Lee's Summit man, Lyle Nease, 48, was electrocuted Wednesday at a Topeka construction site. Police say he crawled under a construction office trailer to replace a supply line plug when a 220 volt line touched metal roofing material he was lying on.
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Topeka
Lyle Nease
Rocket Mortar Attack Hits U S Infantry Camp North of Saigon
Communist gunners attacked the Phuoc Vinh airfield and the 1st Infantry Division headquarters, killing 11 Americans and wounding 43 as rockets and mortars hit nearby South Vietnamese installations. Civilians suffered 3 dead and 13 wounded. U.S. and allied casualties and weekly totals were reported amid ongoing low ground action.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Phuoc Vin
Tax Ruling Upheld in Hodgeman County Valuations Case
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals upholds a ruling directing Hodgeman County to restore an across the board 20 percent cut in valuations. The decision, 2-1, marks a shift toward stronger state direction in equalizing property values, with county officials weighing court appeals or noncompliance.
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Kansas Board of Tax Appeals
Hodgeman County
Tax Appeals Board
Sam Brookover
Eureka
Jetmore
Hodgeman
van Smith
Board of Commissioners
Smith
Harold Grauerholz
Kensington Democrat
Dan H. Myers
William H. Avery
Ronald F
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Board of Tax Appeals
Dwyer
Violent Earthquake Strikes Turkey Echoes 1939 Toll
An AP report from Ankara notes a new powerful quake in eastern Turkey south of Erzincan raising early death tolls to 86 with many villages cut off. The Pulumur region bears the brunt as mud-built homes fear higher casualties. The Kandili observatory logged the quake at 8:30 p.m. as Pope Paul VI finished western Turkey visits.
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Turkey
Erzincan
Adapazari
Pulumur
Seismological Observatory
Kandili
Paul VI
Italy
Izmir
Ephesus
Queen Mary to become Long Beach landmark museum hotel
The Queen Mary will be sold by Cunard Lines to Long Beach for 3.444 million dollars and turned into a maritime museum hotel and convention center. Mayor Edwin Wade says it will rival Disneyland attracting about two million visitors yearly. The sale funds come from tideland oil revenue, and the liner will end service with a final trans Atlantic trip.
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Calif
Disneyland
Cunard Lines
London
Edwin Wade
Marineland
Southern California
Wade
Tideland
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