Docking Vetoes House Reapportionment In Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed House Bill 2020 for 125 districts that would unevenly split counties and political subdivisions. He cited 12.4 percent population deviation and urged a fairer plan while noting time to act remains.
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Topeka Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas House of Representatives
House
Docking
House of Representatives
U.S
Kansas
Senate
Sedgwick
Johnson, Wyandotte
Shawnee
Five Adults and Juvenile Arrested in Pot Possession Case
Neosho County Undersheriff Arden Hammans arrested five adults Kathryn Hively Rebecca Nelson Edwin Noland Roger Reno and a 16 year old girl in a single pot possession incident Saturday night. Hammans followed a truck on a gravel road south of Chanute after occupants dumped a package which was recovered and analyzed as alleged marijuana.
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Neosho County
Arden Hammans
Kathryn Hively
Rick Hively
S. Western
Rebecca Nelson
Topeka
Edwin Noland
Sheriff's Office
Hammans
Chanute
US 169
Shaw Road
School Board approves salary raise and bus purchases
The Board of Education accepted Supt Buford Fisher's administrator pay schedule with a seven percent across the board raise except for principals changing positions. They approved an $8,252 annual operating budget for the ANW special education cooperative and a four-bus purchase costing $28,667. Four new teacher appointments were set and resignations accepted.
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Supt. of
Buford Fisher
Board of Education
ANW
Iola
Dodge
Ford
Fisher
Jim Woods
Larry Nelson
Harold Barnhart
Thorny Tulips Turn to Thorns in Tiny Tim Secret Separation
Tiny Tim files for legal separation from teenage wife Miss Vicky two years after their Tonight show wedding. The couple’s 10 month old daughter Tulip Victoria remains with Vicky’s parents in New Jersey as reporters seek comment.
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New York
Tiny Tim
Miss Vicky
Tim
Johnny Carson
Vicky
Tulip Victoria
Haddonfield
N.J
Won’t Be In A Boy With Broken Leg Suffers Ride
Herbert Cheney thirteen year old on a paper route is resting in a raspberry colored cast after a bicycle collision with Harold Cornish thirty nine near Elm and Highland in Neosho. Cheney said I won’t be in today and hospital official Glen Dormois notes he should be dismissed in a couple days. The crash happened at 345 p.m.
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Herbert Cheney
Washington
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Glen Dormois
The
Tribune
Dormois
Harold Cornish
N. Forest
Elm
Herbert
Highland
Tax Bill Completed by Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Legislature completed action on a 23.85 million measure to solve state finances and sent it to Gov. Robert Docking. The bill ends the state income tax deduction for federal taxes paid by corporations and financial institutions. Rep Loyd Andrews urged extending the bill beyond one year, but the House rejected the motion. Rep Richard Loux cautioned against sending the bill to a conference committee, fearing Senate reversals, with House Speaker Rep Calvin Strowig agreeing that a decision must be made.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
Loyd Andrews
Wichita
Richard Loux
House
Intercepted Letter Questions Hangovers in Legislature
A clipped note reads Dear Cha stating if drinking isn't a crime the Legislature should repeal hang overs. The item presents as a humorous political quip reflecting temperance era sentiment.
Spring Merchandise Focus With Fashions Home Improvements
The Wednesday Tribune previews a 12 page tabloid style section highlighting spring special merchandise and services. It covers fashions home improvements and outdoor living items designed for seasonal activities.
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Tribune
Area Forecast Highlights Clear Cold Night Winds Diminish
Clear and cold tonight with diminishing gusty north winds. Mostly sunny and a little cooler Wednesday with a low in the 20s and a high mid 40s to mid 50s. Precipitation probability near zero.
Kansas Faces Declining Gas Reserves and Limited Drilling
Tom Schwinn of the Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association warned that Kansas gas reserves have declined from about 18.5 trillion cubic feet in 1962 to 13.3 trillion in 1970 while production rose from 784.4 billion cubic feet in 1962 to 909.4 billion in 1969 due to sparse exploratory drilling.
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Lawrence
Kan
Tom Schwinn
Kansas Independent Oil and Gas Association
Kansas
Schwinn
Docking Signs Inheritance Tax Bill To Aid 1973 Budget
Gov. Robert Docking signed Senate Bill 309, shortening inheritance tax payment window from 18 to nine months after probate. State gains a one time windfall of about 3 to 4 million dollars in fiscal 1973 due to doubled payments from the shortened period.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Senate
Kansas
Medicare Funds Misused Due to Billing Inefficiencies
Federal audits reveal health insurers misspent millions in Medicare funds due to inefficiencies and excessive payments. Investigations by the Department of Health Education and Welfare questioned practices from golf ball purchases to $320 million paid to Florida doctors without proof of reasonableness.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Florida
Massive Reddings Mill Fire Burns Near Joplin
Missouri Conservation officials report about 1000 acres of woods and grassland scorched in a Monday blaze near Reddings Mill three miles south of Joplin. Fire crews from Joplin Galena Kansas and state units fought the fire with local volunteers into the evening.
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Joplin, Mo
Missouri State Conservation Commission
Reddings Mill
Joplin
Galena
Kan
Commission
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