House Okays School Funds For Accelerated College Builds
TOPEKA AP A bill to provide funds for an accelerated building program at state universities and colleges passed the Kansas House 76 to 44 sending it to the Senate. It would add 3.4 million to the college building fund by a .75 mill property tax hike for one year, suspended the same levy for state hospital buildings during the period.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
College
John Anderson
House
Kansas
Ways and Means
House Assessment and Taxation
U.S. Treasury
Mental Health Welfare Bill Heads to Senate Vote
TOPEKA AP A bill designating the Board of Social Welfare as the sole agency for mental health programs in Kansas advances after tentative approval 21-3. The measure would decide supervision of local clinics and state mental health facilities, with debate over Board of Health vs Social Welfare control.
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Topeka
Board of Social Welfare
Kansas
Senate
State Board of Health
Division of
Legislative Council
Council
Weather Today Forecast In Kansas Drier Warmer
Northwest winds brought drier air and fair skies into Kansas. Tonight’s low in the 30s, Thursday’s high in the 60s, with forecasters predicting clear conditions and warmer temperatures after morning fog elsewhere.
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Topeka
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Widow Karen Julin Dies From Traffic Crash Injuries
Hays Kansas AP reports Karen Scott Julin age 19 widow died Tuesday from injuries after a traffic accident. Her husband was killed about a year and a half earlier in a separate crash.
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Hays
Kan
Karen Scott Julin
Julin
Kansas approves aid for 14 junior colleges and tax on credit hours
Gov. John Anderson signed a bill extending state financial aid to 14 Kansas public junior colleges, costing about 300000 dollars yearly. The plan provides 3 dollars per credit hour up to 60 credits per student, with expectations of similar aid for municipal universities in Topeka and Wichita. Anderson also signed a measure allowing ecclesiastical heads to form non profit corporations to hold church tithe property, a move seen as aiding Catholic assets. The governor named Charles R. Escola associate general counsel of the Kansas Corporation Commission, a post he previously held and later served with the FCC.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Anderson
Anderson
Wichita
Washburn
Charles R. Escola
Kansas Corporation
Escola
KCC
Federal Communications Commission
Motorist Finds Humor at Water-Filled Duck Hole Warning
Boonville Missouri AP reports humor remained as motorists crossed a stretch of road with large water-filled duck holes near the M41 70 and M5 intersection. A sign appeared early warning no boating or fishing is allowed on county roads.
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Boonville, Mo
City and School Board Candidates Named
Unofficial returns in yesterday's city primary eliminated Dallce Rush and H P Lehrack from the commission race and Phil Cooper from the school board slate. A 608 vote tie between Dr Richard Good and Bill Gray Jr for sixth and seventh slots hung over the school board results. Balloting showed narrow spreads among top commission contenders led by W J Bill Althaber with 848 votes. Tom Morehead 795. John Lapham 759. Harold R Williams 751. Rush 722. Lebrack 333. Dr Don R Abbuehl led the school board with 1340, Floyd Naff 1059, Paul Brennecke 870, Bob Ward 818, Floyd Potter 709, with Good 608 and Gray 608 and Cooper 524. Official canvass set for 3 p m today to resolve the Good Gray tie by lot if needed. Runoff on April 4 will fill two regular terms, one unexpired term, and three school board seats. Total ballots 2283, about 44 percent of 5225 registered. Counting finished by 10 30.
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Dallce Rush
H. P. Lehrack
Commission
Phil Cooper
Richard Good
Bill Gray Jr
W. J
Bill) Althaber
Tom Morehead
John Lapham
Harold R. Williams
Althaber
Williams
Rush
Lebrack
Don R. Abbuehl
Ity
John ‘Sherman Jr
Morehead
Lapham
Abbuehl
Naff
Potter
Gray
Good
Threats Won't Deter Morehead's City Commission Bid
Mrs. Morehead said Tom Morehead will remain a candidate for city commissioner despite a threatening letter received by mail. He is a traveling salesman for a Chanute firm and was out of town. his wife stated he plans to run and will report the letter to a postal inspector in Pittsburgh for investigation.
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Tom Morehead
Morehead
Chanute
Providence School Schedules Extra Saturdays and Phone Days
In Providence, RI, schools will add three Saturdays this winter to make up lost days. Two additional days will be settled by calling your carrier. If makeup cannot occur by June 22 and 23 at Reach-ee, call 700 after 6 p.m. for year-end arrangements.
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Providence, RI
Jreachee
Registration Books Open City General Election Registration
City Clerk Howard Parsons announced that voter registration books are open for the April 4 city general election. The office will stay open until 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday to register those not already on the lists, after which the books close until after the election. Eligible voters include those never registered, those who registered before but did not vote in last November's presidential election, and those who have moved or changed name since last registering.
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Howard Parsons
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka March 1961-1960 Comparison
Kansas traffic death log reports 24 hour totals to 9 am for Topeka. March figures show 31 deaths in 1961 versus 85 in 1960. Data spans 24 hours to 9 am and compares the two periods.
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Topeka
Kansas
Retirement Risks and New Purpose in Old Age
Lenten guidepost by Harry Emerson Fosdick warns retirement can bring aimlessness and emptiness unless one retires to a new purpose. He cites sudden loss of daily routines, feeling unnecessary, and fear of tomorrow without preparation, urging proactive planning for a meaningful postwork life.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
Great Bend teacher loses job over sex education material
A Great Bend High School instructor Nadine Stallard, 41, was informed by the school board that she will not be rehired for next year citing poor judgment in presenting sex education in the Family Living course. The board upheld March 6 action despite petitions and support from students and adults.
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Great Bend
Miss Stallard
The
Great Bend Education Association
GBEA
D. V. ‘Swartz
Swartz
Legal Snag Over Withdrawal In School Board Race
City primary unofficial returns show Bill Gray Jr. and Dr Richard Good tied for second in the school board race and both ready to withdraw. City Attorney John Sherman says only nominees may withdraw, so until the official canvass and possible tie break by lot, neither is a nominee and both cannot withdraw. The tie outcome will not affect Phil Cooper’s elimination from the slate.
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Bill Gray Jr
Richard Good
John Sherman
Gray
Good
Sherman
Lot
Phil Cooper
House Approves Emergency Unemployment Aid Bill
The House passed an emergency unemployment aid measure aimed to pay nearly $1 billion in benefits starting in early April. The Senate vote was planned for today, with Democratic leaders seeking swift passage to send the bill to President Kennedy, who prioritized it on his legislative agenda.
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Washington
House
Senate
Kennedy
Car Damage In Accidents Involving Parked Vehicles
A minor traffic incident in the 400 block on South Evergreen at about 1 30 p.m. yielded $25 damage to each vehicle. Jim Hull 21 of 1614 Edith drove a 1961 Ford panel truck into a parked 1950 Mercury owned by Louis Rush. Hull said he was crowded by an oncoming car. A 1961 Buick driven by W E Hennessey scraped a Sedgwick County car on West Main, damaging the right rear door of the Buick with no damage to the other car. Harold Franklin reported last night that the left rear door of his car was damaged while parked, with estimated damage of $40 to $59.
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South Evergreen
Jim Hull
Edith
Louis Rush
Hull
W. E. Hennesseey
Infant Killed In Car Crash Near Athol Kansas
SMITH CENTER Kan AP a two car crash near Athol Kansas killed nine month old Timothy Donald Higdon adopted son of Air Force sergeant back from Europe Four other persons were injured two critically The boy was born in Paducah Kentucky and adopted in Germany at two weeks old The report reflects a local police and hospital incident with a corrective attribution.
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Smith Center
Kan
Air Force
Europe
Athol
Timothy Donald Higdon
Francis Higdon
Paducah
Wasser
Germany
Kennedy news conference to broadcast live at 6 pm CST
Washington AP report says President Kennedy will hold a news conference Thursday broadcast live at 6 p.m. CST. The change in plan fuels speculation about a potential major announcement on the Laos crisis amid communist threats.
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Washington
Kennedy
Laos
Two Crashes Injure Couple, Still Critical
Carl Tune 46 and his wife 44 remain unconscious in a Temple hospital after separate crashes. Daughters Janet 18 and Kay 20 left college to be with them as community aid grows. Carl Jr 13 remains in school. Tune was injured walking to work. Mrs Tune a nurse injured in a Denton accident. Local unions, cafes, and hospital groups raise funds.
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Temple
Tex
Carl Tune
Temple Hospital
James Pettigrew
Janet
Kay
Tune
Denton
North Texas State
Temple Junior College
Carl, Jr
Texas
American Desk Co
Communications Workers of America
King’s Daughters Hospital
Carl Jr
CWA
Truett Tomlinson
Senate considers retirement program for state workers
A bill to create a comprehensive retirement system for Kansas state employees was introduced in the Senate. Mandatory participation would apply to state workers with optional local adoption after a referendum. employees contribute 4 percent up to a $10,000 salary, with the state covering about 5.35 percent of payroll. Teachers at state colleges would join TIAAs with a 5 percent state contribution. Retirement at 65 would yield a formula based on years contributed, with earlier or extended retirement possible under conditions.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
John Anderson
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
Jury Trial Dates Set In Chanute Erie Courts
Two criminal cases and four civil suits are set for jury trial in the current term at Chanute and Erie beginning April 5. Trials listed include Jerry Hallacy vs Donna H Penner April 5 and State v O A Fatherly rape April 10. Court convenes at 9 a.m. each trial day.
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Chanute
Erie
Jerry Hallacy
Donna H. Penner
State
O. A
Grover Thouvenell Jr
Dean Kepley
Floyd K. Bray
Roy
Eight-year term for Roddey Roddey on secret document
Arthur Rogers Roddey, a former Pentagon mathematician, was sentenced in Alexandria to eight years in prison for unauthorized possession of a secret defense document. The case highlights concerns over classified material handling and security protocols at defense agencies.
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Alexandria
Arthur Rogers Roddey
Pentagon
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Floyd Potter
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