Harder Optimistic Over Kansas Welfare Funding
Dr. Robert Harder state welfare director renewed hope the 1972 Kansas Legislature will fund welfare more generously than 1971. He noted September checks reflect a 20 percent cut and fears client reaction, while citing $15 million in requested funds cut by Gov Docking and the 1971 legislature.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Harder
Kansas
Harder
Robert Docking
Welfare Department
Department
Tax panel aims to crack Kansas legislative logjam
The blue ribbon Citizens Tax Review Commission chaired by Frank Carlson held its first meeting in Topeka. State Rep. Shelby Smith urged the panel to lead a solution to the tax and spending impasse, aiming to influence the 1972 session and the property tax lid dispute with Gov. Docking.
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Topeka
Kan
Citizens Tax Review Commission
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Frank Carlson
U.S
Shelby Smith
Wichita
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Smith
Legislative Tax Study Committee
Frank Hodge
Hutchinson
Hodge
Legislative Committee
Legislative Tax Study Group
Commission
Carlson
State Chamber
Robert Docking
Docking
Nader accuses govt of burying auto safety investigations
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader charges federal officials hid investigations into brake failures, window explosions, engine dislocations and fires, saying defects were not treated as safety related or widespread. Immigration officials launch special inquiry on Joe Cahill entry to the United States after visa cancellation order. Greek government says four people including widow of penicillin discoverer admit plot to rescue a life sentence Greek premier Papadopoulos.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Athens
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Nixon wage price report shows small August rise
The first post freeze price report indicates wholesale costs across food, industrial raw materials and finished goods rose three tenths of one percent in August. Overall index up seven tenths on a seasonally adjusted basis, the highest in six months, based largely on pre stabilization actions.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
City to Clean 16-Inch Water Line Friday
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn announced a Friday morning project to flush a 16 inch water line from the river to the treatment plant with Wilson Engineering observers assessing corrosion. The work aims to restore water capacity and should not disrupt service. Gas pipe materials will be laid on the south side near Safari Industrial Park, with conflicts noted for the Safari Golf Course on the north side.
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Kenneth Sanborn
Wilson Engineering
Salina
Sanborn
35Th Street
Safari Industrial Park
Safari
State Board of Health
Hollywood socialite prince Michael Romanoff dies
Hollywood figure Michael Romanoff died at Good Samaritan Hospital from heart failure. The dapper restaurateur linked to the city's glamorous era had been hospitalized since last Friday after a Beverly Hills bookstore incident. He was 78 or 81, with relatives unsure of his exact age.
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Hollywood (Ap
Michael Romanoff
Hollywood
Good Samaritan Hospital
Beverly Hills
Ile
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Poses Pride Question
A fragmentary intercepted note questions the meaning and origin of PRIDE, with the writer asking what the acronym stands for and signing off affectionately. The casual missive hints at personal feelings and a lighthearted curiosity about the term.
Thieu Says He Will Run Unopposed in Viet Nam Election
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced on national television that he will stand as the sole candidate in South Vietnam’s October 3 presidential election unless his policies fail to gain a people’s confidence, in which case he would step down.
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Harder
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Progress In Repair Of Polluting Keas Drilling Wells
State Board of Health engineer John Basher reported four crews are repairing and plugging wells for Keas Drilling Co. near the Neosho River. By now 32 wells are fixed and satisfactory. weather will affect completion. Kenneth Keasy oversees the work on 12 leases. many wells date to the 1930s and 1940s.
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Keas Drilling Co., Inc
John Basher
State Board of Health
Basher
Bank of Commerce
Keas
Neosho River
Bank
Kenneth Keasy
Misplaced mail chute at bank tower prompts chuckles
In Oklahoma City the Liberty Bank Tower uses a mail chute in the women's restroom. Male employees report embarrassment and humorous incidents as they deposit mail. Fort Riley speech notes the Vietnam war strains on the nation and the Army bears the heaviest consequences.
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Oklahoma City
New Liberty Bank
FT. Riley
Kan
United States
Vietnam
Robert F. Froehlke
Association of the U.S. Army
Froehlke
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission Plans Sept 9 Session
The Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission met six hours to screen possible appointees and set a Sept. 9 meeting. They aim to recommend three names to Gov. Docking to fill the vacancy caused by Chief Justice Price's retirement. Clayton M. Davis, chair, said progress was good and the task should be completed by Sept. 9.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Robert Docking
Robert T. Price
Clayton M. Davis
Topeka
Russell district to pay raises for teachers despite wage freeze
Russell teachers will receive pay raises negotiated May 4 as directed in a letter from John Woelk, president of Unified School District 407. Some staff began work under the raises before the Aug. 14 wage freeze. In Topeka, Kansas, a new organization Kanss Child Protective Services, Inc. formed to combat child abuse, led by Wichita chair Lynn Cole, calls child abuse the state’s top killer and says figures are unavailable due to the scope of the problem.
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Russell
Kan
Unified School District 407
Office of Emergency Preparedness
John Woelk
OEP
Kansas City
Topeka
Kansas
Lynn Cole
Wichita
Kansas Child Protective Services, Inc
Eastern Air Lines Runs Record Charter to Chicago
Eastern Air Lines will operate 95 flights using 46 planes including two 747s in a 14 hour charter for 13 000 conventioners attending the Associated Milk Producers INC annual meeting. They will depart from 20 midwest and southwest cities including Albuquerque New Mexico. The carrier won the deal via competitive bidding and will pump 3.2 million pounds of fuel in Chicago.
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Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Chicago
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Midwest
Southwest
Albuquerque
N.M
Jim Ashlock
EAL
Eastern
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