Christmas Goodies for Kansas Lawmakers
Salina Journal surveys a dozen policy ideas for Kansas leaders. Proposals include funding welfare from state and federal sources, shifting college costs, cutting university waste, reforming crime and education, consolidating fee agencies, state funding for mental health, broad utility taxation, eliminating personal property tax, raising auto fees, increasing sales tax, and reforming income tax with a minimum tax.
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Kansas
Board of Regents
Board of Education
Salina
Garden City Telegram Page Four Highlights
The December 4 1971 Garden City Telegram page four presents local notices brief city news and community items. It includes society notices school activities sports results and calendar items typical of a mid century small town paper.
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Garden City Telegram
A Christmas Bicycle Gift Hidden in a Family Sacrifice
A Kansas family recalls a memory of Aunt Eva who saved for a bicycle or a radio at Christmas. The radio was bought, the siblings received joy, yet a bicycle finally emerged after their father secretly secured funds. The tale highlights longing, sacrifice, and a father’s mystery.
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Kansas
Eva
Pittsburg
Garden City Band Praised For Superb Halftime Show
Keith E Akins of the Kansas High School Activities Assn applauds Garden City High School band for a superb halftime performance at the Garden City Ward Championship football game. Despite cold, the marching and playing impressed. the band's attitude reflected well on the school system and the homes they represent.
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Bob Brock
Garden City High School
Garden City Ward
Bob
Keith E
Akins
Kansas High School Activities Assn
Topeka
Kendall Dam proposal sparks debate in Western Kansas
Fort Hays State senior Mike Butler argues Kendall site suits a proposed dam on July 27 1971 at Garden City noting 22 800 acres and twenty families to be relocated. He cites flood protection from the Arkansas River and benefits to downstream areas while acknowledging local hardship and urging balanced view.
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Garden City
James Sutton
Kendall
Kansas
Arkansas River
Mike Butler
Fort Hays
Hays
Kan
Left-Handed Bias Sees The Light In Everyday Friction
Letter writer Macklin from Bancroft argues discrimination against left-handed people in daily tools and packaging. He describes 65 years of left-handed use, jokes about lefty stereotypes, and urges manufacturers to consider left-handed design in scissors, packaging, and clothes. He notes he buys clothes that look sloppy and stresses practical changes.
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Macklin
Bancrott
Record Crop and Dock Strikes Strain Storage Capacity
Rod Turnbull argues that 1971 record grain crops stress storage even with dock strikes. He cites 57.25 million bushels aboard 1 145 barges and 21 ships at Mississippi ports, plus 1 400 railcars stalled, as the bottlenecks. Government price loans moved grain to space, while railroads moved well despite the strikes.
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Kansas City
United States
Nixon
Mississippi River
Gulf Ports
Texas
Kansas City Board of Trade
Missouri River
Plate
Iown
Ohio
Winds
Indiana
Cortt
Carl M. Heaton
Commodity Office
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Cotn
Topeka
Hutchinson
Kansas
Enid
Okla
Heaton
Small Investors Turn to Mutual Funds Buy-ins
AP Business analysis shows a shift as single investments of 100000 dollars or more make up over a third of mutual fund sales in the third quarter, while small investors pull back. Industry observers note big buyers surged to 370 million in 1971 from 205 million, and small buyers dipped to 730 million from 770 million.
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John Cunniff
New York
Investment Company Institute
Trade’ Association of the Funds
Standard & Poor's Corp
Teleg ram Publishing Company notices and rates
Publication details for Garden City paper including address 310 N th Garden City KS 67846 and staff names Fred Brooke Buiter Roy Allman manager John Frazier managing editor. Subscription options list monthly carrier rates 1.94 in Garden City and 1.50 in other cities plus 18.54 yearly by mail. Postage and sales tax apply.
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Telegram Publishing Company
N. Th
Garden Ciansas
Fred Brooke
Buiter
Roy Allman
John Frazier
Garden City
Kansan
FPC accused of backing El Paso gas interests in rate case
Jack Anderson reports that the Federal Power Commission acted to boost profits for El Paso Natural Gas, inviting accusations from anti trust officials that the agency sought to discredit consumer protection efforts. The piece notes lobbying on Capitol Hill for a monopoly and details internal memos and testimony surrounding the Denver hearing and related witnesses.
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FPC
el Paso
Washington
Federal Power Commission
John Nassikas
Louisiana
Nassikas
el Paso Natural Gas Company
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
John Mitchell
John Dougherty
Denver
Dougherty
Great Gas Combine
Nassikag
Gordon Gooch
Weldon Thomas
Joseph Saunders
Anti-Trust
Richard McLaren
Gooch
Mr. Dougherty
Saunders
Thomas
Hatfield Chilson
Justice Department
Grid Coach Turns Tables And Calls the President
Art Buchwald imagines a football coach calling President Nixon to offer encouragement amid inflation, labor and political battles. The piece riffs on how team spirit mirrors politics, noting Nixon’s resilience and the value of persistence in leadership and public service.
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Washington
Nixon
Harold Elkins
John W. Lindsay
Congress
Connaldy
Agnew
Bis
Gen
Spiri ‘Fo
United States
Henry Kissinger
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down clues
Readable puzzle text shows an across and down clue list with numbered entries and partial theme notes. The column includes many mis-spelled words and OCR artifacts but preserves clue items such as Defects, Past, Expires, Vessel, Dismal, Solidi, Tibetan ear, Run, Gifts and Insect, Khan, Above, Affirma, Country, Lease, American go horse, Furnace, Caresses, Guides, Excess, Promise, Tropical, Stain, Bare, Despiser, Famous, President, nickname, Annoyed, Skeleton part, Masculine name, Enclosed toned, Princess, Necessity, Stitches, High structures, Unclothed, Prices, Drop noisily, Affection, Incite, Proceed on one's way, Communist, Attempt.
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Uae
Khan
Furnace
Liams
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Fats
Garden City Band
Rod Turnbull
Investors Eye Mutuals
Jack Anderson
Art Buchwald
George Meany
George Wallace
Eugene Sheffer
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