Buck Passing on Taxes
A Topeka Daily Capital blames cities for seeking a local sales tax under a new state law, while Gov. Bennett’s policy shifts state duties to municipalities. The piece argues tax decisions should rest with the governor and legislature, not localities, and criticizes the assumption that cities can or should raise revenue via sales taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Robert F. Bennett
Bennett
Kansas
Statehouse
Parsons Sun
Distaff Side and Offbeat Sports Satire
A collage of humorous items and observations from a late era column. It riffs on Beef Empire Days, a hamburger joke, spoof softball antics, talking tomato plants, a French learning farm family, origins of The Big Apple, and a provocative take on violence in American sports.
Buchwald satirizes sports culture and escalating violence
Art Buchwald argues that modern sports fans crave unplanned violence and dramatic confrontation. He envisions fights and retaliation across games from football to baseball, claiming penalties dull the thrill and that fans switch allegiance when blood isn’t spilled. He mocks gentler sports like tennis and golf for lacking aggression.
Banking and Money Ties Haunt Rep. Ashley of Ohio
The article details Rep. Thomas Ludlow Ashley’s close ties to banking interests. It notes his stock in American Financial Corp and loan at Provident Bank, plus campaign money from banking groups. It portrays his influence on Banking Committee votes and his defense against impropriety claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Ludlow Ashley
Ohio
Congress
Ashley
American Financial Corp
Cincinnati
Provident Bank
Senate
House
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D.-Texas
Patman
Ohio Bankers Assn
Youth Appreciation Day gratitude from Youth Services Commission
The Youth Services Commission thanks all who supported Youth Appreciation Day. Names of individuals and organizations from Civic Center to high school, media, businesses, and clubs are recognized for ideas, time, and planning. The event’s success prompts consideration of annual observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Services Commission
Leon Younger
Larry Prochazka
Civic Center
Chris van Vleet
James Ricketts
Lisa Emme
Vern Hoops
Rick Nurton
John Frazier
Freedom Express
Blue Things
Basilisk
Sandhills Racing Association
Peter Jammers-Murdoch
Jimmy Grenz
Bill Macmillan
Bernard Vering
Fern Greathouse
Jackie Jones
John W. Dickerson
Art Brown
Ruth Walker
Fred Martinez
Crossword By Eugene Sheffer ACROSS 1 stick 5 Small low island s
Crossword puzzle by Eugene Sheffer features clues spanning across and down, including a list of answers and a final Cryptoquip puzzle. The page also notes last year’s cryptogram and a teaser about the clue where O equals P.
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Taj Mahal
China
Brock
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Buck
Dodge City
Mel Brooks
New York City
New York
Heinrich Applebaum
The
Society For the Advancement of Violence In Sports
Official
Art Buchwald
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Fred Brooke Jobn Frazier
le Roy Allman
Telegram Publishing Company
North 7Th Street
Garden City
Ver
Jack Anderson
Mortgage Bankers
American Bankers Assn
Ohio Citizens Trust Co
Ohio Savings and Loan Assn
New York Savings Banks Assn
Public Pulse
Social
Ilva Whiteley
Beacon
Shriners
Red Cross
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wichita
Retail Merchants Association
Main Street
Purnell's
Sears
Eugene Sheffer
Gregory — Tribe
Arthur Bradley
Monster
Raven Fort
Khan
West Indies
Jackie Tenure
Desire Wing
Wales
Tuscany
Manstiff
Her
Olivier
Chaplin
Zeffilrq
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cavernario
Bob Moore
Moore
North Main
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