Governor Docking’s Reform Tax Plan Causes Debate
Editorials criticize Governor Docking for backing tax increases on corporations while opposing broader income tax hikes. The piece notes a pattern of temporary taxes becoming permanent and cites Sen. Frank Hodge’s plan for broader tax reform that would fund a liberalized teacher pension. It quotes Emerson Lynn Jr. on Docking’s anti-business stance and repeated stumping against the legislature and business interests.
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Docking
Frank Hodge
Hodge
Emerson Lynn Jr
Iola
Kansas
Bald eagle decline sparks calls to ban DDT
The piece notes the bald eagle population around 750 breeding pairs in the United States and warns that without banning DDT the species could become obsolete. It recalls the 1782 selection of the bald eagle as the national emblem, citing Franklin’s preference for the wild turkey, and mentions a Border Collie-Shepherd dog needing a home, a new dining room at Elka Lodge, a school board election tease, and the Keller family celebrating St Patrick’s Day with a birth announcement.
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Alexander Sprunt
National Audubon Society
U.S
America
Colonial Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Elka Lodge
Fred Brooks and Staff Roles at Le Roy Newspaper
Fred Brooks serves as Le Roy editor with Le Roy Allman, John Frazier, and other staff listed as advertising manager and managing editor respectively, outlining the paper’s leadership.
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Fred Brooks
le Roy Allman
John Frazier
Destroyer Fleet in Danger of Falling to Pieces
Jack Anderson reports Navy destroyers face critical faults from radar and ASROC loaders to aluminum hull corrosion. Teletype 17 months earlier warned of ten urgent deficiencies needing immediate action. Progress shows nine of ten conditions still require drastic corrections and parts delays persist.
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Navy
Trouble With Polls Is Too Few Are Sampled
Jim Bishop critiques public opinion polls noting small sample sizes bias from No Opinion responses and consumer trust. He cites Roosevelt Nixon Johnson and Wallace elections, warns polls sway leaders and public policy, and recalls his own comic encounter with polling.
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Nixon
Public Pulse Loss of Businesses Under Urban Renewal Plan
Duane West of Garden City condemns the Urban Renewal Project disclosure listing 12 downtown businesses and several residences slated for displacement in the 8th Street phase. He notes tax revenue loss, questions traffic fixes, and urges readers to contact commissioners and the editor.
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City Commission
8Th Street
Navrat’s
Fellowship Book Store
Mustache & Spats
Yankee Doodler
Salyer Apartments
My Law
Monroe International Sales
Eaton E-Z Bath Company
Fairmont Foods
Dart- Inn Superette
Wheeler Liquor
Kansas Council of Agricultural Workers & Low Income Families, Inc
Ivan Garnand
Thomas Collins
Russell Day Care Center
Ed Thomachek
Don LaGesse
Jukkola
Nue
Jones and Walnut
St. John and
Pine Street
Jones-Walnut
Urban Renewal Board
How to Survive Fashion Changes
JOY STILLEY humorously chronicles the constant reshaping demanded by women's fashion trends. She details adaptation struggles from footwear and hair to belts, purses, and silhouettes, noting how yearly shifts render wardrobes and bodies in a perpetual state of disequilibrium.
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Joy Stilley
New York
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