K State Degrees to Southwest Students
Kansas State University will award a near record almost 3000 degrees in 1969-70 with 1201 conferred since May 1970 and 1701 candidates for spring. Commencement is 7:30 p.m. May 14 at KSU Stadium, no speaker. President James A. McCain delivers the class charge. Local graduates listed include many from Finney, Grant, Haskell, Lane, Scott, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita areas with diverse BS and MS degrees. A cyclist named Kirk Prite planned a cross-country ride, finding Dighton friendly for bike trouble and securing tires from Wichita. he continues toward New York via Canada.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
KSU
Kstate
James A. McCain
Finney An
Finney
Garden City
Sheri Ann Archibald Barry
Denzel Keith Bencini
Margaret Ruth Crouse
Ronald Jesse Finley
Richard Dean Garrett
Shari Irene Krey Gooden
Darryl W. Graves
Patrick McAlister Harmon
Jean Marcella Kleysteuber
Robert Dean Mathews
Claudi
May Shelor Montgomery
Mary Catherine Murray
Lee Marshall Reeve
Robert Edwin Yost
Holcomb
Judy Ann Pfeiff
Gary Dean
Dighton
United States
Kirk Prite
Cowha Mesa
Calif
New York
Wichita
Price
Delmar Waterson
Dighton Rotary
California
Canada
Ten States Approve Tax Increases In Year’s Legislative Session
An Associated Press survey shows 10 states enacted tax boosts, three rejected them, and 11 have bills pending. Increases came on cigarettes liquor gasoline sales utilities and corporate taxes. Some states cut welfare education and local aid instead of raising taxes. New York Georgia Rhode Island Arkansas Oregon enacted omnibus measures. Vermont Utah Idaho North Dakota and Kansas approved smaller boosts. Rhode Island and Massachusetts debated larger packages while other states weigh further proposals. Prospects appear hopeful for further action.
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Associated Press
New York
Georgia
Rhode Island
Arkansas
Oregon
Vermont
Utah
Idaho
North Dakota
Kansas
Jimmy Carter
Indiana
Hawaii
South Dakota
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
King
Florida lawmakers push 58.1 million tax package amid welfare cuts
The Florida Legislature considers a 58.1 million tax package including a severance tax on minerals and higher taxes on tobacco, new cars, and industrial machinery while rebates to merchants are cut. Welfare programs face deep cuts in several states amid varying budget outlooks and a 3.5 billion surplus in another.
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Florida
Alaska
North Slope
New York
California
Clinsis
Kansas
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Retiring Teachers Noted By Garden City Association
Garden City area teachers gathered at Wheatland Convention Center for the annual banquet with 149 teachers spouses and guests including USD 457 board members and scholarship recipients. Mrs Clifford Hope presented a Europe trip program with slides and commentary. Silver trays were given to retiring teachers and KNEA life memberships awarded to several members for 30 years of service. Also noted were kangaroos at Anglesea Golf Club near Geelong described as mobile hazards per National Geographic.
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Garden City Area Teachers Association
Wheatland Convention Center
Board of Education
USD 457
Clifford Hope
Europe
Association
Kathryn Sheaks
Earl Warren
Ethel Thompson
Mary Alford
Art Williams
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Carol Ann Odgers
Haskell Scott Wright
Hodgeman — Burdett
Neva Ellen Klein
Jetmore
Timothy Wayne Shloff
Spearville
Gary Quent Stoecker
Kearny—Deerfield
Keith Leroy Eberhart
Kendall—Patty Marie Asher Vore
Lane — Dighton
Deborah Lee Beesley
Sondra Lee Grumbein Seefeldt
Shields—Dee Anna ‘Towns Snider
Scott—Modoc
Donna Bale Daniels
Gayle Lynn Daniels
Scott City
Deva Elaine Duff Cupp
George Edward Cupp
Stanley Lee Gruver
Donald Eugene Krebs
Joyce Irene Metzger
Lelanna Jameice Webster
Russell Carman Webster
Laren Royce Winter
Shallow Waters
Kenneth Harold Trout
Stanton — Johnson
Laura Louise Borsdorf
Janet Haine Thompson Cassing
Jerre Kent Rorick
Stevens — Hugoton
James Allen Kuharic
Moscow
Sonja Jo Brewer
Wichita—Leon — Janet Lee Bishop
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Fidelity State Bank
Garden City, Kansas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Umdeln State Bank
Sargent
Texas
Connecticut
Nebraska
Minnesota
Washington
Ohio
Thomas J. Meskull
Garden City Telegram
KNEA
Kareen Wadsack
Hazel Erickson
Esther Thompson
Merle L. Warren
Theliman, Baker
Clarence A. Leonard
Anglesea
Geelong
Australia
National Geographic
Lincoln
Victor
Kansas Oxygen, Inc
Satanta
Jarden City
Tel Ol
Garden Land
Telegram
Gardenland
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