Docking Vetoes Limit to Welfare Programs in Kansas
The Kansas House sustained Gov. Docking's veto of a bill capping monthly cash welfare at 277 and adding an $80 contraceptive provision. He said the measure harms thousands of children and is fiscally irresponsible. He also vetoed two other bills, including a plan to add a full time juvenile judge pro tem for Sedgwick County and repayments to Bonner Springs district due to a certificate expiry error.
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Robert Docking
Kansas
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Unified School District
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School Foundation
Docking Line
Weather outlook for Northeast Kansas winds and temps
High winds warning this afternoon gives way to sunny warm spells with 20 to 40 mph gusts. Partly cloudy and windy tonight and Sunday with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph on Sunday. Temperatures reach 72 to 77 today and around 80 Sunday. night low near 50. Very low precipitation chances.
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Intersection Collision Causes Minor Vehicle Damage
An automobile driven by Joseph Michael Cawley of Independence, Mo, collided with a car driven by Dwight Pickering of Haskell at 1 30 p m Friday at the 23rd and Massachusetts intersection. Cawley and three occupants were uninjured as were Pickering and his passenger. Cawley’s car damage estimated at 800 dollars and Pickering’s at 600 dollars per Lawrence Police reports.
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Joseph Michael Cawley
Independence
Dwight Pickering
Haskell
23Rd
Massachusetts
Cawley
Pickering
Lawrence
Molly McNamara Defies Aplastic Anemia Battle
Minneapolis six year old Molly McNamara fights aplastic anemia with relentless will and hundreds of blood transfusions. Doctors warn transfusions sustain life until her bone marrow can recover.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Molly McNamara
Molly
Lawrence J. Singher
Faculty at Friends University barred from drinking or smoking at home
In Wichita, Friends University requires faculty signing 1971-72 contracts to abstain from drinking or smoking even at home. Critics say the clause is hypocritical and infringes personal rights, with some lecturers opting not to return. President Roy Ray notes the rule dates to 1898 and applies publicly and privately on campus.
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Wichita, Kan
Friends University
William Pickle
Pickle
Roy Ray
Uals
Wichita Eagle
Students Plan International Day at Kansas Union
Nearly 800 foreign students at Kansas University organize International Night and Banquet of Nations into a day long program in the Kansas Union. Exhibits open at 2 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. except during dinner and show. Banquet at 5 p.m. tickets at the door. Performances at 7 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium. Clark Coan notes banquet offers sampling of foods from many lands. Talent show targets adults and children.
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Kansas Union
Dragan Pedrep
Manola Gomez
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Kansas University
Woodruff Auditorium
Clark Coan
Oil Portrait of Actor David Jordan Bought by KU Museum
A late 19th century oil portrait of actor David Wilson Jordan by Thomas P. Anshutz was purchased for the Kansas University Museum of Art with patrons’ funds. Painted around 1895, it shows Jordan in a 17th century Dutch burgher outfit and is now on display. The work is praised as a strong addition to the collection and follows two prior purchases funded by benefactors.
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David Wilson Jordan
Kansas University Museum of Art
Philadelphia
Thomas P. Anshutz
Charles Eldredge
Eldredge
Anshutz
Museum
Jerome
Ulysses
Jordains
Duckbilled platypus blends traits of three animal groups
The platypus exhibits fishlike swimming while laying eggs as birds and producing milk as mammals, showcasing a rare mix of evolutionary features. This monotreme’s unique biology has long fascinated researchers studying vertebrate evolution and reproductive diversity.
Indiana bans phosphate detergents to protect lakes
Indiana becomes the first state to ban nearly all phosphate detergents amid concerns for lake and stream ecology. The law allows only laundry and industrial detergents under 3 percent phosphate by weight after Jan 1, 1973, with a 12 percent interim limit starting Jan 1, 1972. Violations face fines up to 1000 dollars and possible orders to stop sale or use.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Indiana General Assembly
State Stream Pollution Control Board
State
Stream Pollution Control Board
Tehran Gallery Goes Out of Business Sale at Eldridge Hotel
Local notices announce a Going-Out-of-Business Sale at Tehran Gallery located in the Eldridge Hotel. The event touts many items offered at cost, inviting shoppers to take advantage of liquidation pricing.
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Milwaukee, Wis
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