Kiwanis hears Kansas budget outlook from Sen Hults
Sen Donald Hults told Kiwanis the state is near broke due to legislature agreeing not to raise taxes while state aid to high schools grows. He forecast next year will require new revenue sources as six million dollars remains from the treasury. He also praised the water resources board law as important and noted the Robinson farm sale failed, keeping Lawrence airport secure for two years.
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Donald Hults
Kiwanis Club
Hults
Robinson
Lawrence
No Action Taken in Kansas City on Daylight Saving
The Kansas City City Council has not acted on a daylight saving time resolution. A study committee recommends polling registered voters this summer, effectively delaying any change from standard time this year.
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Kansas City
Two More Scions Seek Data on Jailed Fliers
Two U.S. senators urged Secretary Dulles to report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the status of 15 airmen jailed in Red China. Senator Hickenlooper warned that if Dag Hammarskjold fails to secure their release, the U.S. may act unilaterally or with allies.
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U.S
China
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dag Hammarskjold
Hickenlooper
United States
Report Cards on Lawmakers Given in McCoy Talk
Pulitzer winner Alvin McCoy of the Kansas City Star critiqued the Kansas Legislature in a Lawrence League of Women Voters event. He praised gains like the high school aid measure, noted vetoed right to work law sparked furor, and said overall lawmakers showed integrity compared with other states.
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Kansas City Star
Lawrence League of Women Voters
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Hall
Kansas
Ethan Allen
League
Marion McCoy
Kansas University
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Wolfson Charge On Directors
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louis E. Wolfson in his bid to control Montgomery Ward & Co. and upheld a ruling that all nine director seats should be considered at the annual shareholders meeting. Wolfson argued the ward system of electing three directors annually was unconstitutional and sought a full nine-seat vote. His Chicago headquarters quoted him expressing confidence in winning control at the upcoming meeting. Wolfson is based in New York.
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Ilinois Supreme Court
Louis E. Wolfson
Montgomery Ward & Co
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Ward
Supreme Court
Harry M. Fisher
Chicago
Fisher
Ward Board of Directors
New York
Study claims work laws boost growth and income
Wall Street Journal report cites a National Right to Work Committee study covering 12 states with right to work laws since 1947 plus six others with antiunion shop bans. It claims these states matched or outperformed national gains in non-farm employment, business activity, population, income per capita, and retail sales from 1947 to 1953, noting 22 percent job growth versus 13.5 percent nationwide in non-farm jobs.
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Washington
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
District of Columbia
Emporia to Host AAUW Kansas Biennial Convention
Emporia will host the 28th biennial convention of the Kansas division of the American Association of University Women on April 22 23. Mrs O Renn of Arkansas City state president will preside.
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Kansas
The
American Assn. of University Women
0. Renn
Arkansas City
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