Kansas Legislature debates sales tax hike for 1972
As the 1971 session closes in Topeka, Senate leaders warn a 1972 budget shortfall may force a sales tax increase. A special October session is floated to address revenue, with critics fearing inequitable tax measures. The House adjournment prompts a standing ovation and multiple bills left unresolved, including highway funding and state employee hiring freezes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Glee Smith
Larned
Harold Herd
D-Coldwater
Herd
Robert Docking
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Senate Education Committee
Harder
House
Smith
Strowig
Richard Lous
Wichita
Area Pupils Tour Douglas County Government Day
About 30 juniors from Eudora and Baldwin high schools joined American Legion County Government Day at the Douglas County Courthouse. Two representatives from each school held student offices while tours of the jail and offices drew interest. Law students from Washburn University staged a mock trial later in the day.
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Jim Maul
Baldwin
Jay Ann Manner
Eudora
Standing
Eddie Pearson
Mike Flory
Bill Wisdom
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Baldwin High
Douglas County ‘Courthouse
American Legion County
District 1
Washburn University Law
Lawrence High School
American Legion
LHS
Divorces Filed From Judith James and Luptons
Judith James divorces John T James. William E Lupton splits from Norma Jean Lupton. Patricia Pierce Kells ends marriage with Allen Earl Kells.
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Judith
James
John T. A James
William E. Lupton
Norma Jean Lupton
Patricia Pierce Kells
Allen Earl Kells
House Overseer Demands CBS Material in Selling of the Pentagon Probe
Harley Staggers says the House Commerce Committee seeks unshown film and other material from CBS for the Selling of the Pentagon program to determine if television reports are real or edited. CBS has handed over some material and will challenge the subpoena. contempt could follow. The issue centers on journalistic judgments and congressional surveillance.
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Washington
House
CBS
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
West Virginia Democrat
House Commerce Committee
Investigations Subcommittee
Ameri
Pentagon
Kansas
Rogers
Baker Delegates Elected at Kansas Psychological Association Meeting
Baker University attended the Kansas Psychological Association gathering in Overland Park. Seven Baker members were elected officers including Dr. Jeanne K. Fish as president and Dr. John A. Clippinger as treasurer. Students Tim Robinson Kirby Hammond Elizabeth Ann Fisher elected to student affiliates roles. Kirby Hammond won a $25 prize for best undergraduate paper "Docile and Aggressive Children."
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Dodge City
Kurby Hammond
Wichita
Elizabeth Ann Fisher
Piper
Allen Miller
Baker
Chanute
EPA
Kirby Hammond
Ida Hyde Grants Three Hyde Scholarships at KU
Three Ida Hyde Hyde scholarships were awarded to Margaret Hill Fay Slimmer and Gail Tucker graduate students at Kansas University. The fellowships support women in science with study at research labs Abroad. Hill and Tucker will attend Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole Mass Slimmer will study geology at Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs Miss.
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Tda I
Slimmer
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Ocean Springs
Miss
Ohio State
Millville
N.J
Oread Theater Receives National Excellence Award
The University of Kansas theater department won Standard Oil's award of excellence as one of ten outstanding educational theater programs. Kansas' production of Indians by Arthur Kopit was chosen for the American College Theater Festival in Washington. The troupe performed three times at Ford Theatre in D C, chosen from 240 college plays nationwide.
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University Theater
University of Kansas
Standard Oil
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Arthur Kopit
Washington
Ford Theater
Lawrence Section Wins Second Place in Special Section Category
The City of Lawrence Progress Report in the Journal-World earned second place in the Kansas Press Association Advertising Managers Meeting special section category. The award covered all Kansas newspapers for special sections produced over the past six months.
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City of Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Kansas Press Assn
Wichita
Lawrence
Kansas
Arrangements at Home or Away Yeal Funeral
Brief transcribed notice notes arrangements for a funeral under the name Yeal, likely for a person aged 43 with contact 6111 and possible references to a home or away service. The fragment provides minimal identifiable context or date.
Routine Agenda For City Board In Lawrence
The Lawrence City Commission held a brief routine meeting adjourning in about 30 minutes. Bids for land at 1008 N.Y. were opened but no contract awarded. A substandard building was torn down and rubble remains. A $200 Coffman and Sons bid was held up, with a protest period. A May 4 public hearing on sidewalks for Lawrence Avenue south of 23rd Street was set. Demolitions ordered for structures at 1104 Tenn and 832 N.J.
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Docking
First National Bank of
Topeka
State Finance Council
Kent Frizzell
Lawrence
N.Y
Coffman and Sons
Lawrence Avenue
23Rd Street
Audits Slated For 6 Firms On Inventories
Douglas County will randomly audit six firms to test inventory tax compliance under a state directive. Audits target four districts with two from retail and service and one from manufacturing and wholesale. reports due May 15 to compare new tax methods taking effect July 31.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
Property Valuation Department
Ronald Dwyer
Open Lunch Period Works For LHS Senior Students
Lawrence High School extends open lunch period for seniors with a trial since late March. Principal William Medley notes no complaints and says it may reflect mature behavior. An estimated one third to one fourth of seniors leave campus while cafeteria counts drop by 150 to 200 students daily. Parking off campus is required to avoid traffic. The program may become a permanent privilege if results justify it.
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Lawrence High
LHS
William Medley
Medley
Laird Warns USSR ICBM Build Up And US Deterrence
Secretary Melvin Laird said new intelligence shows the Soviet Union is pursuing a substantial intercontinental ballistic missile program. He warned that without progress at SALT I the United States may take offsetting actions to safeguard its strategic forces while noting Vietnam progress.
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New York
Melvin R. Laird
Soviet Union
United States
Associated Press
Laird
Salina Coed Named Miss Jane Crawford Chairman at KU
Salina sophomore Miss Jane Crawford is elected Tuesday night as the new chairman of the All Scholarship Hall Council at Kansas University. She succeeds Dave Gripp of Smith Center as chairman. Mike Spence of Fort Scott was chosen as vice chairman. Treasurer and secretary elections will be held in the fall.
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Jane Crawford
Kansas University
Salina
Miss Crawford
Dave Gripp
Smith Center
Mike Spence
Fort Scott
Highway Work Planned on U.S. 24 Near Tonganoxie
State Highway Commission authorizes contractor to upgrade 9.5 miles of U.S. 24 from Tonganoxie northeast toward K-16. Project includes widening to 24 feet surface and stabilized shoulders. Hankamer Asphalt of Topeka leads the main contract at 1,286,868 dollars. Joseph McCourt of Lawrence is resident engineer.
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State Highway Commission
Tonganoxie
Robert Hagen
Lawrence
U.S. 24
Jefferson-Douglas County
Hankamer Asphalt and Ready Mix Co
Topeka
Paul J. Folsom
Cedar Vale
Joseph McCourt
Webster's Mobile Homes Open House Ad
Webster's Mobile Homes at 8409 W. Fifth invites visitors to an open house from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday showcasing available homes and financing options.
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Webster's
Sun
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