23 Apr 1975
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1975
Page
1
Lawrence city officials plan a Tuesday meeting to choose a site for the maintenance garage and to allocate sixth entitlement period federal revenue sharing funds. The session will also review a cereal malt beverage license for The Pub and discuss East Lawrence zoning and hitchhiking laws.
A House committee moves toward an energy conservation law with import quotas, a 3-cent gas tax hike in 1976, a 20-cent later tax boost, and a gas guzzler car tax starting 1977. The plan targets reducing overseas oil from 40 to 25 percent by 1985, with flexible quota levels and an oil import licensing system.
A group led by Rep. Albert Quie and Rep. Charles Thone urge President Ford not to veto a farm price supports bill for corn wheat cotton and dairy. The measure would raise target prices and require government payments to cover gaps between market and target prices, with dairy parity adjustments ongoing.
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri says he will not seek another term in 1976. He cites his wife Evelyns death in 1972 and Democratic concerns as key factors. The move opens a wide race with potential candidacy by his son James Symington and follows his long role on defense and Armed Services issues.
The Senate stalls on a humanitarian aid bill for South Vietnam and the evacuation of Americans and South Vietnamese. Senate debates over time limits threaten to slow the airlift as new State Department figures show 2,539 Americans and dependents remain.
Maryland becomes the 32nd state to reinstate capital punishment after Gov. Marvin Mandel signs a bill mandating death for premeditated kills of police and corrections officers, child abductees, kidnapping victims, and targets of kill for hire. The law, aligning with 1972 Supreme Court rulings, applies to murders after July 1.
Rock Island railroad announces drastic internal restructuring with 200 middle and top management positions eliminated. The move trims about 25 percent of officials since January as two divisions are merged and early retirements encouraged while the carrier seeks bankruptcy reorganization.
U S Senator James Pearson and Don Smith of the Federal Power Commission will attend the Governor's Natural Gas Supply Conference in Topeka, Kansas. Lt. Gov. Shelby Smith will stand in for Gov. Bennett who is away fishing. The event at Hotel Jayhawk draws about 200 participants with a keynote at 9:30 a.m. and a luncheon at noon on natural gas issues in Congress.
Gov. Bennett asked the House Senate conference committee to drop pay increases for elected officials while supporting higher pay for legislators. The $27.3 million package would raise Civil Service wages by 5 percent plus $25 monthly, and cover magistrates judges and top courts. Bennett’s recommendation is nonbinding, though his party ties may influence action.
In Tonganoxie Kansas the KBI and local police reported no new leads in the daylight shooting death of 27 year old Mrs Charles Joan Scott Jr Investigators traced activity from Leavenworth and Douglas counties to the Kansas City area but offered no motive or suspect. A man in a tan or brown car was seen fleeing as Scott's five year old daughter sought help after screams were heard. The victim was active in her church and was found shot in the chest.
Baker University hosts Black Awareness Week with an all day fast and a campus workshop. Chaplain Rev Claude Walker said the events stress being black and making black culture relevant to the broader culture. He noted fairly good participation.
The Kansas Senate approved two bills aimed at curbing Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider's powers. Republicans backed measures to let the legislature direct constitutional lawsuits and to require appeals to the state Supreme Court on constitutional issues. One bill would empower legislative action on constitutional suits. the other would give the legislative counsel status to bring actions for the legislature.
Kansas health secretary Dwight Metzler asserts statewide water supplies are not a cancer threat despite EPA findings of trace organic chemicals in drinking water. He notes limited Kansas tests and plans broader state wide sampling while urging continued use of municipal water. Lawrence also reports no related compounds in local tests.
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