House GOP backs bill to boost Social Security benefits
House Republican leaders endorsed a pending measure to raise Social Security benefits and taxes for 22 million current and future recipients. The plan would lift monthly checks, raise the taxable wage base, and tighten Medicaid eligibility rules while expanding job training and welfare emphasis. The Rules Committee limits amendments, signaling likely House passage but possible Senate revisions.
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Washington
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
John J. Rhodes
Ariz
Ford
New York States
Senate
Area Schools Open August 28 29 in Lawrence Region
Readiness notices outline pre opening enrollment for districts including Eudora Perry Lecompton Wellsville Baldwin McLouth De Soto Tonganoxie Oskaloosa and Jarbalo with dates for first day of school and registration windows. High schools and elementary schedules vary by district and grade level.
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Lawrence
Eudora
Eudora High School
Williamstown
Perry
Lecompton
Perry High School
Lecompton High School
Grantville
Wellsville
Baldwin
McLouth
DeSoto
Tonganoxie
Jarbalo
Oskaloosa
Arson Suspected In Johnson County Home Fires
Early morning fires damaged two Johnson County homes in Overland Park. Fire chief James Brockerd said arson is suspected, with a ranch style home at 111th and Antioch valued around 100000 and a second at 10600 West 87th Street valued about 2000. both unoccupied and set in closets.
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Overland Park, Kan
Johnson County
111Th
Antioch
West 87Th St
James G. Brockerd
Overland Park
Plans for recreation center and pool at Naismith Hall
Bill Spotts reveals 25 by 50 foot pool with a bubble top at KU's first privately financed dormitory Naismith Hall. The two story recreation center will include outdoor and indoor areas with a deck tennis and shuffleboard on the top floor. Construction to begin soon, financing by Allen Brothers and O'Hara of Memphis in cooperation with Northwestern Mutual Life. The facility, for KU men and women students, will be at the north end of the building near the parking lot. Pool hours to be set by a student committee. The hall houses 496 students in suites with two rooms sharing, private baths, and meals included for 547.50 per semester.
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Naismith Hall
Kansas University
Bill Spotts
Spotts
19Th Street
Naismith Drive
Allen Brothers and O'Hara
Memphis
Subversives Unit May Be Expanded
The Senate weighs increasing Subversive Activities Control Board powers after debate over abolishment following a controversial presidential appointment. Everett Dirksen proposed a bill to empower hearings and findings on Communist influence. The board largely idle since 1965 when the Supreme Court struck down compulsory registration for identified Communist-influenced groups.
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Washington
Senate
No Steps entering or leaving, Rum saya funeral home
A brief line notes a funeral home in Rum saya with contact VI 3 5111. The fragment mentions entry and exit steps and a phone number, implying service information.
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Rumsaya
Funeral Home
City Defers Walk and Sign Decisions for Study
Lawrence City Commission deferred sidewalk work on Kasold Drive and a Kaw Motors sign dispute to allow further study. Residents on West 9th Street Court and Kasold Drive questioned timing of sidewalks ahead of anticipated two-lane expansion. The group also delayed a sign ordinance variance for Kaw Motors at 724 N. 2nd St. and approved helmet rules for cyclists.
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Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
West 9Th Street Court
Kasold Drive
West 7Th Street
John Green
9Th St
Green
Ray Wells
Col Charles Brown
Kasold
Col. Brown
Wells
John Emick
Clark Morton
Emick
Andy Lauzet
Lawrence Neon Sign Co
Kaw Motors
2Nd St
Lauzet
Laurel
Raw Motors
Lauret
North 2Nd Street
Dale Clinton
Leslie Blevins Sr
Mich
Blevins
Coffman and Sons of
Lawrence
Barlow
Vermont Street
Coffman and Sons
Holiday Hills No. 8
Ohio Street
W 14Th Street
Alumni Place
W. 6Th Street
Tennessee Street
Harper Street
E. 19Th Street
E. 23Rd Street
Haskell Avenue
E. 15Th Street
City Traffic Commission
Yale Road
Iowa Street
Westdale Road
Planning Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas River
N. 2Nd Street
Dollar Drain Rises Again to Over 500 Million in Quarter
The Commerce Department reports the U S dollar drain topped 513 million in the April June quarter, the second straight rise. The six month total nears 1.05 billion, the largest in over two years, signaling possible renewed calls for stricter controls or more policy actions.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Lawrence Chamber Directors Discuss Industry And Road
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce directors met Tuesday to review efforts to attract new industry to Lawrence. They discussed the Road and Highway committee plan for highway and bridge improvements in Lawrence and Douglas County and noted three industries are studying relocation. The meeting covered the KU mixer set for September 27 at Broken Arrow Park and a September buffet for area men and their sons to meet KU football coaches.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Douglas County
Chamber
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Simons
State Highway Commission
Keith Winter
Arthur Heck
Broken Arrow Park
Tools stolen from Texaco station in Vermont Street incident
Charles Simons, manager of the Texaco Service Station at 601 Vt. St., reported a theft of tools and batteries. The loss occurred between 10 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, totaling 79 dollars and 50 cents.
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Charles Simons
Texaco
Vt. St
Free Prescription Delivery Also Immediate Mail Service at Raney Drug Stores
A roadside advertisement proclaims free prescription delivery and immediate mail service across Raney Drug Stores. The ad highlights convenience for customers seeking fast, accessible pharmaceutical options.
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Raney Drug Stores
Residents Protest Paving Plan On East 19th Street
City Commission heard residents protest East 19th Street paving from Haskell to Santa Fe tracks over cost. Homeowners argue 80 percent of the first 27 feet and later portions fall unfairly on them, with objections grounded in taxation and one man one vote principles. Protests continue through August 20.
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East 19Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Santa Fe
Ernest Patterson
E. 19Th St
North Lawrence
East Lawrence
West Lawrence
Richard Raney
Mrs. Patterson
Supreme Court
Patterson
19Th Street
W. O. Nelson
School Lunch Prices Rise Five Cents Across Districts
District 497 board approved a five cent hike in school lunch prices from 30 to 35 cents for students and 40 to 45 cents for adults with milk included. Lawrence officials blamed higher food costs and labor plus reduced state and federal commodities. Topeka raised all prices to 35, 45, and 50 cents for various groups, with milk priced separately.
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Topeka
Lawrence Asst
al Cerne
Lawrence
T.A. Kerr
Gasoline Prices in Flux and 1968 Tax Levy Increases
Lawrence gas stations show a 12 cent spread among majors with several raising prices to 32.9 and 36.9 per gallon while independents sit at 21.9 and 24.9. Topeka and Lawrence taxes rise about 15 mills with Topeka bills up about 15.23 per 1000, city rates from 28.15 to 34.48, county 20.82 to 21.67, and school 28.12 to 35.55.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Reagan Man Is Election Victor
California Republicans win a Senate seat as Milton Marks defeats Democrat John Burton in a special election. Marks victory gives the chamber 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats with Lt. Gov. Robert Finch holding the tiebreaker. Reagan hails the win as a shift for the party nationally and in California.
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San Francisco
California
Senate
Milton Marks
Ronald Reagan
Marks
John Burton
Eugene McAteer
Burton
Robert Finch
Reagan
Edmund Brown
Los Angeles
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Brown
Sacramento
Card of Thanks for Ed Church Family
The family of Ed Church thanks friends neighbors and relatives for food cards and flowers. Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Nice and all the nurses at Valley View Home.
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Mrs. Nice
Valley View
Ed Church
In Memoriam Mrs Mary M Grims Passes Aged 1966
In loving memory of Mrs Mary M Grims who died August 16 1966. She is sadly missed by her children and grandchildren and will never be forgotten.
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Mary M. Grims
Gene
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