Docking Sees Clear Election Choice for Kansas Voters
Gov. Robert Docking told Kansas Democrats voters face a stark choice in November. He framed the election as between his proven, taxpayer oriented record and a rival campaign he labeled a commercial product by Morris Kay. He spoke at the Democratic Platform Committee session in Topeka as they prepared a fall party platform.
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Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Morris Kay
Democratic Platform Committee
Senate
Richard C
Pete Loux
Wichita
Hutchinson
Loux
Kay Promotes Taxless Food and Medicine Plan in Kansas
Republican nominee Mor ris Kay told the Republican Platform Committee that removing the sales tax on food and medicine can happen without cutting state services or raising taxes elsewhere. He cited $80 million in revenue growth and $20 million to $24 million redirected to reduce living costs for Kansans.
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Topeka
Kan
Morris Kay
Kansas
Kay
University of Kansas
Republican Platform Committee
Jack Euler
R-Wathena
Voter Registration Boosts at HJC and Local Colleges
About 130 Haskell American Indian Junior College students registered to vote in Doug ray County on Monday and today with League of Women Voters volunteers aiding. The tally raises Lawrence college registrations to almost 2,500 in the last week. Baker University in Baldwin will host enrollment registrations Sept. 5–6. Secretary Shanahan urged colleges statewide to register during enrollments to reduce last minute voting rush. Unofficial counts show 29,603 county voters, including 24,873 Lawrence residents.
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Haskell American Indian Junior College
Dougray County
Lee Ketzel
League of Women Voters
Lawrence College
Baker University
Baldwin
Haskell
Elwin Shanahan
Lawrence
Man Faces Two Charges in Douglas County Case
Raymond Lynn Johnson 28 of 1535 Cadet is charged with aggravated assault and arson. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept 8 at 10:30 a.m. in Douglas County Court. Johnson, jailed on $3,000, was arrested after a warrant. The fire damaged a home owned by Fredrick L. Johnson, while the assault involved shooting at three hitchhikers with a 20 gauge shotgun.
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Raymond Lynn Johnson
Johnson
Cadet
Douglas County
Lawrence
Fredrick L. Johnson
Frontier
Raymond Johnson
George W. Simpkins
Robin Gainer
Harold Payne
Contract Talks Set for Kansas Footwear Plant Labor Group
United Rubber Workers Local 867 will begin negotiating a labor contract with Kansas Footwear Inc. on September 16. The facility, formerly B. F. Goodrich footwear distribution center, came under Converse Rubber Co. July 24 and continues under the same agreement until a new contract is settled.
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B. F. Goodrich
Lawrence Among Cities In Federal Road Study
Lawrence is one of three Kansas cities chosen for the Federal Highway Administration Economic Growth Center Highway Demonstration Program. Transportation economists from Jack Fawcett Associates studied Lawrence’s highway plans as officials discussed U.S. 59 expansion, K-10 improvements, and an east bypass to connect with U.S. 24.
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Ron Shriver
Federal Highway Administration
Topeka
John Rogers
Carl
Woehlcke
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
Journal-World Photo
Kansas Cities
City Hall
Carl Woehlcke
Jack Fawcett Associates
Chevy Chase, Md
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Kansas
Federal Economic Growth Center
Rogers
Robert Hagen
Dick McClanathan
Watson
Hagen
Johnson County
End of draft debated by students and relatives
A Lawrence sophomore and others discuss ending the draft. They favor a voluntary army and oppose compulsory service, while some see ending the draft as a political move to boost Nixon’s youth vote and maintain troop levels.
Registration Deadline Set For Tonight
City residents must register by 9 p.m. to vote in the Sept. 19 annexation referendum. rural residents may still register but cannot vote on the city issue. County Clerk Delbert Mathia notes turnout for special elections is unpredictable, with past countywide ballots showing light participation compared to general elections. Unofficial Lawrence registered voters total 14,870.
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Delbert Mathia
Lawrence
Lecompton
City Account Probe Still Not Finished
An investigation into discrepancies in a city water department fund continues. Unauthorized expenditures total 2640.73 and unauthorized withdrawals 9900, with 7152.25 in unsubstantiated deposits during a year. The county attorney's office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are involved and a result date is uncertain.
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Edward Collister
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Collister
Fire extinguished in trash receptacle near 10th and Massachusetts
Lawrence firefighters ended a blaze at 3 12 p m Monday in a trash receptacle near 10th and Massachusetts with no damage reported.
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Lawrence
10Th
Massachusetts
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