Docking proposes vote on campaign financing reform
Gov. Robert Docking urged a statewide referendum by the 1974 legislature to end private donations to campaigns and switch to public funding. He sought enhanced contributor disclosures, a nonpartisan elections commission, stricter conflict rules, and reform of architectural contracts amid related investigations in Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Kansas Republican Party
Docking
Jack Steinen
Elections Commission
Shawnee County
Grand Jury
Vern Miller
University of Kansas Medical Center
Sanders
Kansas University
November Fires Costly Losses in Lawrence
Lawrence Fire Department records show November fires caused $275 690 in losses, more than the combined total for the first ten months. Arthur M Flory died at 73 from injuries after a cigarette lighter fluid spill. Fire Chief Sanders cites wiring as a major cause and notes arson suspected in a November 20 library fire.
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Lawrence
Arthur M. Flory
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Lawrence Fire Department
Lawrence Launderers and Dry Cleaners
F. C. Sanders
City Ponders Traffic Signals Near Two Schools
Lawrence officials weigh traffic lights at Broken Arrow School and South Junior High with red blink during school hours and stop sign or crossing guard as alternatives. Cost estimates unavailable, decision deferred to next week as city officials attend a conference in Puerto Rico.
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Broken Arrow
South Junior High
Lawrence City Commission
Traffic Safety Commission
Public Works
George Williams
Nixon to Undergo Physical Exam at Bethesda
President Nixon will have a mid-December physical at Bethesda Naval Medical Center per the White House physician. Dr. Walter Tkach noted Nixon is well though sometimes tired and has historically received excellent reports with a recurring remark about insufficient exercise.
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Nixon
Dr. Tkach
Colorado Students Die Climbing Flat Irons in Blizzard
In Boulder two University of Colorado students died while mountaineering on the Flat Irons after a blizzard trapped them. One victim was named Guy D. Jenks, 18, of Colorado Springs. the second name was not released. The climb began about 11 30 a.m. Sunday in good weather. The Flat Irons rise steeply at the western edge of Boulder and attract only experienced climbers. The article notes the U S purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867.
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Colo
University of Colorado
Iron Mountain Range
Guy D. Jenks
Colorado Springs
Uated
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