DeSoto Residents Challenge Kansas School Tax System
A suit filed in Johnson County District Court by James and Mrs. Caldwell of De Soto and the Kansas Federation of Taxpayers seeks to overturn Kansas school financing and property tax assessments. The three count action targets educational inequality, taxpayer burdens in De Soto, and overall property tax fairness.
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Olathe
Kan
DeSoto
Kansas
Johnson County
James H. Caldwell
de Soto
Michele
Michael
Kansas Federation of Taxpayers, Inc
State of Kansas
Vern Miller
Kansas Board of Education
Clarence J. Malone
Edna Craig
Don Curry
Unified School District No. 232
Caldwell
Dorrance
Taxpayers’ Group
Mrs. Caldwell
James K. Logan
University of Kansas School of Law
Olathe Firm
Payne and Jones
Army Drops Charges On Donaldson
The Army dismissed murder and assault charges against Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson in the 1968 69 Vietnam killings. The decision by Lt. Gen. Claire Hutchin Jr followed a four month grand jury type probe at Ft. Belvoir with 23 witnesses. The Army said evidence showed no offenses were committed by Donaldson.
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FT. Meade
Army
John W. Donaldson
Donaldson
11Th Infantry
Americal
Vietnam
Claire E. Hutchin Jr
1St Army
Hutchin
Robert R. Plager
Ft. Belvoir
Fonda Group Granted Three Day Entry into Japan
Actress Jane Fonda and her antiwar troupe win a provisional entry permit from Justice Minister Shigesaburo Maeo allowing a three day visit in Tokyo beginning Friday after immigration denied their official permits.
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Tokyo
Jane Fonda
Japan
Justice
Shigesaburo Maeo
Crime Alert in Lawrence Seeks Public Information
Police issue a crime alert for Lawrence inviting residents to share any information that could aid investigations. Citizens are urged to contact authorities with tips to help solve or prevent crimes.
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Lawrence
Sturns Leaves Lawrence HR Post for Muskegon County
Vern Sturns announced his resignation as Lawrence Human Resources Director effective Jan 15. He will become the first Coordinator of Human Resources for Muskegon County Michigan, working with former Lawrence City Manager Ray Wells. Sturns began in Lawrence May 12, 1969 and will relocate with his wife and three children.
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Vern Sturns
Lawrence
Sturns
Muskegon County
Mich
Ray Wells
Human Relations Commission
Claude Norris
Buford Watson
Michigan
Convictions Aid Attack On Unlawful Phone Calls
Officials of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. seek a conviction in Douglas County Court to curb abuse of the long distance network. Annette Patterson, a Kansas University student, pled guilty to theft of services and awaits sentencing. A second suspect, Allen Raye Garrett, forfeited a bond after failing to appear. The company profiles two main fraud types: misusing real numbers and using fictitious numbers, with ongoing cases and preventive steps outlined by Ed Carter and James Garner.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Douglas County
Annette Patterson
Kansas University
Junction City
Kansas
Miss Patterson
Liberty
Allen Raye Garrett
Charles Rankin
Garrett
Ed Carter
James Garner
Carter
Garner
FBI
Lawrence Douglas County Court House Closed For New Year
The Douglas County Court House and several offices will close Dec 31 for the New Year holiday with some closures on Dec 30 for year end audits. Water bill payments will move to Rusty’s Northside Market starting next Monday for residents lacking transport to City Hall. Police report two thefts of evergreen trees, including a seven foot tree valued at 50 dollars from Curtis 1000 and an Austrian pine valued at 35 dollars from Mrs. Bob Timmons 2006 Kasold.
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Douglas County
North Lawrence
Rusty
Northside
City Hall
Lawrence
Curtis 1000
Iowa
Bob Timmons
Oahu Faces Growth Strain Amid Population Boom
Honolulu reports Oahu holds under 10 percent of Hawaii land yet hosts 82 percent of residents. Gov Burns backs moving people to neighbor islands with new communities and a west Hawaii college campus. Hawaii County planner Ray Suefuji warns against rapid growth without funding for schools utilities and roads.
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Honolulu
Oahu
John A. Burns
Hawaii Island
Big Island
Hawaii
Ray Suefuji
Honoluhi
Suefuji
Lawrence Kiwanis name Six and Evans Substantial Citizens
Mrs Gladys Six longtime teacher and education leader and Jack Evans a 22 year Lawrence Police veteran were named the 1971 Substantial Citizen Award recipients at a Kiwanis luncheon. Elbel praised their community service and Evans was lauded for sustainment of public safety and school relations.
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Lawrence Police Department
Lawrence Kiwanis Club
Gladys Six
Jack Evans
Police Department
Holiday Inn Today
Bill K. Lienhard
Ed Elbel
Kiwanis
Mrs. Six
St. Evans
Six
Lawrence
Lawrence Board of Education
Scout Council
Lawrence Recreation Commission
LT. Evans
Kenneth Evans
Santa Fe Railway
Jack
Helen
Lucille Allison
Wade Pierce
Bob
Larence High School
Evans
Elbel
Fritzel Dairy
Brinkman Bakery
Lawrence Paper Co
Helen Conrad
Coast Guard
Brinkerhoff estate bequeaths 5000 to KU journalism
The Fred W. Brinkerhoff estate of Pittsburg leaves $5,000 to the William Allen White Foundation at Kansas University School of Journalism. Funds will fund journalism scholarships in Brinkerhoff’s memory. He was Perry Award recipient in 1956 and a lifelong Pittsburg newspaper figure.
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Brinkerhoff
KU Journalism
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg
William Allen White
Kansas University School of Journalism
KU Endowment Association
William Allen White Foundation
Sun
Holiday computer mixup leaves missing data cards
In Phoenix the Arizona Finance Department reports an erased computer tape disrupts month end processing. Gayle Hodges explains data cards had to be rerun, but about 2000 cards are missing after being found folded and mutilated, hung as gold wreaths.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Finance Department
Gayle Hodges
Accounts and Control Division
Hodges
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Wendell Else
R.I
Sunflower Cablevision
Mike Guidry
David McGeeney
Mrs. Else
Journal-World Photo
Human Resources Post
Watson
City of
Wichita Police Department
Prairie View A & M College
Prairie View
Tex
Wichita State College
Lawrence Loan and Investment, Inc
Archie Mills
Independence
Gladys Newton
Warrensburg State
Chicago
Kendall College
Kansas State
California
Berkeley
Kansas City
Deal Six
Sixes
Protection
Fred Six
Robert Hersh
PTA
Red Cross
Dr. Elbel
The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa University
Fort Scott Republican
Chanute
Chanute Tribune
Headlight
Pittsburg Sun
Pittsburg Publishing Co
Oscar S. Stauffer
FORD
John Haddock Ford
Alabama
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Old Chicago
Wood Products
New Hampshire
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