State Treasurer authorized to invest surplus funds in US Treasury bills
Kansas state Treasurer Tom Van Sickle won board approval to place about 30 million dollars of surplus funds in US Treasury bills at 5.7 percent for February but the board rejected a 90 day option. Instead the funds will be offered to state banks at 3.4 percent starting March 1 to boost local capital.
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Topeka
Kan
Tom van Sickle
U.S. Treasury
State Board of Treasury Examiners
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Treasury
Kansas
Dudding Named Pediatrics Head At Kansas University Medical Center
Dr. Burton A. Dudding of Fairway has been named chairman of the department of pediatrics at KUMC. He succeeds Dr. Herbert C. Miller who retires at the university’s age limit but remains on the faculty as professor. Dudding joined KUMC last year after serving as a clinical research officer in virus diseases at Walter Reed in Washington DC. He is a Charleston West Virginia native and holds an A B from Harvard in music history and theory and an M D from Cornell.
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Cornell
Police Schedule Promotion Test at Lawrence
Lawrence police announce a written test next week for patrolmen seeking corporal rank. Successful candidates face a review board before potential promotions to one corporal per patrol shift and one or two in services divisions. Chief Stanwix notes one officer resigns Wednesday, leaving four below authorized strength. a review board for patrolman candidates is planned.
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Lawrence
Richard Stanwix
Stanwix
January Caseloads Reported for Douglas County District Court
Court Clerk Lucille Allison notes 79 new cases filed in both divisions in January with 71 cases closed or completed. In January 1972, 54 cases opened and 62 completed. domestic relations 39 opened 22 closed, civil 30 opened 23 closed, and criminal 10 opened 26 closed.
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Douglas County District Court
Lucille Allison
Bingo Issue Still Dead in Kansas Senate Fight
In Topeka the bingo debate ends another day with bingo declared dead for the session by Senate leaders. GOP officials resist pushing for a constitutional change while Democrats push for a vote. Aiming to place a bingo amendment on the April ballot failed in the Senate. House action followed with little support.
Dockings Tax Proposals Hit Senate Roadblocks
Gov. Robert Docking faces stiff Senate resistance as his tax proposals are assigned to two committees. Senator Steineger accuses the Republican leadership of a partisan move to kill the governor's program while Senate leaders say Ways and Means will review for revenue impacts.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Senate
Senate Democrats
Docking
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Steineger
Robert Bennett
Prairie Village
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Branch Banking Proposal Sparks Kansas Legislature Hearing
At a Kansas House hearing on a bill to liberalize branch banking limits, bankers clashed over potential effects. Ulysses banker Sam Forrer warned the bill starts toward unlimited branches, while Topeka's Georgia Gray said the consequences could be awesome. The proposal would let counties over 60,000 host two detached full service facilities and smaller counties one, with a Senate compromise allowing only teller and drive in facilities. Opponents and supporters debated competition, loan needs, and whether financial power would concentrate among a few.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Sam Forrer
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Kansas Senate OKs Uniform Consumer Credit Code and More
The Kansas Senate approved the Uniform Consumer Credit Code after four years of talks with consumer advocates and business leaders and sent it to the House. The measure, paired with the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, includes ending the holder in due course doctrine and changes to deficiency judgments, plus abolishing referral selling. A concurrent resolution urged President Nixon to release REAP funds for soil conservation and a Mexican American Affairs Commission bill was also sent to the House to aid Spanish descent communities.
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Kan
Kansas Senate
House
Kansas
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Senate
Robert Docking
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Congress
Six Democrats Introduce Docking Tax Lid Bill
In Topeka Kansas six Democratic senators introduced a bill to extend Governor Dockings 1970 property tax lid indefinitely The same day other Senate bills would criminalize cock fighting enact a Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act create a state Employe Merit Award Board exempt non profit clubs from sales tax on dues and fund a sickle cell blood test program A resolution also seeks to elevate the president pro tem to Senate president and create a vice president post to align rules with a new executive article.
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Kan
Kansas Senate
Robert Docking
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