Minimum Income Proposed in U S
A blue ribbon commission urged President Johnson and Congress to guarantee a minimum annual income for every American family. They estimated costs from 2 to 20 billion dollars and potential reach of up to 35 million people at a 3000 dollar annual level. The plan would fill gaps between actual income and a fixed minimum.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Commission
Thomas J. Watson Jr
IBM Corp
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Baker University Birthday Week Proclaimed in Baldwin City
Baldwin City Mayor W. Roger Martin proclaims February 5 to 12 as Baker University Birthday Week in honor of the universitys 108th anniversary on February 12. The finale event is a 6:30 p.m. February 12 birthday party at the Baker gym with Fred Conger and Don Lidikay as speakers. tickets are on sale.
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Baker University
Baldwin City
W. Roger Martin
Martin
Kansas
Baker Gym
Fred Conger
Hutchinson Radio
Don Lidikay
Liberty, Mo
Patricia Wise Wins in Midland Young Artists Contest
Patricia Wise of Oklahoma City and a Kansas University senior shares in a $3,000 prize from the Midland Odessa Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Contest. Wise, a lyric soprano, will guest solo with the orchestra March 28 and 29 in Odessa and Midland. Other winners and finalists included Linda Judd and several university performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Wise
Oklahoma City
Okla
Kansas University
Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra
Midland
Odessa
Linda Judd
Arkansas City
Miss Wise
William Powell
Texas Tech
Alan Smith
Texas University
Katherine Collier
Baylor University
Charles Webb
Indiana University Concert Orchestra
John Marlowe Nielson
Utah University
Walter Moeck
Birmingham, Ala
Leopold LaFosse
San Antonio
Clyde Roller
Houston University Symphony
State Meeting Set By Children’s League
The 73rd annual meeting of the Kansas Children’s Service League will be at noon Tuesday, February 17 in the Ramada Inn in Topeka. William D. Wolfe, president of the board, is a retired Lawrence school superintendent. Lt. Gov. John Crutcher will give the luncheon address. The organization provided casework services to 772 children and 357 unwed mothers in 1965.
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Kansas Children's Service League
Ramada Inn
Topeka
William D. Wolfe
Kan
Children's Service League
Lawrence
John Crutcher
Kansas
Harvard Scientist Sees Room For Heavier Weights Under New Index
Harvard School of Public Health researcher Dr. Carl C. Seltzer proposes the Seltzer Index to adjust weight limits by height and frame. He argues that obesity classifications should rise and that mortality risk is not fixed by weight alone, citing examples where taller or larger framed individuals may safely exceed traditional limits.
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Seltzer
Harvard University
School of Public Health
New England Journal of Medicine
Kansas University Student Health Beginnings and Hospital
In spring 1905 a KU student contracted smallpox and was isolated on a Kaw River island due to lack of a university hospital. The episode spurred pressure for student health protections and a 1906 Benefit Health Association. By 1908 a hospital was rented, later formalized, and in 1931 Watkins Hospital was built with Mrs. Watkins donating the facility.
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Kansas University
University Hospital
Lawrence
Kaw River
J. B. Watkins
Watkins Hall
Watkins Hospital
Air Force Uses Huge Flashbulb to Scare Birds at Moody AFB
Moody Air Force Base deployed a 500 million candlepower flashbomb to deter about four million migratory birds mainly starlings and blackbirds near the runway area. Officials hope repeated blasts will drive birds away, reducing aviation hazards, with follow up tests planned Friday night.
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Moody Air Force Base
Air Force
Moody
Maj
James E. Gilliam
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Division
Gilliam
State Commission Allocates $45 Million to Highway Pacts
Topeka AP Kansas Highway Commission reports $2.5 million awarded for Milford Reservoir area highway work and $2 million for other projects on the state’s primary and secondary systems. Milford work includes a new U S 77 alignment and 43 miles of Kansas 244 roadway. Relocation of Kansas 82 spans 1.6 miles toward the Riley-Geary line. Hixson and Lehenbauer Inc. of Topeka wins grading at 1,959,798 dollars. Rhoades Construction Co. of Newton builds three U S 77 bridges for 424,819 dollars. Welliever Construction Co. of Holton builds one Kansas 244 bridge for 19,984 dollars.
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Kansas
Forecasting Satellite Launched Into Orbit
A hatbox shaped weather satellite named ESSA 1 launched from Cape Kennedy at 1 41 a m CST aboard a Delta rocket. It aims to provide worldwide weather forecasts with cloud and storm imagery from a 460 mile high orbit after testing over the next 24 hours.
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Cape Kennedy
Fia
Tiros
Neuvers
Essa 1
Environmental Survey Satellite Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pacific Ocean
Ecuador
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Central America
Underground Roads Proposed for Kansas City Caves
Kansas City considers an underground freeway system proposed by Frank Carswell. He cites growing artificial cave networks beneath the city from limestone quarri es and argues tunnels could parallel surface routes and be quickly built. Caverns are already used for manufacturing offices warehousing and cold storage.
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Kansas City
Frank Carswell
Carswell
Midwest Pre-Cote
Centropolis
Chamber of Commerce
Tius W. Davis
Missouri Highway Department
W. E. Thomson
Quarrymen’s Association of
Greater
Close vote in Marion third ward council race
In Marion Ohio third ward in 1963 Robert E Travis beat Paul J Bell by one vote for city council. In a 1965 rematch Bell a Democrat challenged Republican Travis and unofficial returns gave Bell a 1S vote edge. A recount reversed the result showing Bell 788 Travis 787.
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Marion, Ohio
Paul J. Ball
Robert E. Travis
Marion
Travis
Bell
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U.S
National Commission On Technology, Automation and Economic Progress
Federal Housing Authority
Baker
Children's League
Boston
Harvard
Carl C. Seltzer
Volkswagen
California
N. J. Ward Thompson
Kansas Highway Commission
Milford Reservoir
Milford
U.S. 77
K.C
Bridge Standard
Oth & Mass
Vis
Fisher
Chevrolet
New Hampshire
Lawrence, Kansas
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