Johnson Travel Tax Plan Faces Strong Capitol Backing
President Johnson's overseas travel tax proposal gains strong support on Capitol Hill despite complaints it is discriminatory and complex. Hearings continue as Fowler fronts the plan to cut the U.S. balance of payments deficit by $500 million yearly, with a tiered tax on traveler expenditures, air and water fares, and reduced duty-free gifts.
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Washington
Johnson
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Western Hemisphere
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Republican
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
New York
Dick Bryers
Howard L. Clark
American Express Co
al Ullman
D-Ore
Police Checking On Ober's Lead In Burglary Probe
Lawrence police study information on a burglary in Emporia linked to Sunday morning break in at Ober's Clothing Store. Emporia burglars broke front window to access display area. clothing stolen included men's suits and sport coats sizes 40 to 42 valued over 6500 wholesale.
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Lawrence
Emporia
Ober’s
GOP SHY VOTES ON ROAD PLAN
In Topeka GOP House members counted votes on a highway plan but were 11 short of passage. The plan would raise two cents per gallon gasoline tax and issue bonds to finance expanded freeway, city street, and county road construction.
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Topeka
House
Milk Up Gas Down In City
Milk prices rise one cent per quart effective February 1 as dairy industry gains push prices to 30 cents per quart. Half gallon prices move to 55 cents and gallon prices to 1.03 in paper containers, plastic gallons to 1.09. Gasoline at most Lawrence stations runs 23.9 cents per gallon for regular and 27.9 for ethyl, about nine cents below normal. Normal rates are 32.9 and 36.9 respectively, with some smaller stations cheaper by one to two cents. Most prices declined from the prior Thursday.
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Lawrence
Brotherhood Fete To Honor Haskell Here on Feb. 20
The 22nd annual Lawrence Brotherhood Banquet sponsors 38 groups and honors Haskell Institute students with Indian dances and songs. The event at 6 30 p m February 20 at the Kansas Union supports Brotherhood Week February 18 25 and features Rev V L Patten and student remarks on campus life and brotherhood. Tickets from local churches banks and merchants.
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Lawrence
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League of Women Voters
Optimists Club
Ministerial Alliance
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Dread Meeting of Friends
Plymouth Congregational Church
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sertoma
St. Luke A.M.E. Church
Unitarian Fellowship
United Church Women and
Women of Trinity Episcopal Church
Wanda Gray
Elizabeth Dunn
Jack Landreth
Bill Elzea
Local Man Caught After Speed Chase
A 24 year old Lawrence man Dale R Edmonds was chased by police through the north side of the city at speeds near 70 mph and was arrested. He is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court Feb 20 for arraignment on speeding and driving while intoxicated. The incident began about 1130 p.m. Monday when a patrolman spotted Edmonds’ car at 6th and Vt Streets and pursued it to his driveway.
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Lawrence
Dale R. Edmonds
6Th St
Edmonds
6Th and
Vt. Sts
Corbin
Jack Brooking
Broadway Actor Corbin Takes Lead in Macbeth at KU
Clayton Corbin, a Broadway actor and traveling bachelor, arrives in Lawrence for a seven week KU engagement. He reprises Shakespeare with University Theatre March 14 to 24 and reflects on returning to KU and pursuing varied roles across stages.
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Clayton Corbin
Kansas University
Murphy Hall
Corbin
Lawrence
University Theatre
William Shakespeare
Brutus Jones
Emperor Jones
Emperor
Eight Point LBJ Plan Aims Consumer Protection
President Johnson sent Congress a eight point plan to protect buyers. It calls for federal and state fish and poultry inspections, safer television radiation controls, stronger home improvement fraud safeguards, auto insurance study, boating safety standards, a consumer council at the Justice Department, and a review of warranty policing needs. He also backs a 10 percent income tax surcharge and a strong truth in lending law.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Justice Department
Missing boat on Kansas River near New York Street
A boat owned by Orville Rule of 613 Lake St. was reported missing Monday after being apparently adrift on the Kansas River near the foot of New York Street. Police said it has not been recovered and valued at $50.
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Orville
Lake St
Kansas River
New York Street
Slow Vote Pace In Eudora Today
Voters in Eudora head to the polls at the municipal building for a special election on establishing a permanent library. By noon 78 residents had cast ballots as Ralph Votan expects turnout to rise this evening toward a 200 vote goal. passage would keep library taxes in Eudora, failure would shift funds to other county libraries.
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Eudora
Ralph Votan
Votan
Sunflower Feeder Livestock Assn Opens Meeting at Fairgrounds
The Sunflower Feeder Livestock Association holds its first meeting at 7 30 tonight at the 4 H Fairgrounds. Leaders from 19 northeastern Kansas counties are expected to attend to elect a board and officers. Reports from committees will be heard and bylaws, sale rules, and sales venue discussions will take place. The group aims to assist regional producers in marketing their livestock.
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Sunflower Feeder Livestock Assn
Kansas
Hearse Theft Reported in New Haven
The Plastic Visitation a Yale five member rock group reports thieves broke a window on their converted hearse Monday and took guitars amplifiers and a drum set. Aclassified ads note urges Wise Buyers reading the classifieds.
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New Haven, Conn
Plastic Visitation
Yale University
Scouting Program Spotlight at Lawrence Rotary Luncheon
The Boy Scout program and troop leaders were showcased at the Lawrence Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Eldridge. Bruce Barlow Clark Keffer Fred Beahm Ken Rothwell and troop leader Dwight Burnham demonstrated scouting aims advancement requirements and various skill activities including flag folding axes knives trail marking wildlife studies plaster casts of prints cooking knot tying map reading camping and merit badge work.
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Lawrence
Marines Recapture HQ as Iwo Jima Spirit Rises in Hue
In Hue Vietnam American Marines retook the Thua Thien province headquarters building after storming the two story yellow plaster structure. They raised the Stars and Stripes amid heavy fighting and captured five guerrillas, plus one prisoner, as casualties rose to at least two dead and 23 wounded for the day.
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Thua Thien Province
Iwo Jima
Frank Thomas
Camden
N.J
Alan McDonald
Jacksonville
Fla
Pfc
Walter Kacmerek
Port Reading
Two Rail Firms Hit By Strikes Across Major Lines
Strikes idle Missouri Pacific and Texas and Pacific along with Seaboard Coast Line. Spreading potential seen to Union Pacific and others as crews are cut. Richmond reports strikes moving terminal to terminal. impacts include ammunition and citrus shipments to northern areas.
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Grant to KU Revealed by Rep Winn
Rep Larry Winn announced a $234 800 grant to Kansas University from the Department of Health Education and Welfare. Funds allocate 71300 for training mentally retarded 39000 for speech and hearing impairments 96900 for other health impairments and 27600 for administration. KU units named include the Speech and Drama Department School of Education Bureau of Child Research and KU Medical Center. Details await official notice.
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Larry Winn
Washington, D.C
Kansas University
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Winn
William J. Argersinger Jr
KU Speech and Drama Department
KU School of Education
Bureau of Child Research
KU Medical Center
Fire Destroys Car During KU OSU Basketball Game
A Topeka man was told his car was on fire during a Kansas University Oklahoma State game at Allen Fieldhouse. Firefighters broke a window to put out the blaze confined to the back seat, causing $50 damage to the car and a coat. The fire was reported at 8 04 p m. John Williams concert follows at 8 p m in University Theatre sponsored by Student Union Activities.
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Topeka
Kansas University
John Williams
University Theatre
Thanking those who comforted us after Ray Sirls’s loss
We express gratitude to all who showed kindness with flowers money food cards telegrams during our bereavement. Special thanks to doctors Jones Manahan Mitchell Medical Arts Hospital first floor nurses and clergy Rev Frank Brown Rev Hambrick Rev Jackson Lawrence Rev Gilliver Osawatomie Kansas and to our friends and neighbors. Wife Esther Sirls Mother Mary Sirls brothers and sister
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Ray Sirls
Jones
Manahan
Mitchell
Frank Brown
Hambrick
Jackson
Lawrence
Gilliver
Osawatomie
Kans
Esther Sirls
Mary Sirls
Grateful Thanks For Sympathy After Loss Of Effie Nelson
Walter Nelson and Family express deep gratitude for the acts of sympathy shown during the illness and loss of their wife and mother Effie Nelson.
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Effie Nelson
Walter Nelson
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