Vote Near Today On Legislative Proposals
Kansas House moves toward final votes on consumer fraud and emergency powers bills. The consumer bill bans deceptive practices and imposes AG investigation powers while the emergency act outlines curfews and agency immunities. The Senate killed a juvenile facilities billing proposal and approved animal dealer licensing and highway crew pay rules. A local option income tax bill was introduced in the Senate.
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Senate
W. E. Woodard Jr
Richita
House
The
Highway Commission
Government Guilty Itself On Dollar Drain Situation
Washington AP reports officials cannot tally or limit government travel abroad funded by taxpayers. Agencies like Peace Corps NIH PHS NSF reimburse travelers with eight cents per air mile and rarely require U.S. carriers. Defense and State programs also lack detailed carrier-cost breakdowns.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bureau of the Budget
U.S
Peace Corps
United States
Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Foundation
Department of Defense
Defense Department
State Department
Best dressed coed named at Fort Hays State College
Lawrence sophomore Heard in Lawrence Lynn Corn earns title of best dressed coed in a Me morial Union Council and Glamour Magazine contest. Parents listed as Mr and Mrs George Corn of Lawrence. The rest of the item covers a Valentine candy mix up and ACT testing at Lawrence High School with details on time and supervision.
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Lynn Corn
Lawrence
Fort Hays State College
Memorial Union Council
Glamour
George Corn
Lawrence High School
LHS
Max Stalcup
Frances Cabrini Named First American Saint
Frances Cabrini the first American citizen named to sainthood died December 22, 1917. Her 1946 canonization created December 22 as her feast day and she was honored as Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini.
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Francesca Cabrinis
Mother Cabrini
Wescoe denies professor asked ROTC students to leave
Kansas University Chancellor Wescoe denied that mathematics professor Mark Mandelker told three ROTC students to exit his class over military affiliation. Regents questioned the incident as EU officials closed their inquiry while nine regents met. Dr. James Basham attended his first board meeting after appointment by Gov. Docking.
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Topeka—Kansas University
W. Clarke Wescoe
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Wescoe
Henry Bubb
Topeka
Mark Mandelker
ROTC
Bubb
A .H. Cromb
Mission Hills
James Basham
Fort Scott
Robert Docking
Kansas Senate considers anti strike bill with union rights
The bill bans public employee strikes for teachers police and firefighters with automatic dismissal for strikers while allowing state county and city workers to organize choose a bargaining agent and bargain collectively.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Labor and Industry Committee
Anti Fraud Move Passes in House in Kansas
The Kansas House approved a consumer fraud protection bill 73 34 and sent it to the Senate. The body also passed a bill on emergency designation and riot disaster procedures as 31 measures were acted on alongside a proposed constitutional amendment on school financing.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas
Ernest Unruh
R Newton
State Board of Education
Lawmaker actions shape local tax plans and school training options
The Board of County Commissioners may face a local income tax ballot. A House Education Committee bill would allow Amish and Mennonite groups to offer vocational training after eighth grade in special schools or by correspondence and home study under standards. Senate Education Committee seeks ethnic history instruction in public schools, with Senator Harder supporting the move and Senator McClinton urging more focus on Negro culture.
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Tion
Board of County Commissioners
House Education Committee
Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Joseph C. Harder
Moundridge
Curtis McClinton
Wichita
Harder
McClinton
Local youth fractured leg after Sixth Street collision
A 16 year old cyclist, Ronald L Davenport of 1328 E 16th St, suffered a broken right leg and other injuries after his motorcycle collided with two autos at Sixth Street and Midh A Thelma M Gamble driver of the first auto 53 of 1005 NJ St turned in front of him The Davenport cycle then struck an eastbound auto driven by Madge Nelson 23 of 812 RI St Hallmark employee Damages were 20 to the Gamble auto 800 to Davenport's cycle and 0 to Nelson's car In a separate incident at 8 am on Kentucky Street a Traul auto rear ended Eby auto causing additional damages and a minor collision with a parked vehicle
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Midh. Sts
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ronald L. Davenport
E. 16Th St
Sixth Street
Thelma M. Gamble
N.J. St
Michigan
Tenn. St
Lisle E. Eby
Ind
Eby
James Gillispie
Ky. St
Harrison
Gillispie
New Battle Today by Israel Jordan
Fierce artillery and tank fighting erupts across the Jordan River with Israeli jets joining the assault. Beisan Valley near the Sea of Galilee is engulfed as Jordanians shell Beit Yosef and Gesher farms, while Israeli farming communities seek shelter from the bombardment.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan River
Jordan
Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Gesher
Beit Yosef
Burglary Reported At Square Deal Bill's Mobil
Lawrence police logged a burglary at Square Deal Bill's Mobil Service on 319 N. 2nd St. between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Harvey Nelson found a broken rear window and lights out on arrival. An undetermined cash amount and cigarettes were taken from a machine inside. a candy machine was damaged but not entered.
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Lawrence
Harvey Nelson
Square Deal Bill
Mobil Service
N. 2Nd St
Nelson
$240000 Homer Fickle Suit Unfolds in Court at Lyndon
A $240,000 civil suit filed by Homer Fickle of Lecompton against Kansas State Bank at Overbrook and assistant cashier Karl J Wilhite proceeds in Osage County District Court Lyndon. The case seeks $100,000 real damages and $70,000 punitive against the bank and $70,000 punitive against Wilhite, with about 20 witnesses expected over a three day jury trial.
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Lecompton
Overbrook
Lyndon
Osage County
Lawrence
Homer Fickle
Route 1
Kansas State Bank
Alex Hotchkiss
Fickle
Karl J. Wilhite
Wilhite
Shawnee
Topeka
Overbrook Bank
Gladys Held
Route 5
Shawnee County
Narcotics Charge For Ex KU Youth
A former Kansas University student, John Tyler of Bartlesville Oklahoma, faces a district court trial at 9 30 a m Friday for possession and sale of narcotics in Douglas County on November 22 1966. He was arrested July 20 1967. In the same session, Allen Wayne Fry 21 formerly of Leavenworth had a jury trial set for March 4 for armed robbery tied to a January 1 1967 Deep Rock Service Station holdup. Fry escaped jail March 18 and was recaptured January 10 in Wisconsin by FBI agents and returned to the county jail to await prosecution.
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Kansas University
John Tyler
Bartlesville
Oklo
Douglas County
Allen Wayne Fry
Leavenworth
Fry
Deep Rock
N. 2Nd St
Wisconsin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dougan to Retire From Lawrence Post Office After 40 Years
Elmer Dougan of 1536 Barker, longtime Lawrence Post Office employee, retires at month end after 40 years. He started as a substitute clerk in 1927, rose to Superintendent of Mails in 1958 and served as assistant postmaster before 1963. He attended Kansas University and has lived in Lawrence since 1925 with his wife Daisy.
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Elmer Dougan
Barker
Lawrence
Dougan
Kansas University
Daisy
State Department Employees Begin New Posts After 16 Months
Washington AP After 16 months of inactivity two State Department employees start new assignments following charges they were punished for testifying before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. Harry M. Hite moves to procurement and contracting for the new supply division while Edwin A. Burkhardt becomes a personnel security evaluator. Subcommittee chair James Eastland criticized the long layoff as cruel punishment for telling the truth.
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Washington
State Department
Harry M. Hite
Edwin A. Burkhardt
Congress
Senate
Internal Security
Otto F. Otepka
Otepka
J.G. Sourwine
Dean Rusk
Subcommittee
Two Story Addition To KU Fieldhouse Cleared By Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a 14 312 square foot two story addition to the west side of Allen Fieldhouse. It will cost about 389 741 dollars and include a dining room kitchen lobby and staff offices. Construction funding will come from the KU Endowment Association and non tax funds. the facility becomes state property on completion.
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Topeka
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas Board of Regents
W. Clarke Wescoe
KU Endowment Association
Wescoe
Regents
Joseph R. Pearson
Donald Hoyt Still Critical After Overbrook Crash
Donald Hoyt of Overbrook remained in critical condition at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka after a Sunday two car collision in Overbrook. His wife Lucille A. Hoyt 57 died from injuries Wednesday. Funeral services for Mrs. Hoyt set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Overbrook Methodist Church and 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home Junction City. Burial in Liberty Cemetery Upland. Survivors include Gayle Hoyt a Kansas City daughter and three sisters Esther Wilson Ruth Wines and Hannahenkamp and brother Gerald Wilson. Memorial gifts may go to Overbrook Methodist Church.
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Donald Hoyt
Overbrook
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
Lucille A. Hoyt
Hoyt
Gayle Hoyt
Kansas City
Esther B. Wilson
Oakland
Calif
Ruth O. Wines
Seattle
Wash
Charles Hinnenkamp
Salina
Gerald G. Wilson
Cordova
Alaska
Overbrook Methodist Church
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