Shadow of the Rayburn Building Costs for House Offices
An editor’s note examines the cost of a new House office building atop Capitol Hill. The Rayburn Building, nearing completion, will house 169 members in three-room suites at about 83 million dollars, plus 100 million for renovations, totaling roughly 230 thousand per added room. The Senate added a second building years ago for 26 million, giving some senators five to seven rooms.
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House of Representatives
John Heckler
Washington
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Russell Mack
R-Wash
Mack
Rep
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Capitol
Senate
Arts Vital In Technocracy
Stanford professors Wilford Stone and Eric Hutchison spoke at Newport Beach on the need to couple technical progress with human values. Stone argued literature teaches our emotional history and prompts growth, while Hutchison urged morality to accompany scientific advances to prevent moral disaster.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Stanford University
Wilford Stone
Stanford
Dr. Stone
Stone
Eric Hutchison
United States
Los Angeles Times News Service
Dallas Morning News Cartoonist John F Knott Dies at 84
John F. Knott, longtime editorial cartoonist for the Dallas Morning News for nearly three decades, died Saturday in Dallas.
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Dallas, Tex
John F. Knott
The
Dallas Morning News
Parking Ticket Links KU Art Theft to California Suspect
A Kansas University parking ticket linked a San ta Monica man to the theft of an Edouard Manet painting from the KU Museum last summer.William R. Basham pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to a federal theft charge and faces sentencing March 14.
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California
KU Art Museum
William R. Basham
Santa Monica
Los Angeles
Albert Lee Stephens Jr
Basham
Francis Whalen
U.S
Southern District of California
Whalen
FBI
Jayhawk Boulevard
13Th Street
Edouard Manet
Weather notes for Northeast Kansas forecast
Continued mild weather with partial cloud cover through Tuesday. Tonight’s low 25 to 39 and Tuesday’s high in the 50s. Temperature readings show evening and overnight values, with yesterday’s high 60 and low 23, and year ago highs of 49 and 25. Record high 73 in 1948 and low 6 in 1944.
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Kansas
Five Day Kansas Forecast Sees Mild Midweek Warmth
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday average near normal with mild conditions until cooler late midweek. Friday warms again as normal highs reach 45 to 30 with lows from 12 to 18 and little or no precipitation expected.
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Kansas
Venezuelan freighter hijacked by Communists drifts near Brazil
The Anzoategui remained anchored just inside Brazilian territorial waters off Maraca Island as U S and Venezuelan warships move to scene. Captors seized the crew and captain, aiming to pressure Betancourt and seek asylum in Brazil while authorities seek a resolution and possible Port of Belem refuge.
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Trinidad
Anzoategui
Maraca Island
Washington
Edwin M. Martin
inter-American Affairs
House Foreign Affairs
Pentagon
Martin
Brazil
Belem
Idmgt
U.S. Defense Department
Venezuela
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Australia
United States
Canada
Indonesia
Java
Three Judge Court Denies Greene Admission to Ole Miss
AP reports a three judge federal appeals court denied Dewey Greene Jr a motion for admission to the University of Mississippi for the spring semester. The ruling upheld earlier restrictions affecting the applicant identified as a Negro seeking entry.
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Atlanta
Dewey Greene Jr
University of Mississippi
Caretaker House at 4 H Site Hit By Blast
Fire gutted the caretaker’s home at the 4H Fairgrounds in Douglas County early Sunday likely from a natural gas explosion. The Whitakers and five children were away at Medi‑cie Lodge. furnishings and clothes were lost. Insurance shortfall and rebuilding plans depend on adjuster findings. county carries $10,000 on the building. Investigator details pending after motorist Huston Turner spotted the blaze.
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Fairgrounds
Journal-World
Douglas County
Gary Whitaker
Medi‘cie" Lodge
Huston Turner
Baldwin
Warm spell continues with steady 50s through week
A string of 50 degree days will persist through Tuesday with pleasant weather lasting five more days. The weather bureau reports Tuesday temperatures in the 50s after a low of 25 to 30. Sunday reached 53 and Saturday 50 as residents enjoy outdoor activity.
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Weather Bureau
Action Planned On Annexations By Lawrence City Officials
Lawrence city commissioners plan first readings Tuesday on annexing all property touching the southeast city limits. The 130 acre area includes five acres owned by Farmers Co-Op and 38 acres of the 4 H Fairgrounds, with about 20 tracts involved.
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Lawrence
Farmers Co-Op
India School
Sertoma Patriot Week Focuses on American Heritage
Lawrence Sertoma Club promotes A Salute to Our American Heritage with copies of the Declaration of Independence to eighth graders at West and Central Junior High Schools. The program includes a $400 flag pole for South Park and 80 Living Constitution records distributed to schools.
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Lawrence Sertoma Club
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
West Junior High
Central Junior High
Arthur Heck
Lawrence Sertoma
Heck
Lawrence High
South Park
Douglas
Jefferson County
Prairie Trail Proposed Across Kansas and Oklahoma
Secretary Udall offered federal planning aid to Kansas and Oklahoma governors for a prairie hiking trail inspired by the Appalachian Trail. Wichita businessman C I Blair urged a 150 to 200 mile route from Kansas Prairie National Park toward Tulsa, with rights of way to be donated or acquired cheaply. Udall suggested conservation groups could lead, but state action is required to advance the project.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Wichita
C. I. Blair
Udall
Blair
Kennedy
Prairie National Park
Tulsa
Okla
Henry Bellman
John Anderson
National Park Service
Wdall
Flint Hills
Maine
Georgia
Aldous Huxley
United States
Population growth and the world’s looming space crisis
A KU associate professor outlines how rapid population growth since the 19th century threatens global development. He notes lower death rates, higher life expectancy, and stagnant fertility, risking instability, increased central control, and potential conflicts if growth remains unchecked.
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Ketzel
UCLA
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Mass
Harrison Brown
California Institute of Technology
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Everest
Sahara
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Aswan
Latin America
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