Kennedy presses tax cut drive amid congressional resistance
President Kennedy steps up his campaign for a tax cut after top strategists warn Congress and the public remain unreceptive. The plan hinges on popular support and the economy, with a proposed $10 billion cut and revenue revisions, facing resistance from the Ways and Means Committee and its chairman Wilbur Mills.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
U.S
House
Ways and Means Committee
American Bankers Association
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Kansas City Primary Voter Turnout Seen Light
Primary election in Kansas City features a three way fight for City Hall among the Democratic Coalition Citizens Association and Independent Voters Association with only about a quarter of eligible voters expected to cast ballots. The run off is set for March 26.
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Kansas City
City Hall
Democratic Coalition
The
Citizens Association
Independent Voters Association
House Vote Sets Hurdle for Wichita University Plan
Kansas House approved a rules change 68 to 41 tied to the Wichita University controversy. The two thirds suspension rule requires 84 yes votes, upsetting supporters and signaling trouble for bringing Wichita into the state higher education system.
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Topeka
Wichita University
Kansas House
Wichita
Wichita U
A. F. Casado
Jerry Griffith
D-Derby
John Conard
Greensburg
Ed Boyd
R-Larned
Tom Crossan
Coffeyville
Election Intrigue Near Kansas City Polling Place
Police rushed three cars with riot guns to a Kansas City polling site during the municipal election. Six women poll workers and store manager Lloyd Murray said he accidentally set off the burglar alarm when opening the door. Balloting began in the 21st precinct of the 21st ward at 317 East Vivion Road.
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Kansas City
Lloyd Murray
Murray
East Vivion Road
Battle for City Hall Heats Up With Diverse Mayoral Field
Inner contest ends with Democrat Ilus Davis as mayoral candidate. Independent Voters Association led by Republican Dutton Brookfield seeks city top post. Two independents Charles Shafer and Garrett Smalley run, while council power expands from nine to twelve with one member per district and six at large. First time a Black council will sit, all 3rd District candidates are Negro.
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Ilus Davis
Independent Voters Association
Citizens
Dutton Brookfield
Uniform
Charles Shafer
Garrett Smalley
Warmer Weather Predicted For Lawrence Wednesday
Lawrence warms after a record equalling 7 above zero this morning. The weather bureau forecasts a high of 55 to 60 degrees on Wednesday with a low in the 20s. Skies will be partly cloudy as overnight temperatures reached 7 above zero, tying the date’s record.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
Volunteers Lost On Cuba Raids
Senate leaders cite evidence that during the 1961 Bay of Pigs raid several American volunteers flew combat missions and four died. No names are given. Mansfield notes experienced airmen trained Cuban crews and took part as operations exhausted Cuban pilots. The report mirrors an earlier 1961 disclosure of four pilots from the Birmingham area killed in a Caribbean crash.
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U.S
Cuba
U.S. State Department
Dirksen
Fidel Castro
Birmingham
Ala
Miami Springs
Fla
Double Check Corp
Miami
santi-Castro
Alex E. Carlson
Caribbean
Éle
Riley Shamburger
Thomas Willard Ray
Leo F. Baker
Wade Carroll Gray
Carlson
Special Art Show to Begin Sunday at KU Museum
The Kansas University Art Museum opens its largest 1962 63 season exhibition Twentieth Century Painting with 68 works from the Arizona University Collection of Contemporary Painting. A public reception Sunday 2 5 p.m. runs through April 15 across three floors.
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Kansas University Art Museum
Arizona University
Marilyn Stokstad
John Steuart Curry
GUF Total Ahead Of Its 62 Pace
The Kansas University Greater University Fund reports 1 066 donors contributing 47 416 70 in January bringing the fiscal year total to 6 893 donors and 296 857 94. Assistant secretary Todd Seymour says major drives in Lawrence Kansas City and Topeka will be crucial to reach 15 000 donors, with Topeka starting a drive and Kansas City set for March 12.
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Kansas University Greater University Fund
GUF
Todd Seymour
Lawrence
Kansas City
Topeka
Seymour
Skipper Williams
Lenten Season Begins With Ash Wednesday Tomorrow
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent ahead of Easter Sunday April 14. The article traces Lent’s origins from 40 hours to 40 days, notes Sundays aren’t fast days, and cites local church plans and a Jour nal-World series on The Meaning of the Easter Season by Rev. Harold Hamilton.
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Moses
Elijah
Christ
Gregory the Great
Felix II
Jesus
Christendom
Harold Hamilton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Journal-World
Hamilton
Trinity Lutheran
Minnesota recount tightens lead in governorship race
Democrat Karl Rolvaag clings to an unofficial 12 vote edge as disputed ballots are examined. The review follows court actions that initially gave Republican Elmer Andersen a 142 vote win, with 1,000 to 1,500 ballots to be decided and a possible month until a final ruling.
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St, Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Karl Rolvaag
Rolvaag
Elmer L. Andersen
Andersen
William Braatz
Industrial Government Party
State Supreme Court
Fred L Cooper seeks 2nd term as city commissioner
Fred L Cooper 33 filed to seek re election for the April 2 city ballot identifying himself as the first incumbent to announce for another term He is a mortuary operator at Cooper Warren firm and lives at 909 W 20th St Terr with his wife and four children He has served two years on the City Commission since being elected in April 1961 The filing notes other candidates and the March 19 primary if more than seven candidates run for the commission or school board
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Fred L. Cooper
Cooper
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
W. 20Th St
Terr
Don McConnell
Ben Barteldes
O. H. Cooper
Mass. St
University High School
Kansas City College of Mortuary Science
William C. Warren
Funk Mortuary
Schubert Funeral Home
Cooper-Warren
N. H
Trinity Lutheran Church
Church Council
Lawrence
Kevin
Commission
Donald Binns
James Titus
Kansas University
Lawrence School Board
Career Teacher Pay Scale Adopted For 1963-64
The Lawrence Board of Education approved a new salary schedule for 1963-64. Beginning, second, and third year teachers keep current pay. from year four onward increases start at $200 annually, higher with post graduate work. Maximum next year raise set at $300. Full outside experience credit up to five years and half credit from six to ten years approved non retroactive. Extra duty pay schedules also adopted for Lawrence High staff.
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Lawrence Education Association
Carl Knox
Lawrence
Escpesienes
Lawrence High School
Weather Update Northeast Kansas Through Wednesday
Northeast Kansas experiences warmer conditions through Wednesday with partly cloudy skies. Tonight will be cool with a low around 20 and a high on Wednesday not specified.
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Kansas
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