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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1972
Page
1
U.S. Senator James B. Pearson predicts new federal steps to cut property taxes, boosting school funding by about 2 billion dollars annually. He spoke to about 100 at a Lawrence Rotary Club luncheon and urged faster state and federal education support amid bond election failures.
Citywide changes after a half cent sales tax approval expand Lawrence fire and police forces. Eight new officers join the police, two firemen hired, and multiple title changes create three fire shifts with appointed captains Walter Palmer Alvin Samuels and Monte Pearson.
Washington AP reports that despite Congress tax relief, many Americans will see smaller take home pay after Jan 16 due to higher withholding. The change aims to align withholding with actual yearly liability, reducing underwithholding for some but causing overwithholding for middle income couples and high itemized deductions. Some taxpayers may owe $50 more per month, while the IRS provides a new Employees Withholding Exemption Certificate form.
The 1872 launch of Aaron Montgomery Ward’s mail order empire is described as a bold breakthrough backed by a 100 year anniversary. The article notes Ward’s guarantee policy, Grange support, rapid sales growth, and subsequent expansion into catalogs and retail stores across multiple cities, including Kansas City and Denver, with key figures and dates.
The Perry Lecompton School Board unanimously rejected Supt Mason Bruntons retirement plan and will revisit his status at the February meeting. Brunton recently submitted a resignation effective next July after 32 years with the district. The board hopes to extend a two year contract and keep Brunton on.
A 1:30 p.m. crash on K-10 five miles east of Lawrence left Emma Mitchell 63 Linwood in critical condition with internal injuries and facial lacerations. Her husband Joseph 68 suffered a dislocated hip and facial injuries. Dennis Dahl 41 was treated and released. Several other crashes were reported as icy roads contributed to the day’s incidents.
U.S. Weather Bureau data from Worden cooperative observer indicate above average moisture for December while the year as a whole runs below normal. December moisture reached 1.49 inches, with 3.10 inches recorded for the period, and 1.43 inches below the yearly average of 36.07 inches.
Topeka in a brief AP report shows a traffic death count for January with totals recorded for 1972. The log notes 6 deaths for January and 24 hours ending Tuesday nine a.m., reflecting a snapshot of fatalities in Kansas.
Washington AP reports the Pay Board expected to order a wage rollback from 12 percent to about seven to eight percent for aerospace workers. The panel split along labor and business lines with a live debate over applying a 7 percent cap in new contracts and a possible automatic cut in old contracts. Virgil Day of General Electric indicated a move toward a legally binding rule to cap future raises at 7 percent.
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