Congress urged to pass shield law for news sources
Newspaper publishers led by the ANPA ask Congress to grant unqualified privilege from subpoenas to protect newsmen sources and unpublished notes. The measure covers state and federal proceedings to ensure a free flow of information.
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Washington
Congress
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Stanford Smith
Senate
House “Judiciary
Taylor
Julian Goodman
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Internal Revenue Review Planned by Wilbur Mills
Washington AP report says House Ways and Means Chair Mills will lead a sweeping tax reform review this summer with hearings starting late January or February. He cautions against expecting big revenue gains or tax cuts, noting gains may be offset by losses and outlines potential focus areas including estate and gift taxes, capital gains, the minimum tax, and municipal bonds.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Arkansas Democrat
Mills
New House
Frogs and Toads Exhibit Planned at Topeka Zoo
An exhibit of color photographs titled Frogs and Toads of the Topeka Area will open Monday at the Topeka Zoological Park. Ten photos by Joseph T. Collins of Kansas University's Museum of Natural History will be shown in the Large Mammal Building, assembled with Topeka Friends of the Zoo.
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Topeka
Topeka Zoological Park
Joseph T. Collins
Kansas University
Museum of Natural History
Shield Law for Newsmen Profiles by Three Legislators
A Kansas bill to immunize news media from disclosing sources in most legal proceedings has been profiled with the secretary of state. Sponsored by Wichita representatives Loux Holderman and Luzzati the measure allows a Supreme Court waiver under three criteria and restricts source disclosure except to mitigate damages in libel cases.
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Topeka
Kan
Wichita
Richard C
Pete” Loux
James Holderman
Ruth Luzzati
State Supreme Court
Kansas Sees New High in Nonfarm Employment
Employment highs are set in Kansas with nonfarm wage and salaried workers reaching 699 100 by mid November, surpassing 695 100 from 1969. Unemployment rose from October but remains well below year earlier levels as seasonal declines loom in construction and trade due to weather and holiday staffing changes.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Leo J. Phalen
Kansas Employment Security Division
Consumer protection bills revived in House Committee
Chairman Chet Holifield and Rep. Frank Horton re introduced a House passed consumer protection bill from the 92nd Congress. The measure would create a federal consumer protection agency, a presidential consumer affairs office, and a consumer advisory council. Other members, including Rep. Benjamin Rosenthal and Rep. Bob Eckhardt, introduced additional consumer legislation.
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Washington
House Government Operations Committee
Senate
House
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Frank Horton
R-N.y
GOP
Ralph Nader
Holifield
Horton
Consumer-Protection Agency
Status of Law
Consumer Advisory Council
Benjamin
Rosenthal
D-N.y
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Boys Given Probation 3 For Assault
In Philadelphia, two 11 and 10 year old boys were placed on probation after pleading guilty to beating raping robbing and burning an 84 year old widow in a housing project last November. Judge Vito N. Pisciotta approved probation citing lack of prior record.
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Philadelphia
Victor Arce
Ronald Irby
Common Pleas Court
Vito N. Pisciotta
Lewis P. Mitrano
District Attorney’s Office
Arce
Thomas
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Hillcrest
Eiven Paper
DAN River
Hank Craft
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