Kansas lawmakers weigh education and highway boosts
Three main issues frame the 1969 Kansas Legislature tax revenues education and highway funding and local government needs. Senate leader Sen Glee Smith says school aid will rise and a faster highway program may pass, while House leader Rep Calvin Strowig cautions on fiscal soundness and ties action to Gov Docking. Inflation and revenue trends shape prospects for local government aid.
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Topeka
Kansas
Glee Smith
R-Larned
Senate
Calvin Strowig
House
Smith
Strowig
Robert Docking
Docking
Cities Debate Tax Options to Shore School Aid
Strowig urges raising state school aid to 40 percent of operating costs as districts face financial strain. Smith suggests legislature may let cities choose new taxes like sales or earnings taxes. Strowig adds locals must decide on any shift to alternate tax methods.
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Strowig
Smith
Moon Landing Crew Veterans Named for Apollo 11 Mission
NASA announced a civilian and two Air Force colonels will fly Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong will command with Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins piloting the main ship in lunar orbit. Flight dates hinge on the progress of Apollo 9 and 10 missions.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Neil A. Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Lunar
Michael Collins
Navy
NASA
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Ander
Frank Borman
Fred Haise
Space Agency
Anders
Lovell
Aldrin
LHS Reviews Cheerleaders Plan After Walkout
Lawrence High School students and faculty propose changing cheerleader selection to a 12 finalist pool chosen by an impartial body. The student body would elect five girls and alternates, replacing the former Pep Club voting method. The move follows a September walkout over selection and culture courses.
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Lawrence High School
Mike Vaughn
International Cheerleaders Foundation
Pep Club
Black American Club
American Field Service Club
Jayhawks and Wildcats Set for TV Coverage in Key Big Eight Clash
Indications that the January 18 Kansas at Kansas State game in Manhattan will be televised on Channel 13 as the sellout crowd vies for a share of the Big Eight lead. A March 8 KU at KSU meeting in Lawrence also looks set for TV with limited tickets remaining.
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Manhattan
Jayhawks
Wildcats
Ku-Ksu
Lawrence
Wescoe Plans Family Focus as KU Budget Drive Moves Ahead
Wescoe discusses becoming father of the bride as Barbara Wescoe Porto, a 1967 KU graduate and teacher, marries Richard Porto in March. He aims to finish the Council for Progress fund drive by June and travel for the university while preparing 1971 budget requests with a yet unnamed successor.
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Wescoe
Barbara
Prairie Village
Richard Porto
Independence
Faith Cutheran Church
Richard
Lawrence
Council For Progress
Alumni Association
Council On Higher Education In
Lima
Peru
Mexico City
Wescoe Reflects on KU Chancellor Tenure and Achievements
Wescoe recalls his 1960 chancellorship at Kansas University and notes enrollment growth from 10 000 to 16292 this fall. He cites private support gains and capital projects totaling over 43 million, along with facility expansions and a campus master plan.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Wescoe
Lawrence
Kansas City
Jury Convicts Danny Mumford In June Attack
Danny Lee Mumford, 18, of 429 Ind. St., found guilty by a District Court jury of felonious assault for attacking Lawrence city patrolman Larry Loveland at a civic group dance June 21 at The Thirsty Bar. Jury deliberated ~45 minutes. bond set at 1500 dollars. A new trial motion, due within five days, to be heard Jan. 31. Maximum penalty 1500 dollars fine and up to three years or both.
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Danny Lee Mumford
Ind. St
Lawrence
Larry Loveland
Thirsty Bar
10Th and
Mass. Sts
Mumford
Daniel Young
Nixon Aides Chart Course for Incoming Administration
President elect Nixon opens a two day cabinet conference plan to shape his program for Congress. Atty Gen designate John Mitchell leads the crime and law enforcement task force as sessions cover education welfare health and government structure. A 10 percent income surtax looms as a renewal decision and budget conditions guide policy.
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New York
Nixon
Congress
Northhampton
Mass
Ters
Johnson
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Dist
Evelle J. Younger
Los Angeles
William P. Rogers
Robert H
Finch
Winton Blount
Eudora Car Damages Bridge On Sibleyville Road
A car driven by Alvena B. Tuggle 49 of Eudora struck the west end of a bridge on Sibleyville Road 3.3 miles south and 0.8 mile west of Eudora causing unsafe bridge conditions and road closure. Tuggle suffered minor injuries and damage to the car was about 600 dollars.
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Alvena B. Tuggle
Eudora
Sibleyville Road
Douglas County
Salvadoran Ban on Foreign Hippies Sparks Debate
El Salvador's immigration chief Col. Jose Angel Berdugo announced a ban on foreign hippies, labeling them a social menace as authorities tighten entry rules. Local and international observers question the stance and its impact on travel and cultural exchange.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jose Angel Berdugo
Papers Suffer By AP Strike
Honolulu's two major papers faced publication disruption as seven unions refused to cross a one man picket line during an AP strike. The Honolulu Advertiser missed Friday editions while the Star-Bulletin delayed printing as the News Agency filed an NLRB charge. The AP began operating from a separate Bevel Newspaper Agency office after the walkout.
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Wire Service Guild
Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Star-Bulletin
Associated Press
Bevel
Skeleton theft hits Kansas University classroom display
A 5 foot young female skeleton valued at 375 dollars was stolen from a locked cabinet in Room 17, Marvin Hall. KU security notes forced entry evidence and identifies professor Le land Miller as reporting the incident, while another theft notes a billfold and draft card missing from Oliver Hall.
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Kansas University
Marvin Hall
Leland Miller
Merence Bak
Oliver Hall
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Maine St
Charles Rankin
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Mike Elwell
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Ethel F. Austin
Conn. St
Robert D. Wilkins
Lyons St
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Walter T. Winchell
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