Kansas House Pits Republicans and Democrats Over Insurance Purchases
In Topeka the Kansas House clashed as Republicans moved a bill to put state agency insurance purchases under a committee of elected officials with bids required. Democrats urged using the State Department of Administration and questioned current bidding practices under the Docking administration.
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Topeka
Kansas
House of Representatives
House
State Department of Administration
Thomas van Cleave
Akansas City
Robert Docking
R.hard Rogers
Manhattan
Wyandotte
Rogers
Richard Loux
Wichita
Jerry Griffith
D-Derby
Griffith
Bill to let corporations own Kansas farmland killed in committee
Kansas House Agriculture Committee voted 20 to 0 to defeat a bill that would have allowed corporate ownership and farming of land in the state. Chair John Vogel noted the measure’s defeat as the committee’s first action of the session, citing strong public opposition and concerns about corporate land grabs and tax consequences. The bill’s authors were Senators Jack Barr and Claud Bell.
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John Vogel
Lawrence
House Agriculture Committee
Kansas
Vogel
Douglas County
Jack Barr
Garden City
Claud Bell
McDonald
Barr
Bell
Agriculture Committee
Sunflower Land Sealed Bids Open For Leasing Acres
The Corps of Engineers invites sealed bids to lease five parcels totaling about 733 acres at Sunflower Army Ammunition plant in Johnson County Kansas for grazing hay or limited crops. Bids due Feb 15 with opening at 2 30 p m in Room 660 Federal Building Kansas City Missouri leases run five years.
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Corps of Engineers Ofice
Kansas City
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Johnson County
Lawrence
Corps of Engineers
Federal Building
Baldwin and Wellsville consider joint Special Education plan
Supt. Rex Shanks of Baldwin and Supt. Don Reed of Wellsville discussed a possible joint state funded special education program with Dr. Marguerita Thorsell. State funding covers 25 per child for supplies and 100 for non residents. students are tested before admission. classes limited to 15 and offered at multiple levels. plans include a primary class for educable children aged six to nine.
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Rex Shanks
Baldwin
Don Reed
Wellsville
Marguerita Thorsell
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Shanks
Trailer Wrecked By Evening Fire
Fire damaged a 1954 trailer at 1600 W. 4th St in a Thursday night blaze started in the living room, likely from a furnace or a cigarette. Owner Richard Brown was away. $1,000 trailer and $400 contents loss with heavy smoke damage. No injuries. Brown and wife staying with relatives. Fire crews also found a smoking auto on Crestline Drive later.
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W. 4Th St
Richard Brown
Brown
15Th Street
Crestline Drive
KU Police Log Details Two Car Crashes on Slick Campus
KU traffic and security officers report over $500 damage from two accidents on slick campus streets with no injuries. A Regal Plastic Supply car driven by Robert Slavik collided with Nancy Kingry near Irving Hill and Naismith Drs causing about $400 and $30 damage respectively. A Wayne Fiske car hit a parked vehicle owned by William Weir near McCollum Hall with about $100 damage. James Cannon reports a suede coat valued at $115 stolen from Green Hall.
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Kansas University
Regal Plastic Supply
Robert Slavik
Kansas City
Nancy Kingry
Kinsley
Irving Hill
Naismith Drs
Slavik
Wayne Fiske
Flushing
Mich
William Weir
Wichita
McCollum Hall
Weir
Fiske
James Cannon
Green Hall
Cannon
North Vietnam Boosts Troop Movements on Laos Route
U S military sources report North Vietnam is sending larger forces around the DMZ into Laos to stock for the dry season and potential attacks in South Vietnam. Pentagon figures cite 32,000 to 50,000 troops in the area with up to four to five divisions near Laos and the western DMZ end. Attacks on Khe Sanh and Dak To are anticipated in coming weeks.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Pentagon
Dmz
Laos
Khe San
Dak To
South Vietnam
U.S
Rhodesian Official to Speak at KU Forum
H J C Hooper information officer at the Rhodesian Embassy in Washington will speak at Kansas University Minority Opinions Forum at 4 30 p m February 14 in the Big Eight Room Kansas Union He will discuss Rhodesian policy since independence including the decision to declare independence from Great Britain.
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H. J. C. Hooper
Washington, D. C
Kansas University
Kansas Union
Clifford Ketzel
Forum
Hooper
Great Britain
Final examinations and class schedule changes at Kansas University
Lawrence items note final examinations run Monday through January 27 at Kansas University with a two week period replacing one week. Orientation for the second semester is January 31 to February 3 and classes start February 5. Sorority rush is canceled for the year with rush next fall limited to sophomores and upperclass women. The Post Office announces low cost space available air parcel rates under 30 pounds for overseas military personnel, with a $1 flat fee and under 60 inches combined length and width. The 4H TV Science Club debuts a 10 program series on Channel 4 at 10 a.m. and Channel 13 at 11:30 Saturdays for grades 3–9.
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Kansas University
United States
Post Office
Jack Harris
Channel 4
Channel 13
Rumsey Funeral Home Tradition Since 1920 Ad
Traditional service lineage highlighted for Rumsey Funeral Home with contact avenue VI 33-5111 and advertisement details.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Adv
KU Medical Center Receives 1.7 Million Drug Study Grant
The Kansas University Medical Center gains a 1.7 million dollar five year grant from the U S Public Health Service to expand pharmacology and toxicology research. Dr Daniel L Azarnoff leads the program with Dr John Doull as co director and a team of senior investigators advancing environment heredity chemicals poisons and drug interaction studies.
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Kansas University Medical Center
U.S. Public Health Service
George A. Wolf Jr
KU Center
Wolf
Parmacology-Toxicology Center
Daniel L. Azarnoff
John Doull
Medical School
Robert Bolinger
George Cowan
Charles H. Kirkpatrick
R. Neil Schimke
Donald J. Svoboda
Edward J. Walaszek
Edwin Uyeki
State Homestead Act Introduced in House
TOPEKA AP A group of four House members introduced a bill to implement a Republican plank. The bill would provide a homestead tax credit of 200 dollars to persons 65 and over with annual income 3600 dollars or less.
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Topeka
Big Beds Crowd Regular Beds Out in Market Shift
New York report shows big beds outselling standard doubles, with 40 times the volume of a decade prior. Queen king and king extra long dominate, driving sales toward the $1 billion threshold as consumers pursue comfort and prestige. A rising trend toward odd shapes adds to the shift.
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New York
National Association of
Queens
Elaine Bornheutter
Hale’s
Long Island
Lower Voting Age Bill Reported in Kansas Senate
Kansas Senate introduced a bill to implement a Republican reapportionment plan and a resolution to lower the voting age to 19. Senator Curtis R. McClinton requested placing the constitutional amendment on the 1968 general election ballot, arguing soldiers and families at that age.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Senate
Curtis R. McClinton
Dwichita
McClinton
Two Thefts Reported To the Police Here
Lawrence police reported two thefts involving local businesses. Arnold Morgison of Texaco service station on Iowa Street noted 16 quarts of oil worth 10.90 stolen from a locked display between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Thomas Garcia of Craftman Marble Manufacturing on Haskell Avenue said about 20 dollars was taken from three coin machines after burglars pried them open between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
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Lawrence
Arnold Morgison
Texaco
Iowa Street
Thomas Garcia
Craftman Marble Manufacturing Co
Haskell Ave
Etymology of caucus traced to early American usage
The term caucus shows uncertain origin with strong suggestion of an Indian source. Its first recorded use appears in 18th century New England.
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New England
New Officers Take Posts at Noon Kiwanis Club
The Noon Kiwanis Club at Hotel Eldridge welcomed new officers on Thursday. Ambrose Saricks became president for 1968, succeeding Bill Womack, with Keith Nitcher as president elect Harley Yoder as vice president Paul Scheffel secretary and Martin Jones treasurer. The board of directors includes Arden Booth Bob Bowline Roger Gramly Howard McConnell Wilmer Beougher Bill Eddy Gerald Pearson and Charles Saunders.
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Noon Kiwanis Club
Hotel Eldridge
Ambrose Saricks
Bill Womack
Keith Nitcher
Harley Yoder
Paul Scheffel
Martin Jones
Saricks
Noon Kiwanis
Arden Booth
Bob Bowline
Roger Gramly
Howard McConnell
Wilmer Beougher
Bill Eddy
Gerald Pearson
Charles Saunders
Wreck Reports Non Injury on West Sixth Street
Lawrence police logged a non injury collision at 3 54 p m on West Sixth Street near the Eagles Lodge driveway at 1803 W 6th St. Charles E Patton 37 of 1420 N J St and Gerald B Schwartz 20 of 518 Fireside Dr a KU sophomore from Overland Park caused $145 damage to Patton s vehicle and $525 damage to Schwartz s car.
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Lawrence
West Sixth Street
Eagles Lodge
W. 6Th St
Charles E. Patton
N.J. St
Gerald B. Schwartz
Kansas University
Overland Park
Patton
Schwartz
Drysdale Signs 100000 Dodgers Pact for 1968
Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale has signed for $100,000 for 1968, according to an Associated Press report from Los Angeles.
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LOS Angeles
Dodger
Don Drysdale
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Sunflower Land
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Lawrence Journal-World
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Journal-World
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AP Business Writer
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Abi
Lowa
Southridge Plaza
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