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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
5
Governor Docking abandoned a comprehensive bond financed highway plan and signaled only a possible future tax hike. He called for a statewide study of gasoline taxes and prices, citing bond market changes and new federal support while noting Kansas’s five cent tax remains the lowest in the nation.
Gov. Robert Docking urged Kansas lawmakers to create a comprehensive state red meat inspection system that does not cross state lines. He argued the 1967 federal act is insufficient and said financing should come from general revenues with the program either under the Board of Health or the Agriculture Department. He plans to press federal changes and meet with Agriculture Secretary designate Clifford Hardin in Washington.
An executive twin engine aircraft crashed on a golf course near Emporia airport killing three Didde Glaser Corp employees. Four men were aboard returning from Kansas City. one was hurt. Victims were William A. Stolfus Jr., Gaylord E. Glover, and Robert J. Diebolt. Larry D. Pierce survived in satisfactory condition.
A Nebraska pilot landed a single engine Cessna 172 on U S 81 three miles north of El Reno Oklahoma after the carburetor iced up. No injuries or plane damage were reported and witnesses called the landing beautiful. The pilot Henry Stahla of Kimball was en route to Oklahoma City with his wife daughter and grandson when the emergency occurred.
Kansas Governor Robert Docking, facing a Republican-dominated legislature, urged cooperation in a conciliatory legislative message. He acknowledged the GOP's overwhelming ability to pass measures but urged joint progress on constitutional revision executive reorganization and tax reform. Republicans hold 87 to 38 in the House and 32 to 8 in the Senate.
A Senate Judiciary Committee bill proposes more placement options for juveniles convicted of offenses. With 1965 raising the juvenile age to 18, courts lack facilities. judges could declare unrehabilitable youths for transfer to the State Department of Social Welfare, which would place them in detention homes, private homes, or community mental health clinics.
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