Kansas Legislature Debates Taxes Schools and Efficiency Bills
In Topeka on Tuesday lawmakers introduced measures tied to the 1968 election issues of taxes schools and reform. Proposals include a $1,000 homestead deduction and 25 percent extra for seniors, tax exemptions for 4-H property, a one cent tax on non return beverage containers, and bills to repeal Blue Cross Blue Shield tax exemptions.
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Topeka
Kansas
James Francisco
D-Mulvane
Francisco
John Vermillion
Independence
Blake Williamson
Edwardsville
James Davis
Kansas City
Jick Steineger
Dmuncie
Sebeldnine
Fred Linde
Richita
Lawrence City Commission Approves Industrial Zoning North Lawrence
Two zoning items tested the commission’s patience with delays. Industrial zoning on 13.5 acres southeast of the Turnpike bridge was approved after planning denials. Commercial zoning at Harvard and Iowa Streets was withdrawn by the applicant.
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Lawrence City Commission
City
Kansas Turnpike
North
Lawrence
Harvard and
Iowa Sts
Planning Commission
City Commission
U.S. Highway 40
Lawrence Industrial Development Co. Inc
Harvard
23Rd Street
Miller Drive
23Rd and
Ridge Court
Conn. St
Lawrence Jaycees honor five at Bosses Night banquet
The Lawrence Jaycees awarded five citizens at the Bosses Night Banquet at Hotel Eldridge. Keith Winter 1969 Distinguished Service Award winner. Cletus Grosdidier Outstanding Young Farmer. Sherry Mack Outstanding Young Educator. Charles DiCapo Key Man. Art Wolf Top Jaycee Boss. Swartz spoke. former presidents honored.
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Lawrence Jaycees
DSA
Eldridge
Keith Winter
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Cletus Grosdidier
Lawrence
Sherry Mack
Charles DiCapo
Art Wolf
Centron
Winter
Angleton
Tex
Baylor University
South America
Baylor
Lawrence Ave
Grosdidier
St. Benedict’s College
Mrs. Mock
DiCapo
Osawatomie State Hospital
Juvenile in Kroger Robbery Ruled Adult
The 16 year old Frankie Bell Duren Jr. was ruled not amenable to juvenile court and will be tried as an adult on armed robbery kidnapping and grand larceny charges for the Kroger theft on January 10. Marion Tyus age 18 faced a related preliminary hearing. both suspects have been jailed.
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Kroger
N.H. Sts
Douglas County
Charles Rankin
Frankie Bell Duren Jr
Olive St
Kansas City
Rankin
Duren
Marion
Bert Tyus
Lawrence
Zarah
Johnson County
Richard Zinn
Tyus
Wesley M. Norwood
Legion Post in Lawrence backs ROTC programs
The Lawrence Dorsey Liberty Post of the American Legion voted unanimously to support ROTC programs at Kansas University as essential to national defense. Past commander Alan Fisher submitted the resolution, seconded by Jerry Garris, and the measure will be distributed to others.
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Lawrence Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Kansas University
Legionaires
Alan Fisher
Jerry Garris
Legion post backs military university ROTC programs
The Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 of the American Legion resolves unqualified support for the Army Navy and Air Force University and urges continued programs and credit to encourage voluntary ROTC enlistment. Fisher stresses these programs meet a national need and deserve citizen support amid criticism of military involvement in education.
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the Legion District Office
Dorsey-Liberty
American Legion
Navy
Air Force
Kansas University
U.S
Fisher
Kansas editor to receive William Allen White award
The William Allen White Foundation will honor a Kansas editor for journalistic merit at a luncheon in the Union Ballroom. The award, given every year since 1954, recognizes distinguished Kansas journalism, with past winners including James B. Reston and Dolph Simons among others. The 1967 recipient will be announced at the event.
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Cronkite
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
Kansas City
Cronkites
New York City
William Allen White
James B. Reston
Ernest K. Lindley
Erwin D. Canham
Palmer Hoyt
Grove Patterson
Norman E. Isaacs
Roy A. Roberts
Irving Dilliard
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Ben Hibbs
Jules Dubois
Hodding Carter
Bernard Kilgore
Paul Miller
Clark B. Mollenhoff
Earl J. Johnson
Gardner Cowles
Wes Gallagher
Mark Ethridge
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Journal- World
Agee
Kansas
Union Ballroom
Charles M. Harger
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Will T. Beck
Holton Recorder
Fred W. Brinkerhoff
Pittsburg Headlight
Sun
Rolla A. Clymer
el Dorado Times
Angelo Scott
Iola Register
Dolph Simons
Lawrence Journal-World
Oscar
Stauffer
Stauffer Publications
Topeka
Marcellus M. Murdock
Wichita Eagle and Beacon
Daniel KR. Anthony III
Leavenworth Times
Clyde Reed
Parsons Sun
Whitley Austin
Salina Journal
Drew McLaughlin
Miami Publishing Company
Stalemate in Sirhan Trial Delays Jury Seating
In Los Angeles the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder trial stalls as both sides use peremptory challenges delaying jury seating into a third week. Judge Walker excused jurors objecting to sequestration while alternate candidates replace removed panelists. Sirhan watched, calm, as defense and prosecution argued over the first tentative panel in a tense courtroom.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Helen L. Woodworth
Geraldine Scherer
Whittier
Grant B. Cooper
Atty
Lynn D. Compton
Dora Jacobi
Cooper
Leslie H. Laney
Henry Miller
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Herbert V. Walker
Medical Center Endowment Now Headed by Frank Davis
Frank Davis named administrator for endowment at Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City. He transfers from KU Endowment Association and will oversee medical and nursing loans, endowment accounts, property near the center, and fundraising. Davis, a 1950 KU Business School graduate, previously worked for J. C. Penney and is a Kansas City native.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Frank Davis
KU Endowment Association
Davis
Association
Medical Center
Mount Oread
Mass. St
KU Business School
J. C. Penney Company
Endowment Association
Penney
Topeka
Manhattan
Lawrence
McKinney Elected ASCE Kansas Section President
Dr. Ross E. McKinney, Parker Professor in civil engineering at Kansas University, elected president of the Kansas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers for the coming year. Walter G. Johnson named vice president, and Freeman M. Vicory re elected secretary treasurer of ASCE.
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Ross E. McKinney
Parker
Kansas University
Kansas
American Society of Civil Engineers
Walter G. Johnson
ASCE
Burgwin, Martin and Associates
Topeka
Freeman M. Vicory
Kansas Highway Commission
California Calm After Flooding Survival Tragedy
California faced a brief lull after four days of floods that killed ten people, with Gov. Reagan declaring a state of emergency to obtain relief funds. In Ojai, a Sespe Creek flood tore through a bulldozer and carried away youths and rescuers. survivors recalled narrow escapes while helicopters prepared to reach the area.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
Ronald Reagan
Glendora
San Luis Obispo
Ventura County
Ojai
Sespe Creek
John Eckersley
John Scott Eckersley
Ojai Community Hospital
Eckersley
U.S. Forest Service
Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
Cosumnes
Stanislaus
Sherman Island
Lawrence mayor hospitalized after surgery in stable condition
Lawrence Mayor John Emick was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital today in satisfactory condition following major surgery. He recuperates at home with family requesting no visitors. Enrollment for Basic II and III plus English for non native speakers continues at Cordley School evenings. interested persons may enroll in person or call Hazel Lee Simmons.
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Lawrence
John Emick
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Emick
6Th St
Cordley School
1837
Hazel Lee Simmons
Doris Dunavin
Sunflower Village
Dunavin
LMH
Billie Carmack
Debra
Prairie Village
Carmack
Miss Carmack
Music from our Reuter pipe organ
Hamey Funeral Home advertises contact number VI 3 5111 for music from a Reuter pipe organ.
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Reuter
Hamey Funeral Home
Wedding Anniversary Thanks From Gratitude Note
A couple thanks all who contributed to their wedding anniversary reception. They especially thank the Gertrude Circle for planning and care and express gratitude to Dr Robison and the nursing staff on the third floor south at Lawrence Memorial Hospital along with relatives and friends for cards gifts and flowers.
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Gertrude
Robison
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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