Four GOP governor candidates discuss tax plans in Topeka
In a live WIBW-TV telecast from Topeka Kansas four Republican hopefuls John Anderson Jr Ray Frisbie Morris Kay and Reynolds Shultz defended tax policies and state revenue ideas They opposed disallowing federal income tax deductions at the individual level and pressed property tax relief Kay proposed cutting the sales tax on food and medicines while estimating potential $81 million revenue gains If elected the candidates would pursue a tax mix shift subject to legislative approval and public acceptance Their talks included education aid welfare concerns and adult education expansion as a statewide focus with KAKE-TV poll showing Kay leading Frisbie and Anderson in ballot support
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Topeka
Kan
Wharsas
John Anderson ,Jr
Farm Bureau
Ray Frisbie
Orris Kay
Reynolds Shultz
Robert Docking
Wibw-Tv
Frisbie
Mickey Mouse
Morris Kay
Kay
People of
Kansas
Anderson
Jnt
Shultz
Salina
City Considers Sept Special For Annexation Vote
Lawrence city commissioners weigh a September special election on the northwest annexation after petition checks show many signatures. Options include a Sept 19 vote or iris de annexation at the April city election. County clerk timelines and contingency funding are discussed as Riverside Committee supports a September ballot.
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Lawrence
Northwest
Riverside Committee
Jack Rose
Savings Bonds Sales Rise inDouglas County First Half 1972
U S Treasury figures show Douglas County Savings Bonds sales for January through June 1972 totaled 611 364 up from 432 769 in the same period in 1971. Jefferson Johnson Leavenworth and Franklin counties show mixed results with gains in Jefferson and Johnson and declines in Leavenworth and Franklin.
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United States
Douglas County
Topeka
U.S. Department of Treasury
Jefferson
Johnson
Leavenworth
Franklin
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Leavenworth County
Franklin County
Doctors weigh Lyndon Johnson heart attack possibility
In San Antonio doctors consider the possibility of another heart attack for former President Lyndon B. Johnson after chest pains and nausea sent him to Brooke General Hospital. He previously suffered heart attacks in 1955 and 1972, with a stable ECG and no severe episode reported overnight. Johnson’s younger daughter, Mrs. Patrick Nugent, was hospitalized in Austin for tests due to upper respiratory difficulties.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Army
Brooke General Hospital
Patrick Nugent
Austin
Absentee Ballot Record Beaten in Douglas County Primary
Douglas County surpassed its previous absentee ballot record with 545 issued by noon for the Tuesday primary. About 9,000 of the 25,000 registered voters are expected to vote, with absentee ballots potentially reaching 10 percent.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
Antibusing Bill Vote Postponed by House Committee
The House Education Committee, split 18 to 16, postponed action on a strong antibusing bill for one week. It will hear more witnesses before deciding next Wednesday, after Rep. Alphonzo Bell urged further study of the far reaching measure.
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Washington
House
Alphonzo Bell
Calif
DeSoto Days Open With Contests At Miller Park
DeSoto Days starts tonight at Miller Park with rides and contests paced by the DeSoto Jaycees. Highlights include frog jumping at 7 30 p m frog jump continues nightly then egg toss eliminations at 8 p m and final on Saturday. A nail driving contest and haystacking contest appear Friday night along with bingo and a drug education display. The Great Kaw River Raft Race launches Saturday from Eudora at 9 a m and arrives in DeSoto around 1 p m with a parade at 10 a m following the launch. mule jump at 4 p m and pony pulling at 6 30 p m cap the day.
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Desoto
Miller Park
The
DeSoto Jaycees
Eudora
School Budget Valuation Rise Saves Douglas County District
Lawrence schools rely on rising assessed valuation to fund the 1972 73 budget. District 497 will levy 36.68 mills to cover about 59 percent of a 7 448 792 budget, with a 331 417 increase from last year. Public hearing set for Aug 7 and filing by Aug 14.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Ken Fisher
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Fisher
Kansas
Carl Knox
Board of Education
Tilted silo looms over Smoky Valley Feedlot in Marquette
An employee moved items from the Smoky Valley Feedlot office as a silo several stories high leaned six feet from vertical at the top, threatening to collapse. Manager Leroy Dowler of Salemsberg described the danger five miles northeast of Marquette on Tuesday.
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Marquette
Kan
Smoky Valley
Here
Leroy Dowler
Salemsberg
Ex-Student Sought in Columbia Dean Shooting
Police hunted 20 year old former Columbia College student Aldridge McKinney of Chicago for questioning after a heated office argument, in which Dean Henry S. Coleman was shot five times. Coleman survived surgery for chest wounds at St. Luke's Hospital.
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New York
Columbia College
Henry S. Coleman
Coleman
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eldridge McKinney
Chicago
Christopher Trump
Graduate School of Journalism
McKinney
Grim Search To Continue For Area Man
Grim search efforts for William E. Ross 21, of Kansas City Kansas continued along a 15 mile stretch of Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie Leavenworth County. High water slowed dragging but has dropped six feet since Tuesday as officials and volunteers persist in the probe.
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Tonganoxie
William E. Ross
Kansas City
Kan
Stranger Creek
Leavenworth County
Don Roberts
Wayne Turner
Fish and Game Commission
George Schlecty
Roberts
Ross
Commissioner Reappointed After Resignation in Dodge City
Dale Northern was renamed to the city commission seat he quit last week amid a chain reaction after the council reversed itself and reinstated Police Chief Ralph. Northern had spearheaded Ralph's dismissal and resigned when the meeting faced pressure from a reportedly enraged crowd.
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Dodge City
Kan
Dale Northern
Oakley Ralph
Ralph
Northern
Commission
Vacated Order Enables Lawrence Footwear Warehouse Transfer
The Justice Department vacated a restraining order in Boston allowing Converse Rubber Co to transfer the BFG Lawrence footwear distribution center. Converse must divest Jack Purcell PF Flyer trademarks and transfer a Bristol Rhode Island facility before 1975. The Lawrence site employs 90 people with about 600000 annual payroll.
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Mass
Justice Department
Federal District Court
B.F. Goodrich
Lawrence Ran
Converse Rubber Co
BFG
Converse
Bristol
R.I
Jack Purcell
Lawrence
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