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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1972
Page
1
The 1972 Kansas legislature adjourned amid public confusion over laws and local taxes. Lawrence Topeka and Manhattan faced last minute tax extension disputes as Republicans blamed Gov Docking and lawmakers battled over party lines.
A last minute Senate vote blocked an extension of the local sales tax option as the 1972 session closed. Democrats and Republicans failed to unite, leaving Lawrence facing potential police and fire layoffs and triggering broader concerns about legislative effectiveness and state control.
Leaders of the Kansas House and Senate praised the 1972 session as among the best in recent years. They highlighted reforms including the Department of Corrections, welfare and higher education funding, highway expansion, and a balanced FY 1973 budget with restored services.
Washington lobbyist Mrs. Dita Beard, hospitalized for a heart condition, denies any arrangement between International Telephone & Telegraph and the Nixon White House over an antitrust settlement. She also rejects claims that former Attorney General John Mitchell relayed Nixon involvement. The Senate Judiciary Committee probes Anderson’s memo and interviews tying ITT to a $400,000 RNC guarantee.
MEMPHIS AP Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that early POW releases in Asia look unlikely. He said prisoners may not be returned until U.S. involvement ends and Hanoi gains in Southeast Asia. Rusk, a law professor at the University of Georgia, praised Nixon’s Red China trip as constructive.
The proposal would place Sedgwick County voters in a three senator arrangement and Johnson County in a two senator plan. It also calls for separate Senate and House districts. Douglas and Jefferson Counties would see changes as Douglas becomes a single district and Jefferson links with Shawnee in another. A new Douglas County House district would be carved from central Lawrence with the remainder split between the other two Douglas districts.
The Douglas County District Court jury panel should report at 8 45 a m Thursday instead of Monday as earlier instructed court clerk Lucille Allison said Friday
At 6 45 pm firefighters investigated a report of a gas leak at All-Star Daily on Second Street and the Turnpike Access Road in Lawrence. They found no hazard or reason for alarm after a safety sweep.
The FAA forecasts a modest improvement in flight security as airports and airlines expand measures after multiple bomb threats. By Friday 6 p.m. EST about 20 threats were logged nationwide, mostly hoaxes, with three incidents earlier in the week involving actual explosives. Volpe prepares for stricter security talks as ALPA endorses the president’s safety push and Miami airport increases patrols and requires badges for ground crews.
Washington AP. The IRS has begun a campaign to jail preparers of false returns and shut down abusive businesses. IRS official John Hanlon says the agency will pursue the mass refund racket and aims for 100 cases by the end of the filing period April 17.
Lawrence police found a female hornless goat weighing 125 to 150 pounds near the 900 block of East 11th. Officers moved it to the Lawrence Livestock Sales Barn for safekeeping while owners are sought. The animal has state and federal livestock inspection tags and is roughly three to four years old.
In Phnom Penh Lon Nol proclaims supreme government control after Chen Heng’s resignation and asserts chief of state authority while Sirik Matak becomes premier. The Constituent Assembly nears ratifying a new constitution as Lon Nol leads a military backed takeover.
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