Docking Signs 41 1972 Legislature Bills Into Law
Gov. Robert Docking signed 41 bills from the 1972 Kansas legislature, including measures selling salt rights beneath the state reformatory farm at Hutchinson and tightening control on medical service corporations. Other actions include educational contracting for junior colleges, real property reappraisal delays, relaxed work permits for under 16, license hearing requirements, higher vehicle and nursery fees, and expanded probate and highway funding provisions.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Reformatory Farm
State Reformatory Farm
Hutchinson
Senate
Committee On Federal and State Affairs
Hodge
Docking
Robert F. Brandt
U.S. Defense Department
Kansas
Indochina fighting flares as Saigon reports new attacks
Communist forces in South Vietnam launched the weekend’s largest wave of attacks in three weeks, with 33 raids and many rocket and mortar strikes. In eastern Cambodia a 5,000-man South Vietnamese drive made contact, while Laos saw Sam Thong base seized and Long Cheng besieged as Thai and Laotian forces withdrew. South Vietnamese casualties totaled 19 dead and 89 wounded, with 137 enemy killed per Saigon. American troop strength in Vietnam fell to 114,500, the steepest weekly reduction since late January.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Laos
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
Vientiane
Trash curbside pickup debate advances in Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners will again discuss forcing trash containers to curbside for pickup to save about 65000 annually by streamlining sanitation routes. The panel may grant exceptions for hardship cases and will consider a federal 7000 grant for ambulance service and a recap of bids for a 1527000 bond sale at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The 1971 National Electrical Code adoption is also on the agenda.
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Lawrence
City Commission
City Hall
First National Bank
Ninth
Massachusetts
Haskell Avenue
Illinois
Mississippi
Medical Arts
Fourth and
Maine
Lawrence-Douglas
City Commission Agenda Details New Business Items
City commission schedules bids for a high pressure air compressor for the fire department and reviews bids for two internal improvement bonds. It considers rezoning near Dusdahl, a sign ordinance variation for Bootlegger, and temporary notes for intersections. Also discusses ambulance service, sanitation studies, sewer work, voter registration week, site plans, and various ordinances.
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Dusdahl
23Rd Street
15Th
Iowa
19Th
Board of Zoning Appeals
Lawrence-Douglas County
Man Suffers Injuries in Weekend Falls and Incident
Roland Harris, 69, of 401 N Second, is in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after slipping and falling downstairs from his second floor apartment. Fairy A Snoddy, 78, fell at home and was treated for a hip injury. Wilson Houseworth, 57, fainted near Eighth and Rhode Island and was admitted in fair condition. Judy L Weekly, 27, suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen at her home and is in good condition.
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Roland Harris
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Fairy A. Snoddy
Till
Wilson Houseworth
Eighth
Rhode Island
LMH
Judy L
KU Encouraged by Education Budget Campaign Praise
Nichols and Chalmers credited Students Concerned About Higher Education in Kansas with shaping legislators during the 1971 session. Sen. Arden Booth called the effort an advertising campaign that influenced the budget, noting it helped expose needs at the Kansas Board of Regents institutions and boosted student awareness. He added the legislature was generous given the year’s stringency.
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Nichols
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Chalmers
Arden Booth
R Lawrence
Booth
Docking
Sunflower Cablevision Open House Draws Lawrence Visitors
Several hundred people visited Sunflower Cablevision’s new office and studio facilities in Lawrence during weekend open house. A continuing Channel 6 interview program operated, with door prize winners to be announced this evening.
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Sunflower Cablevision
Seventh
New Hampshire
City Faces Narrow Loss On Local Sales Tax Tethered Bill
The state legislature narrowly defeated the local sales tax option after tense votes and contentious debate. Officials cite political maneuvering, while supporters warn cities would face higher taxes or cut public safety funding if the measure expires.
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Senate
Kay
Topeka
Docking
Manhattan
Lawrence
Wall Passes Open to West Berliners for Easter Visit
West Berliners began applying in the thousands for wall passes to visit relatives in East Berlin and East Germany during Easter from March 29 to April 5. The program repeats May 17 to 24 for Pentecost, marking the first allowed visit since 1966 and the first time non kin may travel to East Germany since the wall went up in 1961.
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Berlin
West
Pentecost
Berlin Wall
Manhattan City Manager Seeks Legislation Reconsideration
Manhattan city manager Wesche says he is stunned by the Kansas Legislature's refusal to extend the local sales tax option and fringe plan. He outlines a Tuesday legislative meeting and possible joint talks with Lawrence and Topeka to present a united front before the windup session on March 20.
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D. C
Wesche
Manhattan
Lawrence
Topeka
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