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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1972

Page

3

Weather overview Northeast Kansas fair and cooler tonight

The forecast calls for fair weather in northeast Kansas with a light northwest wind tonight and a low in the 30s. Thursday will be sunny and mild with a high in the 60s and a near zero to five percent precipitation chance tonight and Thursday. Official readings show today’s high 62 and low 40 with morning low 49. Record values include a high of 84 in 1914 and a low of 8 in 1949. Sunrise at 6:32 a.m. and sunset at 6:29 p.m.

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City Considers Overtime Cuts and Lids Policy

The Lawrence sanitation department faces overtime costs of 78000 yearly under federal rules. Officials plan to use two helpers per truck plus the driver to save money as staff drops from 39 to 35 through attrition. A uniform can lid policy drew citizen questions but no opposition. Lids will be enforced to reduce windblown trash and improve alley collection remains.

Kallsen Fisher

Docking Signs 49 Bills Including Tobacco Tax

Gov. Robert Docking signed 49 bills as the 1972 legislature wrapped, with measures on tobacco taxation and banks privilege tax. The tobacco tax, a 10 percent levy on non cigarette products, aims to tax pipe tobacco and cigars for about 600,000 yearly. Bank privilege tax reforms lower rate to 4 percent, raise surtax to 3 percent, and shift revenue by disallowing local tangible tax deductions.

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