Governor Docking seeks anti Lyons nuclear waste repo resolution
Kansas Governor Robert Docking announced plans for a special message to the Legislature urging passage of a resolution opposing the Atomic Energy Commission plan to locate a radioactive waste repository near Lyons. He said the resolution supports opposing the Lyons site and urges finding alternative disposal options beyond Kansas and the United States.
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Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas
Topeka
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyons
House
Senate
AEC
United States Congress
United States
Chalmers Gets Reserved Parking Space at KU Campus
Lawrence reports a special parking space behind Strong Hall for Kansas University Chancellor Laurence Chalmers after committee action. Police note the sign was installed and the chancellor has had little trouble parking since. Also, the Douglas County Solid Waste Management Committee meets at 7:30 tonight to review progress of seven task groups, open to the public. The NCAA Regional in Ames offers individual session tickets at 5 each, with Channel 13 carrying the games. Southwest Louisiana vs Louisville at 7 and Kansas State vs Texas at 9.
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Laurence Chalmers
Strong Hall
Spencer Library
Chalmers
Douglas County Solid Waste Management Committee
County Commission
Ames
Iowa
Southwest Louisiana
Louisville
Kansas State
Texas
ITT data destroyed files to be provided to Senate panel
ITT president Harold Geneen pledged to supply the Senate Judiciary Committee with a list of files deliberately destroyed in ITT Washington two weeks earlier. ITT lobbyist Dita Beard, cited as saying her Washington files were shredded by ITT security agents after a critical memorandum allegedly by Beard appeared, delaying confirmation of Attorney General designee Richard Kleindienst. Anderson distributed a statement by Sen. Cook alleging his secretary and Beard were drinking companions, which Anderson refuted as inaccurate. Committee Chairman Eastland planned a six-member subcommittee trip to Denver to question Beard, hospitalized with a heart ailment since the Anderson episode.
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Washington (Ap
Harold S. Geneen
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
ITT
Dita Beard
New York
Jacks Anderson
Beard
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Anderson
Sen
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Denver
Debt Ceiling Hike Passed by Congress Amid Urgency
Congress approved a $20 billion increase to the debt ceiling to $450 billion after House and Senate votes. The move came as Treasury authority loomed to issue savings bonds and avoid default. Democrats linked the next ceiling rise to tax reform and urged Nixon to back closing tax loopholes.
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Congress
Senate
House
Treasury
Democratic Caucus
Nixon
Subdivisions Planner Updates In Long Parley
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission held a five hour session to revise subdivision regulations. They added a new section for improvements including underground wiring street lighting and street trees. A clause requiring fire hydrants in developing areas was included. The draft exempts land divisions over 20 acres for agricultural use and adds Clinton Reservoir sanitation zone to suburban growth. Septic tanks are prohibited on lots under five acres. Sidewalks are no longer required with initial street construction in primary growth areas.
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Planning Commission
Barkley Clark
Clinton Reservoir
Clark
Democrats Plan Uncertain Conventions In Douglas County
Three April 8 Douglas County Democratic Club conventions will announce exact locations and times later. At the Wednesday meeting, about 50 people attended at University State Bank. Delegates for the state convention in June will be selected, one from each of the county's three state representative districts. New registered Democrats or those who pledge not to participate in another party’s convention may attend.
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Democrat Club
I. J. Stoneback
University State Bank
Casad
Agnew Attacks Media During Des Moines Visit
Vice President Spiro Agnew spoke at Drake University in Des Moines urging balanced reporting and criticizing the press for sensationalism. He cited the Black Panthers case, the Clifford Irving tale, and ITT links, accusing national outlets of distortion and gullibility while urging dialogue with students.
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Spiro Agnew
Iowa
Des Moines
Agnew
Drake University
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Anderson
ITT
Republican Party
Drake
Nixon
South Vietnam reports surge of enemy attacks in coastal lowlands
Saigon reports 41 North Vietnamese attacks in 24 hours, the highest since Feb. 7. Quang Ngai Province bears the worst impact with 31 soldiers killed and 44 wounded as civilians suffer heavy damage. In eastern Cambodia, Saigon troops destroy four major Communist camps and report air strikes killing 75 enemy soldiers.
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Binh Dinh Province
U.S
Tay Ninh
Kansas to Have Vehicular Pool and Tax Funding Measures
Governor Robert Docking signed 69 bills including creation of a state motor pool starting July 1 1973 aimed at cutting costs by up to 50 percent. The vetoed licensing motor vehicles and Johnson County park bond bills drew objection for policy conflicts and lack of voter approval. The package also funded the Kansas Public Employee Retirement Fund and school service annuities.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Johnson County
Department of Administration
Docking
Kansas Public Employe Retirement Fund
Insurance Department
Department of Revenue
Lawrence Tavern Owner Arrested on Malt Beverage Violation
Lawrence tavern owner Charles E. Whitman twenty nine of 905 Tenn posted fifty dollar bond to appear March 27 in Lawrence Municipal Court on a cereal malt beverage violation. Police said an open can of beer was on the counter at Whitman’s Southern Pit 1834 Mass when arrested about 2:05 AM. Whitman is a lawyer. City ordinance bars 3.2 beer in taverns between 12:30 and 6 AM.
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Charles E. Whitman
Tenn
Lawrence
Whitman
Southern Pit
Mass
Whiteman
Docking Signs 69 Bills Vetoes Two in 1971 Session
Gov. Robert Docking signed 69 bills and vetoed two, including a driver license bill requiring color photos and a road rules test. He cited cost and lack of necessity, urging separate legislation if an ID with photo is pursued. He also vetoed a farm tractor fertilizer bill while signing Senate Bill 580 expanding highway patrol security roles.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Yellow dashed centerlines appear on Kansas roads
Kansas highway crews began painting yellow dashed centerlines on 8500 miles of two lane highways. The change aligns with the MUTCD guidelines and will finish by year end. Edge stripes stay white and no passing zones get solid yellow lines.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John D. Montgomery
Montgomery
Tax Lid Debate Moves to Study Overhaul
Kansas legislators face a one day session as the Kansas Federation of Taxpayers pushes action. Bennett backs a detailed study of tax lids and local option options rather than extending the current legislature. Docking campaigns in Wichita Salina and Pittsburg amid Senate inaction.
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Kansas Federation of Taxpayers
Bennett
D'Agostino
Docking
Wichita
Salina
Pittsburg
Smith
Senate
Preliminary hearing set in Davis theft case
A preliminary hearing for William Richard Davis, 21, of 1107 Ind., is scheduled for 4 p.m. April 3 in the Douglas County Court. Davis was arrested Wednesday on burglary and grand theft charges after allegedly taking stereo equipment valued at more than $50 from the apartment of William Davis at 809 Ohio. He posted a $2,500 bond for appearance.
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William Richard Davis
Douglas County
Davis
William Davis
Ohio
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