Congress Faces Three Issues This Week in New Session
Congress tackles natural gas deregulation and a five year phaseout plan, voter registration by postcard, and rice legislation before a Lincoln’s Birthday recess. President Ford to meet with lawmakers on ending price controls. Senate action on agricultural price support and two consumer protection bills also planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Ford
Ford Administration
Bob Krueger
D-Tex
Krueger
Senate
Hear Ye audience questions on highway work and trash
The Kansan invites reader questions with answers from officials. Topics include Highway 50 cleanup near 8th Street pending shoulder paving and a June 1 opening estimate, a county spending summary listing 1975 federal funds and major recipients, and advice on preventing plastic bag trash litter with city code limits and health officer recourse.
Kansas lawmakers weigh referendums on tax issues and shifts
House Speaker Duane McGill proposes a constitutional amendment to let voters decide tax questions, paired with his tax reform plan to remove the 3 percent state sales tax from food and drugs and raise 1 percent on other goods. He would also route half a percent of revenue to local governments. The plan faces skepticism from legislators who favor legislative study over direct voter action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Duane McGill
Winfield
McGill
John Carlin
House
Smolan
Senate
Ross O. Doyen
Concordia
Doyen
Kansas Senate panel cool to abortion fund ban bill
The Senate Ways and Means Committee gave a cool reception to a bill that would bar using public funds for abortions for poor women. Chairman Wint Winter said sponsors could present their case next week, while Sen. Bob Storey called the bill silly and argued it could be unconstitutional. Three Democratic sponsors from Atchison Kansas City and Wichita would get a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Senate
Ways and Means
Bob W. Storey
Wint Winter
Rottawa
Winter
Dan Bromley
Atchison
Bill Mulich
Kansas City
James Francisco
Wichita
Okerberg Park Named After Longtime Newton Recreation Chief
The Newton community honored retiring recreation director W. M. Okerberg after 32 years of service with a public ceremony and the naming of a new park at the rear of the activity building. About 300 attendees included his family and former colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Okerberg
W. M. Okerberg
Jay Newton
Kansan
Okie
Brad Wells
Beverly Jackson
Hartford
Conn
Darlene Lowe
Ft. Collins
Colo
Nancy Kerr
Pratt
Hrdlicka
Clarence’ Berger
Wichita
United Methodist
First United Methodist Church
Larry Heeb
KU Recreation Department
Richard Morgan
NHS
Phil Anderson III
Recreation Commission
Leroy Dyck
YMCA
Ruling restricts Kansas textbook rental fees
Atty. Gen. Curt Schneider ruled that Kansas districts may not charge for items beyond textbooks nor require enrollment or supplies in special courses. The opinion, sought by Dr. Merle Bolton, notes no constitutional obligation to provide personal educational materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Curt Schneider
Kansas
Schneider
Merle Bolton
Bolton
Weather outlook and winds for South Central region
Clear to partly cloudy tonight with a low near 30. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with a high in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph, gusty, diminishing tonight to 10 to 20 mph. Arpt KJIRG and KIRG report high 55 and 32, humidity 55 to 58, barometer 29.94 to 30.13, wind N40 to NW 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central
Pike accuses Kissinger of covert actions in report clash
Chairman Otis G. Pike charged the Ford administration with seeking to block the House intelligence committee final report to keep Kissinger and other officials from appearing unfavorably. The House voted 246 to 124 to decide whether to keep the report secret or require Ford's approval for public release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Otis G. Pike
Ford Administration
House Intelligence Committee
Scretary
Henry A. Kissinger
CIA
Kissinger
Ford
House
William Brown
Pike
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow Forecasts Six-Week Winter
Phil the groundhog emerged from his heated burrow in minus ten degree weather in Punxsutawney and saw his shadow signaling at least six more weeks of winter. Members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club observed the annual event at sunrise under clear but cold skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punxsutawney, Pa
Phil
Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. 6Th
P. O. Box
8Th St
R. C. Morgan
E. 8Th
The
Highway Commission
Garner Shriver
Community Service Administration
Harvey County
Gwen Tolbert
E. 5Th
City Environmental Control Officer
Bill
Sheriff's Office
Newton City Police Department
Paul Hastings
Galen Morford
RV Canvas
Okerberg Park
Fred Rausch
Kansas Association of School Boards
Rausch
Topeka Unified School District 501 Board
Weather Data
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!