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Lobbyist recalls 30 year Kansas career in Topeka
H J Yount the dean of Kansas statehouse lobbyists recounts his 32 year arc from a feared labor ally to a respected figure. He recalls the 1945 start, the 1956 57 right to work fights, and the 1974 workers compensation reforms as turning points in labor politics in Kansas with KU receiving his papers.
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Kansas
Lew Ferguson
Associated Press
Topeka
H.J
Jim Yount
State Capitol
Yount
Kansas Capitol
Charlie Holmes
Holmes
Statehouse
Lawrence
Kenneth Spencer
University of Kansas
Industrial Union Council of Kansas
IUC
Kansas State Federation of Labor
AFL
Wichita Cab
GOP
Alf Landon
Paul Wunsch
Fred Hall
Wendell Lady
Organized Labor
Ralph McGee
Bloomfield
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Unionville
Kansas City
United Auto Workers
IAC
Kansas Labor Movement
George Docking
Waddy Shaw
Shaw
State Chamber of Commerce
Right To Work
U.S. Senate