Editorials Legislative Trip to state institutions
A busload of state legislators from the House Ways and Means committee began a week long junket to Kansas state institutions in Atchison Leavenworth Kansas City Olathe Osawatomie Chanute Parsons Pittsburg Winfield and Wichita. The trip aims to give first hand knowledge of agency operations to aid budget decisions. The writer argues that keeping funding for mental health medical and penal programs is wiser than retrenchment, despite cost.
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Ways and Means Committee
Topeka
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Olathe
Osawatomie
Chanute
Parsons
Pittsburg
Winfield
Wichita
Robert A. Anderson
Ottawa
Speeding fine puzzled Kansas on third offense
A Great Bend man fined 300 dollars in Russell for speeding 90 in a 60 zone at night. He paid 10 dollars per mile over limit plus 7.75 dollars in court costs and had a tab snapped from his driver’s license. The judge cited it as his third violation in a year and 10th arrest for traffic offences, raising questions about license confiscation policy.
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Great Bend
Russell
Highway Patrol
Kansas
Integration debate shapes Southern views in Arkansas article
An Arkansas source says the Negro problem is moving north, bringing housing and job tensions within 15 years amid NAACP blaming Little Rock trouble on planned integration. Cotton is machine harvested, Mexican labor used to clean fields, and whites fear rapid change. Mobs attack Northern reporters. separate facilities persist, while Negro trade grows for merchants.
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Arkansan
NAACP
Little Rock
Arkansas School Board
This and That by joh in Singapore wealth and gangs
This and That discusses wealth among Chinese millionaires in Singapore, their fear of kidnappings by tongs, and their wary response to political changes. It notes a pattern of nonlethal abductions for ransom, shifting funds abroad, and possible new bases such as Switzerland and Trinidad amid Communist concerns.
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Shanghai
Peiping
Switzerland
Trinidad
West Indies
Auld Lang Syne Coach Reports Melvern Team Lineup
Auld Lang Syne Basketball Coach Elory Collins of Melvern High School listed players Harold Woodward Verlin Gregg Lawrence Buckner Junior Galbraith Wayne Goldsmith Sherrill Watson Oren Venable Elwin Heilman and William Hathaway for the squad. The morning temperature in Ottawa lay 5 below zero with 11 straight days below 32 degrees reported by Warren Sheldon. A large farm house owned by Mrs Willis Rodgers on the McCurry farm near Ottawa burned. A pure food line article announced distilled vinegar new process removes color and yields absolute purity. Merchants noted the old screen wire popcorn popper era ends as sheet iron with a sliding cover debuts. Ottawa contractor A L Cook was laid up after a train wreck in Illinois. Bert Patrick departed for Chamberlain South Dakota.
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Elory Collins
Melvern High School
Harold Woodward
Verlin Gregg
Lawrence Buckner
Junior Galbraith
Wayne Goldsmith
Sherill Watson
Oren Venable
Elwin Heilman
William Hathaway
Clips and Quips in Jokes From Newspapers Direct
Lyons News suggests writers of original gags for TV comedians could refresh material weekly by obtaining country newspapers directly rather than clipping bureaus. The comment notes side benefit of local color and timely references for new bits.
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Lyons News
Prayer for Today and Hymns of Christmas
A devotional prayer thanks God for hymns and the carols of Christmas. It asks for humble hearts so Jesus may live and reign in believers, in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Ottawa Herald subscription rates text
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription options with in area and out of area pricing. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options, covering trade area and outside trade area.
Television Schedule Snapshot Channel Listings and Shows
A compact listing of TV programs with channel and time slots including News 4 Farm 8 00 and game shows such as Beat the Clock Romper Room and The Price Is Right. Several entries reference Garry Moore Godfrey and Love of Life with multiple airings listed.
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News Am
Cartoonland
Jimmy Dean
Farm
Arlene Franc
Garry Moore
Playhouse
Garry Mo
Godfrey
Americans Could Save Millions By Horse Sense
Dr. George V. Crane advocates redirecting foreign aid to U S highway expansion. Using Hobart G s toll road death data to claim a 60 percent reduction, he argues 4 lane divided superhighways nationwide would save thousands of lives and cut auto injuries, costs, and war-related expenses, while reining in military budgets and bureaus.
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Indiana
Crane
U.S. 6
Hobart
Continental
Korea
U S Has Not Lost Advantage
Vice President Nixon told Washington newsmen the United States has not lost the overall military advantage and will maintain it for some time. He spoke at an Air Force Assn seminar on missiles and satellites, noting initial reactions to Sputnik ranged from pessimism to optimism and urged realism.
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Nixon
United States
Air Force Assn
Russia
Writes Poetry To Ease Her Business Tension
Evelyn Sharp, widow and hotel owner, uses poetry and painting to relieve the stress of running an eight million dollar enterprise. She plans luxury hotels for carriage trade, citing a real need in America. Sharp manages 22 hotels, decorates herself, and offers personal touches like free perfume and fresh flowers for guests. She advises women to act decisively, communicate clearly, and burn bridges when needed. She supports a literary magazine but has not had her poems accepted yet.
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New York
Evelyn Sharp
America
New York City
Saranac
N.Y
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gus
Mrs. Sharp
Governor Docking Replies After New Orleans Vacation
Gov George Docking's office says the Kansas governor will return to his Topeka office late Thursday following a brief vacation in New Orleans.
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Topeka
George Dockig
New Orleans
Docking
Kansas City
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