Reach Agreement On Sales Tax Bill In Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Senate accepted the House version of a sales tax bill directing more than 62 million dollars in next fiscal year revenue. It funds counties refunds for property tax relief, social welfare, school aid, special education, homebound children, and the State Veterans Commission. Other actions include a flood control bond plan, a five week Mexico trip and political campaigning notes, and disagreements over Water Resources Board funding and general government agency cuts.
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Topekam
Senate
House
State Veterans Commission
Udall
State Water Resources Board
Water Resources Board
Fred Hall
Conference Committee
Senatate
Department of Administration
Kansas Industrial Devellopment Commission
Mother Held For Abusing Children
In Long Beach California a mother Eda Mead aged 30 is jailed on a cruelty warrant for burning her three children by holding their hands over a stove. Katherine aged four and Robert aged five suffered second degree burns last January. Edward aged nine was burned last October. Bond set at $1000. husband serves as petty officer on a ship at Guam.
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Long Beach
Calif. i
Eda Mead
Lyman B. Sutter
Katherine
Robert
Fireman Dies In Hunting Accident In Kansas City
Donald Keith Wicker sham 26 a city fireman was found dead in the snow near his parked car at home An April Hoyes police captain said Wickersham a keen hunter was shot accidentally The weapon discharged when a shotgun moved from rear seat to trunk striking him in the chest
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Kansas City
Kays
Donald Keith Wickersham
Dward Hayes
Wickersham
Hayes
Emporia Seeks $20,000 for Scholarships Drive
Emporia Scholarship Foundation workers aim to raise 20000 dollars for scholarships at College of Emporia and Emporia State Teachers College. Last year the drive raised 11600 dollars and funded 88 scholarships at the two schools.
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Emporia
Emporia Scholarship Foundation
College of Emporia
Emporia States Teachers College
County Polio Fund Climbs to 3395 and Gilliland Sentencing
A district court judge refused a new trial in the Gilliland case, upholding a 30 day jail term suspended to be served if needed. The county polio fund total rose to 3395 with dispersed donations from clubs, churches, and schools, including specific contributions from Tequa, Friendship Circle, Berea Boosters, and many others across Ottawa County.
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William Gilliland
Franklin County
Roy
Floyd H. Coff Barnes
Barnes
Ottawa
Gilliland
March of Dimes
Bastion
Tequa
HDU
Friendship Circle
L. Club
Berea Boosters
4-Hi
Peoria Eub Ladies Aid
Kensington Club
Co. K. Hdu
FHA
OHS
Friendly Club
Homewood
Central Busy Bee
Greenawalt Stitch & Chatter
Faith Lutheran Guild
Lafalot Club
Elm Grove Community Club
Hood Community Club
Acorn Rustlers
Claus
Princeton
Acorn
Peoria
Spring Creek
Greenwood
Wycoff
le Loup
Linois
Liberty
Chapel Hill
Old Rantoul
Community
Davy
Silver Valley
West Valley
Oakland
Minneola
Sand Creek
Tapley
Brown
Valley View
Green Dell
Christian Ridge
Hawkins
Briles
Mt. Hope
Mud Creek
Hood
Cole
Ottawa Co-Op
Garfield
Pield
Lincoln
The
Armory
West 17Th St
Hawthorne
Not Much Interest In Race For Mayor
Ottawa voters show little city politics attention as April 3 election narrows to mayor and a flood control and water conservation bond issue. James Alexander leads mayoral race with potential primary if more than two candidates file. W. W. Robe undecided on reelection. Registration rules and dates outlined as city plans for the vote.
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Charley Blum
Ottawa
James Alexander
W. W. Robe
Alexander
M Cn
House Approves Senate Ceiling On School Aid
Kansas House votes 70 to 22 to accept the Senate ceiling of 18.25 million dollars for elementary school aid next year, matching Senate and Gov. Fred Hall’s plan. The package also sets high school aid at 6.5 million, with other general fund appropriations totaling about 214.9 thousand for labor and related offices.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Ben Marshall
Lincoln
Fred Hall
State Labor Department
Labor Department
Interstate Cooperation Commission
Kansas Real Estate Commission
Adjutant General's Department
State Branch
Dale Saffels
Garden City
Heavy Damage In Car Wrecks In Garnett Kansas
Two traffic mishaps in Anderson county yesterday afternoon caused nearly 1500 dollars in property damage. A salesman’s car skidded into guard posts on US 169 59 south of Garnett. 1955 McCormick of Scammon owner escaped injury with 250 dollars damage. A second crash at USS9 and a county road near Welda involved Ward Starr and Floyd L. Coble. Starr charged with failing to yield and to appear in county court. Coble’s 1953 Pontiac sustained 700 dollars damage. Starr’s 1949 Ford received about 500 dollars in damage, sheriff said.
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Garnett
Kas
Anderson County
Here
McCormick
Floyd L. Coble
Severy
Starr
Sam Geer
Coble
Ford
Dainshees
Ottawa Teachers Get 300 Dollar Raise From Board
The Ottawa school board approved a $300 raise for all district teachers after a revised salary schedule was presented by the Ottawa Teachers Association committee. The board re elected all principals Leroy Hood Norris Burke Harold Schamann Ralph Bird Ralph Loyd and Don Hogland and set a 190 day next term for teachers with 10 extra days for school projects.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Teachers Association
OTA
Leroy Hood
Norris Burke
Harold Schamann
Lincoln
Ralph Bird
Field
Ralph Loyd
Hawthorne
Don Hogland
Garfield
Henry Parker
Crop prospects improve after heavy snow in Topeka
Government observers say crop prospects brighten due to recent heavy snow. Wheat moisture from snow improves outlook but requires timely moisture in coming months. Early spring grazing expected to improve, though little runoff will replenish low stockwater. Some calf lamb and pig losses occurred during the storm and cold.
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Topeka
State Departments of Agriculture
Quiet on Campus at Alabama U. Amid Exclusion Pressure
An infant dies soon after birth at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Tuscaloosa as Alabama University faces unrest over Autherine Lucy's exclusion from classes. Mobs erupted yesterday but campus life resumes with trustees delaying action while highway patrols monitor the scene. Official notices and small ads appear in the Herald.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
Senate Committee To Probe Campaign Offer
Forecast shows increasing clouds this afternoon and tonight with occasional snow in the northwest and southwest and south central regions. Wednesday remains cloudy with occasional snow and colder northwest winds, showers and scattered thunder east and south. Highs reach the upper 40s to 50s, record highs and lows noted, temperatures logged around 22 to 29 today with humidity and wind details.
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Wight
Showdown Over Missiles Rocks U S Defense Leadership
Assistant Secretary Trevor Gardner pressed for clarity on the guided missile program and warned he may resign over dissatisfaction with research directions. Gardner traveled to meet Secretary Wilson amid debate on supplemental funding, while the Air Force releases its research budget and the administration contemplates fiscal moves for missile work.
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Mic
Air Force
Regeareh
Jist Sutit
California
Gardner
Extea
Air
Donald Quarles
Wilson
Snowstorms halt Texas Panhandle. planes deliver aid
Plains and South Plains towns battled a 50 year snow siege as Isolated areas were reached by planes dropping medicine and food. A hay lift for stranded cattle was prepared at Amarillo while bulldozers reopened blocked roads. In Washington, a Senate probe into a $2,500 campaign offer to Senator Case moved forward with a special four member committee and testimony planned for this afternoon.
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Plainview
Tex
Islanes
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Washington
Senate
Sen. Case
R-Sn
Casa
Case
Lyndon B. Johnson
Elections
Sen. Hennings
T+Mo
Hennings
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Subcommittee
Sen. Curtis
Rneb
Caso
Lexington
Neb
John M. Nefe
Neshaney
Neff
Nixon
Leng. George
Bridges
R-Nh
Thye
R-Minn
Johnson
GOP
Knowland
Calif
Hayden
George
John MM. Neff
Eisenehower
Nelf
Snow Thaw Hits Ottawa as Temps Jump in Kansas
Ottawa sees a rapid snow melt as temperatures reach 42 degrees and rise further. The five day forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms in eastern Kansas, with slightly below normal highs and up to half an inch of precipitation.
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Ottawa
Hpt
Kansas
Atale
Weather Bureau
Practice Teaching For Ottawa University Students
A group of 23 Ottawa University students are practicing teaching in Ottawa public schools this semester. They meet weekly with Superintendent Henry Parker to discuss their classroom experiences.
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Ottawa University
Ottawa Public
Sally
Henry Parker
George Adams
Kent Arnold
Edith Bear
Len Bowman
Kenneth Clifton
Joseph Diei
Jeanne Elwell
Beverly Fink
James Grogan
Leroy Mood
Garfield
Eleanor Jones
Hawthorne
Joy Koons
Field
Shirley Lines
Marilyn Heatherington
Richard Martin
Laverne Rich
John Ross
Donna Schaben
Herbert Snider
Lois Tullis
Barbara Wise
Don Hull
Harriet Shelton
World Population Shows Big Gain
UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK the U N has boosted its mid-1984 world population estimate by 120 million to 12,055,000,000. The main factor is Red China's report of 582,003,417 people in mid-1983, replacing the Nationalist Chinese mainland figure of 463,499,000 in mid-1948.
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Unit Nations
N.Y
U.N
China
U. N
Suspect Admits Slaying Three Men Across States
David Cooper Nelson, 35, of Nevada, confessed to shooting Kenneth Short in Hollywood, John Valenti in Nebraska, and Ralph Rainey in Santa Monica. He claimed Valenti caught him stealing money, Rainey reached for a gun while in his car, and Short would not face harsher punishment. Nelson admitted Valenti and Short killings and Rainey the day prior, while refusing to sign a statement on Valenti. Police planned further questioning on burglaries and a bank robbery.
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Los Lunas
N. M
Mexico
David Cooper Nelson
North Lux Vegans
Nev
Kenneth Short
North Hollywood
Calif
John Valenti
Plache
Ney
Ralph Rainey
Santa Monica
Nelson
Valenti
Rainey
Shor
Short
Medardo Sanchez
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Army Engineer
Bvenn Retara
Snow Brightons
Lamb Ambulance
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Senate Elections Subcommittee
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Maudie Whitlatch
Maudie May Whiateh
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Braska
John Ward
Bill
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