Teens Share In National Prosperity Across The Nation
New York AP report shows 24 million American teens collectively control about 15 billion dollars yearly. Teens gain cash from allowances and part time jobs with girls averaging 11 dollars weekly and boys earning more through after school work. Examples include Marty Flynn 16 in Kansas City earning about 30 dollars weekly and saving for a guitar, Don Rose 17 in Encino earning six to ten dollars weekly, Pam Tipton 17 modeling for pay and allowance, and Rommelle Witzke 16 babysitting and saving for college.
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New York
Associated Press
Marty Flynn
Kansas City
Marty
Weather county forecast clear to partly cloudy tonight
Weather data shows clear to partly cloudy conditions tonight and Sunday with warmer Sunday. Tonight low around 15. Sunday high near 40. Friday high 53. Today low 16. Record highs 75 in 1930 and low 3 in 1903. Hourly temps listed ending 8 a.m. with values from 16 to 53. Barometer 30.33.
Democrats Hit 1966 Campaign Trail in Kansas
Kansas Democrats opened their 1966 campaign with Washington Day events in Topeka. Speakers included Senator Fred Harris, gubernatorial hopeful Robert Docking, and veteran candidate Harry Wiles. The gathering also drew ex-congressman J. Floyd Breeding amid debates over reapportionment and party prospects. Theis projected a 100000 vote gubernatorial margin and expected multiple Democratic congressional wins.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Robert Docking
Harry Wiles
Veterans Club
Wiles
U. S. Senate
J. Floyd Breeding
Kanesas
Senate
Breeding
5Th
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Frank Theis
Wandering Gypsy Retires From Pomona Dam Role
Walter McAdow, longtime Pomona Dam reservoir engineer, retires after 35 years with the Army Corps of Engineers. He plans to stay in Kansas, enjoying retirement that includes fishing near the dam and cheering the lake’s growth. His successor, Ralph R. Dennis, arrives this week as McAdow reflects on a career spanning World War I floods to 1940s river levies.
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Pomona
Kansas
Walter McAdow
Army Corps of Engineers
McAdow
Salina
Ft. Riley
Junction City
Kansas City
Ottawa
Schilling
Pomona Lake
William F. Cassidy
Army Engineers
Washington, D.C
Miles L. Wachendorf
McAdows
Lyndon
John Payne
Denver
Colo
Mary Jane
Kansas State University
Ralph R. Dens Nis
Secretary Rusk Issues Challenge to Congress on Viet Nam Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk challenged Congress to vote again on Viet Nam policy, promising an outcome as decisive as the 1964 Tonkin Gulf resolution. Senator Morse plans to force a rescission amendment to the defense funding bill, while Fulbright signaled limited hearings and Gore urged private talks to foster unity.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Senate
U.S
Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
Sen
Ernest Gruening
DeAlaska
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Dent Hubert H. Humphrey
Rusk
Baltimore
Wmar-Tv
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Red China
Tennessee Democrat
Angell on PTA Show Features Ottawa High Debate Team
Representative Wayne Angell will discuss the Kansas Constitution amendment affecting state and county Superintendents of Education and the Board of Education at the Ottawa High School PTA meeting on Monday February 21 at 7 30 p m in the senior high auditorium. Ottawa High School debaters Beth Butler Anne Keith Janice Wittmeyer and Renetta Engles are participating under Miss Jane Feuer born who directs the team.
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AL Hirt
Robert Meyer
Steve Logan
Craig French
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Loren Matthews
OHS
Ottawa Herald
Kansas Supreme Court
Wayne Angell
Ottawa High School
Rep. Angell
Kansas
Board of Education
Jane Feuer
Beth Butler
Anne Keith
Janice Wittmeyer
Renetta Engles
District 288 Denies Petition Transfer to District 365
Unified District 288 rejected petitions to move about a fourth of its territory to District 365. A Garnett district vote and interview notes show 4107 people counted, with 388 electors in the area. Many supporters cited tax concerns and bonds, while opponents argued the transfer would hurt district future and local parental wishes.
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District 288
District 365
Unified School District 288
Garnett
Richmond
Cecil E. Vining
Unified District
Herbert McClure
McClure
Orville Cole
Board of Education
New Orleans Carnival Begins Its Annual Free-Show Fever
New Orleans kicks off its annual Carnival with four parades today and up to 19 by Tuesday. Celebrities like Robert Goulet are guests on floats, while thousands fill schools, clubs, and the Lighthouse for the Blind with masks and beads. Expect nonstop street roving, music, and revelry through Mardi Gras Tuesday.
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New Orleans
Robert Goulet
Lighthouse
Lynda Bird Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
George Hamilton IV
Secret Service
Miss Johnson
Lexington
Hagerstown
Bowling Green
Paris
Tex
Marine Corps
Wallace M. Greene
Forign
Hermes
Hamilton
Road Hog on Autobahn Involves 13 Ton Army Carrier
Darmstadt Germany AP A GI’s 13 ton tracked personnel carrier caused excitement on the Mannheim Frankfurt autobahn. The army faces a $3760 bill for damage to highway signs on a stretch of road. The armor plated vehicle bucked traffic and knocked signs. Pvt Joseph Anton Spanko of Metuchen New Jersey was pulled from the vehicle and sent to the stockade after a brief stop. He was said to be headed to Bremerhaven to see his girlfriend.
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Darmstadt
Germany
Mannheim
Frankfurt
Joseph Anton Spanko
Metuchen
Spanko
Bremerhaven
Evacuation After Furnace Explosion Hits Nursing Home
Mrs Hubert H Humphrey Sr was among six residents evacuated from a nursing home Friday after a furnace explosion disabled the heating plant. The incident occurred in Huron and prompted prompt relocation of residents to ensure safety.
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Huron
Hubert H. Humphrey Sr
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Encino
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Coral Gables High School
Florida
Pam
Rommelle Witzke
McClure High School
St. Louis
Corcoran
By Don Black
Omaha
Schilling Air Force
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Defense
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