State lawmakers debate tax cuts and education bills in Kansas
A Kansas House session features Rep. James Francisco proposing a tax exemption for low and middle income earners with income over 5 000 and a separate bill to offset revenue with higher insurance premiums. Rep. Fred Linde pushes a college scholarship scheme and a one cent beverage container tax for park and highway beautification. Other measures include repeal of Blue Cross and Blue Shield exemptions, a senior homestead exemption, state board compatibility rules, exceptional child instruction cooperation, a constitutional tax limit, and related education regulation changes.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas House of Representatives
James Francisco
D-Mulvane
Francisco
Fred Linde
Wichita
Linde
State Park and Resources Authority
Kansas Highway Commission
Blue Croes
Blue Shield
James Buddele
Roland Hug
Laverne Spears
Rosaville
Oscar Nowlin
Holton
Balke Williamson
Edwardsville
James Davis
Kansas City
Education Committee
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Boards of Education and Vocational Education
State Board of Education
Grant
Franklin Gains
D-Augusta
New Kansas criminal code urged by KU professor
Professor Paul Wilson of the University of Kansas urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to adopt a proposed criminal code updating Kansas law. He argued the 1855 territorial code borrows from Missouri and showcased changes such as burglary elements and double jeopardy protections. He noted a shift on resisting unlawful arrest, limiting use of force even when arrest may be unlawful. Dist. Judge Joye Whie of Arkansas City also testified.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Paul Wilson
University of Kansas
Wilson
Kansas Judicial Council
Joye E. Whie
Arkansas City
Missouri
Kansas Supreme Court
Advisory Committee
Ottawan Injured In US-50 Wreck
Robert J. Hooten, 52, Ottawa RFD 1, a serviceman for Benner Williams Home Furnishings, 23088 Main, was taken to University of Kansas Medical Center in critical condition after a traffic accident on Highway US 50 this morning.
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Robert J. Hooten
Ottawa
Benner-Williams
Main
University of Kansas Medical Center
Montreal Star reports Cuban hijackers face prison terms
The Montreal Star cites a Cuban government policy of five years hard labor for hijackers who are not political refugees, with cooperation from the Swiss Embassy in Havana. An accident near Waverly involved Hooten, hospitalized in critical condition after his 1967 Ford pickup collided head on with a semi driven by Roy Stevens.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
The
Star
U.S
Havana
Hooten
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Waverly
Ottawa Company
Coffey County
Roy Stevens
Dodge City
Stevens
Vera Ainsworth
Holstein Pet Climbs Trailer In Muddy Barnlot Act
Earl Benjamin found his four year old Holstein Garnett-Pet perched on a four wheeled flatbed trailer amid a muddy barnlot. The cow refused to descend as he moved the trailer and finally jumped off when he started the tractor, returning to the mud.
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Garnett
Pet
Earl Benjamin
Benjamin
Czech Crisis Deepens as Immolations Grow
In Prague and Budapest a second self immolation attempt signals a deepening crisis for Communist leaders after the Soviet invasion. A 25 year old Plzen brewery worker and an 11 year old in Budapest are reported gravely burned, while Palach’s memorial looms large. President Svoboda warns that a spark could cost thousands, urging restraint as 10,000 march in Prague. A clearance sale ad appears at end.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Radio
Sandor Bauer
Plzen
Josef Hlavaty
Dukla Square
Jan Palach
Wenceslas Square
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
Palach
Hla
Peace Talks Begin In Paris With Lodge Leading U S Delegation
In Paris the first plenary session of Vietnam peace talks is set for Saturday chaired by Henry Cabot Lodge as head of the U S delegation. The four party talks aim to address substantive war questions with North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong front.
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Paris
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Lodge
Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Phang Dam Lam
Cyrus R. Vance
Lawrence Walsh
Marshall Green
Lam
Nguyen Xuan Phong
Vance
Phong
Saigon
Viet Cong
Ha van Lau
Hanoi
Pueblo Skipper says he was unprepared for seizure year ago
CORONADO Calif AP The USS Pueblo skipper Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher told a Navy court he was completely unprepared for North Korea's seizure of the intelligence ship a year earlier He said interpreters aboard monitored North Korean naval circuits but did not reveal whether they detected impending attack and criticized Navy for lacking retaliatory aid guns and explosives.
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Coronado
Calif
Pueblo
North Korea
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Navy
Bucher
Frank L. Johnson
Japan
Charles R. Clark
Weather county forecast with travel warning issued tonight
Travelers warned of freezing tonight with Grizzle changing to intermittent light and colder conditions through Wednesday. Low tonight in the 20s, high Wednesday near 30, 30 percent precip through Wednesday. Previous temps show high 41, low 36 today, record highs and lows noted. 24 hour precipitation 0.04 inch. Barometer 29.81.
Nixon Begins Presidency Amid Inaugural Pomp and Peace Vow
President Nixon rose after six balls to begin guiding the nation through domestic turmoil and war abroad. He met with top aides, planned NSC and Cabinet talks, and addressed the crowd from the Capitol, pledging to pursue peace and honor in office. The day featured scattered antiwar protests and a solemn oath as he became the 37th president with Pat Nixon beside him.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Capitol
National Security Council
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lyndon B. Johnson
California
Capitol Dome
Pat
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