Sheriff Shares A Common Woe about Franklin County Jail
Sheriff Joe Ferns notes the 1893 Franklin County jail remains overcrowded and underheated with aging blocks. Plans with a Wichita architect consider a 32-prisoner building plus sheriff offices, dispatch, and a receiving room as court facilities debate continues.
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Franklin County
Edward McGrath
Joe Ferns
Wichita
Court House
Floyd H. Coffman
Ferns
Sheriff's Department
Coffman
Kansas Senate spending lid splits lawmakers on reality
In Topeka two Kansas senators clash over a spending lid. Steineger backs Gov Docking with a plan to cap appropriations, while Van Sickle proposes limits on supplemental requests and a legal cap on yearly spending. They cite rising ADC costs and urge spending within revenues.
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Topeka
Jack Steineger
Tom van Sickle
Kansas
Senate
Steineger
Muncie
Robert Docking
van Sickle
Docking
Kansan lawmakers take weekend recess in brisk 13 week session
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature recessed after two short weeks of its 13 week session. Both houses adjourned until Monday with the House at 10 am and the Senate at 1 30 pm. Politicians touted a faster pace next week as new bills arrived in both chambers including daylight saving time abolition proposals and a study of no fault auto insurance. A measure to grant broader advisory opinions from the Supreme Court surfaced, and a retirement tax exemption tweak would raise the top exemption to 1000 for all over 66. Additional bills sought the 54.8 million appropriation requested by Governor Docking for the remainder of fiscal year 1971.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Calvin Strowig
Strowig
Congress
Supreme Court
Lawrence Slocombe
R-Peabody
Robert Docking
Air, airport hit in Phnom Penh assault devastates Cambodian air force
A rocket mortar and commando raid on Phnom Penh airport and nearby camp killed and wounded hundreds, destroying six of eight helicopters and crippling the air force. The attack, coupled with a bold assault on the civilian terminal, marked a heavy psychological blow to Lon Nol's government as refugees flooded toward the city. The ground fighting and explosions followed Cambodian troops' recapture of heights at Pch Nil pass, boosting government morale amid renewed war pressures.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Lon Nol
Phck Nil Pass
Truman In Good Condition At Kansas City Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman, 86, remained in good condition at Research Hospital after Thursday admission for stomach pains. A 10:30 a.m. bulletin said he sat up for tea and a newspaper, with wife Bess at his side. Doctors gave no diagnosis yet and will finalize after tests in a few days.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Truman
Bess
Truman's
Israel rejects international peace force plan
Premier Golda Meir said Israel would not accept Egypt’s proposal for an international peacekeeping force to guard border arrangements in the Middle East. She asserted such a force cannot substitute secure borders. In Beirut, Prime Minister Saeb Salam said Lebanon plans a missile defense system as part of a broader defense plan, with parliament to consider approval. details on missiles and purchases remain unannounced.
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Associated Press
Golda Meir
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Beirut
Saeb Salam
Lebanon
Salam
South Africa
Sulieman Franisieh
Crotale
Weather County Forecast Tonight and Saturday Outlook
Tonight clears and turns colder with diminishing north winds. Saturday mostly cloudy and a bit colder. Low tonight 15 to 22, high Saturday 37 to 45. Record highs and lows for the date noted. hourly data list inconsistent readings. barometer 29.78 inches.
Revered Senator Richard Russell Dies at 73 in Washington
Richard Brevard Russell, lifelong Georgia Democrat and Senate veteran, died at age 73 after a long battle with a respiratory illness. A pivotal figure in Armed Services and Appropriations, he opposed some early Vietnam advisers but later backed the war effort. Known for his mild manner and strong seniority, he never married. President Nixon praised his patriotism and leadership.
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Washington
Richard Russel
Georgia
Russell
Franklin Roosevelt
New Deal
Armed Services Committee
Appropriations Committee
Southeast Asia
John Foster Dulles
United States
South Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dulles
Harry S. Truman
White House
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