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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1956
Page
9
A Senate tentative approval set for late today would slash the State Commission of Revenue and Taxation payroll by about 125 to 150 staff, reducing its fee fund spending limits by 500000. The measure follows a proposed payroll of 819 for the next year.
A senate bill would shave 309 251 from governor recommendations and allocate 2 467 913 to the State Penal Board and its institutions. It would fund 1 510 324 for the State Penitentiary at Lansing 735 421 for the State Reformatory at Hutchinson 136 577 for the Women's Industrial Farm at Lansing and 85 591 for the penal board. Cuts total 154 963 at the reformatory 94 000 at the penitentiary 42 500 at the industrial farm and 17 788 for the board. Other measures would release 733 185 from the educational building fund to build a library addition at KU Medical Center and an animal husbandry barn at Kansas State College. Reappropriate unused State Park Authority funds but provide no new money to that agency.
Milburn H Henke of Hutchinson Minnesota recalls 1940s arrival in Europe as the first American soldier to set foot on European soil. He describes confusion over the exact date, a radio talk, and photographers as news of being the first spread among soldiers and locals. He notes his Minnesota roots surprised some who expected Iowa from the outfit.
National Farmers Organization officials in Corning Iowa voiced frustration that Washington has not yet provided emergency support for hog and cattle prices. President Oren Staley of REA Missouri said talks with government officials and Iowa lawmakers suggested progress, but a letter and telegram to Rep Ben Jensen and other Midwest legislators urged immediate action to address the current farm crisis.
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