Noon Primary Loses 800 Votes Counted Citywide
A noon tally shows 800 votes tabulated across city polling places in the primary. Garfield school is the largest site with 186 votes. 25 voters listed as USD 290 residents. Precinct tallies follow: North Baptist 73, Lincoln School 78, Courthouse 55, Hawthorne 102, Christian Church 64, City Hall 81, Episcopal Church 72, Eugene Field 54, County Health Office 26, Garfield 186, Church of the Brethren 111.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield School
USD 290
City Commission
Board of Education
North Baptist
Lincoln School
Hawthorne
Christian Church
City
Episcopal Church
Eugene Field School
Garfield
Church of the Brethren
Reapportionment Bill Passes House in Kansas
The Kansas House approved a reapportionment bill by 87 to 350 sending it to the Senate. It shuffles eight counties Comanche Barber Rice Washington Clay Morris Anderson and Miami to balance districts per the 1970 census. District populations would range from about 447,905 to 454,028. Other items include county liquor licensing and a bill to treat 16 year olds as adults for serious crimes.
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Topeka
Kansas House
Senate
William Bunten
Comanche
Barber
Rice
Washington
Clay
Morris
Anderson
Miami
1St
Washington and
Morris County
House
Norman Gaar
R-Wentwood
State and
Armacost Pushes Tuition Grant Plan Before Senate
Peter H. Armacost, president of Ottawa University and leader of Kansas independent colleges, urged the Senate Education Committee to back a bill creating tuition grants up to 1000 per year for privately educated students with need. The program would cost about 2.8 million annually, funding individuals rather than institutions, and aims to boost private college enrollment while easing public university expansion pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Peter H. Armacost
Ottawa University
Associated Independent Colleges of Kansas
Senate Education Committee
Armacost
Senate
Kansas
Weather County Forecast and Temperature Records
The county forecast calls for a low tonight near 30 and a Wednesday with mostly cloudy skies and a high between 47 and 52. Notable figures include Monday’s high of 46, today’s 30 low, last year’s 47 high and 33 low, with a record high of 76 in 1968 and a record low of 6 in 1932. Barometer reads 29.87.
No Challenge From House Docking Lays Axe To Pay Bill
Gov. Robert Docking vetoed the legislative pay raise bill as the Kansas House let it stand. He said he would not be intimidated by threats from lawmakers and urged restraint on state spending while noting the funding bill had no provision for financing the pay increase. He defended his stance as protecting taxpayers and indicated future vetoes on raises for public officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Robert Docking
Kansas House
Docking
House
Senate
Melvern Couple Files Damage Suit From Fire
A $505,000 damage action was filed in Wyandotte County District Court by Melvern Kansas couple Fan nie Barnes and James Barnes after a freight train derailment last August caused two tank cars of liquefied petroleum gas to explode. Mrs Barnes seeks $500,000 for burns on her back arms and legs while Mr Barnes seeks $5,000. The suit names Santa Fe railroad and engineer Albert J Leiker of Kansas City Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Melvern
Wyandotte County
Fannie Barnes
James Barnes
Santa Fe Railroad
Albert J. Leiker
Grand Jury Lineup Set For First County Jury In 50 Years
Fifteen of twenty four prospective jurors were chosen for a county grand jury, with Lawrence H. Kramer named foreman and Millard Wren as deputy. The panel includes Cornelius Boston Alice Ellis Mrs Lucy Crites Mrs Leona Jones and others. The jury will meet at 10 am next Tuesday to start investigations into voter eligibility vote tabulations and alleged ballot tampering in last November's general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence H. Kramer
Willow
Millard Wren
Williamsburg
Cornelius F. Boston
Walton
Alice May Ellis
S. Poplar
Lucy L. Crites
W. 5Th
Lois Dillon
Pomona
Paul McFarland
Ottawa
Floyd W. Blakesley
S. Oak
Hubert Peine
Richmond
Leona
Vietnamization Gains For South Vietnam In Laos Drive
Saigon’s push into Laos is said to buy time for Vietnamization. U S Command estimates Hanoi set back five months after 30 days in Laos and expects about nine more months of advantage as supplies and training build. One U S sergeant killed, 21 wounded as ambush hit Highway 9.
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Saigon
Laos
Hanoi
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Sepone
Muong Nong
U.S. Command
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Reckangin
Cam Lo
U. S
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Tom Joenson
Tremont
Third Ward
Third Precinct
Armacost Woos
Calvin Strowig
Abilene
Strowig
Journal of the House
U.S. Senate
Big Spender
Sweet Charity
Drama Department
Memorial Auditorium
Sharon Edens
Tarrie Bilous
Lois Harbach
Kathi Eldridge
Margaret Ewell
Pam Dennis
Nadine Thompkins
Veronica Ho Tan Ha
Fran Leet
Diane Jones
Jack Nicholson
Charity Hope Valentine
Kathy Eads
Nick George
Ed Morton
Mark Swezey
Steve Kloster
Nicholson
Bill Kloster
Stanley DeFries
Allen Charlet
New York
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