Governor orders Wyandotte welfare review on possible fraud
Gov. Robert Docking directed Kansas Board of Social Welfare to conduct a complete audit of Wyandotte County welfare payments. He urged a 100 percent review of Aid to Dependent Children cases to uncover overpayments and possible illegal benefits, and proposed face to face interviews to verify needs.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas Board of Social Wefare
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Docking
William C. Graham
Welfare Board
Wyandotte
State Department of Social Welfare
AEC Sees Kansas as Best Area for Nuclear Waste Site
Kansas area is deemed the best for a nuclear waste repository by AEC official Frank K. Pittman. He denied rivals’ claims and said Kansas remains the focus for site development and transport plans. Pittman cited extensive salt beds and Lyons site as preferred options pending safety considerations. A delegation will visit Kansas early next year to discuss transportation of wastes.
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Topeka
Kan
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Kansas Area
Frank K. Pittman
KTSB
Kansas
Pittman
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Lyons
American Salt Co
Carey
Electronic and survival chambers aid mine rescue tests
ROLLA Mo AP electronic keepers and underground survival chambers are tested to save trapped coal miners. A portable two pound transmitter receiver may send voices and guide rescuers up to 2500 feet underground. Westinghouse leads a 3.4 million dollar contract. Colorado School of Mines works on similar electromagnetic systems. Ultrasonic roof sensing detects cave ins via seismic pulses and computer analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla, Mo
U.S. Bureau of Mines
University of Missouri At Rolla
R. E. Taber
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Taber
Westinghouse
Bureau of Mines
Colorado School of Mines
George W. Keller
Keller
Charles F. Johnson
Denver Research Center
Exposé on FBI Looms In House Draws Hellman Link
Washington AP reports House Internal Security Chair Rep. Ichord says writer Lillian Hellman helped form the Committee for Public Justice which plans to release a major FBI expose. He cites past Communist ties and involvement with front groups, naming Ramsey Clark and a cadre of high profile supporters while noting Hellman is 64 and known for The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Internal Security Committee
FBI
Richard H. Ichord
D-Mo
Lillian Hellman
Committee For Public Justice
Ichord
Princeton University
Congress
Miss Hellman
Mellywood
Calif
E Communist Party USA
Comunist
Communist Party USA
Congressional Committee
Schord
Committee
Ramsey Clark
United States
Jules Feiffer
Shirley MacLaine
Candice Bergen
Mike Nichols
Arthur Schlesinger
O'Connor to resign Kansas Supreme Court for federal bench
U S Senator confirms Earl E O Connor to fill a Kansas federal judgeship. He plans to resign from the Kansas Supreme Court within 10 days to two weeks and move to Kansas City Kansas. Governor Docking will face a second appointment to the state high court and the nominating commission must submit three names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Earl E. O’connor
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas City
U.S. Senate
O O’connor
Nixon
Arthur J. Stanley
Leavenworth
Kaw
O’connor
Overland Park
State Supreme Court
Robert Docking
Kansas
Docking
Perry Owsley
Pittsburg
Robert Price
Desegregation Bill Set for House Vote Under Tight Rules
The administration's 1.5 billion desegregation bill faces a Monday House vote under a 40 minute debate, no amendments, and a two thirds passage threshold. The plan, aimed at quick action, risks burial after 18 months of controversy amid antibusing sentiment and Nixon's push to bar any funding for busing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
House
Nixon
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Roman C. Pucinski
D-Ii
Quie
Students Offer Hope To Inmates At Folsom Prison
McGeorge School of Law students provide free legal advice at Folsom Prison, meeting inmates monthly and handling writs and civil suits. Larry Santifer, an inmate awaiting parole, hopes guidance may help him gain release by 1974, but faces complex jurisdiction issues. Over 100 inmates remain on the waiting list.
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Folsom
Calif
Folsom Prison
Steve Parshall
McGeorge School of Law
Larry Santifer
Parshall
Santifer
Arkansas
California
Parsall
Sacramento
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Wyandotte Welfare
Cook Books
Pillsbury
Betty Crocker
Egdicide Office Supply & Printing
Sacred Heart School
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Atlas
Star Industries, Inc
Pomona, Kansas
Seaa
Dainties
Southwestern Bell
Jack’s
Mary Huderson
Treasure House
S. Main
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