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Capper Dies Senator and Publisher Capper Dies
Arthur Capper a Kansas Republican who served in the U. S. Senate for three decades died last night at 88. He retired from politics three years ago and led a career as publisher owning Topeka Kansas Rally and Kansan newspapers and two radio stations. Capper shaped farm policy as Senate Agriculture Committee chair and with Capper Volstead and Capper Tinchel acts helped regulate grain exchanges and support cooperatives. He funded farm youth programs via the Capper pig and calf clubs and established a crippled children fund while hosting a long running birthday party for county children. He previously served Kansas governor and died after a long illness with pneumonia. Survivors include sister Mrs. A. L. Eustice. Funeral plans incomplete.
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