Friday, January 26, 1973
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Kansas Bills Introduced
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University Daily Kansan
TOPEKA (AP)—As the nation mourned Lyndon B. Johnson Thursday, the Kansas Legislature continued the work of state officials to address the day in tribute to the former president.
The Senate gave final approval to a number of minor bills, the bulk of them aimed at cleaning up legal language in state laws. Introduction of new bills was the main business of short sessions in both houses.
In the House, a resolution was submitted by two of the younger members to amend the state Constitution to require a member of Congress to be younger than 65 at the time of his election.
The proposal is partly in rebuttal to a resolution introduced by eight older House members earlier this week requiring a legislator to be older than 21, said one of the sponsors, Rep. Ronald W. Peckham, D-Hunter, who will be 21 March 5.
On a motion from Senate President pro tem Robert Bennett, R-Overland Park, the resolution, which is aimed primarily at legalizing bingo but actually would determine what forms of gambling were legal in Kansas, was advanced to a second reading. This set the stage for debate Fridav and a vote Monday in the Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings Friday on another resolution, this one to submit a liquor-by-the-drink amendment with a local option provision.
THE SENATE EDUCATION Committee introduced a bill Thursday to put all fines, penalties and forfeitures into county records. It also asked the state for financing local schools, as in the past.
IN THE SENATE, the judiciary committee introduced a resolution that would submit a constitutional amendment to the state. April to repeal the state's ban on lotteries.
Fuel Crisis a 'Fleecing' Says Ford Researcher
"The energy crisis" could well serve as a smoke-screen for a massive exercise in picking the pocket of the American consumer to the tune of billions of dollars a year," said David Freeman, director of the Ford Foundation energy policy project.
"We have no energy crisis, but there are problems galore," Freeman said in a speech before the Consumer Federation of America's consumer assembly.
AIRLINE AND TRUCKERS have reported that they faced disruption of schedules because of fuel shortages. Schools and factories in the Midwest and Rocky Mountains have had to close for lack of heat.
"This winter's so-called energy crisis was manmade, right here in Washington," she wrote.
"It could have been averted with the stroke of a pen," he said, in reference to Nixon's rejection three years ago of a plan that would allow an intention to scrape the oil import quota system.
THE WHITE HOUSE had no immediate comment on Freeman's speech.
The system, which restricts the amount of oil which can be imported, should have been replaced by tariffs to increase supplies and drive down prices, the task force said.
Nixon exed import restrictions earlier this month by exempting heating oil from the quotas and allowing a 51 per cent inclusion of all petroleum which can be imported.
Despite the action, Freeman said, industry and government proposals for ending energy shortages include continuation of the import quotas, removal of controls on natural gas prices and accelerated strip mining of coal.
The moves would be certain to prompt higher prices. Freeman said.
"Recent industry estimates indicate price
Massive revision of school finance is now under consideration in the legislature and monies from fines, penalties and forfeitures to state schools would be replaced with a state aid state.
A Senate bill introduced by Sen. Elwaine Pomeroy, R-Toppea, would limit campaign expenditures by state candidates to 10 per dollar in the salary of the office they are seeking.
increases on the order of 50 per cent for crude oil and of 100 per cent for natural gas.
"HIGHER PRICES may well be required in order to find and develop new sources of oil and gas that may involve higher costs," said Freeman. "But the oil companies are obviously not losing money on the oil and gas which is now flowing to the consumer."
Under Pomeroy's bill, state legislators or other candidates receiving less than $1,100 in salary could spend up to $500 on their campaigns. Travel and hotel expenses would not be included in the total expenses allowed for any candidate.
an alternative to the price increases, Freeman proposed scrapping the oil import requirement to trim energy consumption and spurring research into additional energy sources.
Clearing House
The Senate passed a resolution Thursday congratulating Ronald Evans, a Kansas native, for his role in the Apollo 17 mission to the moon as pilot of the command ship. Evans will address a joint session of the legislature Tuesday.
The Volunteer Clearing House will sponsor Voluntary Action Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., today in the Kansas Union Ballroom and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Lawrence Area Recruitment Center. More than 40 Lawrence and area agencies will be recruiting volunteers.
THE SENATE FEDERAL and State Affairs Committee recommended passage of a bill to create a nine-member commission on Mexican-American affairs.
SEN. JAMES FRANCISCO, D-Mulvane,
introduced a bill to eliminate requirements
that an operator or passenger on a motorcycle wear protective headgear. Only eye-protective devices would be required for motorcylists under Francisco's bill.
Two bills introduced by Pomeroy would grant greater powers to county governments in the state. One would provide for adoption of the county commission form of government, while the other would grant pomerule powers to counties.
In the House, a bill was introduced by
Rep. Newton Male, R-Augusta, to establish
a local government information and affairs
Department of Economic Development.
The county home-rule bill would empower county governments to transact all business and carry out local legislation and administration subject to laws of the state.
11-Day Teacher Strike Nears End in Chicago
The University of Kansas Observatory will hold an open house from 7:30 to 10 tonight in 500 Lindley Hall to enable people the observatory and to look at Saturn.
CHICAGO (AP)—The longest teachers strike in Chicago history appeared ended Thursday with overwhelming acceptance by the teachers' union house of representatives of an agreement negotiated with the Chicago Board of Education.
A vast majority of the 400-member house approved a tentative agreement, and such a move traditionally is followed by formal agreement. The party may be ratified by the union's 21,000 members.
Ratification balloting immediately began in the city's 185 public schools, which were organized by a small group of teachers.
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About 560,000 public school children had been out of class since the strike started Jan. 10. The board had offered a $22.6 million package.
Ratification balloting started immediately at 10 high schools scattered around the city and opened at the union's expense.
Rep. Michael Glover, D-Lawrence, will meet with citizens of the 4th District at 3 p.m. Sunday in the South Park Recreation Center to gather opinions from citizens.
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Agreement came Thursday morning after a night-long bargaining session between negotiators for the teachers and the board. The teachers, who were on the board had contended it faced a $73-million
After announcing the agreement, however, Mrs. Lydon Wild, the board's chief negotiator, said the package would incremental board's deficit "very little at this year."
deficit for 1973 and could not meet the teachers. demands.
She said most of the extra dollars would be available from money saved by not paying teachers on strike and from money budgeted for 1972 but not spent.
POW Books To Contain News Focus
The proposed contract would provide a ½ per cent wage increase retroactive to Jan.1, reduce the school year from 40 weeks to 39 weeks with no loss in pay, cut class and set guidelines for preparation periods twice weekly for elementary teachers.
The walkout shut down the city's 168 schools, and kept from class 550,000 children, some of whom attended alter-ments in their homes and private homes by striking teachers.
The pay increase will bring starting teachers' pay to $7,979, the same as it was last year before the board chopped teachers' salaries to help save money.
SAN DIEGO (AP)—A booklet containing photographs and news of the years since 1965, when the first U.S. servicemen were captured in Vietnam, is being prepared for the prisoners as they are freed and returned home.
Public school teachers were still off the job in St. Louis and Philadelphia.
A spokesman for Copley Press, which produced the 24-page booklet as a public service, said Thursday that revisions told of the latest world and national events.
A total of 3,000 copies was printed to be mailed directly to hospitals where returning prisoners of war will recuperate after their release.
Copies were mailed earlier to government leaders, including President Nixon, and to families of the captured and missing military men.
The booklet is called "In Brief - A Catch-Up of News from the Missing Years."
The Pentagon also has its own pamphlet to bring the prisoners up to date on major events, sports highlights and deaths of prominent individuals since 1965.
The pamphlets will be handed out to the PALS as they arrive at Clark Field in the PALS.
The summary was prepared by NBC newspaper Peter Hakes and Gordon Hart of Oklahoma State University. Navy reserves who wrote it during summer training.
Political Package For Irish Peace To Be Unveiled
"We must leave no doubt in anyone's mind in Northern Ireland that together as a community they can go forward to increasing success and achievement, for they are a people of great resilience and determination," he declared.
LONDON (AP) - Britain's administrator in Northern Ireland William Whitelaw warned the province's feeding communities Thursday to end their differences or face a fire that would misery. Only the British army, he said, was preventing a civil war at the moment.
Whitelaw, who as secretary of state has wielded all executive power in the province since last March, told newsmen he soon would unveil a political package designed to provide a basis for reconciliation between warring Protestants and Roman Catholics.
As Whitelaw spoke in London to the Association of American Correspondents, two bombs blasted stores in Belfast, the Northern Ireland capital. One set off a major fire and disrupted traffic around City Hall.
"But if they spurn this opportunity and remain divided they can look forward only to a future of increasing misery and despair."
Police blamed the militant Provisional wing of the outlawed Irish Republican Army (IRA), for the bombings. Neither of the Belfast bombs caused casualties.
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