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Next day, from the state capital at Topeka, came cluck-clucks from Democratic Governor George Docking. "I'm glad I don't live in Wichita." said he. "All this is embarrassing, particularly when we are trying to bring in new industries." The Wichita Eagle and the Beacon both called for Stevens' resignation. His Lebanese-American friends* rallied to his support. The old-time reformers suggested that the whole city commission-city manager form of government, pioneered by Wichita back in 1916, ought to be junked in favor of oldfashioned, relatively disciplined "partisan government...
SANTA FE RAILWAY henceforth will serve only one of the three cities in its famed title-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. Kansas Supreme Court ruled that railroad, which has not served Santa Fe for years, could drop money-losing passenger service to Atchison, Kans. Line will serve Topeka only as alternate stop...
...Docking, the genial, 53-year-old governor of Kansas, and his wife Virginia had just finished a rousing round of duplicate bridge and a lively tournament post-mortem of the play over coffee and ice cream in the Hotel Kansan snackshop, the Purple Cow. It was past midnight in Topeka as Democrat Docking paid the bill, escorted Virginia to his state-owned Cadillac outside, helped her into the car, slid into the driver's seat and purred off into the night...
...commuters, as "a vital public service," get a "modest" 1% of Government highway funds as subsidy. "As ugly and distasteful as the word subsidy may be," said Alpert, "I consider it a welcome alternative to a loss of service or bankruptcy." But Ernest S. Marsh, president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, came out strongly against any Government subsidy for the railroads, was joined by spokesmen from other roads in the South and West, which do not have to cope with the commuter problem. Said Harry A. DeButts, president of Southern Railway: "I would hate to see any further Government...
Other Debate officers are: John M. Ferren '59 of Evanston, III. and Kirkland, vice-president; Larry E. Reeder '59 of Topeka, Kansas and Kirkland, Corresponding Secretary; Charles E. Lister '60 of Miami, Florida and Leverett, Home Secretary; Gregory M. Harvey '59 of Morristown, N.J. and Kirkland, Director of Competitions; James D. Lorenz '60 of Dayton, Ohio and Eliot, Treasurer; and James H. McConomy '59 of Wadsworth, Ohio and Eliot, Publicity Director...