Legislature To Revise Education Funding
A Kansas legislative committee will begin deliberations on September 7 to reform the school funding system after a Johnson County court ruled the current method unconstitutional. Judge Phillip L. Woodworth said the present foundation plan fails to provide equal statewide aid due to how formulas allocate funds and disparities in local tax effort and per pupil costs. Senator Joseph Harder said the committee will meet to hear the ruling and review proposed legislation.
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Topeka
Kan
Johnson County District Court
Phillip L. Woodworth
Kansas
Woodworth
School Foundation
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Harder
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
School funding debate reverberates through Kansas districts
Buford Fisher of District 413 argues equalized education funding could aid local schools amid wide per pupil spending gaps. He notes 413 spends about $600 per student with the state median around $750 and discusses a base levy, redistribution, and potential tax changes. The Supreme Court review and possible state finance overhauls loom, with suggestions for tailored aid by pupil type.
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Buford Fisher
Galena
Moscow
Fisher
Kansas
City Purchases Sign Making Machine Chanute
Police Chief Lige Matlock said Chanute will have all new traffic signs by 1974. The city bought a 3-M sign making machine for 1200 dollars, able to produce 20 to 24 signs per hour at half the cost of ready made signs. Aluminum blanks with Scotchlite facing are bonded in the machine.
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Charles Bock
Ed McGinnis
Chanute
Lige Matlock
3-M Company
Matlock
California panel urges removal of Los Angeles judge
The California Commission on Judicial Qualifications recommended removing Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Leland W. Geiler for prejudice against public defenders and bias. The panel noted its role as a pioneer in judicial ethics and cited prior resignations during investigations, with the final removal decision to be ratified by the California Supreme Court.
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San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
California Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Phil S. Gibson
California Supreme Court
Leland W. Geiler
Commission
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Murray Draper
State Court of Appeals
Draper
Geiler
Public Defender’s Office
Intercepted Letter Describes Heavy Smoking and Sleep Loss
An intercepted letter notes a daily 705 cigarettes rate equal to one every two minutes around the clock. It remarks that the constant smoking and sleep deprivation would prove deadly and drain the writer financially.
Ransom-Seeking Hijackers Have History of Failure
FAA administrator John H. Shaffer reports that all 18 ransom hijack attempts this year failed. Hijackers were arrested killed or controlled by foreign governments. Algeria’s seizure of $1.5 million ransom in two incidents dealt a severe blow to air piracy prospects.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
John H. Shaffer
The
Gerian
U.S
Shaffer
D. Cooper
Soviet leukemia breakthrough raises hope for vaccines
American scientists report a Soviet advance claiming leukemia produced in primates after exposure to blood from patients. If true, this suggests a cancer causing virus may be isolated and could aid prevention and treatment. Dr. Moloney notes potential for leukemia and related cancers, amid broader US progress against cancer.
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Washington
United States
John B. Moloney
National Cancer Institute
Area forecast for today with storms and mild temperatures
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild with scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Lows tonight in the low to mid 60s. Winds northerly 10 to 20 mph. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers Friday forenoon. Highs in the mid to upper 70s. Precipitation chances 50 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday.
German Guests Miss Black Bread of Home
Two German visitors in Chanute say they are amazed by open spaces in the United States and miss black bread from Germany. Reinhard Glombeck and Siegfried Lange, guests of Dr. and Mrs. James Kensett, tour local schools and discuss impressions of Americans, food, and education while en route from New York to California on a 7 000 mile journey. They note Germany’s density and population, admire American friendliness, and plan to study at the Paedagogische Hochschule after their U.S. trip.
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Chanute
United States
Reinhard Glombeck
Siegfried Lange
James Kensett
Schenefeld
Germany
Marilyn Kensett
Yellowstone
Lange
U.S
New York
Chicago
California
Kansas
Wyoming
Glombeck
Bees Stop Traffic on Fifth Avenue Light in New York
Swarm estimated at 7000 to 10000 bees paused at a Fifth Avenue signal in Manhattan drawing crowds and police rope lines to keep pedestrians from blocking traffic. In Paris, North Vietnam blamed U S obstinacy for delaying peace talks as Viet Cong echoed the charge and Saigon defended its leadership.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
17Th Street
Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Hanoi
Nitpicking Cover Ups Spark Political Backlash
GOP Chairman Dole urged GAO probe into McGovern campaign finances under new disclosure law, alleging substantial evidence of violations. McGovern aides deny. GAO says audit already underway. Cattle price drop in August signals potential relief for housewives despite mixed retail outlook.
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Washington
GOP
Robert J. Dole
General Accounting Office
Dole
George McGovern
Frank Mankiewicz
McGovern
GAO
Nixon Opens Pacific Tour With Vietnam Talks
President Nixon begins mid Pacific conferences with Vietnam at top of agenda and a push for a billion dollar economic transfusion from Japan. He meets Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka after a Vietnam review with ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Nixon
Vietnam
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
Saigon
Benzpyrene link to lung cancer questioned by study
In a nationwide study of 5939 roofing workers exposed to benzpyrene from coal tar pitch and asphalt the lung cancer rate matched the general population sparking questions about the chemical’s role in cancer. George S Romney plans to resign as HUD secretary after the November election per The Washington Post. In Vietnam five Americans were killed in action last week, with three missing and three wounded, the lowest weekly toll since 1965. Navy pilots reported destroying major depots in North Vietnam.
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New York
U.S
Washington (Ap
George S. Romney
Housing and Urban Development
The
Washington Post
Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
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Miss Black Bread of Home
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Glomback
the Tribune
Department of Agriculture
Vietnam Review
Romney
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