Chanute High School ACT results show mixed scores
Chanute High School students perform comparably to state and national averages on ACT tests in 1973-75 while girls exceed the state average and boys trail. District officials caution against early conclusions and note scores reflect broader national trends and changing college attendance.
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Cheryl Burch
Chanute High School
Kansas
R. Miles Rickart
Rickart
Chanute
Geiger
Leo Munday
ACT
Munday
African mask project showcases Roosevelt School students
Fourth graders in USD 413 create African masks for a Safari Museum sponsored contest. Pictured are Roosevelt School students Mitzi Jordan DeeAnn Dalton Anita Bass Christina Hernandez with inset Darin Howell Melissa Colston Deanne Hale and listed parents Messrs. and Mmes. Jordan Dalton Bass Hernandez Morrow Hale Howell Valliere.
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USD
Safari Museum
Roosevelt School
Mitzi Jordan
DeeAnn Dalton
Anita Bass
Christina Hernandez
Inset
Darin Howell
Melissa Colston
Deanne Hale
Messrs
Mmes
John Jordan
Dwane Dalton
E. 14Th
Wayne Bass
S. Evergreen
Joe Hernandez
S. Malcolm
Lonnie Morrow
Edith
Gary L. Howell
S. Katy
David Hale
Rosemary Valliere
Nixon to Visit China for Anniversary Trip
Former President Richard Nixon and wife Pat will travel to Peking starting Feb 21 to mark the 1972 diplomatic breakthrough. White House officials say the trip carries no special significance and was accepted as an invitation from Chinese leaders.
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San Clemente
Calif
Jack Brennan
Nixon
New China News Agency
Peking
Washington
White House
Ron Nelsen
Ford
Nessen
Death penalty bill deadlock broken in Kansas Senate
A Senate committee broke a deadlock on a compromise capital punishment bill and sent a broader plan to the Senate floor by a 6-3 vote without recommendation. Sen. James Parrish added an amendment removing a laundry list of crimes and opposed selective targeting of victims. The amendment also eliminated death for felony murder.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Senate
James Parrish
Parrish
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Intercepted Letter Describes US Political Viewpoints
An intercepted letter quotes a Chinese viewpoint calling American politicians broadly corrupt and describing Richard Nixon as an above average politician. The message reflects foreign perceptions of US leadership during the era.
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Mr. Nixon
Fourth Graders Craft African Masks for Safari Museum
Fourth grade students in USD 413 will present African masks judged Tuesday at the Safari Museum. Vicki Schultz SAMS children's chair says Alcott School special education class will participate as part of Africa study in the fourth grade curriculum.
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Vicki Schultz
Safari Museum Auxiliary
SAMS
Alcott School
Africa
Betsy Lange
USD 413
Schultz
John Award
Mary Brant
Roosevelt School
Safari Museum
Roosevelt
Senate panel clears fee plan for school materials and facilities
In Topeka the Senate Education Committee introduced a bill to let boards of education charge for nontextbook materials and optional activities. The measure follows an attorney general ruling that current law does not authorize such fees. The bill lists items from workbooks to pencils and class supplies, plus fees for optional facilities, materials, and equipment.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Senate Education Committee
Merle Bolton
Curt Schneider
Schneider
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Chanute Pair Recalls Guatemalan Earthquake Night
Evelyn and Don Abbuehl on a Kansas Medical Society tour in Guatemala City describe a 3 am tremor that shook a 10 story hotel. They sheltered between beds as fire-like glow from a volcano illuminated the sky and aftershocks kept guests outside for hours. No injuries or property loss reported among the 240 person party, though building damage and chaos were widespread.
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Jane Blades
Evelyn Abbuehl
Guatemala City
Don Abbuehl
Windsor Road
Central America
Kansas Medical Society
Chanute
Abbuehls
Kansas
Guatemala
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Robert Geiger
Neosho County Community Junior College
NCCJC
China
Cha
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