Kansans urged to study school unification
Three Kansas education groups the Kansas Association of School Boards the Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers and the Kansas State Teachers Association issued a joint statement urging voters to consider unified school districts in upcoming special elections. They said unification is the only path to substantial improvements in schools.
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Topeka
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Kansas State Teachers Association
Greeley
Wyandotte
Haskell
Ness
Hamilton
Sherman
Phillips County
Throckmorton
Riley
Dickinson
Butler
Labette
Gray
Kansas
Global Briefs Across Nations and Regions
Global briefs report Panamanian fraud charges in a presidential vote with Roble leading Arias, plus allied international notes from Tokyo and Moscow. Khrushchev proposes joint nuclear test ban appeals by Japan and the Soviet Union. Izvestia scolds unattractive packaging. In Kansas, unification plans for public schools advance toward a projected June vote and potential district consolidation, promising simpler control and broader resources though concerns remain.
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Tokyo
Khruschev
Japan
Soviet Union
Hayato Ikeda
A. I. Mikoyan
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
Teachers Salaries Doubled Since 1950 51
Washington AP reports that teacher salaries have nearly doubled since 1950-51, with the national average for this year at $5,963, up $231 from 1962-63. NEA notes 13-year gains with elementary rising 106.6 percent and secondary 81.4 percent, while starting pay in largest cities sits around $4,700.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Butler High graduates give savings to a needy widow
Warrensburg Mo AP unexpected recognition marked Butler High School’s 70 seniors as they visited Warrensburg State College for a matinee of Pygmalion and dinner. The class donated its $1,500 Colorado trip fund to Roger Boyd’s mother after his father’s death, and Dr Warren Lovinger presented a plaque honoring the class’s selfless act.
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Warrensburg
Butler High School
Warrensburg State College
Colorado
Warren Lovinger
Roger Boyd
Roger
Slowdown Denied by Rail Workers in Kansas City Yards
Union Pacific accused trainmen and switch crews of a slowdown in Kansas City Kansas yards after layoffs tied to a national work rules settlement. Lodge 163 leader J E West denied the charge calling the actions a stricter adherence to 900 safety and responsibility rules. A U S District Court restraining order hearing is scheduled for May 25 with 150 to 200 workers involved.
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Kansas City, Kan
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Kan
Brotherhoods
U. P
U. S
Topeka
J. E. West
Lodge 163
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
West
H. B. Jopling
Earache for New Britain Mayor After First Days in Office
New Britain Connecticut AP reports Mayor James F. Dawson sought medical care for an earache after hearing from well wishers and office seekers during his first two days in office.
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New Britain, Conn
James F. Dawson
Chanute Teachers Hold Final Dinner Meeting
Ninety six teachers and guests attended the Chanute Teachers Association final dinner at First Methodist church. Retiring president Ray Zumalt presided. Hal Davis announced officers including Mrs Eldon Lloyd as vice president and Mrs Merle Neer as secretary. The program featured a unification talk by Bob Ward and a gift to retiring first grade teacher Mrs Charles Crissman.
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Ed Rideau
Board of Education
Grace Boman
Ethel Davidson
Miriam Werner
Royster Junior High
Emporia State College
Neosho County
Ward
Buford Fisher
Charles Crissman
Hutton School
Crissman
CTA
Zumalt
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