KU Workshop Studies Changes in Graduation Programs
A Kansas University EPPC subcommittee proposes a General Studies option and changes to the BA degree. The plan allows students to switch majors at enrollment and aligns credit hours and GPA. Recommendations cover language requirements, Western Civilization, and speech core, plus exploration of multiple liberal arts colleges. The 8:45 a.m. forum in the Kansas Union features discussions and a 1 p.m. panel.
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Assembly of the
Kansas University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
EPPC
Assembly
College Assembly
Kansas Union
Hagen Renamed Continued Reflections On Highway Act
The interview discusses the 1968 Highway Act and its push for broader participation in projects. Hagen notes the frustration of aligning many interests but argues cooperation accelerates progress and prevents lost opportunities for highway gains.
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Lawrence
McLouth Council Votes Pay Boost
The McLouth council approved a retroactive across the board pay raise of about five percent for five city employees, starting March 1, in a regular meeting. The move avoids tax increases while payroll currently runs 1,755 dollars monthly. Mayor Cecil Luce and council members cited cost of living and staff dedication as factors.
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Cecil Luce
Oliver W.george
Gerald Sullivan
Clarence Lamphear
Elmer D. ‘Moore
Fred L. Wood
Cable TV Service Planned in Wichita
In Wichita, Kansas, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. and Community Antenna Television of Wichita completed a contract making cable television service for a large area a certainty. The phone company will provide the distribution network while the local firm will furnish and operate all other parts of the system.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Community Antenna Television of
Man Fined for Drug Possession in Douglas County Court
Paul I. Paisner, 25, of 1205 Dread, was fined 500 dollars in Douglas County District Court after a February arrest for illegal possession of lignocaine, described as a hallucinogenic drug. Judge Charles Rankin abated 400 dollars of the fine. Paisner had been free on bond.
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Paul I. Paisner
Douglas County
Charles Rankin
Paisner
Lawrence annexation ordinance published as part of fight
The Journal-World notes a 1780 acre annexation ordinance published on page 28 signaling the final step in the contentious move. Douglas County Clerk Delbert Mathia reports over 1000 new registrations this week as rural and young voters sign up to influence the outcome. Local planners learn the Kansas Union dinner will begin at 6 30 p m. Lyndon B Johnson praises Kansas during a Wichita visit.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Douglas
Delbert Mathia
The
Kansas Union
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kansas
Wichita
Union
X Films Named in Suit Over Sunset Drive In
In a Douglas County District Court suit filed December 1971 by Dean Burkhead 538 Millstone Dr Lawrence argues the Sunset Drive In Theater shows X rated films from 1968 to 1971 harming his family’s safety and privacy. Commonwealth Sunset Drive In Theaters Inc lists 17 X rated 92 R and 50 M 34 GP and 39 G films with 393 unaffiliated ratings. The company says ratings come from the Motion Picture Code and Rating Administration and explains general meanings of G GP R and X. Former President and Mrs Johnson visited Wichita to accept a Beech King jet worth 650000 and flew to Texas.
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Sunset Drive-In
Lawrence
Douglas County
Dean Burkhead
Millstone Dr
Burkhead
Commonwealth Sunset Drive-In Theaters Inc
Gram
Commonwealth
Johnson
Wichita
Texas
Goodrich plant sale prompts mixed reactions in Lawrence
The 1967 warehouse built with 3.7 million in city bonds may be sold or re-assigned. City official Dennis Kallsen says lease allows sale while Goodrich remains responsible for payments. Local business leaders express hope the facility will stay active or be repurposed for another division. The division HQ is in Charlotte with other plants in Lumberton Elgin and Puerto Rico.
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B. F. Goodrich
Dennis Kallsen
Bill Gaut
Goodrich
Charlotte
N.C
Lumberton
Elgin
Puerto Rico
Charotte
U S Air Raid Plan Unsettled Amid Vietnam War Debate
President Nixon considers expanding air power in Indochina with 20 additional B 52 bombers to support South Vietnam while debating a broader strike on North Vietnam. The Pentagon declines to discuss operational details as U S forces bolster defenses and carriers head toward the Vietnamese coast.
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Washington
Nixon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Cambodia
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Jerry W. Friedheim
Legislature action reviewed on highway bonds and bills
Kansas legislatures bonding plan for highways K 10 and U S 59 near Lawrence highlighted by Rep. John Vogel R Lawrence. He noted budget growth from 360 million to 990 million and said funding for the University Medical Center aims to double doctor output. He covered farm labor welfare reform and pollution issues.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Midcontinent International Airport
Hagen
Kansas
U.S. 59
John Vogel
R-Lawrence
Sertoma Club
Lawrence Country Club
Vogel
Kansas University Medical Center
Break-in Report at Bud Jennings Car Pets and Draperies
Lawrence police report a break-in at Bud Jennings Car Pets and Draperies Inc at 1007 Mass. A safe door was pried open and losses set at 225.50 dollars. The incident occurred Monday night or early Tuesday.
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Bud Jennings Carpets and Draperies, Inc
Mass
Lawrence
Fighting Rages as North Vietnamese Offensive Advances Toward Hue Quang Tri
North Vietnamese attacks destroyed 11 tanks and left 40 enemy dead while Four government troops were killed and 17 wounded. Ground fighting reported northwest of Quang Tri. Allied officials see Quang Tri and Hue as objectives of the offensive. A South Vietnamese armored column was ambushed near Hue with U.S. helicopter gunships in support. Rain slowed air strikes south of the DMZ after two days of heavy bombing and rocket fire. U.S. fighter bombers logged nearly 250 strikes across the northern tier and B52s added 40 more before the weather turned.
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Quang Tri
Saigon Command
Hue
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Dmz
Docking Signs 2 Measures Signed Into Law In Topeka
Gov. Robert Docking announced that a 1972 bill and a joint resolution passed by the legislature were signed into law. The bill removes state agencies from the 1971 Public Employer-Employees Relations Act, leaving it to local governments with a meet and confer dispute process. The joint resolution authorizes Capitol Area Plaza Authority plans for a new state Supreme Court building south of the statehouse and a 200 car underground parking lot on state capital grounds. The court building is slated to cost about $8 million as part of a broader complex of new state offices near the capitol.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Capitol Area Plaza Authority
State Supreme Court
Statehouse
Gounds
Supreme Court
County Acts To Vacate Lake Roads Near Clinton Reservoir
Douglas County Commission approves a resolution closing several roads in the Clinton Reservoir construction area effective May 1. No opposition at the hearing. practical closure depends on contractor activity or barricades. The affected area lies between U.S. 59 and Clinton, with access maintained until alternate routes are provided or leases expire.
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Douglas County
Clinton Reservoir
Raymond Ice
Corps of Engineers
Rumsey Funeral Home Service Notice
Service at Rumsey Funeral Home, 843-5111. Adv.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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