Tax Disgust Rises As Deadline Nears
Washington AP reports near midnight tax deadline provokes nationwide protests led by Tax Action Campaign founder ex senator Fred Harris. rallies across 31 cities include awards to ITT and demonstrations against perceived tax unfairness while Muskie and McGovern press for reforms before the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Tax Action Campaign
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris Group
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
KU Woman Wins Danforth Fellowship For Women Educators
Ana Herzfeld a KU PhD candidate in linguistics receives a Danforth Foundation Graduate Fellowship for Women in the ninth annual competition. The program supports college and secondary teachers with career breaks and highlights unused talent among educated women. Herzfeld, originally from Buenos Aires, has taught in Argentina Costa Rica Germany and Argentina and serves as foreign study adviser at KU.
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Kansas University
Danforth Foundation
Ana Herzfeld
Danforth
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Costa Rica
Germany
Argentina
Skylab contract awarded to KU Center for Research
NASA awards Kansas University Center for Research Inc. a 61 680 dollar contract for an 18 month Skylab program at KU Space Technology Center Atmospheric Science Laboratory. Lead by Joe R. Eagleman Ernest Pogge and Richard K. Moore, with graduate students Wen Lin Norman Hardy and Fred Dicke, the project studies drought, rain swaths and snow cover using Skylab sensors across the Midwest Southwest and northern United States.
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Kansas University Center For Research Inc
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Atmospheric Science Laboratory
KU Space Technology Center
Joe R. Eagleman
Ernest Pogge
Richard K. Moore
Wen Lin
Norman Hardy
Fred Dicke
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
U.S
Eagleman
City Commission Agenda and New Business Items
City actions include bids for Deerfield Park sanitary sewers and pavement plans for sidewalks. It lists plans for site approvals at 2500 W Sixth and 901 W 23rd, plus Neighborhood Development Program phases, temporary notes for sewer and street work, and zoning changes. Also notes Traffic Safety Commission items and bids for traffic signals, air equipment, and a Dutch elm removal notice.
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Planning Commission
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Board of Plumbing Examiners
Traffic Safety Commission
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Editor Renamed Chairman For 4 H Foundation
Dolph Simons Sr the Lawrence Journal World editor was reelected chairman of the Kansas 4 H Foundation trustees Balfour S Jeffrey of Topeka was named vice chairman Ross Beach of Hays became a new trustee and treasurer Beach heads Producers Gas Equities and Kansas Natural Gas He also has media interests Robert Brock of Topeka and Wichita civic leader Mrs Dwane L Wallace elected trustees Ray Frisbie resigned as trustee E B Shawver of Wichita retires as active member but stays as advisory trustee Friends of 4 H Day set for June 7 at Rock Springs Ranch south of Junction City
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Kan
Dolph Simons Sr
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Balfour S. Jeffrey
Kansas Power and Light Co
Topeka
Ross Beach
Hays
Beach
Producers Gas Equities Inc
Kansas Natural Gas Inc
Robert Brock
Topeka Management Inn Inc
Dwane L. Wallace
Wichita
Ray Frisbie
The
Kansas Farm Bureau
Fort Collins
Colo
E. B. Shawver
Rock Springs Ranch
Junction City
Lawrence Trees Stand Strong After Harsh Winter
Lawrence Parks and Recreation official George Osborne says trees along Massachusetts Street weathered the severe winter with no replacements needed due to weather damage. Two trees were toppled by vandals and replaced. The contractor holds upkeep responsibility until fall. the department will not maintain trees until then.
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Massachusetts Street
George Osborne
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Reward Spurs A Third Letter
The Douglas County Reward Fund committee offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to arrests and conviction in the March 27 triple murder. Victims Hazel Avery and Gary Longfellow of Lawrence and Steven Avery of Iola died from gunshot wounds found in Avery’s car near Ottawa. Kansas Bureau of Investigation leads the inquiry. Informants may mail letters to Box 15 Lawrence 66044.
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Douglas County Reward Fund
Rex Johnson
Hazel Avery
Gary Longfellow
Lawrence
Steven Avery
Iola
Robert Pinet
Franklin County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Johnson
Kan
Gun-Cleaning Fatality Claims Speakman
Donald Wayne Speakman 50 of 2317 Mass died from an accidental gunshot wound to the head while cleaning a .22 caliber revolver he planned to sell. He owned a Bonner Springs business and formerly worked at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Survivors include widow Jacqueline and three children.
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Donald Wayne Speakman
Lawrence
Speakman
Bonner Springs
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
DeSoto
Jacqueline
Leslie Hazelett
Wichita
Donald
David
Weather Holds Back Planting As Soil Stays Cool
Double continued report notes corn planting advances but cites cool soil temperatures and slow field work. Farmers warn soil temps should reach the 50s for germination while more rain is expected this week. Weekend totals include Baldwin 1.6 in Lecompton 1.44 in Eudora 1.7 in Overbrook 1.23 in.
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Baldwin
Lecompton
Eudora
Overbrook
Air pollution concerns traced to early coal burning
The editors of the 38th edition of Steam say England once executed people for burning coal due to dangerous fumes, illustrating long standing worry about air pollution and environmental quality.
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NEW York
Babcock & Wilcox Co
England
Betas Centennial Weekend at KU a smashing success
Alpha Nu Beta Theta Pi marked its centennial at Kansas University with a weekend of campus tours, speeches, and a noon Sunday banquet in the Kansas Union ballroom. About 300 reservations and 100 unexpected alumni attended, with 35 to 40 percent of living alumni present. Guests included Chancellor Raymond Nichols Governor Robert Docking and notable Beta alumni. The event honored Kenneth Spencer and Black and Veatch founder N. T. Veatch, and featured a history volume and research tribute by Kathy Hoggard.
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Beta Theta Pi
Kansas University
Stephen Hill
Lawrence
Beta
Kansas Union
Raymond Nichols
Robert Docking
Dean Malott
Franklin Murphy
Docking
Malott
Murphy
Cornell University
Kansas
Betas
Alpha Nu Chapter
Helen Spencer
Kansas City
Kenneth Spencer
Spencer Library
Kathy Hoggard
N. T. Veatch
Black and Veatch
Deane Malott
Nichols
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Journal-World Photo
Robert H. Malott
Kenilworth, Ill
Young Malott
FMC Corp
Chemical Reverses Overdose Effects in Experiments
University of Pittsburgh researchers report a natural body chemical injected into experimental animals reverses the harmful effects of depressants like barbiturates and alcohol, restoring function after overdoses. The finding highlights potential new approaches to overdose treatment.
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Atlantic City
N.J
University of Pittsburgh
Kmart Rezoning on Lawrence City Commission Agenda
The Lawrence City Commission will consider a 20 acre rezoning request for a Kmart at the southeast corner of 31st and Iowa. Also on the agenda are a sidewalk project protest report and final plans for the Neighborhood Development Program phase two beautification on Massachusetts and an entryway park.
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Kmart Discount
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City Hall
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23Rd
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Louisiana
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Commission
County Considers Interim Health Department Administrator
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health board weighs hiring member Marilyn Chamberlin as interim administrator while Dr. Raymond Schwegler remains acting director. Four applications exist, with interviews to be scheduled. The department lacks one nurse and trains two others to qualify for state funds.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Department Board
Marilyn Chamberlin
Douglas County Commission
Raymond Schwegler
Kansas University
Dale Clinton
Chamberlin
Dr. Schwegler
Clinton
Department
State
Docking Signs Law Extending Kansas Corporate Disallowance
Gov. Robert Docking signed the bill extending the corporate disallowance indefinitely in Kansas. The measure blocks deductions for federal taxes on state returns, adding about 25 million dollars in annual state revenue to fund a package of new programs including school finance and welfare changes.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kan Sas
Kansas
Docking
Senate
House
Author Susan Sontag to Speak at KU Humanities Talk
Susan Sontag will discuss The Author and the Writer in KU's final Humanities Series lecture at 8 tonight in Woodruff Auditorium. She holds degrees from Chicago Radcliffe and studied at Oxford and Sorbonne, with teaching stints at CUNY and Columbia and a Rutgers writer in residence term in 1964 65.
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Susan Sontag
Kansas University
Woodruff Auditorium
Ms. Sontag
University of Chicago
Radcliffe College
Oxford University
Sorbonne
City College of New York
Columbia University
Rutgers University
Hanoi
Partisan Review
Nation
New York Review of Books
China
Service for every faith at Rumsey Funeral Home
A notice announces a service at Rumsey Funeral Home inviting travelers from all faiths to attend. The service aims to provide inclusive rites and respectful commemoration for the deceased.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Interest Down-Cost Up in Real Estate Purchases
The article argues that waiting for lower interest rates does not guarantee cheaper housing. Using a $25,000 house with 20 percent down and a 25 year 72 percent mortgage, monthly payments rise as home prices grow, even if rates drop. It cautions buyers that overall home value drives payments more than interest shifts and offers Gill Agency help.
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Gill Agency
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