KU group to weigh plan for new Bachelor of General Studies
The Educational Policies and Procedures Committee of the KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Assembly will meet Tuesday to consider a recommendation for a special May meeting to act on a proposal for a Bachelor of General Studies degree at EA. If approved, the proposal goes to Dean Waggoner and, possibly, the Kansas Board of Regents. The plan centers on a distribution requirement and an optional major, with budget implications guiding cautious progress.
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Educational Policies and Procedures Committee
EPPC
Kansas University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Assembly
Howard S Baumgartel
EPC
George Waggoner
Baumgarter
Kansas Board of Regents
Rogers Vows U S Will Not Let Vietnam Be Taken Over
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Nixon administration will not permit North Vietnam to seize South Vietnam by force. He defended renewed air and naval strikes against Haiphong and Hanoi to protect troops, sustain withdrawal, and let South Vietnam defend itself. Rogers said there are 85,000 Americans still in Vietnam and condemned the North Vietnamese drive as naked aggression.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
South Vietnam
Rogers
United States
Haiphong
Hanoi
Ain
North Vietnam
Advan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Vietnam
America
Russia
China
Laos
Cambodia
Peking
South
Lawrence City Eyes Final Mud Creek Land Settlements
Lawrence city commissioners prepare to approve final settlements in the Mud Creek flood control project with Howard Heck for 34.41 permanent and 7 temporary acres and with the Garvin estate for 21.83 permanent and 3.36 temporary acres, totaling 28100 and 8900 respectively, amid an environmental review and ongoing property acquisitions. The council also considers a damage claim from Yuk Down manager Richard Wright for 200.75 plus 81 in refunds.
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Lawrence
Mud Creek
Army Corps of Engineer
Howard Heck
Garvin
Buford Watson
Heck
Watson
Corps
Council On Environmental Quality
Richard Wright
Yuk Down
City Commission
City Hall
First National Bank
Ninth and
Massachusetts
City Commission Agenda Focuses on Bids and Ordinances
The agenda lists receiving bids for sanitation sewers on Haskell Avenue 2600 block and approving land purchase by Packer Plastics in the Santa Fe Industrial tract for expansion. It also covers sign ordinance variance for Budget Tapes and Records, public hearings for sidewalk and central business district street work, paving plans on Indian Avenue near Haskell Indian Junior College, demolition of 804 Lincoln, and multiple meetings minutes.
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Haskell Avenue
Packer Plastics Inc
Santa Fe
Massachusetts
Seventh
North Park
Central Business District
Indian Avenue
Haskell Indian Junior College
Lincoln
Traffic Safety Commission
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrenceducky bulk item pickup and Shepard visit noted
In Lawrence zone five bulk trash collection is set for this week with items at the curb by 7 a.m. Astronaut Alan Shepard speaks May 12 at Baker University addressing a student convocation. No weekend citations found for studded tires law violation.
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North Lawrence
Alan Shepard
Baker University
U.S
Larry Winn
R-Kan
Shepard
Documentary on pre Columbian civilizations by Howard Campbell
Director Relatie Howard Campbell son in law of Mr and Mrs Mike Carriker of Baldwin produces a TV documentary to air at 7 tonight on ABC Channel 9. Filmed in Mexico Guatemala Peru and the United States the program explores art and architecture of pre Columbian civilizations. Campbell and his wife Kathy Carriker and their two sons reside in Cayucos California.
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Howard Campbell
Mike Carriker
Baldwin
7 Tonight
ABC
Channel 9
Mexico
Guatemala
Peru
United States
A Campbell
Kathy Carriker
Cayucos
Calif
City County Ambulance Grant Approved for New Vehicle
A $3,500 federal grant matched by Lawrence and Douglas County funds will buy a new ambulance for Citizens Ambulance Service. Lawrence City Manager Buford Watson says the grant was moved quickly to aid the financially troubled service owned by Larry Marcum. The city and county each contribute $1,750 toward the vehicle, which will be leased to Marcum for $1 a year. he will handle maintenance and insurance. Existing subsidies total $800 monthly, with the city covering utilities and the old firehouse at 1839 Mass.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Citizens Ambulance Service
Buford Watson
Larry Marcum
Marcum
Mass
Watson
KU Team Stroke Wins Annual Canoe Race at Lawrence
A KU team named Stroke, with fraternity and off campus students, crossed the Kansas River finish at 5:26 p.m. Sunday to win the third annual race against K State residence hall groups. Ellsworth Hall came second. K State teams placed third to fifth. KU earns a traveling trophy and a keg of beer from K State. 18 KU teams and 11 K-State teams competed since Saturday morning at Manhattan.
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Kansas University
Kansas River
Lawrence
Kansas State University Residence Hall Association
KU Association of University Residence Halls
AURH
Ellsworth Hall
Kstate
KU Aurh
Manhattap
Hearing Tonight on KU Traffic Plan at Kansas Union
A public hearing at 7 30 tonight in the Big Eight Room Kansas Union will present a new campus traffic and parking plan. Officials Robert Malinowsky Keith Lawton Mike Thomas and Alton R Thomas outline changes including Jayhawk Boulevard one way east then north into Oread Avenue Memorial Drive one way west and expanded parking zones with meters proposed for campus areas. No state funds will be provided for the project and Memorial Drive parking remains permit only with no meters planned there.
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Kansas University
The
Kansas Union
Robert Malinowsky
Keith Lawton
Tions
Mike Thomas
Alton R. Thomas
University
Malinowscky
Jayhawk Boulevard
Chi Omega
Danforth Chapel
Oread Avenue
Memorial Drive
Mississippi Street
West Campus Rd
Kansas Union and Museum
Union
Haworth Hall
Watkins Hospital
Miller and Watkins Halls
Poplar Lane
Strong Hall
Art in the Park Show Deadline Near in Douglas County
Entry forms and fees for the 11th annual Art in the Park show on May 7 in South Park must be returned by next Monday. Forms available at the Lawrence Parks and Recreation office South Park Recreation Center KU art department Haskell Indian Junior College Lawrence High School or 7 East 7 Art Gallery. A $3 fee covers two sides of eight feet of snow fence or 16 square feet of table space with additional space available for a second fee. Senior entrants over 65 pay only the $1 Lawrence Art Guild membership fee. The show moves to the east side of South Park bandstand area featuring amateur and professional artists including high school students in Douglas County with demonstrations music banners and co sponsorship by the Art Guild and parks department.
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1Lth
Robert Hedman
Tom O'Shanter
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
South Park Recreation Center
Kansas University Art Department
Haskell Indian Junior College
Lawrence High School
7 East 7 Art Gallery
Lawrence Art Guild
South Park
Douglas County
The
Art Guild
Parks and Recreation Department
Stolen car total for 1970 tops line in England and Wales
The British Automobile Association reported 146,332 cars stolen in 1970 across England and Wales, with about 15,000 never recovered.
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The
British Automobile Association
England
Wales
Crime Alert For Lawrence readers seek tips on crimes
Police urge residents to share information to solve or prevent crimes in Lawrence. Call the provided tip line to report details or observed suspicious activity and help authorities act swiftly.
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Lawrence
Telephone keypad spells VICTIMS phrase
A reader note recalls dialing 842-8467 to spell VICTIMS on the telephone keypad and suggests it isn’t required to give a name. It reflects how a mnemonic or code is used in local practice.
Funeral facilities listed at Rumsey Funeral Home
KU TRAFFIC page note lists complete funeral facilities at Rumsey Funeral Home with contact number 843-5111. The brief ad provides location and service mention.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
KU Phi Delta Theta Builds Park Play Structure
Five dozen KU Phi Delta Theta members constructed an upside down V shaped play structure at Edgewood Park during Community Service Day. Maurice Breidenthal designed it. Steve Perkins reported children already used the structure as rain fell and teams cleaned the area.
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Steve Perkins
Kansas University
Emporia
Maurice Breidenthal
Lawrence
KU Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Edgewood Park
Journal-World Photo
Phi Delta Theta
Emporia Junior
Divorces Finalized for Four Local Couples
Deloris Bignall is divorced from Robert Bignall. Gerald Howard Austin is divorced from Aida B. Austin. Leatrice Hamm is divorced from Carlton E. Hamm.
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Deloris Bignall
Robert Bignall
Gerald Howard Austin
Aida B. Austin
Leatrice Hamm
Carlton E. Hamm
Bid Openings Set For Clinton Reservoir Project
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will open bids in Kansas City on April 26 for the Clinton Reservoir dam embankment spillway and outlet works with an estimated value of 15 to 25 million dollars. Awards likely within two weeks of bid opening and construction to start in May with completion around mid 1976. N R Hamm Contractors Perry is the apparent low bidder for the north access road bid at 475000 dollars, the lowest of six bids. The administrative buildings and outlook area near the dam are about 10 percent complete, with a target completion date of November 12. The Clinton Parkway west end project plans are in preliminary form as Douglas County engineers prepare right of way descriptions before the lake is opened for public use.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City
Clinton Reservoir
M. O. Smith
Corps’ Public Information
Douglas County
Corps’ Engineers
N. R. Hamm Contractors
Perry
U.S. 40
Lawrence
Corps
Hamm
Smith
Salina
Clinton Parkway
Tom McGee
Ohio Escapee Held in Jail
Daryl Jay Pack, 22, of Columbus, held by Lawrence police as a federal prison escapee. He was found after a resident reported a suspicious car in the 2200 block of Delaware. Officers say a man fled and evidence showed an attempted gas siphoning. the abandoned car was impounded.
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Lawrence
Columbus
Ohio
Daryl Jay Pack
Delaware
Pack
Choir Festival Brings 300 Voices From Three Junior Highs
About 300 singers from Central South and West junior highs and Lawrence High join for a spring Choral Festival at 7 30 tonight in the South Junior High School gym. The program features choirs from all four schools.
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Lawrence High
South Junior
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