Retail Campaign Launches for Elizabeth M. Watkins Museum
Campaign to transform the old city hall at 11th and Massachusetts into the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum is under way. Leaders say downtown location and the Watkins Bank Building will host exhibits and the Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame, drawing visitors and boosting downtown retail.
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11Th and
Massachusetts
Elizabeth M. Watkins
Watkins Bank
Kansas All-Sports Hall of Fame
Paul Gray
Lawrence
Watkins
Sports Hall of Fame
County Doctors Rap Health Board Setup
Douglas County Medical Society condemned the Health Board in a Tuesday vote, urging a physician director rather than a part time arrangement. The board favors a director but cites financial limits and would contract for 10 hours weekly. Venereal disease referrals remain to private doctors as district tries to fill Dr. Dale Clinton’s vacancy.
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Douglas County Public ‘Health Board
Douglas County Medical Society
Department
Dale Clinton
Health Board
Raymond Schwegler
Schwegler
Medical Society
David Hiebert
Hiebert
Kansas University Student Health Service
Health Department
Clinton
Security Council pushes Israel raids resolution
United Nations diplomats seek a draft condemning Israel’s raids into Lebanon while facing likely veto by the United States China and the Soviet Union. Britain and France work with Arab delegations to balance accusations with Arab guerrilla actions amid Western rejection of state versus individual violence.
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United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
Israel
Lebanon
United States
China
Soviet Union
Council
Middle East
Thouard Ghorra
HJC Regents to Inquire Into Pact Awards Delay
Haskell Indian Junior College board meets in Washington with an inquiry into the yearlong delay in awarding an $865,000 architectural engineering contract for a master site plan. Five Kansas firms are under review as costs rise 10 to 12 percent since last May.
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HJC
Board of Regents of
Haskell Indian Junior College
Washington D. C
Wallace Galluzzi
Galluzzi
Department of the Interior
BIA
Schaefer, Schirmer and Associates
Wichita
Kiene and Bradley Partnership
Topeka
van Doren, Hazard, Stallings and Schnake
Hollis and Miller
Overland Park
Robertson, Peters and Williams
Lawrence
Washington
Haskell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Minoka
Wire Mishap Injures Boy During Park Field Trip
Jere McElhaney a ninth grader at South Junior High was struck in the heart by a wire fragment from a riding mowing machine in Broken Arrow Park. He underwent surgery at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with vital signs stable. The operator’s name was not known and the incident occurred around 10 a.m. Police and city officials provided details.
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Jere McElhaney
South Junior High School
Broken Arrow Park
Richard Stanwix
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Buford Watson
LMH
South
Orvel Criqui
Young McElhaney
Leslie Atkinson
Louis McElhaney
Rt. 2
McElhaney
Apex Glass and Fence Co
Eighth
Alice Cooper concert raises funds for KU Senior Class gift
The Sunday show at Kansas University netted about 2000 dollars for the Senior Class gift fund. John Hackney of Wichita will announce the gift later as senior class president. A Hutchinson CC student faces charges for possession of a so called black box affecting long distance calls. Kansas officials say such devices are illegal in state and federal crimes if used interstate. Ed Carter of Southwestern Bell in Lawrence says none were found locally. Archy Dykes, KU chancellor designate, will miss May 19 20 commencement and All Alumni Luncheon to attend duties at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
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Alice Cooper
Kansas University
John Hackney
Wichita
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
Kansas
Ed Carter
Southwestern Bell
Lawrence
Archie Dykes
Kansas _ University
University of Tennessee At
Knoxville
Wage-Price Control Bill Faces Doubtful Future
Congressional conferees reached a compromise extending presidential authority to impose wage-price controls but House Republicans oppose the plan and Easter recess looms. Senators discuss voter registration plans as debate and filibuster loom, with key opposition to oil product allocations tied to the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Congress
House Republi
Cans
Senate House Conference Committee
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Sen
Robert Byrd
Garry Brown
Rmich
John Tower
R-Tex
County Rejects Quarry Proposal
The Douglas County Commission defeated a request for a conditional use permit for a rock quarry in Kanwaka Township by a no vote from I J Stoneback. Landowners protest that triggered a unanimous requirement, and the plan will return to the planning commission for reconsideration.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence
Don Haines
Wayne Kellum
Dick McClanathan
Lawrence Douglas
Jack Hurlburt
J. H. & J. Rock Co., Inc
Topeka
Stoneback
Arthur Heck
TV Chairman Resigns Over Public Broadcasting Row
The White House announced Thomas B. Curtis has resigned as board chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting amid a heated dispute with public television stations.
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Washington
White House
Thomas B. Curtis
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Program for Progress campaign outcomes and lessons learned
The drive raised gaps toward a $750,000 law school goal with only $75,000 donated and $11,000 spent on a Sunflower Street plan. Some projects attracted donor interest, others did not, while gifts funded research library and children's institute. Donor aims exceeded for student aid and the unrestricted fund, but many goals remained unrealized.
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Sunflower and
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Dennis Barritt
Joe Flannery
Tom Fisher
Steve Edmonds
Phil Harrison
New Hampshire
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Pam Drenner
Ray Drenner
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June McMillin
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Tom Moore
23Rd Street
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Max Fuller
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County Doctors Rap Health Board Setup
U.S
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Albuquerque, N.M
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Donald Kethro
South Park
Martyn F. Brown
Camelback Dr
Lawrence Art Guild
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Art Guild
Sue Edwards
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Ann Reed
Mrs. Brown
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Juliet Gilmore
Jo Hicks
Journal- World Photo
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Museum of Art
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