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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon unveiled a 2.3 billion revenue sharing proposal to replace flexible grants with direct funds to cities counties and states. The plan would remove Washington control while preserving some HUD programs and ensure no local funds match requirements.
Tate and Rife were finalists for the Lawrence High principal post after a 40-application, 22-member committee process. Tate, 34, currently at University of Nebraska Teacher College, will complete his doctorate in May. He and his wife Judy have three children and plan to move to Lawrence after he finishes his dissertation.
Kansas University Chancellor Raymond Nichols names twelve new members to the Greater University Fund Advisory Board. The group will be introduced at the spring meeting during the Kansas Relays at 10 a.m. in the Space Technology auditorium. New members hail from Lawrence Shawnee Mission Atchison Larned Salina Valley City Iola Emporia Wichita and other communities.
Jere McElhaney a 15 year old ninth grade student from South Junior High was struck in the chest by a wire from a mowing machine in Broken Arrow Park. He underwent surgery and remained in critical condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a tense morning and afternoon. Police said the wire was about three inches long and the incident was a freak accident caused by park department workers Clarence Payne and Kenneth Johnson.
The piece traces President Nixon's shift from broad executive prerogative to compromisable limits amid congressional protest. It notes his allowance of aides to testify in Watergate probes, avoiding a direct executive privilege clash, while flagging ongoing conflicts over war powers and impoundment.
About 30 homes near the 4 H fairgrounds in east Lawrence lost power for about 20 minutes after a fuse blew on a line near 19th Street and Maple Lane. Kansas Power and Light Co spokesman said the cause was a brief line overload. Power returned about 8 p.m.
A tornado struck Batesville Arkansas injuring people and damaging Central Elementary School. Unconfirmed reports mention Arkansas College and possibly two elementary schools also affected. Local authorities were gathering details as investigations continued.
Three fire trucks answered a call to Apartment B14 at 1012 Emery Rd. The grease fire in the kitchen caused damage confined to the unit, with crews arriving at 12 25 p.m. today.
The Douglas County Public Health Board met in closed session to review six high quality candidates for public health administrator, chose Marilyn Chamberlin as temporary consultant, and signed a cooperative agreement with the Visiting Nurses Association to improve coordination and reduce duplication. The VNA head nurse will be partly funded by the health department, with offices moved to the department building. interviews for the administrator position will begin soon.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital trustees discussed a proposed retirement plan for employees. Action was deferred pending more data on a 30‑year elimination option and credit for only half prior years. Architect Don Robertson updated renovation plans for surgical obstetrics areas and fire escapes. Contracts with Haskell Indian Junior College for on‑the‑job training in clinical technology and practical nursing were approved.
The KU Remote Sensing Laboratory earns three Skylab related contracts totaling 466 808 dollars with an additional 95 000 expected after July 1. Led by R K Moore the work includes microwave sensor evaluation with Johnson Space Center Lockheed and Martin Marietta, wind wave rain tracking oceans, soil moisture, snow metrics and design data for future systems.
In Topeka the Seaman Unified School District 345 north side walkout left 64 teachers away this morning. Supt. Bruce Henoch said contracts would be terminated effective today after the board’s ultimatum to end the walkout begun Monday. About 160 teachers are in the district among 193 certificated staff. The action followed a final offer of an eight dollar weekly pay raise for next year.
Mrs. Alice Pardee of Samaritan Lodge turns 104. Born on a Vinland-area farm in 1869, her mother joined Baker University’s first graduating class. Pardee attended Baker in 1885 and taught in one-room schools before moving to Lawrence in 1920 to assist a local doctor.
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