Strike talk and job security themes shape this week
A Saturday column notes widespread talk of strikes and slowdowns across unions from police to rubber workers. It highlights UAWs push for job security tied to productivity, cites GM comments on balancing output and pay, and reviews Teamsters, Rubber, and trucking contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
Tom Murphy
General Motors
Rubber Workers Union
Firestone Rubber Co
Teamsters
W.J. Usery Jr
Secretary of Labor
KU Employee Award Finalists Named for 1976 Honors
Ten Kansas University staff members were named finalists for the 1976 Employee of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at the Employe Recognition Program at 1 30 p m Tuesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Finalists include Mildred Clodfelter Joseph Collins Robert Frye Helen Taylor Bernice Tripp Agnes Barnhill Charles Bayne Veda Gibson John Nugent and Jack Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Kansas Union
Mildred Clodfelter
KU Alumni Association
Joseph Collins
Museum of Natural History
Robert Frye
Department of Physiol
Centennial teacher wins SPARK arts award in Kansas
Sharon Stenersen fifth grade teacher at Centennial School Lawrence will receive 500 for innovative multimedia student projects. Students created a music set slide show using etching and painting on developed film tied to themes How America Began What Would the World Be Without Magic and Our Wonderful Country. A Kansas Arts Commission SPARK prize. Eudora Public Library dedicated with ribbon cutting and open house Alden Fleming MC Douglas County Bicentennial Bell on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Stenersen
Centennial School
Lawrence
Kansas
SPARK
Kansas Arts Commission
Ms. Stenersen
America
Country
Eudora
Eudora Public Library
Alden C. Fleming
Douglas County
Court Keeps Lid On Campaign Funds
The Supreme Court refused to allow the Federal Election Commission to pay out more than 1.4 million dollars in matching funds until Congress and President Ford agree on a revival bill. The decision pressures Ronald Reagan and six Democratic candidates as Ford may veto the measure and as party leaders seek renewed funding to support campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Spigot
Federal Election Commission
Congress
Ford
FEC
Ronald Reagan
High Court
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Lincoln
Neb
Church
Democratic National Committee
Commission
House
Senate
Morris K. Udall
Reagan
KPL Jeffrey Energy Center tour highlights billion-dollar project
About 40 city officials and newsmen visited the Jeffrey Energy Center under construction north of St. Marys. Officials projected a $370 million first unit, rising to $1 billion by 1984, with possible further expansion to 1990 1995 costing up to $1 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Power and Light Co
KPL
Jeffrey Energy Center
St. Marys
Balfour Jeffrey
Royce R. Larsen
Journal-World Photo
George Reimler
Volkswagen to build plant in United States
VW announces a 200 million plant to assemble Rabbits in the United States with up to 200000 cars a year and 5500 workers. UAW president Woodcock welcomes the decision and notes strong supplier jobs. Possible sites include Columbus and Brook Park Ohio or New Stanton Pennsylvania. Ohio Governor Rhodes offers to help and Ford and GM respond with cautious comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Volkswagen
United States
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors Corp
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Arthur Railton
Volkswagen of America
Columbus
Ohio
Brook Park
Cleveland
New Stanton
James A. Rhodes
Lee A. Iacocca
Automaker
Pittsburgh
Bush lecture time moved to 8 p.m. at KU
George Bush director of the CIA will speak on The International Scene Today at 8 p.m. Monday in the University Theatre Murphy Hall Kansas University Public admission is free The Vickers Lecture Series honors J A Vickers Sr founder of Vickers Petroleum with past speakers including judges politicians and academics The article also notes Airman Rodney J Schimmel from Lawrence has been assigned to Sheppard AFB Texas after basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bush
Vickers
Kansas University
University
Murphy Hall
Bush
Central Intelligence Agency
Yale University
Zapata Petroleum Corp
Zapata Off-Shore Co
Houston
Texas
U.S
United Nations
Republican National Committee
China
Gerald Ford
William Colby
CIA
Federal District
Leon A. Higginbotham
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention of Violence
Democratic Party
Lawrence O'Brien
Kansas
Robert Dole
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Edward Gurney
Sidney Hook
Rodney J. Schimmel
Walter A. Schimmel
Iowa
Lawrence
Sheppard Afb
Tex
Air Force
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Journal-World
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Murphy
KU Employe Award
Udall
Pennsylvania
John Gabusi
Mo Udall
ABC
CBS
Larsen
Jeffrey
Wyoming
Austin Stedham
Stedham
Wichita
J.A. Vickers Srr
The
Vickers Petroleum Company, Inc
Massachusetts
F.E.T
Kmart
Fey
Ala
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31St ST
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