Lawrence Schools Lead Per Pupil Value in Big Eight Data
A 1970 71 office report ranks Lawrence public schools fourth in district valuation and fifth in enrollment within the Big Eight. It shows Lawrence per pupil value at 13112 with 8047 students and a total valuation of 101 685 745, while Ames and Boulder incur the highest per pupil costs. The article also lists total levies and superintendent salaries, noting Lawrence paid Carl Knox 22750 and ranked mid in enrollment.
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University City
Carl Knox
Lawrence
Ames
Boulder
Columbia
Lincoln
Manhattan
Stillwater
Norman
Knox
Market News Wheat and Corn Prices Across Markets
Kansas City market report lists wholesale prices for eggs Grade A large 30 38 and Grade B large 22 32. Butter Grade A quarter and solid pound both 85 cents per pound. Wheat 1.32 corn 1.36 milo 2.26 beans 3.06 oats .71 per bushel.
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Kansas City
Market Prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Grains
Grain price report shows wheat with 362 cars and mixed bid levels from No 2 to No 3 grades. corn 221 cars with unchanged to 3 percent lower ranges across No 2 white No 3 No 2 yellow. oats 2 cars with minimal changes across No 2 white and No 3. rye barley and soybeans also quoted with ranges and sacked bran shorts prices listed.
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Kansas City
Shorts
Labor news boosts stocks as steel talks end without strike
New York stocks soared at midday with the Dow up 7.88 to 866.31 as advances beat declines 3 to 1. Analysts cited settlement of the railroad strike and the completion of steel labor talks without a strike as the main drivers.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Kansas City Livestock Prices Mixed on Cattle and Hogs
Cattle and calves saw gains in slaughter classes with high choice and prime steers at 33.50 to 34.00 per hundredweight and feeder offerings rising. Hogs were weak to 25 lower with barrows and gilts around 19.60 to 19.75 for 200 to 230 pounds and 18.00 to 19.25 for 200 to 285 pounds, sows at 19.25 to 19.75.
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Crime Alert in Lawrence Seeks Public Help
Police in Lawrence urge citizens to provide information to solve or prevent crimes. Call lines offer tips to assist investigations and address safety concerns in the community. Authorities emphasize anonymous reporting options and timely tips for officers on patrol.
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Lawrence
Victims on Dial Spell Message Not Requiring Name
A telephone user notes that dialing 842 8467 spells VICTIMS on the keypad and states that providing a name is not required. The item emphasizes nonrequirement of personal identification.
Doctor Sees VEE Containment for Most States
Kansas State University Extension veterinarian Dr Homer Caley reports at the American Veterinary Medicine Association meeting that chances are good horses in most states will avoid widespread exposure to Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. He notes Texas faces the main outbreak risk and cites low vaccination rates in Mexico as a transmission factor.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State University Extension
Homer Caley
The
American Veterinary Medicine Association
Detroit
Texas
Caley
Mexico
Explosion Burns Man and Daughter in I 70 Incident
A Wilson man William Burkhead, 45, and his 6-year-old daughter Doris were hospitalized with third degree burns after an explosion and fire at a restaurant service station along Interstate 70 near Wilson Kansas. Burkhead reportedly backed his car into a propane tank causing a leak and fumes that exploded when he started the car. His car was destroyed and six other vehicles damaged.
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Wilson, Kan
Wilson
Ellsworth
Here
William Burkhead
Doris
Burkhead
Kansas traffic death tolls rise in July and August
Kansas highway death log shows 61 deaths in July and 5 in August, with 380 deaths counted for 1971 to date. The comparable 1970 period logged 360 deaths.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Emergency program eyed for farmers with grain piled on ground
Agriculture Secretary Clifford M. Hardin is set to announce an emergency plan allowing farmers to receive government price support loans on newly harvested wheat stored in the open due to railroad tieups. The plan covers grain dumped in the field in Nebraska Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon.
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Washington
Clifford M. Hardin
The
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Nebarska
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Haskell Board Reports Promising Washington Meetings
A nine member Haskell Indian Junior College board delegation described last week's Washington talks with BIA officials and federal agencies as highly promising. They pressed for budget, staffing, and service options while noting potential budget cuts and a lack of quorum prevented formal action.
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Lawrence
Haskell Indian Junior College Board of Regents
Washington, DC
Thomas
Jimboy
Fairlane
Haskell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers Morton
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
The
Economic Development Administration, Public Health Service
Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
Chou En Lai Meets Le Duc Tho in Peking Talks
Chinese Premier Chou En Lai conferred with Le Duc Tho in Peking on Sunday. The meeting, reported by New China, gave no details on the discussion.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Peking
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Paris
China
New China News Agency
Air Defense Officer Qualification Course Details
Second Lt. Sidney W. Gaddy, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph H Gaddy of Haskell Institute, attends a nine week air defense artillery officer qualification course at the U S Army Air Defense School Ft Bliss Texas The course trains in operation and tactics of Nike Hercules Hawk Redeye and Chaparral missiles.
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Sidney W. Gaddy
Joseph H. Gaddy
Haskell Institute
U.S. Army Air Defense School
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Army
Tallant Enlists in U S Air Force for Basic at Lackland
Harvey Ray Tallant son of Mr and Mrs Ocus H Tallant of 2710 Rawhide Sa has enlisted in the U S Air Force and is undergoing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas through the year.
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Harvey Ray Tallant
Ocus H. Tallant
Rawhide Sa
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Burchett Enlists in U S Air Force for Basic Training
Jeffrey Vernal Burchett of Linwood has enlisted in the U S Air Force. He will begin basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
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Jeffrey Vernal Burchett
Howard L. Burchett
Linwood
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Strong Quake Hits Japan After Noon
A strong earthquake rocked northern and central Japan with a tidal wave warning for Hokkaido coast. No immediate casualties or damage reported. quake center located beneath the Pacific about 600 miles off Urakawa Hokkaido. Event at 4 25 pm local time. Urakawa intensity five on Japanese scale. National Earthquake Center logged magnitude 7 on the Richter scale.
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Japan
Central Meteorological Agency
Pacific
Hokkaido
the Meteorological Agency
Urakawa
National Earthquake Center
Washington, D.C
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