Dedicated Nichols Heads KU After 43 Years of Service
Raymond Nichols, 68, named interim chancellor of Kansas University after the resignation of Laurence Chalmers. Nichols, a KU alumnus and longtime administrator, has served five chancellors and helped guide campus growth from 3,800 to about 19,200 students. He reflects on duty, student focus, and his close ties to Chalmers and family.
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Kansas University
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Laurence Chalmers
Kansas Board of Regents
University
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Deane W. Malott
Franklin D. Murphy
W. Clarke Wescoe
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Chalmers
Clythe
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Bids on City Improvements Come Tuesday
The Lawrence City Commission will open bids Tuesday for renovations to the police building and improvements to the Louie Holcom Sports Complex. The agenda includes final approval of subdivision and development regulations pending Douglas County approval, plus a proposal for a new house wireman license.
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First National Bank
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Doles Gavel Opens Nixon Night At GOP Convention
The convention eyes Nixon after Eisenhower era praise as Dole presides. A failed bid to unify delegates over a new method sparks a rules committee vote. Delegates push to strengthen the platform draft plank, with Mathias and Schweiker leading the charge.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Dole
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
Richard S. Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Uncertain Plans as Chalmers Resigns Post as KU Leader
Regents faced divisions over how to handle the matter before accepting Chancellor Chalmers resignation. He arrived from Topeka at 2 40 PM and read a statement on television at 4 00 PM citing personal stress from his August 11 divorce. The board then named Nichols interim chancellor and approved a salary rise to 31500, matching state college presidents.
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Topeka
Nichols
City Commission Agenda New Business Items and Old Business
City commission reviews Continental Construction duplex placement in Meadowbrook PUD and adoption of subdivision regulations. Site plans include Kwik Shop pump 1714 W 23rd, Big Boy access, Holcom lighting, and Westdale sewers. Temporary uses for Lawrence Co and Holliday Land. Budget bids for Holcom improvements and police/fire remodeling. Community Arts Council appointments and taxi rate ordinance among old business items.
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Meadowbrook
W. 23Rd
Iowa
Sixth Street
Holcom Sports Complex
Lawrence Co., Inc
Trail Ridge
Holliday Land and Gravel Co
Charles Patti
Kansas Power and Light Co
Central Business
Holcom
Police and Fire
Vermont Street
Richard O. Nelson
Westdale Addition No. 2
Westdale Road
Harvard
Yale
Community Arts Council
Fire Blazes Investigated At Lawrence Home
Fire Department probes Sunday fires at 905 East 13th, home of Mrs. Pat Channel. Armchair burned in yard and interiors of three vehicles set, with damage around 25 dollars. A record player and pistol worth 340 dollars missing from the home.
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Lawrence
F. C. Sanders
Channel
Water District Petition Signed in Jefferson County
OSKALOOSA The Rural Water District No 12 could form in September if petition signatures reach 51 percent of about 1 600 landowners in the proposed northeast Jefferson County area. Attorney Bill Leech expects the goal before the August 28 meeting. formation would serve nearly a quarter of the county with lines spanning Winchester Easton Oskaloosa McLouth Valley Falls and Nortonville.
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Jefferson County
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Valley Falls
Nortonville
Blood Drive At Lawrence Memorial Hospital Scheduled
Red Cross hosts emergency blood drive in Douglas County to address shortages. Goal is 300 pints, especially A negative and O negative. Bloodmobile parks at the hospital north wing 1 30 to 6 45 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 9 a.m. to 2 15 p.m. Friday. Donors urged to call for appointments.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Red Cross
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Where To Write Where To Write
Addresses list Lawrence elected officials at federal state county city and school levels. Names includeSen James Pearson Sen Robert Dole Rep Larry Winn Jr Sen Arden Booth Rep John Vogel Rep Morris Kay Mayor John Emick J R Pulliam Jack Rose Nancy Hambleton Charles Fisher Arthur Heck Raymond Ice Walter Cragan with street addresses in Washington D C and Lawrence.
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John Emick
W. Sixth
J. R. Pulliam
Tenn
Jack Rose
Bellerive Circle
Nancy Hambleton
Oxford Rd
Charles Fisher
Orchardon
Ackee Fruit Said to Taste Like Scrambled Eggs Jamaica
A Jamaica note claims the Ackee fruit tastes like scrambled eggs. It notes the fruit is tied to local cuisine and traditions in the island.
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Jamaica
Crime Alert for Lawrence Readers
Call Lawrence police if you have information about crimes in the city. Authorities urge residents to report tips immediately to aid investigations and prevent further incidents.
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Lawrence
Creative Arts Hall Opens as KU Residence Center
Kansas University transforms Hashinger Hall into a 350-student creative arts center with a 350 capacity dorm fee of 50 dollars yearly. The $35,000 project funds five music rooms a darkroom a library and an experimental theatre. Mrs. Peggy Baldwin directs annual plays with weekly creativity workshops and visiting instructors. Equipment includes electric pianos looms kilns sewing machines and a universal gym.
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Don Harmon
Hashinger Residence Hall
Journal-World Photo
Kansas University
Hashinger
Kansas Board of Regents
Kathy Harmon
Don
Lawrence teachers mixer opens school year
A Lawrence Chamber of Commerce mixer for teachers runs 8 to 8 45 a m in the Lawrence High School cafeteria. It welcomes teachers and administrators from the Lawrence school district plus nearby institutions. Afterward School District 497 staff hear an address by Superintendent Carl Knox.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Haskell Indian Junior College
St. John’s School
Carl Knox
Lawrence Education Assn
Ray Wilbur
LEA
Victims Spelled Out by Telephone Dial Message
A note hints at dialing a sequence that spells VICTIMS on the telephone keypad. No name is required to be provided.
Missouri Man Dies in Turnpike Crash After Reunion Trip
Oliver Paul Kernodle 74 of Grandview Missouri died in a one vehicle crash on the Kansas Turnpike 3.4 miles west of the West Lawrence interchange. He was returning from a Wichita Falls reunion and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Kansas Turnpike
West Lawrence
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Kansas City, MO
Alan G. Sanders
Douglas County
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Kernodle
Plant capacity noted at 17 million gallons daily
Baker notes demand was muted by cool weather and recent rainfall moderating use. A hot dry spell before June 9 raised consumption as people watered lawns, but Baker expects no problem meeting any rise in demand with the plant’s 17 million gallons per day capacity.
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Baker
Manager Position Open at Western Kansas Savings and Loan
Western Kansas savings and loan association seeks a manager with four months of training under a retiring secretary. Salary based on qualifications. All inquiries confidential. Call 913-625-7214 or 626- for details.
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Small Savings and Loan Association
Western
Kansas
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