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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
8
OU faces a $175,000 infirmary deficit and rising student fees as it grapples with a shrinking budget. Despite tensions over campus incidents, the administration emphasizes maintaining program strength and pursuing planned facilities like the Lloyd Noble Arena funded by private gifts.
In Sapulpa Oklahoma authorities investigate a bomb at a Veterans of Foreign Wars hall during a couple's anniversary celebration. James R Rayme 23 was killed and Deborah Rayme 17 was wounded as 250 attendees faced collapse and chaos. Police link the blast to a Bristow bank bombing and a dynamite theft, with federal agents awaiting testing to compare explosive composition.
Patricia Kinne of San Gabriel resigns the Miss California World title after three weeks saying officials treated her like a product and she did not receive promised prizes. The first runner up is Miki J. Garcia of Sacramento, with Hampton Virginia next month slated for Miss World USA.
Hank Young a 26 year old Kansas University graduate and Army veteran has joined the Haskell Indian Junior College teaching staff in language arts He will teach reporting photography and work with Haskell publications while also handling public relations He recently worked as a photographer for the Journal World and KU alumni association projects and resides at 1117 West 28th Terrace in Topeka
In Leavenworth Kansas a 54 year old man named Thomas Simmons died after a Friday argument. An autopsy cites a brain hemorrhage from a blow above the right eye with a blunt instrument. One man is in custody and a juvenile is being sought in connection with the death.
Bulk item collection occurs weekly in Zone Three north of 15th and west of Mississippi. Items must be curbside by 7 a.m. Five zones in total participate in the weekly bulk item pickup.
Morris Kay of Lawrence, Republican nominee, outlines debate guidelines stressing full airing of platforms. He calls for no notes, no cue cards, per question responses, live format without replays, and access only for candidates and newsmen.
Enrollment stands at 22 020 for fall 1971 with 18 441 on the Norman campus. The current budget is 28 341 252 dollars, with 15 584 473 dollars from the state. Costs for residents are 2100 per year and 3055 for out of state, with per credit charges of 14 and 40 respectively. Faculty totals and salary averages are listed for Norman campus.
Princeton AP report says Nixon leads McGovern 47 to 31 with a 26 point gap from Aug 4 to Aug 6 Gallup poll. The survey notes a 1 percent drop for McGovern since the Eagleton disclosure and a shift of voters to the don't know category.
A 51 year old Emporia man Leonard L Mitchell was struck by a train early Sunday and died at the scene according to police reports.
The 65th Vinland Grange Fair starts Thursday at the Vinland fairgrounds nine miles south of Lawrence. Exhibits include livestock, crops, baked goods, and 4-H projects plus a tractor pulling contest, horse show, and Western pleasure classes. Events run Friday and Saturday with races, parades, shows, and lunch offered by local groups.
An 18-year-old Syracuse resident was ordered to the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center in Topeka for evaluation before a one-to-five-year manslaughter sentence. Larry Faller pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Hamilton County District Court for the June 28 stabbing of 16-year-old Randy Kester at Syracuse High School football field.
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