Labor Leaders Plan Fight on Nixon Freeze Policy
Labor leaders plan a multi front campaign against Nixon wage price controls led by AFL-CIO President Meany and UAW chief Woodcock. They seek court action Congress protests and potential strikes if wage hikes and protections are not secured before the freeze ends.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
George Meany
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Spiro T. Agnew
Miami
Meany
Woodcock
Agnew
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway
Treasury
John B. Connally
U.S
Europe
Geneva
Lawrence Commission Sets Sept 7 Bid for Phase II Street Overlay
Lawrence City Commission advances a $55,000 Phase II street overlay with a Sept. 7 bid date and adds 20th Street from New Hampshire to Barker. They consider truck traffic limits and make numerous parking changes along Alabama, Carolina, and Kasold Drive, approve sewer work for Prairie Meadows Nos. 4 and 5, and deny Nelson Hall's $1,051.15 damage claim.
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Lawrence
20Th Street
New Hampshire
Barker
New Jersey
15Th Street
Haskell
Prairie ‘Meadows
Kasold Drive
Center Meeting Set for Tonight on County City Center
Douglas County voters may ask Lawrence and county officials questions about the proposed county city governmental center at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at South Junior High School. Commissioner Art Heck and Mayor Bob Pulliam will speak. Bill Womack leads a slide show on center facets. All city and county commissioners are expected to attend.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
South Junior High School
Art ‘Heck
Bill Womack
Citizens For the Center
Heck
Bob Pulliam
Bus Protest Halts No Buses On Opening Day
Angry mothers in western Wyandotte County protested near the school bus garage in Kansas City Kansas seeking bus service. They attempted to halt departing buses for the first day of school but were unsuccessful.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte County
Recycle Roundup in Oklahoma City Nets Tons of Materials
A two day collection organized by the Sierra Club of Oklahoma City brought in about 20 tons of recyclables. Harry Allen reported the haul included 15 tons of paper 300 pounds of aluminum and five tons of glass. Materials will be sent to Norman for sorting and sold to fund larger containers for the next roundup in two to three months.
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Oklahoma City
Harry Allen
The
Sierra Club of
Norman
Allen
Building Costs For County Complex Rise With Inflation
The proposal outlines a total building package near 8.99 million dollars including 5.64 million in bonds. Costs breakdown show 3.3 million for general construction 900 thousand for mechanicals 350 thousand for plumbing and a sprinkler system 450 thousand for electrical work 400 thousand for grading utilities and miscellaneous equipment. With an assumed 4.5 percent interest the total levy would rise about 1.97 mills countywide and 1.20 more mills for city residents totaling 3.17 mills. Voters will decide on September 28.
Young Run Amok London Report Details Juvenile Convictions
A British government report finds 322898 people convicted of indictable offenses in 1970, with about half under 21. The data highlight youth involvement in serious crime and call for policies addressing juvenile delinquency.
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London
Kansas University appoints Ronald McGregor director of new junior college office
Kansas University announces Ronald McGregor as the first director of the Office of Community Junior College Affairs. McGregor, long-time KU botanist and administrator, will serve as special assistant to Vice Chancellor Heller while retaining his professor and division director roles. The office aims to strengthen university and two year college ties.
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Kansas University
Ronald McGregor
Laurence Chalmers
Francis Heller
Council of Community Junior College
Heller
McGregor
Kansas Supreme Court nominating panel to pick three for chief justice
The Kansas Supreme Court nominating commission will review at least 24 nominees starting Sept. 1 to fill Chief Justice Robert Price's seat. Gov. Docking has 60 days to choose, or the chief justice will appoint. Harold Fatzer is set to become chief justice by seniority when Price retires. Local bar groups have named judges David Prager and Harold Riggs as candidates.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission
Robert T. Price
Lewis Carter
Sureme Court
Clayton M. Davis
Topeka
Robert Docking
Docking
Price
Harold Fatzer
Carter
Shawnee
Oil leak reported near Sixth and Maine in Lawrence
Lawrence police report a leaking vehicle left oil from near Sixth and Maine to the west Kansas Turnpike Interchange around 7 p.m. Tuesday. Street Department crews spread sand to control the spill while police and firefighters stood by.
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Sixth
Maine
West Kansas Turnpike
Lawrence
Funeral Home Handling Details At Home Or Away
Funeral home notices reference handling details at home or away with contact number 843-5111 in anAdv advertising context.
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Funeral Home
Dollar Crisis Moves Toward London Meeting on Sept Fifteenth
International finance talks edge forward as the dollar sags in European markets. IMF reports point to a London meeting on September 15 to discuss changes in currency values ahead of a Washington IMF gathering.
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London
International Monetary Fund
Washington
European Common Market
Brussels
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
IMF
Japan
United States
U.S
Ottawa
Nance
Edgar Benson
Group of 10
Rinaldo Ossola
Bank of Italy
Committee of Deputies
Ossola
Karl Schiller
Britain
Crime Alert A Call for Clues in Lawrence
Police seek information from the public to solve or prevent a crime in Lawrence. Citizens are urged to contact local authorities with any tips or details that could aid investigations.
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Lawrence
It spells Victims on the telephone dial
A short line notes the word Victims appearing on a telephone dial design While it may hint at a crime or incident the text remains non-specific and neutral in tone without details.
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Cost of Living Council
Commerce
Maurice Stans
UAW
United Transportation Union
Miami Beach
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Frank Kk. Fitzsimmons
Paul McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Alabama
22Nd Street
22Nd Terrace
Carolina
21St
22Nd
Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence High
Jim Scott
Valley Center
Doyle Sanders
Cambridge
Cyclone Fence
U.S. Steel
LHS
West Junior High
Broken Arrow
Central Junior High
Journal-World
Will Hess
First National Bank
Dennis Kallsen
Young Run
Amok
Green
Great Plains Botanical Research Laboratories
Raney
Board of Education
Board
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Plaza
Iowa
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