KU reviews Phase II plan for master campus facilities
KU officials met to discuss Phase II of a six campus master planning effort due to finalize by end of 1973. Caudill Rowlett and Scott will lead KU's planning as regents approved the contract. Chancellor Nichols says deadlines are tight but achievable with staff shifts and local help.
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Kansas University
Houston, Tex
Caudill, Rowlett and Scott
Regents
Ku’s
Nichols
Master Planning Commission of
Kansas
SenEx
KU Affirmative Action Board
Council of Deans
Laurence Chalmers
Chicago Art Institute
Chalmers
Area Harvest Gains Momentum Amid Clearing Weather
Lawrence area farmers report improved mood as fall harvest picks up after a long weather recovery. Douglas County losses for corn milo and soybeans may top $1 million due to October and November field inaccessibility. With a week of clearer weather fields are drying enough for equipment though some crops require freezing conditions. moisture content in recent crops remains high especially in milo and corn. If dry weather lasts three more weeks most harvestable crops will be cut.
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Douglas County
Gabriel
Equal Rights Plan Goes Into Effect in Lawrence
Lawrence enacts its first affirmative action ordinance covering city hiring and contracts over 10 000 dollars a year. The plan requires annual employee evaluations, a minority and women focus in all personnel actions, and firm questionnaires to monitor compliance with potential penalties for noncompliance.
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Lawrence
Carl Johnson
Lawrence Human Resources Department
Jury Trial Set After Shooting in Douglas County Court
A jury trial is scheduled for January 22 in Douglas County District Court for Stanley Swistak and Howard Rose both of Akron Ohio charged with aggravated kidnapping aggravated battery and aggravated robbery after a Oct 18 shooting near the Elks Club in Lawrence George Wilkinson II of Bonner Springs was shot and wounded Swistak and Rose remain jailed on 100000 bond Rose’s arraignment was postponed to 1 15 p m December 8 at defense counsel request In other actions Lindberg Topfi Jr 21 and Bernard C Shaffer 25 were sentenced or given terms for guilty pleas involving aggravated assault and marijuana sales respectively Larry Spellman 21 was sentenced to one to five years for attempted burglary.
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Douglas County
Stanley Swistak
Swistak
Howard Rose
Akron
Ohio
Rose
George Wilkinson II
Bonner Springs
Elks Club
Lindberg Topfi Jr
Barker
Topfi
Lawrence
Larry Kay
Bernard C. Shaffer
Larry Spellman
Eudora
Tops
W. Sixth
Pentagon Finds Blacks Get Unfair Legal Shake
A Pentagon report concludes that black service members face harsher punishments than whites for minor offenses under the UCMJ. The 14 member bi racial task force urges racial discrimination be punished within the military justice system, standard penalties for minor offenses, more Black military lawyers, and reforms to reduce bias.
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Pentagon
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Record High Prices for Farm Goods With Rising Expenses
The Agriculture Department reports November saw farmers receive a 1 percent higher overall price for crops and livestock, led by wheat at 1.97 per bushel and rice at a record 7.40 per hundredweight. Beef and hog prices fell from October while calf prices edged down from October’s peak. Expenses rose 1 percent, driven by higher costs for feed, food, motor vehicles, and building materials.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Rice
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Oklahoma clash draws big Lawrence interest in final Big Eight
Oklahoma favored to win the final Big Eight title in a Norman game against Oklahoma State. If OSU upset happens Nebraska could claim the championship while OU finishes second. The game airs on WIBW 580 at 1 30 p.m. Saturday and is not televised. Service details for Rumsey Funeral Home are listed.
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Norman
WIBW
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Kansas approves 2.5 percent rate hike for Workmen's Comp
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Fletcher Bell announced approval of a rate filing by 229 insurers for Workmen's Compensation. The statewide average increase is 2.5 percent for new and renewal policies, effective today following a Nov 15 1972 public conference. Industry group changes vary with manufacturing up 8.6 percent, contracting 0.3 percent, and all other items down 1 percent, with further variation by classification.
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Topeka
Fletcher Bell
Kansas
Bell
Federal Price Commission
Nixon
Shelling of Bien Hoa Air Base Wounds Civilians and Damages Aircraft
Communist forces shell Bien Hoa air base near Saigon injuring four South Vietnamese airmen and four Americans as rockets hit adjacent village. Other blasts damage five Skyraider bombers and a helicopter, with a direct hit on a freight terminal. U S B52 raids continue around the DMZ and in the central highlands as combat escalates.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
U.S. Marine
Thailand
al Skyraider
Cat Lai
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
An Loc
Dmz
Quang Tri City
U.S
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Lawrence Leaves Ordinance Allows Street Burnings
The Lawrence city ordinance permits burning of leaves in the street while banning burning of trash elsewhere. Burning trash or other matter is prohibited on asphalt pavement, and any open burning must be done in a prudent manner to avoid endangering property.
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Lawrence
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Wilkerson
Kansas City
Salina
Old Public Library
Ninth
Vermont
Dennis Kallsen
Journal- World Photo
Rumsey Funeral Home
Ady
Iowa Street
Daisy Hill
Journal- World
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Raney Drug Stores
Norelco
Downtown
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Iowa
Plaza 1800
North American Philips Corporation
East 4and Street
New York
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