04 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1971
Page
1
The Kansas Board of Regents face budget requests, director counter recommendations, and calls from college leaders to restore funds. The writer argues this annual funding fracas harms higher education and urges focus on the immediate future, noting taxpayer, legislative, and governor attitudes will shape the 1970s quality of state higher education.
The piece argues not to burden legislators alone but to mobilize citizens to fund higher education in Kansas. It defends Kansas University as a state and regional leader and urges timely action before the January legislature session begins. Citizens, faculty, and students should express support to lawmakers.
Lawrence School Board to discuss using Title III funds for video receivers monitors TV sets and Sunflower Cablevision service at a total estimated cost of 89 542 averaging 11 98 per student with 6 31 covered by local funds and the rest by federal aid. Also on the agenda is selling 0 7 acres near 23rd and Iowa for a baseball field expansion. Bids opened for 11 replacement lunch tables at Centennial with four firms bidding.
Lawrence patrolmen earn $530 monthly, lowest among area cities, with five percent pay raises proposed after training. The report, part of a broader management review, also urges upgrades in training, scheduling, promotions, and a 10 hour day four days a week, funded by a half cent sales tax.
Moscow reports say American and Soviet scientists will sign within two months a joint space mission proposal with separate launchings and a planned in space linkup. NASA disputes the report while Cape Kennedy officials foresee a joint flight in late 1974 or early 1975 pending technical fixes.
Governor Ronald Reagan called a special session of the California Legislature starting Monday after the 1971 session adjourned with the rejection of the governor's proposed tax increase bill by the lawmakers.
The 20th annual Bromelsick Christmas party will be held December 18 from 2 to 3 30 p m in Hoch Auditorium for Douglas County 4 H members and Boy and Girl Scouts. Santa will attend with free tickets available from sponsors. a tree treats a film and carols are planned.
A four-alarm blaze in Roxbury destroyed a 25 year old apartment building formerly the Gladstone Hotel. Firemen rescued residents trapped on upper floors with ladders and searched the ruins. About 500 people were made homeless and sheltered at St Kevin's Junior High School auditorium.
Seoul reports Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. chief of naval operations will be awarded the Order of National Security First Class for helping modernize the South Korean navy.
A four car crash at 23rd and Iowa sent one passenger to the hospital. Dorothy Shook 53 was treated and released but later admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Rodney Long 39 faced charges for failure to yield. Damages totaled about 1 - 2 00 dollars.
American fighter-bombers struck three radar sites inside North Vietnam 85 to 95 miles north of the DMZ as part of broader raids tied to war stockpiles on the Laos border. In Cambodia, heavy enemy attacks forced Cambodian troops from a town along Highway 6, while a U.S. patrol south of Da Nang reported seven enemy killed with one American dead and one wounded.
Nebraska fans travel to Honolulu for a televised showdown with Hawaii University as 8,000 red clad supporters swarm the islands. Only 3,500 tickets were issued for NU boosters and stadium capacity is 23,500 with the game sold out since September. Some seats resold for as high as 45 dollars.
John Dallon of 1621 Edgehill told police his 1969 black and blue-green car was stolen from the 1000 block of Louisiana after he left it unattended for about three minutes. The incident occurred Friday evening.
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