High Schoolers Visit KU for Merit Scholarships
About 125 Kansas high school seniors invited for National Merit tests will visit the University of Kansas next week to compete for Summerfield and Watkins Berger scholarships. Selections will be announced after year’s start. 20 Summerfield male and 15-18 Watkins Berger female awards anticipated.
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Congress Can Finish Money Bills This Year
House and Senate appropriations leaders say Congress can finish work on money bills without a post Christmas session. President Nixon warned of a Dec 26 special session if bills stall. Leaders cite defense and Labor HEW bills as key to ending the session this year.
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Chamber Considers Clinton Reservoir Committee
A Chamber of Commerce water committee will urge forming a Clinton Reservoir Committee to study water availability, recreation, transportation, and coordination as the reservoir develops in Lawrence. The plan will be presented at the regular chamber board meeting Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Sniper Kills Man in Hill District Shootout
In a January night siege, a gunman fired from a third floor window killing Nathaniel Brown and wounding William Miller during a nearly three hour standoff in Pittsburgh Hill District. Dersarkissian, 46, hid in a rooming house until captured after a tear gas assault.
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