Jefferson County to receive housing repair grants
Jefferson County residents will benefit from a state program distributing 300000 in rehabilitation grants to seven counties and cities. About 35 Jefferson County households have applied for grants up to 13000 each, with repairs including roofs electrical and plumbing work and a septic system in one case. An informational meeting is set for 7 p.m. December 20 in the Jefferson County Courthouse courtroom.
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Jefferson County
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Kansas
Donna Crawford
Governmental Assistance Service
Crawford
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Derby action forces judge to halt improper conduct
The Kansas Commission on Judicial Qualifications ordered district magistrate Jeffrey T. Northrup of St. Francis to cease activities violating ethics rules after a private demolition derby near St. Francis on July 30. Northrup, 25, elected in 1992, has no law degree. Canon 2 requires judges to avoid impropriety and appearances of impropriety.
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Topeka
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
St. Francis
Judicial Ethics
Jeffery T. Northrup
Northrup
Kansas University
Carol Green
KU United Students formed to break campus barriers
At a Kansas Union meeting in Lawrence, about 60 students from white, black, Asian, and Hispanic backgrounds formed United Students to counter campus segregation. Organizers Huntington and Lewis invite broad participation with social and community service aims as Vice Chancellor Ambler backs the effort and a dance is planned for January 13 at The Granada.
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Kansas University
United Students
Bryan Wallace
Wallace
Kansas Union
Michael Huntington
Adrien Lewis
David Ambler
Ambler
Midwest
Huntington
Lewis
United
Granada
Fewer students attend college in Missouri drop in enrollment
Enrollment at Missouri public and private four year colleges fell this fall ending seven years of gains. Preliminary data show 142,331 full time students this year versus 147,969 in 1992 a 3.8 percent drop. The American Council on Education notes national declines 1 to 2.5 percent due to higher tuition cuts in aid and shrinking 18 to 22 year old pool. Kansas University fell 1 percent and Kansas State 1.5 percent.
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St. Louis
Missouri
American Council On Education
Kansas University
Kansas State University
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