KU Security Plan Report Details Pay and Staffing
KU officials released a security report as Gov Docking pushes for 10 more officers to reach 86 staff including watchmen and clerical help. Chancellor Chalmers notes pay scales hinder hiring while two investigator roles at higher pay could aid recruitment. funding and legislative action shape timing from November to spring.
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Robert Docking
Docking
Public Administration Service
PAS
Board of Regents
Laurence Chalmers
Chalmers
State Finance Council
Ku’s
Lawrence
KU appoints Oldfather as university attorney for campus prosecutions
Charles H. Oldfather, associate dean of the Kansas University Law School, was named by Chancellor Laurence Chalmers today as the university attorney. He will file charges in campus vandalism cases and organize a legal office pool of law students for prosecution and defense in university matters.
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Charles H. Oldfather
Kansas University Law School
Oldfather
Laurence Chalmers
Immediatley
Fas
Attorney General
Chalmers
Kansas Board of Regents
Law School
University
University Senate
Topeka Student Captures 100 Prize for Toy Design
Stan Ring a senior in engineering from Topeka won KU's Fisher Price Toy Company prize for a domino toy design. The set uses imprinted pictures and words with tabs and slots to teach a concept in math geometry or science for ages five to eight.
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Topeka
Stan Ring
Kansas University
Ring
Fisher-Price
Aurora N.Y
Stan
Fisher- Price
Calm Returns to Gdansk After Riots in Poland
In Gdansk and surrounding tri cities, calm returned after three days of riots sparked by price hikes. Workers protested at ships and factories while police opened fire as demonstrators outnumbered. Death toll cited from six to twelve with over 150 injured.
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Warsaw
Gdansk
Warsaw Radio
Tri-Cities
Gdynia
Sopot
Bay of Danzig
Danzig
Tax Deadline Set Monday in Douglas County
Douglas County Treasurer Bessie Bennett reminds property owners that the first half of 1970 property taxes is due Monday. Normally due December 20, payments can be made in person at the courthouse or by mail. Mail postmarks before midnight Monday accepted. unpaid full amount accrues penalties and interest.
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Douglas County
Bessie Bennett
Frucauft Foundation Grants Baker University Scholarship Fund
The Charles A. Frucauft Foundation Inc of New York gave Baker University a 10000 dollar grant to support its new academic program and fund scholarships for worthy students. President James Edward Doty said the gift will enable about 20 students to attend Baker University next year.
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Baldwin
Charles A. Frucauft Foundation, Inc
New York
Baker University
James Edward Doty
Frucauft Foundation
Hydrogen bomb test detonated at Nevada site Carpet Bag shot
A large hydrogen device was detoned 2200 feet underground at the Nevada Test Site. The AEC reported no immediate radiation leakage after the thermonuclear blast code named Carpet Bag with force between 200 000 and one million tons of TNT. Trained observers noted minor building sway on the Las Vegas Strip 100 miles away.
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Nevada Test Site
Atomic Energy Commission
ATC
AEC
Las Vegas Strip
Ground Zero
Teen Driver Loses Control In County Road Crash
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department reports a 16 year old, John Joe Taul of Rt. 2 Baldwin, lost control of a northbound car on County Road 1039 two miles east of Lone Star Lake at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle skidded over a hill and went into a ditch, causing an estimated $3,000 damage.
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John Joe Taul
Rt. 2
Baldwin
Douglas County
Saigon Terror Attacks Prompt U.S. Patrol Tightening
U S Command boosts Saigon police patrols amid a pre Christmas terror scare. Three Americans killed and 14 wounded in bomb and grenade assaults as gunmen extort a South Vietnamese assemblyman. Attacks widen to the Central Highlands and Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnamese National Assembly
Highlands
Cambodia
Qui Nhon
U.S. Navy
Tan Son Nhut
Crime Alert number in Lawrence receives six calls
Police Chief Richard Stan wix reports six calls to the new Crime Alert 842 8467 line in its first week. Most calls were personal in nature, not crime leads, and the city plans two dispatchers on duty to handle information. Journal-World will print Crime Alert cards for public distribution.
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Richard Stanwix
Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Woodlawn grade school presents The Sounds of Christmas
Tonight at 7 30 students from all grades perform in the Christ mas program in the school gym.
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Woodlawn
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