Committee Votes to Conduct Own Waste Research
The Douglas County Solid Waste Management Committee unanimously endorses conducting a local study to save up to $50 000. Sixteen of twenty one members met in the courthouse and accepted help from KU environmental engineer Ross McKinney and the Environmental Improvement Council. The plan aims to meet 1974 state requirements with 1976 in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Commission
Douglas County Solid Waste Management Committee
Kansas Univer
McKinney
Franklin County
Kansas
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Coun
Travis Glass
County Commission
Income Rises Modestly as Thaw Begins in 1970 Wage Freeze
National personal income climbed by 3.5 billion dollars in November as the Nixon administration eased wage price controls. Most of the gain came from government wages and salaries up 1.5 billion, with military pay raises a key factor. Private payrolls showed little impact from Phase 2 policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Commerce Department
Court-cited traffic fines and suspensions citywide
A list of individuals with traffic violations and fines including speeding, failure to reduce speed, improper turns, stop sign violations, and license suspensions. Notable mentions include Bruce A. Dixon on suspended license with a 10 day consequence and related fines across multiple addresses in Wichita and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Forester
Engel Rd
Bruce A. Dixon
Chong-Hang Huang
Ohio
Donna Huff
Karen D. Orr
Stouffer Pl
Joseph S. Goodman
Dennis D. Riley
Haute
Brian H. Mack
William M. Schmidt
Wichita
John R. Landes
Topeka
Kansas University Honeywell 635 Computer Boosts Jobs
The Honeywell 635 computer at Kansas University shows a 20 percent rise in completed jobs in the July November period versus the first five months of the prior fiscal year. Seven components of the system also report usage gains from 24 to 128 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honeywell 635
Kansas University
Kansas City School Board urged to close early instead of cutting jobs
Truman Holman of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers urged the board to keep current operations and shut schools early only if funds permit. He said eliminating 214 jobs would save about $1.6 million for the second semester but would still barely affect a $53 million budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Truman Holman
Kansas City Federation of Teachers
How They Voted On Senate Aid Authorization
Washington AP reports a 33 21 Senate roll call approving a $2.75 billion foreign aid authorization. Democrats for: Highes Iowa. Republicans for: Miller Iowa Pearson Kan. Democrats against: Eagleton Mo. Republicans against: Curtis Neb Hruska Neb.
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Washington
Senate
Highes
Iowa
Miller
Pearson
Kan
Eagleton
Curtis
Neb
Hruska
Closed U N session to pick secretary general
The U N Security Council held a closed meeting to select a new secretary general to succeed U Thant on December 31. Five likely nominees were listed by permanent members including Max Jakobson Kurt Waldheim Felipe Herrera and Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan with others discussed as possible alternates and extended voting may continue across multiple meetings.
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U.N
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
U Thant
Max Jakobson
Finland
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
Felipe Herrera
Chile
The
Inter-American Bank
Prince ‘Sadruddin Aga Khan
Gunnar Jarring
Moscow
Middle East
Argentina
Carlos Ortiz de Rozas
Gabriel Valdes
S.S. Ramihal
Guyana
Shirley Amerasinghe
Ceylon
Ethiopia
Endalkachew Makonnen
General Assembly
New Reservoir Head Named for Pomme de Terre Project
Kansas City AP reports Virgil L. Peterson, longtime reservoir manager at Wilson Lake near Russell Kan since 1967, has been named project manager for the Pomme de Terre Lake project near Hermitage Mo effective January.
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Kansas City
Virgil “L. Peterson
Wilson Lake
Russell
Kan
Hermitage
New Cold War Stakes Rise in Asia with India Pakistan
The piece surveys a shifting Asia power balance as China accuses Russia of expanding influence in India and the Indian Ocean. It notes strained U.S. ties with India, a powerful Soviet presence via a Sino- Indian alignment, and the looming costs of aid to Bangladesh and India amid a fragile regional peace.
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India- Pakistan
Peking
Orient
Red China
India
East Pakistan
South Vietnam
Asia
Indian Ocean
U.S
South Asia
United States
Arabian Sea
Pakistan
Texas
Subcontinent
Trial of Levittown Woman Over Common Scold Charge
Joanne Hauck faces a charge of being a common scold a crime dating to colonial times. Neighbors accuse her of repeated abusive language and she could face fines or jail if convicted. The case proceeded into its second day in Doylestown Pennsylvania.
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Doylestown
Joanne Hauck
Pennsylvania
Levittown
Three Loan Firms Hit by Lawrence Fraud Ring
Lawrence loan agencies were bilked of about 250 dollars each Thursday. A white female posed as a customer and used a loan number to request a payment, cashing checks about 250 dollars higher than owed from closed Ft. Thomas bank accounts. Similar incidents have occurred in Topeka. descriptions vary, suggesting at least two or more suspects and no car description provided.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Ft. Thomas, Ky
Topeka
Two Men Moved From Douglas County Jail To State Facilities
Keith E. Gardenhire, 19, of Wichita, and Drury L. Honeycutt, 25, of Haven, were moved today from the Douglas County Jail to state institutions following district court rulings. Gardenhire received a two to 20 year sentence for aggravated battery after a jury found him guilty. Honeycutt was sent to the State Hospital at Larned for evaluation to determine competency to stand trial after his attorney requested the examination and Judge Frank Gray ordered it.
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Douglas County
Keith E. Gardenhire
Wichita
Drury L. Honeycutt
Haven
Douglas County District Court
Gardenhire
State Reception and Diagnostic Center
Topeka
Honeycutt
State Hospital
Larned
Frank Gray
Man Arrested for Burglary at West Hills Apartments
Carlos Enrique Castro, 23, of 1012 Emery Road, was arrested by Lawrence police and booked into the Douglas County Jail about 11 a.m. today on charges of illegally entering a residence. He allegedly used a key to enter a neighboring apartment in the West Hills complex, per a report from another occupant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos Enrique Castro
Emery Rd
Lawrence
Douglas County
Castro
West Hills
Connally Sees Hopeful Tone at G Ten Economic Meet
Secretary Connally voiced cautious optimism on a weekend breakthrough at the Group of Ten meeting in Washington. He warned of tough talks ahead while noting a possible interim system with a 5 to 8 percent dollar devaluation and global currency realignment.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Nixon
Smithsonian Institution
Georges Pompidou
United States
Mikio Mizuta
U.S. Treasury
Japan
Germany
United Kingdom
U.S
International Monetary Fund
Congres
Canada
State, Commerce and Treasury Departments
Common Market
Lawrence woman listed in good condition after U S 56 crash
Winona Wise, 41, of Burlingame, was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in fairly good condition following a single vehicle crash at 10 05 a m one mile east of Baldwin Junction on U S 56. She suffered a fracture of the upper arm.
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Winona Wise
Burlingame
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Baldwin Junction
U.S. 56
KPL Pays Taxes in Douglas County for First Half 1971
Kansas Power and Light paid 904 723.58 in Douglas County real estate and personal property taxes for the first half of 1971. The total 1971 tax bill is expected at 1 809 447 16. Earnings rose in 1971 but exact figures await year end January computation.
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Kansas Power and Light
Douglas County
Austin Stedham
KPL
Stedham
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