Regents Conflict over Athletics and Building Projects
Kansas Board of Regents reviews athletic corporations dormitory contracts and building plans at KU and KSU. They urge stronger corporate school agreements and updated articles of incorporation while exploring funding for mental retardation programs and state matching funds changes.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
House
Haworth Hall
State Geological Survey
Bassett named journalism dean at Kansas University
Indward P. Bassett forty a newsman and educator now teaching at the University of Michigan is to be the new dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism at Kansas University. Chancellor Chalmers announced the selection at the Regents meeting in Topeka. Bassett will begin after July 1 and comes from an original field of thirty two candidates. He has degrees from Washington and Lee University and the University of Iowa and has taught at Lower Columbia Junior College the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan.
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Indward P. Bassett
University of Michigan
William Allen White
Kansas University
Bassett
Laurence Chalmers
Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
Chalmers
Itm
School of Journalism
Ann Arbor
Mount Oread
Warren K. Agee
Lee F. Young
Boston
Mass
Decatur
Washington & Lee University
University of Virginia
University of Iowa
Lower Columbia
Longview
Wash
Daily Iowan
Senate-House Tax Package Brings Relief
Conferees reached tentative agreement on a relief package raising the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 750 dollars. They worked long hours through the night but did not finish finalizing the entire tax reform measure.
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Senate
Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Nixon
Paying Taxes Under Protest In Kansas Counties
Douglas County and Leavenworth County received notices that Kansas Telephone Company paid portions of the first half taxes under protest. A letter from Ottawa vice-president Robert Pearman cites disputed properties and valuations, seeking reduced tax bills of about 2,200.83 in Douglas County and 3,257 in Leavenworth.
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Douglas County
Kansas Telephone Company
Bessie Bennett
Robert Pearman
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Costs of Living Continue Rising Amid Inflation
Washington reports a five tenths of one percent rise in costs for November, driving the consumer price index to 130.5. Labor Dept notes 45 million workers saw pay cuts from shorter hours amid Nixon anti inflation policy. Real earnings remain below year ago levels. food prices up due to vegetables and eggs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
Sumer Services
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Dow Jones Closes Up as Industrials Rally
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes at 790.49, rising 6.40 points amid a broad stock market advance. Investors weigh gains in blue chips and cautious optimism on economic data.
Milk Impounded At Local Dairy
Milk from a Missouri origin was impounded by the Lawrence Douglas County Health Departments and the State Health Department at All Star Dairy. A Douglas County District Court hearing was held to decide if the milk should be destroyed or dumped. Gene Wilson, a contract hauler, picked up the milk near Adrian and Rich Hill, Missouri.
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Missouri
All Star Dairy
Second and West Turnpike Road
Douglas County
Lawrence - Douglas County
Adrian
Rich Hill, Mo
Gene Wilson
Shapely Barbie Reigns Again as Queen in 69
The article calls Barbie the top doll in American culture with a lasting presence. It notes Ken as Barbie’s companion and lists numerous rival dolls such as Crissy Dancerina and Baby-Crawl-Along. It mentions wardrobe kits, kitchen playsets, and popular toy lines like Hot Wheels and Apollo Saturn V kits expanding into science sets.
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Shapely
Barbie
Ken
Crissy
Dancerina
Teenie Bopper
Buffy
Mrs. Beasley
Hot Wheels
Weekend Warmth Promised With 50 Degree Highs
The weatherman forecasts 50 degree highs for Saturday across the state. Today and Thursday reached only the 40s, with Lawrence at noon around 36. Lows will dip into the 20s with frost possible for several days. Minimal precipitation expected over the next five days.
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Lawrence
Detergents May Pose Arsenic Hazard In Home Use
A Kansas University team led by Ernest E. Angino warns common laundry detergents may contain arsenic levels far above safe drinking water limits. Tests show one cup dissolving in a gallon creates high exposure risk through skin contact, highlighting cumulative long term health concerns.
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Kansas University
Kansas River
Ernest E. Angino
Angino
Lawrence Jaycee Christmas Decorations Contest deadline set
The 1969 Lawrence Jaycee Christmas Decorations Contest accepts entries by midnight tonight. Ron Peters says postmarked entries or those delivered to 600 Mass are valid. Judging is Monday evening with lighted displays until 10 30 p.m. Prizes include savings bonds cash and gift certificates across four categories. Winners announced Tuesday.
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Ron Peters
Jaycee Project
Journal-World
Gibson's Christmas Bridge the Generation Gap Ad
Gibson's promotes gifts for all ages this Christmas with free prescription delivery and immediate mail service from all three Raney Drug Stores. An advertising note urges customers to shop early and enjoy home delivery options this season.
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Raney Drug Stores
Ady
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Fisher Body
Kalamazoo, Mich
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Don Craig
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Journal-World Photo
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