Kansas Education Funding Struggle Sees Few Clear Paths
Kansas faces funding strains as state higher education commitments rise. Max Bickford of the Kansas Board of Regents outlines three options: cap growth, ensure funding for all commitments, or watch state schools decline. He notes per pupil support ranks high nationally but per capita support lags, with inflation outpacing state funds.
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Topeka
Kan
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Bickford
Kansas
Iowa
Cize
Regents
Patrolman 31 Listed Good After Mishap in Collision Scene
Lawrence patrolman Robert Merkel, 31, hospitalized in fairly good condition after being struck by a northbound car while directing a two vehicle crash scene at 23rd and Town. Merkel suffered knee and wrist injuries. surgery planned for torn cartilage in the left knee.
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Lawrence
Robert Merkel
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
23Rd
Merkel
Mark A. Bornhoft
Jefferson City
Bornhoft
Bornhoff
B & N Drilling Co
Independence
Kan
Carl H. Tucker Ill
Sally A. Munson
Iowa
Tucker
Milwaukee man hands out cash to bus passengers
A 55 year old Milwaukee man distributed about 1400 to strangers on a bus before vanishing. Police stopped further withdrawals, persuaded a savings firm to halt a 2000 dollar withdrawal, and took him to a hospital after he spoke of his wife’s death two months prior.
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Milwaukee
Savings and Loan Association
Jerome A. Jagmin
Jagmin
Divorces Filed for Several Couples in Local Court
Stephanie Colofiore divides from Joseph Colofiore. Maria Soledad Huettig splits from Lester Shelton Huettig. Norman Eugene Boone ends marriage with Patsy Ray Boone. Deborah Lane Blanchard separates from Terry Lee Blanchard. Martha Ann Moore divorces John A. Moore Jr.
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Stephanie Colofiore
Joseph Colofiore
Maria Soledad Huettig
Lester Shelton Huettig
Norman Eugene Boone
Patsy Ray Boone
Deborah Lane Blanchard
Terry Lee Blanchard
Martha Ann Moore
John A. Moore Jr
Terrorist harassment trembles Northern Ireland troops
British troops kept full security alert across Northern Ireland after a visit by Prime Minister Edward Heath. Gunfire hit a Belfast patrol and an armored ambulance with no casualties. Heath spent 10 hours touring units as church leaders urged peace amid IRA threats in Londonderry.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Edward Heath
Army
Heath
ACLU May Aid Hair Issue In Kansas School Row
Overland Park couple plans to seek ACLU help after North Oxford Elementary School orders their 17 year old son Jeffrey Davis to cut his hair before returning to classes or face suspension. The dress code bans hair covering eyes neck or eyebrows and principal Sam Blass warned of Jan 3 suspension. Jerald Davis, a construction worker, questions the school board’s authority.
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Overland Park, Kan
American Civil Liberties Union
Jeffrey Davis
Jerald Davis
Viola
North Oxford
Johnson County
Sam Blass
Winners Named For Decorations
Winners announced in the Tonganoxie Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas Home Decoration Contest drawn from a record entry pool. First place in religious decor goes to Ed and Korb with John Hass noted. originality honors to John Rohl and Wayne Finch. best decorated to Jerry Gambrill with Jack Cronemeyer second. Evans and Stevens cited for good taste and simplicity. Each category paid $10.
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Tonganoxie Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ed Korb
John Hass
John Rohl
Wayne Finch
Jerry Gambrill
Jack Cronemeyr
Jaycees
J. W. Evans
Phillip Stevens
Leone Elected Italy's Sixth President
Giovanni Leone a Christian Democrat was elected Italy's sixth president ending a 15 day parliament deadlock that had sparked fist fights in Rome's chambers.
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Rome
Giovanni Leone
Italy
Holiday meals planned for prisoners in Douglas and Lawrence jails
Lawrence area forecast for Christmas includes meals of turkey dressing gravy cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for inmates in Douglas County and Lawrence Municipal jails. Jail census shows six inmates at city jail this week four of them juveniles while county jail expects about 15. Journal-World notes residents inquire about staff outreach and urges verification of reporters’ identities to prevent burglaries during holidays.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
The
Journal-World
Journal-World Christmas Issue Highlights Classic Stories
The Journal-World marks a holiday edition featuring Fulton Oursler's A Child's Life of Jesus and Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. The issue notes a family tradition of gathering to read these tales aloud to share the Christmas spirit and its real meaning.
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Journal-World Today
Fulton Ourslers
Jesus
Charles Dickens
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log For December 29 1971
Kansas traffic death log reports 4 fatalities in the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Friday and 659 for the year 1971. Comparable 1970 figures show 4 deaths in the same period.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Texas School Funding Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal court panel ruled the Texas public school financing system unconstitutional, finding funding tied to local property taxes creates unequal education quality between rich and poor districts. The decision orders Texas to restructure funding to meet equal protection standards, echoing California’s prior ruling on property tax based funding.
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San Antonio, Tex
Texas
U.S. District Court
California
Crisis Aid Center to Stay Open Holiday Weekend
Crisis Aid staff will man the headquarters at 1632 Ky through Christmas weekend to handle anticipated rise in crisis calls and walk-ins. Director Ric Silber says the 24 hour center offers new death by own action prevention and lonely contact services for a wide age range, with 1,044 cases since September.
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Headquarters Inc
1632
Ric Silber
Silber
Headquarters S
Speakers’ Bureau For Food Distribution
Augusta Marine Listed AWOL
Sgt. Arnold M. Hoover 23 from Augusta Kansas has been listed as absent without authorization. A Marine Corps Recruit Depot spokesman said Hoover had previously been listed as missing and that Cpl. Layne T. Stubblefield 20 of San Angelo Texas turned himself in a week after an empty boat was found in San Diego Bay. Hoover's current whereabouts are unknown.
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San Diego, Calif
Augusta
Kan
Arnold M. Hoover
Marine Corps , Recruit Depot
Hoover
Cpl
Layne T. Stubblefield
San Angelo
Tex
San Diego Bay
Nativity Sheep Escape Delights Conshohocken Crowd
In Conshohocken Pennsylvania two sheep escaped from a church Nativity scene pen and wandered a 10 block area with a police chase guiding them back to the church. Dozens of laughing children watched the animals roam before they were returned to the nativity display.
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Philadelphia
Hamlin
Conshohock
Conshohocken Methodist Church
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