KU Group Seeks Better Kansas Regents Board
A University of Kansas student and faculty group pushes for a reformed Kansas Board of Regents. They propose an independent commission with noted scholars to set selection criteria and expand the board, and plan to present a program to the Legislature after a general mailing. Kier aims to meet Gov. Docking to discuss the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KU Group
Better Kansas Regents Board
Kansas University
Better Kansas Board of Regents
Tom Kier
Committee For A Better Board of Regents
Kansas State Legislature
Kier
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Board of Regents
National Office
The
American Association of University Professors
Counsel
Assembly On University Governance of the American
Robert Docking
Cemetery Hit By Vandalism In Topeka
Topeka Cemetery officials report about 300 headstones damaged or overturned during Christmas Day and Sunday causing an estimated 20 000 in damage. W M Barr president said three youths were found on the grounds but not confirmed as responsible. Fingerprints and footprints may yield clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
East 10Th
W.M. Barr
Barr
Britain sees home births drop since 1961
A government survey shows only about one in seven births occur at home in Britain, less than half the 1961 proportion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Strowig Eyes Early Vote on 18-Year-Old Suffrage
Kansas House Speaker Calvin Strowig said he may push an early vote on allowing 18 to 21 year olds to vote in state and local elections if court challenges to new constitutional amendments fail. A 1972 general election rule could be bypassed by a special election amendment now being debated in Shawnee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Calvin Strowig
Abilene
Kansas House
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
States
Shawnee County
William Randolph Carpenter
Strowig
Stevens Named Assistant Director in Highway Safety Role
James W. Stevens of Lawrence is named assistant director of the Safety Coordinating Department by the Kansas State Highway Commission. He succeeds Frank Pattee who resigns to join the U.S. Department of Transportation in Kansas City. Stevens, 45, holds a BS in Business Administration from Kansas University and has worked for Cities Service and Gulf Oil. He will oversee applications from local and state bodies for federal funds under the Federal Highway Safety Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Highway Commission
James W. Stevens
Lawrence
Safety Coordinating Department
John D. Montgomery
Stevens
Frank §. Pattee
U.S. Department of Transportation
Kansas City
Kansas University
Cities Service
Gulf Oil Companies
Hippie Daughter Gets Court Ordered Support From Father
New York lawyer ordered to resume support for his 20 year old daughter despite deriding her hippie lifestyle. Appellate Division stays 30 day jail if bond not posted. daughter, a University of Louisville student, had stopped tuition payments. Judge Midonick notes daughter's progress and independence despite family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York (Ap
New York
Millard L. Midonick
University of Louisville
Midonick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Academy of Arts and Sciences
Douglas County
Eudora Lumber Co
Foster Lumber Co
Montgomery
Riverside
F.E.T
Sean
Wari Log
U.S
Litigating Bar
Panasonic
Adiotronics
Per Sry
Massachusetts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!