Lt Col Hodges Retires From Marines and Joins City
Lt Col Ervin E Hodges retires from the Marine Corps after 21 years and becomes Lawrence Kansas city director of personnel and purchasing agent He will assume duties Friday after ceremonies in Kansas City at the Ninth Marine Corps District Headquarters Hodges earned a Bronze Star and served in Vietnam Japan Korea and Paris He is the son of former city street superintendent Alvin T Hodges He and his wife Shirley have two children His initial city tasks include re evaluating purchasing and developing executive and supervisory training and a course in public relations for secretaries.
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Ervin E. Hodges
Lawrence
Marine Corps
Hodges
Ark
Kansas City
Ninth Marine Corps District
Ninth District
Vietnam
Japan
Korea
Paris
Alvin T
Buck) Hodges
Dannis Kallsen
Kansas University
Shirley
Don Robertson Among 32 on National Awards Jury
Donald H. Robertson a Lawrence architect and president of Cosmopolitan International serves on the 32 member National Awards Jury for Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Pa. The panel includes ten state supreme court justices and leaders from 22 national civic groups. Awards honor material on America Americanism and the American way of life. Jury to announce winners February 22 at Valley Forge.
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Donald H. Robertson
Cosmopolitan International
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
State
Supreme Courts
Linwood Sculpture Show Highlights Rosemary Laughlin Work
Ceramic sculptor Rosemary Laughlin of Lindsborg stars in a one man show Light and Lyrical at Crafts In Credible January 1 to 31. The exhibit features clay and clay metal sculptures of heads animals figures children and birds. Laughlin earned a BS in 1944 from Central Missouri State College and an MS from Missouri University. She taught art at Bethany College and chaired the art department before running her sculpture studio full time.
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Linwood
Rosemary Laughlin
Lindsborg
Wholesale Prices Climb 4.7 Percent in 1969
Government data show 1969 wholesale prices rose 4.7 percent, the steepest in two decades, fueling debate over Nixon policies. AFL-CIO economist Goldfinger foresees continued cost increases, while Labor Secretary Shultz argues budget cuts and tight money will curb inflation. Nixon signs tax reform amid calls for broader controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Afl-Cio
Labor
George P. Shultz
White House
Shultz
Goldfinger
Labor Federation
George Meany
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Col. Hodges
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Don Robertson
Niana Ford
John Haddock Ford
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Ming
Apos
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Our
Alabama
Daisy Plastics
Kina
Kodak
Rodacolor Film
Phillips
Conoco
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