Lawrence School Board Rehires Administrators For 1972 Contracts
The Lawrence board rehired all administrative staff on one year contracts. Supt Carl Knox will set salaries after the legislative session. The district may buy a 32 by 80 foot building for about 6000 dollars. One high school student is denied activities for inability to pay the 14 dollar fee. two funds aid needy students including the Memorial and Development Funds with current balances small.
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Board of Education
Carl Knox
Asst
Kenneth Fisher
Plumbers and Pipe-Fitters Union
Wich
Central Administrative Office
Knox
Douglas County Welfare Department
Lawrence United _ District Memorial Fund
Lawrence Insurance Board
Israel Ready To Help Egypt Open Suez Canal Traffic
Prime Minister Golda Meir said Israel would assist in clearing the Suez Canal but insisted Israeli troop withdrawals must align with a peace framework. She called Sadat's proposal unclear and warned any partial pullback merely delays and seeks strategic gains.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
East Bank
Knesset
Sadat
Meir
Fire damages three story house at 1104 Tenn
Fire discovered in the upper levels of a three story frame house at 1104 Tenn around 1 15 pm. The blaze broke through the roof before firefighters arrived and was under control by 1 45 pm. No injuries reported though occupants were being checked. Mohammad Amin Ali Reza Feizollahi and Andrew Curry named at the scene as residents. Owner listed as unknown. three other occupants unnamed.
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Tenn
Mohammad Amin
Ali Reza Feizollahi
Andrew Curry
Lawrence Seismograph Records Quake Effects and Moon Rock Exhibit
Kansas University seismograph in Lindley Hall records a slight ground movement in Lawrence after an LA earthquake. Moon rock display at KU Museum of Natural History attracts 3,025 visitors as it runs through March. Bird feeding urged to aid wildlife during harsh winter. Lawrence Chamber approves 14 nominees for board seats to be voted in March.
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Moon Rock
Kansas University Museum of Natural History
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Holiday Inn
Chamber
Dry Forces Challenge Bill On Drinks in Restaurants
In Topeka opponents of a bill to legalize mixed drinks in Kansas restaurants argued the Legislature lacks authority, citing a constitutional ban and last fall’s defeat of a liquor-by-the-drink amendment. Rev. Richard Taylor led the hearing with church leaders stressing concerns that alcohol acts as a drug and urging restraint on expanding liquor availability.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate State Local Affairs Committee
Richard Taylor
Wichita
Kansas United Days
Ka Methodist
Kansas Prohibition Party
Taylor
Temperance
Norman Gaar
R Westwood
Debate Centers On Junior High At Perry Meet
The Perry Lecompton school board discussed including seventh and eighth graders in a planned Perry Junior High and considered using Lecompton Junior High for upper elementary and special education. Supt. Mason Brunton urged using the building and the board will pick an architectural firm within two weeks. They may set a concrete completion date in the architect contract to avoid delays like the Perry Lecompton High School.
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Perry-Lecompton Unified
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Board of Education
Lecompton
Grantville
Williamstown
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Brunton
Perry-Lecompton High School
Theft, Break-in Reported At Lawrence Trades Site
Police report a weekend break-in at the Community Building basement used by the Lawrence High School trades program. Items taken include nine cooking films and film strips, with no loss estimate. also a separate entry at 1215 Dread for a TV, radio, and stereo totaling 450 dollars.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School Trades
Daryl Jehle
Robert M. Sniffen
Dread
Nixon to Host Diplomat Dinners Worldwide
President Nixon welcomed the Washington diplomatic corps at the White House and announced planned dinners for diplomats from each continent. The first dinner will be on Pan American Day April 14 for American nations, with Europe and Asia follow ups later in spring. He has already hosted African diplomats for the Organization of African Unity.
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Nixon
White House
Americas
Europe
Asia
Organization For African Unity
Earthquake Cripples California Coast Communities
An early Los Angeles earthquake damages homes, stores, and utilities across Los Angeles Hollywood and the valley. Water lines break. sidewalks crack. lamps fall. traffic signals fail. Hospitals report lacerations. San Fernando Valley and Ventura County suffer heavy damage including a wall collapse in Simi Valley and blocked roads.
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Saugus
Mobile home fire causes smoke and water damage at Holiday Manor
A fire at Holiday Manor court mobile home near 1 p m caused heavy smoke and water damage but no injuries. The blaze started near the hot water heater and was noticed by a neighbor who alerted the fire department. The trailer, occupied by Mrs Lorene Matthews, sustained damage mainly to the heater and bath area.
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Holiday Manor Court
Lorene Matthews
City Hires Liaison Aimed at Conservative Groups in Lawrence
Lawrence city government seeks a conservative or ultra conservative liaison between right wing groups and city hall. City Manager Buford Watson will study the availability of such a contact as part of reorganizing Rick Walker’s duties to half time. Walker cited the need for direct input from conservatives to reduce tensions and improve relations with university personnel and local communities.
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Lawrence
Buford Watson
Watson
Rick Walker
Walker
Vern Sturns
Five Die as Mine Blasts Near Enniskillen While BBC Team Died
Five men, two BBC technicians and three construction workers, were killed on a mountain trail near the Irish border when a land mine exploded. The blast occurred near Enniskillen as security forces faced sectarian clashes spanning Belfast.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
British Broadcasting Corp
Brougher Mountain
BBC TV
Los Angeles quake ham radio operators aid relatives
Lawrence reports that Los Angeles earthquake area amateurs and police radio units provide emergency communications. Red Cross in Lawrence directs health and welfare inquiries to the Lawrence office and Olson offers post seven thirty contact to connect families with ham operators for welfare updates.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence
Ken‘ Olson
Douglas
American Red Cross
Olson
Damage on Rise In City Wrecks
Lawrence police reported widespread icy collisions with increasing damage. Seventeen crashes occurred on Monday with one severe rear end incident at Naismith and Crescent Road. Karl J. Schweppe, 43, of Hilltop Drive, collided with Thomas O. Rich, 25, of Kansas City, Kansas, causing $900 and $20 damages respectively.
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Lawrence
Naismith and
Crescent Road
Karl J. Schweppe
Hilltop Dr
Thomas O. Rich
Kansas City
Kan
Schweppe
Tonga Sewer Plan Proposed
Leavenworth County Fair Board members at a Tonganoxie council meeting proposed turning a planned sewer line to the fairgrounds into public property for city maintenance. No decision was made as the proposal was referred to an attorney. A Wilson and Co. representative presented a study proposal on Tonganoxie water and sewer needs.
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Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County Fair
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