Bright New College Building Opens at KU Funded by Nunemaker Gift
The 10,000 square foot Irene Nunemaker College facility at Kansas University opens on the Daisy Field hillside between Lewis Hall and the Jayhawker Towers. Funded by a 350000 gift from Irene Nunemaker of New York City, the college houses administrative offices, a student advisory board room, library, classrooms, and a visiting lecturers apartment.
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Ers
Irene Nunemaker
New York City
Program For Progress Capital Fund
Irene Nunemaker College
Journal- World
Ken Seals
Lennie Peters
Kansas City
Bill Robinson
Mona Dunn
Kan
Art prize mixup: ape drawing wins Hutchinson contest
Three judges in Kansas learned the top entry in a Hutchinson recreation contest was by D. James Orang, a 5 year old orangutan at Topeka Zoo. The panel upheld the unanimous verdict and considered the reveal a joke to help fund a mate for Djakarta Jim Orang.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Kansas Recreation and Parks Association
Shirley Schmidt
Jinx Wright
Hutchinson High School
Thelma Jones
Central Junior High School
D. James Crang
D. James Orang
Topeka Zoo
Schmidt
Jim Orang
Vikings Likely Used Skis on North American Winters
National Geographic reports ski experts believe Vikings brought skis during their Arctic winters in North America about a thousand years ago. The claim ties to archaeological finds and seasonal survival in harsh conditions.
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National Geographic
North America
Indian College A Step Closer
San Francisco AP reports Degonawidah Quetzalcoatl University advances its bid for a 640 acre former Army base 70 miles northeast of Davis California. DQU intends a native and Mexican American focused university with remedial and vocational training eventually leading to degrees.
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SAN Francisco
Degonawidah-Quetzalcoatl University
Grace Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
DQU
Custer
Robert Cooper
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Here
Davis
Washington
Department of Justice
HEW
Jack Forbes
University of California At Davis
Forbes
Powhattan
Armed Forces Easing Rules On Motherhood in Uniform
Washington AP In a push against sex discrimination the services review policies on motherhood in uniform. Army to induct married or custodian women. Navy pauses pregnancy discharge. Air Force allows adoption and custody with pregnancy still triggering dismissal. Capt Susan Struck sues, and Gail Waugh Downen sues Marine Corps over stepmother rule.
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Armed Forces
Washington
The
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
WAF
Susan Struck
Struck
San Diego
Marine Corps
Gail Waugh Downen
Nutrition education boosts family meals on budget program
Pinckney Clinton Community School ran a 10 week program with two hour sessions led by Douglas County Extension and Dillon's Grocery. Parents learned shopping wisely unit pricing and consumer nutrition through demonstrations and films. Participants included Angeline Brockman Peter Ashlock Emmett Larson Clara Gaines Ann Jackson Mable Demby Norman Fashing Easter Pennington Phyllis Fulton Willie Plymer Wilbur Ray Annie Mae Turner Alice Walker Berneice Lewis Albert Wright and others. The group reported learning value, gaining camaraderie and feeling the effort was worthwhile.
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Pinckney-Clinton
Josephine Berry
Kyra Reed
Bobbie Nichols
Linda Armstrong
Cheryl Smith
Angeline Brockman
N.Y
Peter Ashlock
Emmett Larson
Clara Gaines
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Sas City
Anne Relihan
Wichita
Renette Pobanz
St. Louis
Ken Hager
Kansas City, Mo
Wakarusa River Valley
Miss Nunemaker
Avon Products
New Products
Kansas
Indian College
Douglas County Extension
Dillon’s
Ann Jackson
Mable Demby
Norman Fashing
W. Fifth
Easter Pennington
Phyllis Fulton
Willie Plymer
Wilbur Ray
Annie Mae Turner
Alice Walker
Berneice Lewis
Albert Wright
Howard Kielliker
Delmas Windholz
Meredith Ray
Journal-World Photo
Will Hess
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