Ford submits to KU tour with praise and candid remarks
President Ford addressed two political science classes and a history class at the University of Kansas after a luncheon. He defended his energy record, noted Congress failed to pass a comprehensive program, and criticized Carter’s handling of the budget while defending his choice of running mate Robert Dole. Students responded with mixed views, praising his demeanor and questioning his policy positions.
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Jayhawk Boulevard
Smith Hall
University of Kansas
Francis Heller
Roy Roberts
Heller
Harry Truman
Jimmy Carter
Mideast
Philip Garcia
Garden City
Garcia
Congress
Soviet Union
Sen
Robert Dole
A-Kansas
Dole
Lawrence teachers push six fundable wage proposals
The Lawrence Education Association presented six money related contract items on Tuesday seeking substantial raises, more salary steps, greater fringe benefits, and sick leave compensation for veterans. They urged the board to state funding priorities, noting possible referendum funding and past settlement costs.
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Lawrence Education Assn
LEA
Ray Wilbur
Jack Brand
Brand
Leas
Administration Center
Walker to discuss athletic ties at University Senate meeting
KU Athletic Director Clyde Walker will be invited to a March 2 meeting with a faculty student committee to discuss the relationship between the KU Athletic Corp and the rest of the university. SenEx notes concerns over how athletic events affect campus regulations and non athletic activities.
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Kansas University
Clyde Walker
KU Athletic Corp
Barb Baume
University Senate Executive Committee
SenEx
Walker
Ath
Letic
Ms. Baume
Allen Fieldhouse
Sam Zweifel
Lawrence
AMC to form foreign car alliance with unknown partner
AMC president Gerald Meyers says American Motors will sign a broad agreement this year to combine assets with a foreign automaker. The plan may include manufacturing the partner’s cars at AMC plants and selling them via AMC dealers. Names of the partner were not disclosed. Potential partners cited include Peugeot and Fiat.
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Los Angeles
American Motors Corp
Gerald Meyers
Los Angeles Times
Meyers
AMC
United States
the Times
Nash Kelvinator Co
Hudson Motor Car Co
American Motors
Fourteen Nominees Named for Chamber Board Seats
A chamber of commerce committee proposes fourteen candidates for seven three year terms on the chamber board. Balloting runs Tuesday through March 10 with results announced March 16. Nominating committee chair Arkie Vaughn of Lawrence Savings Assn. led the slate, including W Blue Barrand Ron Calgaard Harley Catlin Edward D Jones Orvel Criqui R A Edwards Stephen Glass Warren Hornsby Walt Houk Brian Kubota Bill Lienhard John M McGrew Eugene Nunemaker Bob Radcliffe and Robert Schumm.
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Chamber
Arkie Vaughn
Lawrence Savings Assn
W. Blue Barrand
Lesh, Barrand and Schehrer
Ron Calgaard
Kansas University
Harley Catlin
Edward D. Jones & Co
Orvel Criqui
South Junior High
R.A. Edwards
Douglas County State Bank
Stephen Glass
LRM Industries
Warren Hornsby
Hallmark Cards Inc
Walt Houk
Maupintour Travel Service
Brian S. Kubota
Peters, Williams, Kubota
Bill Lienhard
First National Bank
John M. McGrew
McGrew Real Estate
Eugene W. Nunemaker
Bob Radcliffe
General Jeans Co
Robert Schumm
Schumm Foods Co
Severance tax bill delayed in Kansas Senate panel
A Kansas Senate committee voted to refer a severance tax bill on oil and gas to interim study, with sponsor Sen. Arnold Berman opposing the move and the panel approving the measure on a voice vote aside from his no vote. The discussion centered on whether more information would aid the decision and on oil and gas interests represented at the table.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Sen
Arnold Berman
Berman
Senate Transportation and Utilities
Mittee
Beating at Ginny Lou’s Tavern Leaves Man in ICU
Gordon A. Bitzer, 30, of 1144 La., was listed in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Tuesday beating at Ginny Lou’s Tavern. Police report he was hit and kicked in a restroom, and $14 in cash was taken. Bitzer identified one suspect who has been questioned. two others provided different accounts.
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Gordon A. Bitzer
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Bitzer
LMH
Ginny Lou's
Mass
School finance bill's uncertain impact on district 497
Lawrence District 497 faces unclear effects from the Senate Education Committee plan. Assistant superintendent Kenneth Fisher says the proposal, endorsed Tuesday, would raise the general fund by about 8.27 percent under one formula and include power equalization for several funds, but precise outcomes depend on Topeka refinements. The plan, which could shift special education and other funds into the general fund, would lift the district’s mill levy from 30.30 to about 32.04 for 1978-79, with total levies rising to 43.76 including non general funds. Fisher notes power equalization may provide extra money yet cap the increase, and fears even larger asks face voters if a 15 percent referendum passes. The Senate plan reportedly requires $37 million more state money and could raise statewide property taxes by roughly $23.5 million, with a potential $41 million jump next year absent aid formula changes.
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Wilbur
LEA
Finance Task Force
Senate Education Committee
Kenneth Fisher
Lawrence District 497
Robert Bennett
Kansas
Fisher
Topeka
Education Committee
Senate
Lawrence
District 497
Tion
First Lady Staff Paid From Federal Funds Debate Opens
A House committee weighs legal authority for paying the first lady and vice president spouses’ staff with taxpayer money. Rosalynn Carter’s 17 aides cost about $427,000 yearly, about 3 percent of the White House budget. Mondale’s wife Joan has four aides costing about $112,000 annually.
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Washington
House
Rosalynn Carter
White House
Congress
Hugh Carter Jr
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Carter
Bank robber frees two boys in rural Ohio siege
An armed bank robber freed brothers Rob and Mike Herrmann after more than 12 hours on U S 35 near the Ohio Indiana line. The gunman Don, unnamed by authorities, allowed contact with hostages via CB radio and escaped east in a getaway car used by the FBI, with their father still held. The siege began after a Richmond Indiana bank robbery, and police halted pursuit by ground tires after gunfire.
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Robert Herrmann
Eldorado
Ohio
Rob
Mike
Don
Richmond
Ind
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