Voter shifts in Douglas County school primaries spark cross‑county Balloting
In Douglas County primaries, residents of Jefferson and Leavenworth counties will cross into Douglas to vote while others stay local but at different polling sites. Eight overlapping districts create a jigsaw of moveable lines, with Delbert Mathia urging residents to call for polling place questions. Some 75 USD 450 residents and 100–110 USD 434 voters will vote in neighboring towns, while a few in USD 289 stay within Baldwin Junior High. Elections continue see Some, page 28.
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Douglas County
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Delbert Mathia
Ofice
Shawnee Heights
Clinton
Kanwaka
Lecompton
Topeka
Santa Fe Trails
Marion
Overbrook
Osage County
Pomona
Clinton Township
Mathia
Wellsville
Baldwin Junior High
Park expansion funds approved for Deerfield Park work
Lawrence city commission approved 39000 for Deerfield Park improvements as Phase I including two lighted tennis courts a lighted multi purpose court grading seeding water lines and a fountain. Phase II adds play area shelter walkways tot lot. Total project about 65000.
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DeVictor
Toomahawk Drive
Five New Directors Announced at Lawrence National Bank Meeting
Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co. added five new directors at the annual stockholders meeting. New board members are Jack Barr, Robert R. Domer, James H. Hentzen, Robert J. Moore, and Glee Smith. Re-elected were longtime officers and directors, with Chandler noting a record asset total of 40,235,989 and the opening of a third location at 27th and Iowa.
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Lawrence National Bank and Trust Co
Jack Barr
Emery
Robert R. Domer
Kansas City
Kan
James H. Hentzen
Robert J. Moore
Stratford
Glee Smith
Larned
Domer
Kansas
Security National Bank
Hentizen
Wichita
Topeka
Moore
Lawrence
Continental Construction Co
Meadowbrook
Smith
State Senate
Kansas University
William F. Wilson
Chandler
Peters
Alan Hack
Vance L. Wenger
Stephen Matthews
Jack B. Rader
Kenneth Rehmer
William A. Lebert
Judith L. Looney
Kermit Clark
Ruby Freels
Lawrence National Bank
Big City
27Th
Iowa
Betty Ford uncovers White House silver purchase
White House aides say 130 place settings of Gorham sterling were bought last November for 21600 dollars from the executive residence fund for 1975. Curator Clement Conger and Chief Usher Rex Scouten arranged payment. Mrs Nixon ordered the set last May and the company donated much of the rest. The silver is packed and valued at over 100000 dollars.
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Washington
Betty Ford
White House
Pat Nixon
Clement Conger
Rex Scouten
Nixon
Rebate plans lift mid February U.S. car sales
Auto industry analysts say rebate programs boosted February sales to near year-earlier levels, with 193,683 cars sold for February 11 to 20, a five year low for the period. GM and AMC cut prices as rebates near expiry, while Ford and Chrysler expected to follow.
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Detroit
U.S
American Motors
General Motors
AMC
Ford
Chrysler
Walter Robinson Omitted from KU Honor Roll
Correction note for Saturday Journal-World states Walter Robinson, Lawrence senior, was missing from the Kansas University honor roll due to an omission not in the university supplied list. The item clarifies the error and updates the record.
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Walter Robinson
Lawrence Senior
Kansas University
Journal-World
University
Ford II to be arraigned in drunken driving case
Auto executive Henry Ford II faces arraignment in Santa Barbara on a drunken driving charge as a plea by counsel could negate the need for his personal appearance. He posted bail, spent hours in jail, and returned to Detroit after the arrest. Also FDA orders ingredient listings and warning labels on cosmetics.
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Kansas University
Mississippi Street
Buford Watson
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Detroit
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
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Consumer Movement
National Organization For Women
Five vie for Miss Haskell title at campus pageant
Five Haskell Indian Junior College coeds compete for Miss Haskell at 8 p.m. Friday in the Haskell auditorium. Contestants are Rorland Barstow, Margaret Keah Tigh, Dorothy Nez, Georgia Oosahwe, and Georgia Yawakia. The winner advances to Miss Indian American in Sheridan, Wyoming, and Miss National Congress of American Indians later this year.
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Haskell
Margaret Keah-Tigh
Kiowa- Cheyenne-Arapahoe
Tulsa
Okla
Dorothy Nez
Reno
Nev
Georgia Oosahwe
Cherokee
Hulbert
Georgia Yawakia
Zuni
Lakeside
Ariz
Miss Haskell
Patricia Bird
Miss Bird
Harry Bird
W. 22Nd
Ter
Kansas University
Kansas committee delays vote on electronic voting bill
House elections committee chair Rep. Lynn Whiteside says the electronic voting measure may be referred to interim study this summer after debates on campaign finance. The bill would allow limited experimental use by counties with voter approval and possible petition or commissioner action. Douglas County Bicentennial Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lawrence Library auditorium.
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Yankee Tank Estates
Drag Strip Road
Yankee Tank Lake
John McGrew
Kansas
Lynn Whiteside
Wichita
House Elections Committee
Whiteside
Douglas County
Lawrence Library
Kansas Relays Adds 11 Members to Student Committee
Bob Timmons, Kansas University track coach and Relays director, announces 11 new members to the Kansas Relays Student Committee. New members include Julie Anderson Kirkwood Mo Rick Arnspiger Ashland Barbara Glick Shawnee Mission Liz McGregor Medicine Lodge Bernard McCoy Lawrence Rich Morgan Emporia Tom Roberts Shawnee Mission Terri Stanesic Junction City Chris Van Fossen Ottawa Paul Wassmer Paola and Sean Williams Lawrence. Committee aids Timmons and Relays Manager Ed Elbel in organizing Relays events set for April 16-19.
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Bob Timmons
Kansas University
Kansas
Ottawa
Paul Wassmer
Paola
Sean Williams
Lawrence
Timmons
Ed Elbel
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