Lawrence School Board Rejects Merit Pay Plan
Lawrence district board rejects merit pay proposed by the LEA and authorizes a $500 bonus for 15 teachers in 1971 72. Five to two vote with Gilles and Spearman opposing. Extension notes include budget, evaluation team plan, and resignations.
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Lawrence School District
Lawrence Education Assn
Helen Gilles
John
LEA
Knox
Kenneth Fisher
Fisher
Jackman
Militancy Flares Across Cambodia Laos in Western Theater
Military spokesmen report fighting at five spots in eastern and northwestern Cambodia and the loss of a U S jet fighter bomber over southern Laos while bombing enemy supply routes. Two crewmen are missing. In South Vietnam a convoy on Highway 20 was ambushed with one American killed and one wounded. In Svay Daun Keo a daylight assault occurred with minimal details.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Highway 20
Central Highlands
Svay Daun Keo
Phnom Penh
Osawatomie Receives Grant for Recreation Complex
Osawatomie Kansas will receive a federal grant of thirty five thousand one hundred forty eight dollars to fund half the cost of a new multi purpose recreation complex featuring three baseball fields. The project will centralize all city baseball games once finished.
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Osawatomie, Kan
Osawatomie
Student Guilty In Flag Contempt
A Wichita State University student, Leroy J. Peters, 20, Garden City, was found guilty of flag contempt for wearing a United States flag on his trousers on April 28. He is the last Kansan to be convicted under this charge. a new criminal desecration law takes effect July 1, 1970 and excludes flag contempt. Peters must appear for sentencing before Judge Nicholas W. Klein.
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Wichita
Wichita State University
United States
Sedgwick County
Peters
Nicholas W. Klein
Co-Founder Adolph Reuter Dies at 90 in Topeka
Adolph Reuter 90 of 1500 Vt Topeka co founder of Reuter Organ Co died after a fall and hip injury at Stormont-Vail Hospital He born December 8 1880 in Pomeroy Ohio married Meta Hasse in 1908 He helped establish the Reuter Organ Co in Trenton Illinois and Lawrence Kansas He served as director and president until 1961 Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Memorials suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church organ fund
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Reuter Co
Adolph Reuter
The
Reuter Organ Co
Stormont-Vail Hospital
Topeka
Mr. Reuter
Pomeroy
Ohio
Meta Hasse
Mason City
Iowa
Highland
Louisville
Albert Sabol Sr
Lawrence
Reuter Organ Company
Trenton
Reuter
Abdallah Shrine
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl
Mildred Swain
Lucille Reuter
Albert
Harold Hamilton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rumsey Funeral Home
Trinity Lutheran Church Organ Fund
Court Owners Reminded of Mobile Home Tax Reporting
Douglas County Assessor Dar win Rogers reminded mobile home court owners and operators of the Kansas law requiring annual property reporting for tax purposes. Forms will be mailed within a week to known mobile home sites, with potential omissions possible. The act imposes criminal penalties for noncompliance, up to a $500 fine and one month in jail.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Kansas
Rogers
Chile Recognizes Communist China in Diplomatic Move
China and Chile announce formal diplomatic ties with Chile taking note of Beijing’s claim to Formosa. Chile plans to exchange ambassadors and may recognize North Korea North Vietnam and East Germany. Chile’s Allende government had re established ties with Cuba and voted for the Albanian resolution at the UN.
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China
Chile
Peking
Formosa
Taiwan
Canada
Salvador Allende
Cuba
North Korea
North Vietnam
East Germany
U.N. General Assembly
Lawrence Woman In Hospital After Jefferson County Crash
Linda Sue Higgins remains in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a head on collision on U S 24 in Jefferson County Saturday. Her husband Lewis Frederick Higgins Jr. died in the crash amid other injuries.
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Linda Sue Higgins
U.S. 24
Jefferson County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Nixon Sees Rising Hopes After Disappointments
President Nixon, in a live interview, acknowledged two years of setbacks but expressed hope for better results by 1972. He cited troop withdrawals from Vietnam as progress and urged Congress to share responsibility for domestic issues while predicting prosperity and near full employment by 1972.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Congress
White House
Manhattan CC Faces Flooding From Burst Sprinkler
A frozen sprinkler pipe burst Monday afternoon at Manhattan Country Club flooding a basement golf pro shop and snack bar. Fire and police responded to the alarm as water damaged a large rug on the main floor. The system had been installed during the club's second rebuild last year after prior fires.
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Manhattan
Manhattan Country Club
Country Club
Museum Roof Leak Damages 18th Century Cherub Sculpture
Kansas University Museum of Art faced a leaking roof in Spooner Hall soaking and breaking an 18th century wooden cherub valued around 500 dollars. The piece fell when its hanging device failed under water weight. director Bret Waller noted repairs are possible but value declined. He cited ongoing funding and maintenance challenges for the building.
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Kansas University Museum of Art
Bret Waller
Journal-World Photo
Waller
Spooner Hall
Alumni Cruise Still Planned From KU to Caribbean
Twenty eight Kansas University alumni remain set to join 500 peers from Big Eight and Big Ten for a Caribbean cruise January 30 aboard the Queen Elizabeth II sailing from New York City. Richard Wintermote notes changes from the canceled January 15 departure and says the itinerary now adds a day and an extra port of call. Only Lawrence residents aboard are Mr and Mrs R L Schiefelbusch, with him heading KU's bureau of child research.
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Kansas University
Richard Wintermore
KU Alumni Association
New York City
Cunard Line
Prudential Grace Line
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Wintermote
Lawrence
Wintermore
R. L. Schiefelbusch
Ku’s
Bureau of Child Research
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