All-Out Fight By Unions On No-Strike Act
Washington AP Organized labor vows a year of legislative fighting in Congress against President Nixon s push for a new antistrike law and other top White House agenda items AFL CIO President George Meany says they will oppose compulsory arbitration any time any place Hodgson says the administration will press a strike bill giving the president power to delay strikes up to 110 days allow partial strikes against essential industries or set up an impartial board for binding settlements The package also targets welfare reform federal job training state control revenue sharing and measures to expand Negro employment opportunities and curb wage increases in construction.
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White House
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Kay Vogel discuss looming Kansas legislative agenda and school funding
Senators Kay and Vogel forecast a busy session with possible reform of state aid distribution to local school boards and legislation defining the state chancellor and university presidents powers. They expect debates on water and soil conservation, sewage treatment funding, reapportionment, and census data timing impacting Lawrence.
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Edgewood Homes Gets Final Plans. Housing Authority Expands
The Lawrence Housing Authority approved final drawings for Edgewood Homes at 18th and Haskell and moves to submit to HUD in Kansas City. The $2.8 million project will create 130 cottage homes with a center, play areas, and rents from 35 to 65 dollars monthly. The authority also plans preliminary federal applications for 350 more units in North and East Lawrence, with phase considerations and floodplain constraints noted.
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Bill Barr
HUD
North Lawrence
Spearman Arrested in KU Vandalism Case at Strong Hall
John H. Spearman Jr., 20, KU junior and former Black Students Union chairman, was arrested on riotous conduct misdemeanor related to December 9 vandalism at Chancellor Laurence Chalmers office suite in Strong Hall. Bond set at $500. trial at 2 p.m. January 25. Six other warrants issued. unnamed suspects still at large.
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Darryl Bright
Vanessa Collins
Miss Collins
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BSU
Bright
Chicago
Maywood
Kansas Traffic Deaths Report Snapshot
A dated brief notes Kansas traffic deaths over 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday and for January, comparing 1971 figures with 1970 totals.
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Indiana boy to undergo open heart surgery after fundraising
Seven year old Steve Fleener from Bargersville near Indianapolis will have open heart surgery on February 17 after a community drive raises about 10 thousand dollars toward the estimated twelve thousand dollar operation. The Riley Memorial Association will cover remaining medical costs. The boy has a ventricular septal defect and doctors hope the surgery will enable a long normal life.
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Indianapolis
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Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley
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Man Arrested After He Fails To Appear For Trial
LaVerta A. Murray 23 of Kansas City Kansas was arrested on a bench warrant after arriving late for a felony trial in Douglas County District Court. He is held on the warrant with a $2000 bond. had been free on $1500 bond on the felony charge. Murray cited a flat tire en route to Lawrence. Trial setting postponed to Feb 1 at 2 p.m. for discovery and continuation.
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Rex Johnson
Lawrence
Court House
Frank Gray
College Hill
Robert Carter
Church Burns In Shawnee Kansas
A one story brick Assembly of God church in Shawnee a Kansas City suburb burned early today. Firemen from Shawnee Mission and Overland Park fought the blaze discovered shortly before midnight. Loss estimated at 120000 with cause undetermined.
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Johnson County
Carl Johnston
Mission
Overland Park
Rumney Funeral Home Ad Seeks Service Availability
Local notice advertises funeral service options at Rumney Funeral Home with contact number 843 5111 for arrangements and inquiries.
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Rumney Funeral Home
Brisk Plate Sales Continue Amid New Tag System
Douglas County officials report steady plate sales with about 2 000 tags sold in the first two days and roughly 3 500 mail orders. The staggered second tag schedule begins later in the year, with July to December dates based on the owner's last name, and penalties apply after March 1 for driving without the new tag.
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Douglas County
Edythe Norman
Docking to keynote Kansas Fairs Convention Dinner
Gov. Robert B. Docking will headline the 48th annual Kansas Fairs Association convention in Topeka. The event runs Monday through Wednesday with a Tuesday dinner. more than 100 fair officials from Kansas will attend.
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HRC Council Meets Tonight in Lawrence
The Lawrence Human Relations Commission will hold its regular meeting at 8 pm in the City Commission room on the fourth floor of the First National Bank building. Topics include 1971 project guidelines and progress reports on the school humanization program and employment workshop. The board may send the fair housing pamphlet to local apartment owners and developers.
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Lawrence
KU Students Fined 55 654 for Parking Fines at KU
Kansas University reports parking fines totaling 55 654 12 for the fiscal year ending June 30 1970 doubling the prior year. The fines fund over 146 000 and supports salaries for campus staff while income from permits meters and athletic department payments shape the budget. The report also notes a 55 525 66 state payment for athletic personnel services and details on the suspense fund held to cover future obligations.
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Jayhawk Boulevard
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Nitcher
Ice Skating Retreat Safe Says KU Professor
Lawrence notes a local retreat for ice skaters declared safe by Henry Shenk KU physical education professor. Potter Lake shows about three and a half inches of ice from recent extreme cold, thickening crust on the KU pond for nearly a month. Juvenile Judge Charles C. Rankin of Lawrence is reappointed to the governor's committee on criminal administration by Chief Justice Robert Price of the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Lawrence
Henry Shenk
Kansas University
Potter Lake
KU Pond
Charles C. Rankin
Robert Price
Kansas Supreme Court
Associated Press
Army of the 70s Topic to be Spoken at KU
The 1970s Army topic will be the subject of a speech at 11 a m Friday in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union, University of Kansas. General Gage, deputy commandant of Fort Leavenworth, will deliver the talk.
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Kansas University
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Fire crews quell trash fire at Farmers Co-Op elevator
Lawrence firemen extinguished a trash fire at 3 30 p m Tuesday near the Farmers Co-Op Assn elevator at 19th and Moodie Road. No damage was reported.
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Million Dollar Gifts Support Fine Arts at WSU and Friends
Dr. Lewis M. and Selman Miller bequeath $1 million to Wichita State University and $1 million to Friends University for fine arts. Separate trusts filed with Fourth National Bank fund unrestricted gifts for construction faculty salaries and operating costs. Miller also leaves $50,000 to Shrine Hospitals for Crippled Children. he founded the Miller Theater in Wichita in 1922 and later sold his interest to Fox Theaters.
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Chicago
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