KU hosts international symposium on teaching languages for small computers
About 100 participants from universities and industry gather at Kansas University for a two day symposium on pedagogic languages for small computers led by KU professor Earl J. Schweppes. Twenty five papers will be presented as the group explores easier computer languages for non specialists.
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Kansas University
Earl J. Schweppes
Sigplan
Schweppe
Dosser
William G. Bulgren
Douglas Tugele
Peak Raid Escalates in South DMZ Area
U S planes attacked North Vietnamese radar sites and B52s dropped nearly 300 tons in the southern DMZ in the heaviest raid there this year. A Wild Weasel jet hit a radar site near Hanoi and another attack followed as U S forces intercepted radar signals and crossed the border. Casualties rose with 50 Americans wounded and 1 491 missing or captured. South Vietnam prepared to abandon bases in Cambodia and form a 15 000 man air mobile task force amid troop withdrawals.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Nixon and Sato Open Negotiations in California Summit
President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato begin formal talks at the Western White House in San Clemente after informal pre-summit diplomacy by Treasury Secretary Connally. Washington and Tokyo plan separate sessions to discuss trade tariffs quotas and investment limits.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Japan
Ehisaku Sato
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Sato
California
White House
Connally
Miko Mizuta
Treasury
Nellie
Mizuta
Newport Beach
Gerald L. Warren
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Kakuei Tanaka
International Trade and Industry
United States
U.S
Extended School Year Plan Urged on Kansas Officials
Hugoton attorney Don Concannon urged Gov. Docking and State Sen. Joseph Harder to back an extended year plan for Kansas schools based on a quarter system. The proposal, supported by the Kansas National Education Association, argues for year round operation to maximize facilities and taxpayer value, citing economic and educational concerns.
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Kansas
Hugoton
Kan
Don Concannon
Robert Docking
Joseph Paneer
Concannon
Kansas National Education Association
Docking
Texas
California
Harder
Moundridge
Senate Education Committee
Plea of Guilty in Douglas County Drug Case
David Worthington White, 22, of New York City, pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court to attempted possession of hashish with intent to sell. A presentence investigation was ordered and he remains free on bond until sentencing at 1:15 p.m. January 17. The former Kansas University student faced one to five years or a $5000 fine. a jury trial was canceled.
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David Worthington White
New York City
N.Y
Douglas County
White
Kansas University
Lawrence
Old FNB Deed Shifts to KU Today
In a brief ceremony this morning the deed to the old First National Bank building at Eighth and Massachusetts was transferred to Kansas University. The building will house most of the Audio Visual Center and be a collection center for students using projectors and film equipment.
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First National Bank
Eighth
Massachusetts
Kansas University
Warren Rhodes
First National
Bailey Hall
PTA Meets Tonight for Curriculum Advisory and Honor Reception
The PTA Council curriculum advisory committee meets at 7 30 tonight in the school board room at the Administration Center 21st and Louisiana. Representatives of PTA units and administrative staff invited. A reception honoring Calvin Williams Gov Robert Docking s assistant on education follows 9 to 10 30 at the Ramada Inn.
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PTA Council
21St
Louisiana
PTA
Calvin Williams
Robert Docking
Ramada Inn
Americans Help Returning Vets Despite War Backlash
A nationwide poll for the Veterans Administration finds Americans widely assist returning veterans while many ex servicemen reject special treatment. The study notes 58 percent feel home people do not understand their experiences with 72 percent among non whites. VA Chief Johnson calls the survey a blueprint for improving veteran support.
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Washington
IRS Spot Checks Reveal Widespread Price Compliance Issues
Nationwide IRS spot checks show broad noncompliance with posting freeze period ceiling prices across major markets. Portney warns firms have until January 17 for final compliance as the Price Commission enforces rules and the Cost of Living Council orders investigations into price increases above costs.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Jerry Portney
IRS
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
New York City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Soviet Dissenter Bukovsky Sentenced to Seven Years
Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, known for exposing political repression, was convicted of circulating slanderous inventions about the Soviet system. He received seven years in prison and five years of exile in a remote area.
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Moscow
Vladimir K. Bukovsky
Soviet Union
Dole Delays GAO Report On Rival Fierro
A GAO investigation on Manuel Fierro, former Garden City resident now in Topeka and an independent gubernatorial candidate, remains withheld nearly eight months after Sen. Robert Dole requested it. Dole aides cite readiness to release while Fierro and supporters claim the report is too favorable to him. The GAO says it will release only with Dole's authorization.
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Hutchinson, Kan
General Accounting Office
Western Kansas
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Hutchinson News
Manuel Fierro
Garden City
Topeka
Fierro
Fierra
GAO
Kansas
Cole
Perry Lake draws crowds in 1971 and hopes for more
Perry Lake and Army Corps of Engineers officials report 2,587,086 visitors in 1971 at Lake Perry Kansas. Memorial Day weekend brought 132,000 visitors and weekend totals averaged about 100,000 as the season ran through the summer.
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Perry
Kan
Perry Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise Amid Extensions
About 200 initial unemployment insurance claims were filed this week at the local Employment Security Division. Director Ed Mills says the rise reflects seasonal layoffs and the 18 week extension. Wichita area accounts for about 5,000 potential claimants with November unemployment at 7.5 percent in a defense impacted region. The extension continues until insured unemployment falls below 4.5 percent for three straight months.
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Ed Mills
Mills
Wichita
Security Division
Leo J. Phalen
Ten Schools Get AFROTC Units
Ten colleges will establish new Air Force ROTC units for 1972-1973, bringing total active units to 183 next fall. New units: Fayetteville State University North Carolina. Southeast Missouri College Missouri. Pan American University Texas. Northern Arizona University Arizona. Wilkes College Pennsylvania. Florida Technological University Florida. Lamar State University of Technology Texas. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Florida. Livingston University Alabama. Samford University Alabama.
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Washington
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville
N.C
Southeast Missouri College
Cape Girardeau
Pan American University
Edinburg
Tex
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
Wilkes College
Wilkes- Barre
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KU Committee On Computing
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Son Tay
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William P. Rogers
American Broadcasting Co
Dolph Simons
Center
KU Endowment Association
Laurence Chalmers
Journal-World Photo
FNB
Simons
America
Louwis Harris and Associates Inc
Veterans Administration
Donald E. Johnson
Harris
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Nebraska
Illinois
New Mexico
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