Edgewood low rent apartments open to applicants in spring
Applications for Edgewood low rent housing at 17th and Haskell will start about April 1 under city housing authority director Hugh Dunkum. The 130 units, likely ready July, require low income and housing need, with assets caps and priority for displaced, veterans, elderly, and unsanitary conditions. Rent averages 40 to 50 dollars monthly, with some variation.
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Edgewood
17Th and
Haskell
Hugh Dunkum
City Housing Authority
Dunkum
Local Housing Authority
17Th
Massachusetts
Journal-World Photo
KU proposal to upgrade computer system faces approval
Kansas University's plan to replace its Honeywell 635 with a 6050 computer and a buyback option awaits state approval after contract revisions. Chancellor Chalmers notes potential short term savings and increased capacity, with final go ahead dependent on the state department of administration and legislative bills affecting state control of computing.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
State Department of Administration
Chalmers
Regents’ Committee On Computing
Topeka
Robert Brandt
Department of Administration
U.S. Reports Losses In Laos Vietnam Air War
The U S Command disclosed the loss of a OV10 forward air control plane over southern Laos Christmas Eve with two crewmen missing. A U S helicopter was shot down in the central highlands near Kontum during a supply mission, three Americans wounded, and a separate accidental rocket attack on a Vietnamese position left one soldier dead and five wounded. B52 bombers intensified strikes on North Vietnamese buildup as Nixon plans China visit.
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Laos
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Highlands
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Kontum
Mekong
Nixon
China
Demilitarized Zone
Cambodia
Washington
Peking
Okinawa Settlement Likely From Nixon Sato Talks
President Nixon and Prime Minister Sato near finalizing Okinawa transfer date as two day summit winds down. Officials anticipate Japan to ease trade barriers while the U S maintains limits, with Connally noting no reciprocal concessions.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Eisaku Sato
Japan
Tauchy
Okinawa
William P. Rogers
State Treasurer Ordered to Explain Bank Transfers
State Treasurer Walter Peery must appear before the State Board of Treasury Examiners on January 17 to explain why he has refused to transfer certain state bank accounts between Topeka banks. The directive, signed by board chairman Carl O’Leary, states the board finds it necessary to require his appearance and questioning.
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Topeka, Kan
Walter Peery
State Board of Treasury Examiners
Topeka
Carl O'Leary
O'Leary
Court Hears Guilty Plea and Sentences in Douglas County
A 19 year old, Wayne Hoffman of 1800 Engel Rd, pleaded guilty to attempted sale of marijuana and faces a 1 to 5 year term with a $5000 fine. Maura Biesemeyer, 19, of 2424 Cedar wood, received a three year suspended sentence after a jury conviction for illegal sale of marijuana. Roy Keith Barnes, 19, of Baldwin, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced to 1 to 10 years with transfer to a diagnostic center.
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Douglas County
Wayne Hoffman
Engel Rd
Lawrence
Vern Miller
Hoffman
Maura Biesemeyer
Cedarwood
Frank Gray
Roy Keith Barnes
Baldwin
Topeka
Barnes
Elliott
Baldwin Junction
BIA drafts expulsion guide for Indian boarding schools
Arkansas City Kan AP James E Hawkins education director for the Bureau of Indian Affairs said a directive outlining expulsion procedures for boarding school students will be signed this week. He also will recommend reinstatement of nine students expelled from Chilocca Indian School near Arkansas City in November after a campus disturbance. The National Indian Youth Council has filed a federal suit in Oklahoma City charging wholesale expulsions without due process.
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Arkansas City
Kan
James E. Hawkins
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Chilocca
National Indian Youth Council
Oklahoma City
Epiphany Event At Woodlawn School Honors Kings Cake
Fifth and sixth graders at Woodlawn School held an Epiphany assembly on Thursday. They read selections about global Christmas customs and burned a Christmas tree. The students then shared the bola rei cake, with Mike Hart chosen to prepare next year’s Epiphany party.
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Woodlawn School
Mike Hart
Haskell Summer Session Faces Budget Cut
Haskell Indian Junior College plans for a summer session face possible cancellation after a nine percent budget cut to 3.18 million. The tentative 3.5 million budget was reduced as the Bureau of Indian Affairs Anadarko area office notified the college. Administrative officer Seth Irving said more funds are promised but not definite and July and August sessions may be considered if funds exist. The college will operate leanly and may drop the summer program entirely.
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Chalmers
Office of
Student Affairs
George Baxter Smith
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Kansas
Hawaii
New Hampshire
Haskell Indian Junior College
Haskell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Anadarko
Oklo
Seth Irving
Irving
Board of Regents
Bureau
Spaceman Named Saint
Former astronaut Richard Gordon was named executive vice president of the New Orleans Saints, effectively serving as the NFL club’s general manager, taking over duties from Vic Schwenk who was fired last month.
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NEW Orleans
Richard Gordon
The
New Orleans Saints Today
National Football League
Vic Schwenk
Wichita liquor dealer charged after six month probe
Sheriff Johnnie Darr arrested Ernest H. Doyon 38 former owner of two private nightclubs in Wichita on 38 liquor law counts and one forgery charge. Investigators from the attorney general and Wichita police say the store sold liquor on credit and at illegal Sunday discounts after hours. Doyon released on 1500 dollar bond awaiting arraignment.
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Wichita
Kafi
Johnnie Darr
Darr
Atty
Vern Miller
Ernest H. Doyon
Doyon
Carr
Docking to be Interviewed On TV Messages From Cedar Crest
Gov. Robert Docking’s spokesman announced a statewide TV interview set for Monday evening with WIBW-TV's Roger N. Wilson. The live telecast from Cedar Crest marks the first from the mansion as Docking previews his legislative and budget messages ahead of a joint legislative session.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
James Shaffer
Docking
Pres
Roger N. Wilson
Statehouse
Wibw-Tv
Cedar Crest
Executive Mansion
Shaffer
House
Senate
No Epiphany Tree Burning Planned in Lawrence
No Christmas tree burning is planned in Lawrence for Epiphany, nor has such an observance occurred in recent years. Epiphany fell on Thursday and marks the arrival of the three wise men at the Bethlehem stable.
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Lawrence
Bethlehem
Christ
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