Docking Plan to Lower Aid to 89 Kansas Districts
The plan cuts aid for 89 districts and raises support for 222 under Gov. Docking and a rival committee plan. Major losses include Ulysses 74777 and Edson gains of 20, while Shawnee Mission would gain 8.49 million, and totals reach about 229.8 million with proposed new funding and transportation costs.
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Topeka
Kah
Kansas
Robert Docking
School Foundation
Johnson County
Docking
Kansas Public Employer Retirement System
KPERS
Shawnee Mission
Wichita
Kansas City
Salina
Hutchinson
Olathe
Lawrence
Turner
Seaman
Manhattan
Garden City
Coffeyville
Great Bend
Dodge
Cost Controls May Impact Local Hospital Operations
Lawrence Memorial Hospital administrator Charles Denniston warns Phase III federal cost controls could raise prices on drugs and equipment, with no offset via higher service charges. Board prioritizes facility upgrades, including dead-end corridor fire safety, smoke barriers, and extinguisher installation, following Joint Committee on Hospital Accreditation recommendations. A $600 endowment fund check from Douglas County Medical and Dental Auxiliaries was received.
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Lawrence Memorial Hostal Board
Charles Denniston
Dennison
Warren Rhodes
Douglas County Medical Auxiliary
Douglas County Dental Auxiliary
Suspect Gagged in Olathe Court After Disruptive Refusal
In Johnson County Kansas a burglary suspect Clarence H. Banks 26 was gagged and removed from the courtroom after persistent disruption. Judge Herbert W. Walton denied Banks permission to change attorneys and repeated explanations failed as Banks protested his rights citing race. The gag was imposed to restore order and the defendant was carried out by sheriff's officers.
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Olathe
Kan
Johnson County
Clarence H. Banks
Herbert W. Walton
Banks
Walton
Unexpected gifts bolster Watkins Museum campaign in Lawrence
A surprise donor, Mrs. Donald P. Young of Dodge City, sent $100 and a faded 45 star US flag to the Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum campaign. The flag recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 dedication of a Lawrence horse trough later turned fountain, now displayed in South Park.
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Elizabeth M. Watkins
Donald P. Young
Dodge City
Young
Journal-World
Lawrence
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren
Ninth
New Hampshire
South Park
School Aid Plans Split River City Districts on Funding
The joint committee and Governor Docking offer contrasting 20 percent and 5 percent budget hikes to aid poorer districts. The plan aims to equalize funding by shifting wealthier district levies toward poorer areas. Eudora District 491 could gain about 400000 in state aid under either proposal, with detailed figures for Baldwin Wellsville DeSoto Perry McLouth Oskaloosa Basehor and Tonganoxie.
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Docking
Fisher
Eudora
Charles Hill
Hill
Joint Committee
Cap-Fed Report Reflects Growth For Past Year
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association president John C. Dicus called 1972 the best year in its 79 year history. The 1972 growth reached 89 million with assets over 653 million and plans to add a 13th office in Olathe.
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Cap-Fed
Topeka
John C. Dicus
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association
Capitol Federal
Dicus
Shawnee
Olathe
Docking Welcomes Agency Records Control to Lawrence
Gov Robert Docking greeted Agency Records Control Inc at an open house in Lawrence. About 100 attended the invitation-only event on the fifth floor of the First National Bank Tower. ARC and parent Kaneb Services Inc., based in Houston, provide computerized data services for independent insurance agents in fire and casualty fields.
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Agency Records Control, Inc
Geary Eppley
ARC
Houston, Tex
Richard Maggart
Lawrence Mid-America Region
Robert Docking
James Whatley
Kaneb Services, Inc
Houston
Tex
Journal- World Photo
Lawrence
Kansas
Esday
First National Bank
Agency Records Control
Kaneb Services Inc
Docking
Missouri
Maggart
Paintings Stolen From Lawrence Library Display
Walter Yost’s two watercolor works valued at 190 dollars were reported missing from the Lawrence Public Library where they were on display. Wayne Mayo, library director, noted the loss occurred after they were first seen missing Sunday. Yost, noted as director of visual arts at Highland Community Junior College, is known for rural scenes.
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Walter Yost
Lawrence Public Library
Wayne Mayo
Yost
Highland Community Junior College
Most City Employes Set Salary Increase
Lawrence city employees will receive a five percent raise under a new pay plan adopted by the Lawrence City Commission. The plan expands merit increase steps to eleven and ties future raises to a metropolitan area cost of living index. An average five percent raise is slated for those within the new ranges while some positions see no increase. The commission also approved a two percent department head merit pool for 1973 and discussed overtime and longevity pay.
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Lawrence City
Lawrence City Commission
Buford Watson
Watson
Kansas City Metropolitan
City pays plan sets ranges and merit choices
Administrative pay plans set minimums and maximums for top city employees with the city manager retaining salary decisions. Administrators will get raises and four will reach the new minimum. Watson will receive five percent of the administrator’s salary for merit increases. Merit increases for all employees are planned soon with funding from 1973 budgets and contingency funds. Details of the new monthly ranges and job titles will run Thursday.
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Watson
Journal-World
Elks Club Evacuated After Bomb Threat in Lawrence
A bomb threat received at 1 27 a m Sunday by a telephone operator led to the evacuation of the Elks Club at 3705 West 23rd Street in Lawrence. Police reported no bomb found after a sweep lasting more than 30 minutes. The operator described the voice as sounding like a young female.
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Elks Club
Lawrence
Clinic Open Thursday With Dr Helen Gilles At Ballard Center
Dr Helen Gilles will see patients up to age 20 at the Ballard Community Center clinic from 7 to 9 pm Thursday Ars Judy Bacheler clinic secretary said the doctor will treat youths in this session.
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Helen Gilles
Ballard
Ars
Judy Bacheler
Kansas Traffic Deaths for 24 Hours to 9 AM Wednesday
A brief report records traffic deaths in Kansas over the 24 hours ending at 9 am on Wednesday January 14. Details include locations and numbers of fatalities as compiled by state authorities.
Ottawa Man Injured in Sinclair Station Accident
Ottawa resident Gordon Paul was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after an industrial accident at Elm's Sinclair Station in Lawrence. A hydraulic cylinder slipped and struck him against a window. he suffered head and facial cuts and rib bruises.
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Ottawa
Gordon Paul
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Elm’s Sinclair Station
Lawrence
Paul
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