Pay Ranges Told For City Employes
The Lawrence City Commission adopted new monthly pay ranges for city staff with many positions moving to new starting rates and a general five percent raise for those outside the new ranges. Department heads receive merit pools of two percent, top administrators five percent. Several job categories are listed with specific ranges from Clerk I to City Manager, including new categories and others reclassified under the plan. The City Manager’s salary is set by the commission at 25 041 dollars.
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Lawrence
Sign Up Held For Activities
Registration for parks and recreation classes continues this week. Upcoming offerings include women’s slimnastics children’s and adult creative dance bridge macrame watercolor and oil painting baton children’s art and gymnastics starting next week. Other events cover free gym play basketball free throw weaving noon fitness and winter activities like ice skating sledding and ski lessons.
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Chancellor Interviews Planned at KU Advisory Meeting
KU advisory committee discussed preliminary interviews for the Kansas University chancellor candidate pool. Interviews will start the first week of February, mostly off campus, with a group meeting not until late February after most interviews are finished.
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Kansas University
Kansas Board of Regents
Richard von Ende
University
Lawrence High School ends first semester Friday
Lawrence High School will close Friday after semester finals. Classes are canceled Monday due to teacher training. The second semester starts Tuesday with all classes in session.
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Lawrence High School
New Winn Committee Assignments for House GOP Conference
The AP reports that Republican committee assignments slated for House GOP Conference approval include Larry Winn Jr of Kansas to Foreign Affairs and Gene Taylor of Missouri to Public Works and the District of Columbia.
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Larry Winn Jr
Kansas
Gene Taylor
Missouri
Public Works
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Defense Claims Insanity in Kansas Rancher Murder Trial
A psychiatrist testified in Marion County that Arthur L. Lewerenz did not understand he was killing his wife when he struck her with a rock. Lewerenz waives a jury on a second degree murder charge with insanity as the defense. state contends motive was divorce.
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Arthur L. Lewerenz
Marion County
Leslie Rutheven
Wichita
Lewerenz
Edward G. Westerhaus
Morton
No Charges Now Against Mother in LSD Incident
Douglas County Attorney David Berkowitz and Juvenile Court Mike Elwell said no formal charges will be filed for now against the boy's mother. The two year eight month old reportedly took four or five LSD tablets from a medicine chest after climbing to reach a zippered bag. The mother is referred to social welfare for counseling, with cooperation noted.
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Douglas County
David Berkowitz
Mike Elwell
Lawrence
Social Welfare Department
Elwell
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