HEW to Probe Again Bias Claims in Lawrence Schools
HEW officials from the Office of Civil Rights agreed after a Monday night session at the ECKAN Community Action Center to reopen the case of District 497 over alleged racial discrimination. The meeting reviewed claims including Glen Walker’s 1974 varsity basketball cut and Rick Frye’s 1975 76 season exclusions, with representatives from Kansas City noting prior findings showed 30 percent of Lawrence High players were black.
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Eckan Community Action Center
Lawrence
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Civil Rights
District 497
Jesse High
Celia Sandate
HEW
Kansas City
Community School Issues Forum
Glen Walker
Howard
June Walker
Lawrence High
Walkers
Civil Rights Office
Art Frye
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Rick
Frye
Carl Knox
Board of Education
School Board
Julie Hack
Knox
Jane Frydman
High
County OKs work on land use plan phase three
Douglas County commissioners authorize Ron Jones to continue the land use plan with a $22 300 payment for the third phase. They push to improve readability and accuracy, seeking fewer planners terms and more citizen accessible language. They also approve up to 20 public meetings to review the final plan.
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Ron Jones
Olathe
Douglas County
Jones
Dick McClanathan
Crippling Cold Tightens Grip Across Regions
The harsh winter halted power for auto and steel plants, leaving over 60,000 workers idle as schools closed for 135,000 students. Record lows pinned utilities and gas shortages pressured factories, with 1 death in Illinois and 4 in Indiana attributed to the cold.
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Florida
New York
Raleigh
N.C
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Ernest Kline
Ohio
Michigan
Amtrak
Chicago
Ohio River
Illinois
Indiana
KU prof seeks board position
Kansas University professor Bill Hopkins announced today his candidacy for one of three seats on the Lawrence District 497 school board. The 41 year old lifelong Lawrence resident submits a platform focused on open governance, education quality, and policy accuracy, drawing on his district involvement and budget familiarity.
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Bill Hopkins
Lawrence
Hopkins
Kansas University
Georgann Villee
State Hopkins
Paducah
Rod Conard
Ethel
Helene
South Junior High
Bill Jr
Lawrence High School
Navy kicks out Carter’s eldest son over marijuana use
President elect Carter’s 29 year old son Jack Carter was expelled from the Navy in 1970 after a marijuana bust at the Navy Nuclear Power School in Idaho Falls. Navy officials say he accepted a general discharge while columnist Jack Anderson notes the unit’s privacy limits.
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Carter
Navy
Jack Carter
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Navy Nuclear Power School
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Jack Anderson
Georgia
Anderson
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Young Carter
City trash crews press on despite weather delays
Public works director George Williams said Heard City sanitation crews run behind schedule for weekly pickups due to harsh weather and a Monday truck repair break. He noted department attendance is high while several employees were recently dismissed for absenteeism.
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George Williams
Public Works
Williams
Sanitation
Trial set for four men in alleged recreation hall gambling
A February nine trial is scheduled for John Brown age 44 Delbert Smith 43 Sylvester Ragland 65 and Joseph Foster 46 on misdemeanor gambling charges. They were arrested in a raid at the Pla Mor Recreation Center located at 516 East Eighth Street.
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John Brown
Delbert Smith
Sylvester Ragland
Joseph Foster
Pla Mor
E. Eighth
Tanker Splits Amid Oil Spill Coast Guard Reports
A 600 foot oil tanker Irenes Challenger carrying 3.15 million gallons of light crude cracked and sank 204 miles southeast of Midway Island. The Japanese containership Pacific Arrow rescued 28 crewmen with three remaining aboard as spill reported. No injuries.
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Midway Island
Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard
Pacific Arrow
Jim Gilman
Coast Guard
Irenes Challenger
Tsakos Shipping and Trading Co
Piraeus
South Africa
Japan
Venezuela
Gilman
Lawrence plans expansion of ICAP crime analysis program
Police Chief Richard Stanwix will seek nearly 10000 in city revenue sharing funds to match a 108000 LEAA grant for an Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program expanding crime analysis training and investigative work. A civilian analyst programmer and clerk would join the effort aiding patrols and community crime prevention.
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Richard Stanwix
Lawrence
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Darrel Stephens
Stanwix
ICAP
Stephens
Mike Wildgen
Mark Brothers
Louisville
Brothers
LEAA
Governor's Committee On Criminal Administration
Kansas City
Bids Opened for City Trash Equipment
Five bids for 25 new trash containers and four bids each for a 20 cubic yard body and a 16 yard truck body were opened in city offices. Public works director George Williams says delivery time will guide bid analysis and preference will be given to immediate delivery to resume twice weekly curbside pickups. he will present recommended bids to the city commissioners at the 7 p.m. meeting.
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Sanitation Department
George Williams
Public Works
Williams
Before You Sell Real Estate Verify Ownership
Do not assume a tax paying stake grants title. Ownership transfers only by deed signed by all owners or by record in the proper registry. If you pay taxes on land you do not own, correct title now and consult Gill Agency at 902 Tenn. Phone 843-1011 for help.
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Gill Agency
902
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University State Bank reports best year with asset gains
USB completed its ninth year with about 19 million in assets and nearly 20 percent growth in deposits while loans rose 25 percent. The board re elected Ned Cushing as chairman and Kenn Ragland as president and trust officer. Directors named include Ben Barteldes Robert Billings John Brand Jr. and H Penfield Jones. The bank also declared a 50 000 transfer to surplus and the seventh consecutive dividend.
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University State Bank
USB
Kenn Ragland
Ned Cushing
Ben A. Barteldes
Robert G. Billings
John W. Brand Jr
Cushing
Robert P. Harrison
H. Penfield Jones
H. Neil Mecaskey Jr
Richard O. Nelson
Ragland
Richard H. Raney
Richard M
Raney
V.C
Rusty’ Springer
Austin W. Stedham
Harold “Pat’ Sweeney
Sweeney
Victor D. Johnson
Cecilia Adam
Mike Watts
Sharon Patton
Beth Mueller
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