KUMC under fire over secrecy and admissions practices
The Kansas University Medical Center faces criticism for hidden operations and controversial admission choices. Critics note leadership turnover, private spending scrutiny, rural scholarships, and delays in releasing class applicant names, while promoters push upbeat stories about the entering class amid calls for transparency.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
KUMC
Mount Oread
Lawrence
Wichita
Kansas
University
Shockley
Courts May Need Courts Involved In Pension Act Decision
The 1974 private pension act aims to secure workers future income but prompts fiduciaries to show prudence under ERISA. Experts debate what constitutes adequate diversification and how courts will interpret prudence across portfolios. The article notes growing uncertainty for investors and the role of the courts to resolve the meaning and scope of diversification.
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New York
Tion
Jerome Valentine
Financial Analysis Research Foundation
Texas Commerce Bank
Houston
ERISA
Valentine
Secretary of Transportation
Atlantic
JFK
Dulles
January 27 highlights reflect Edison to Uganda events
On this date in history Edison received a patent for his electric light in 1880. Mozart was born in 1756 and the National Geographic Society was founded in 1808. Leningrad celebration in 1944, France recognized China in 1964, Marion Anderson performed in 1939, the Cape Canaveral fire in 1967, and a 198? Senate probe vote. Birthdays include Admiral Hyman Rickover aged 76 and William Randolph Hearst Jr. aged 68.
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Thomas Edison
Mozart
Salzburg
Austria
National Geographic Society
Washington
Leningrad
France
China
Marion Anderson
Lincoln Memorial
Constitution Hall
U.S
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Cape Canaveral
United States
Uganda
Tanzania
U.S. Senate
FBI
CIA
Hyman Rickover
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Brezhnev faces strain as Soviet economy tests SALT talks
U.S. negotiators push for arms limits while Kremlinologists warn Brezhnev faces a tougher internal path amid grain shortages and weak five year plan. Moscow’s failure to meet targets risks defense spending cuts and a party rift over strategy ahead of the February congress.
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Washington
U.S
Kremlin
Think in grand concepts about money and budgets
Transcribed exchange on the 1977 federal budget and tax cuts featuring President Ford and Ronald Reagan. The dialog explores a $394 billion outlay, a $43 billion deficit, a $28 billion tax cut, and a $10 billion tax cut with Social Security changes, through everyday taxpayer questions.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Prayer for acceptance to live life as it is
A reflective prayer asks for guidance to accept life as it is and to use that understanding to improve personal well being and help others. The speaker seeks divine aid to endure daily challenges with grace and compassion.
The World Company Staff and Publication Details
The World newspaper in Lawrence Kansas lists Dolph Simons Jr and Sr as editors with Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller in key roles. Established in 1854 the paper is published daily except Sunday from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets with subscriptions from $2.45 monthly to $24 yearly and memberships in press associations.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Concorde Economics and Subsidized Competition Debate
An analysis questions Concorde economics and subsidized competition. It examines potential US IRS deductibility issues as France and Britain back the SST while Bellamys and JFK traffic rise, noting heavy operating losses per plane and limited passenger capacity.
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Paris
Rio
International Air Transport Association
IATA
United States
France
Great Britain
IRS
Central Business District billboard ban faces city commission
The emergency ordinance to halt new billboard construction in the central business district was set for the city commission meeting. notable updates include Kansas politics with Rep Robert Ellsworth undecided on a 1966 senatorial bid and KU officials amid leadership changes and budget restoration efforts.
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U.S
Robert Ellsworth
R-Kan
Lawrence
James Pearson
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
William Avery
Odd Williams
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Reed
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Art Buchwald
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William F. Buckley JR
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KU Medical School
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Gov. C.K. Allen
Huey Long Machine
Illinois
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