Downtown planning views shape Lawrence redevelopment
Architects Gerald Crane and James Hatcher urge a balanced Lawrence downtown plan blending beautification and development. They favor land ready for new stores, widespread tree planting, and coordinated financing, with strong downtown business backing and a resilient city government to lead from the front.
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Kansas University Arts Festival Plans Forming
Plans are underway for a Kansas University Festival of the Arts a week long series set for March 19 to 25 Dick Warner KU senior and festival general chairman said Duke Ellington and folk singer Odetta may headline the climax at Hoch Auditorium Saturday March 25 Warner stressed festival planning details.
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Ellington and Odetta to share program at Hoch Auditorium
Plans for a spring festival remain tentative with Ellington and Odetta sharing equal portions of the program culminating in Ellington's Black Brown and Beige Suite. The festival opens March 19 with Rey de Latorre and the Bill Evans Jazz Trio at 8 p.m. and Hoch Auditorium. A March 20 21 film festival and a March 23 program An Evening's Frost feature Will Greer and readings of Robert Frost.
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Bill Evans
New York City
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Will Greer
New York
Robert Frost
Frost
Topeka Tornado Harms Transit as HUD Funds Sought
A southwest to northeast tornado in Topeka damaged the bus company garage and parking area leaving most buses destroyed or damaged. HUD approved a 192 500 grant for a new garage and maintenance facility with the city to provide land as a match. Washburn University faces fall classes with temporary buildings being arranged and some structures to be restored.
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Washburn campus hit by tornado destroys dorms
The Washburn campus suffered severe damage as a tornado destroyed dormitories and sorority houses. President John Henderson led volunteers to cleanup while funds and relief measures were set by officials including a $3.7 million disaster package, SBA loans, and education aid for rebuilding.
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Small Business Administration
Centennial College Aims to Provide Small College Experience
Carnegie plans move of freshmen and sophomores into Centennial College within Liberal Arts and Sciences. Jerry Lewis serves as director with assistants Mrs. Kala Stroup John Myers and Gilbert Dyck coordinating the project to offer a small college experience within the College.
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Jerry Lewis
Centennial College
Kala Stroup
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Gilbert Dyck
Centennial College students to share KU campus resources
Lewis states the Centennial College plan allows KU and Centennial College students to attend three or four classes together in mixed housing wings. About 25 KU faculty will teach and advise, forming a committee to guide the program with support from Carnegie Corporation funds. George Waggoner calls the grant key to the full-scale experiment and notes sociologist Jackson Baur will study its impact.
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Carnegie
Administrative Notes on Faculty and Space Allocation
Before administration the office space and secretarial support will adjust. Tasks include allocating equipment and staffing for lower division courses with specified instructors and teaching assignments.
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