Editorials attack union dues disputes at Ferris State College
The piece cites Ferris State College in Michigan where two tenured professors Mrs. Eller and James Lehnert were dismissed for not paying union dues or service fees. It argues this case illustrates dangers of compulsory fees and political lobbying by unions and notes similar debates at Kansas University.
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Ferris State College
Michigan
Ferris
Margaret Eller
James Lehnert
Ferris Assn
Michigan Education Assn
National Education Assn
Ferris State College Board of Control
Eller
Lehnert
Kansas University
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas
Ferris Board of Control
Amin’s buffoonery and brinkmanship raise global fears
The Uganda leader Idi Amin escaped reprimand after nearly executing a Briton who called him a village tyrant. He now hints at leading a black African invasion of white-ruled South Africa and Rhodesia, claiming secrecy even from his wife.
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Idi Amin
Uganda
Amin
Small-bill ruse targets big firms with bogus proxy material
A scheme pays small 50 cent bills for distributing annual reports and proxy materials to stockholders, exploiting automatic corporate payments to brokers. Fraudsters use fake distributor names, order 20–25 reports, then bill under $25 to dodge scrutiny. Companies risk thousands annually from postage and printing, with many reports never reused.
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New York
N.Y. Stock Exchange
T.C. Tyler Jr
J.M. Smucker Co
Rint
Local Notables in Briefed Obscure Lineup
A terse listing names Dolph Simons Sr and Jr alongside others including Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller. The fragmentary item suggests small community notables or staff mentions with no clear event date or role provided.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
BH Mayer
Rene Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
Real emerging GOP majority discussed in old right debates
The piece critiques Kevin Phillips and his Emerging Republican Majority theory, noting tensions between Old Right isolationist and cultural elitist views and the New Right focus on domestic social issues. It questions co opting George Wallace and the implications for Republican strategy.
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Solzhenitsyn
Kevin Phillips
Phillips
Buckley Brothers
Christopher Columbus
Samuel Eliot Morison
George Wallace
Wallace
Shopper sees inflation rise. consumers doubt recovery
New York reports inflation hitting 9.6 percent in June and consumer skepticism grows. Despite forecasts, shoppers face higher prices, saved income around 10.6 percent, and fear prolonged recession with job uncertainty. Public polls show confidence waning as real recovery remains disputed.
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New York
First National City Bank
Prairie park plea frames debate over Kansas lands
Thomas M Krische appeals to Kansans to support Tallgrass Prairie National Park in Kansas. He argues private ownership harms wild lands, questions food production loss, and urges preservation as a public heritage with a plaque for affected residents. He cites Rep. Winn’s bill and committee odds.
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Journal-World
Tallgrass Prairie National Park
Kansas
Wild Plains
National Park Service
Congress
Rep
Larry Winn
House Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Joe Shubitz
Keith Sebelius
Skubitz
Thomas M. Krische
On This Date July 24 Highlights Through History
July 24 marks events from 1704 Gibraltar captured by Britain to 1959 Nixon Khrushchev kitchen clash in Moscow. Notable items include Bolivar's birth in 1783, Pacific coast rail reach to New York in 1870, Kellogg Briand pact in 1929, Bikini Atoll atomic test in 1946, and Vietnam air strikes in 1965.
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Gibraltar
Spain
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Pacific Coast
New York City
Herbert Hoover
Frankfurt
Mannheim
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Richard Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Britain fading but better not write about it
A visiting American columnist recalls London headlines of crisis and protest while joking about Britain going down the drain. The piece pokes fun at inflation, strikes, and foreign observers, noting oil finds and the Common Market blame game.
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Britain
London
Wimbledon
England
BBC
Harold Wilson
Wilson
North Sea
Eric Sevareid
America
KU to build Naismith Hall dorm for 504 students
Initial work on a privately financed 2 million plus KU dormitory at 19th and Naismith aimed to house 504 students and be among the nation’s few campus housing facilities of its kind. Other items include the Douglas County Mental Health Board budget at 54 804 and Lawrence tax mill rate based on a 45 594 996 valuation this year.
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19Th
Naismith
Naismith Hall
Douglas County Mental Health Board
County Commission
Lawrence
Darlene Hill
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Journal- World
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Kan
Carder
Douglas
Kansas City
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
William Buckley JR
Afl-Cio
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
James L. Buckley
Labor
Buckley
TV Guide
Wm.f. Buckley Jr
PTV
Buckley Axis
Detente
South Vietnam
Paul D. Olson
Trinity Lutheran Church
H.C. Stuart
Lawrence High
Stockdale
Garrison
Linwood
Chalmer Woodard
LHS
Eastern Foundation
KU Medical School
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Altenbernd
Richland
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Russia
Karl Pfuetze
Germany
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