Lawrence Schools to cut nine certified positions
Lawrence District 497 will reduce certified staff from 426 to 417 next year to align staff student ratio with state goals and reflect enrollment declines. Cuts include six elementary teachers and one high school position while most secondary and admin vacancies will be filled.
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Lawrence
Lawrence High School
Career Education
David Kendall
Kennedy and Pinckney
Kendall
May fire losses hit seven thousand seven hundred seventy seven
Lawrence fire records show May losses at 7777.50 dollars, lifting the year total to 49505.50 and five month losses to 303810. The greatest loss, 2050, occurred May 17 at a KU dorm storage room with arson suspected.
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Lawrence
McCollum Hall
Kansas University
John Kasberger
County Tax Rolls Show Total Value Up 5.8 Million
Total personal and real property in the county for taxing purposes reaches 103,207,265 up 5,867,000 from last year. City and township totals show gains in Lawrence Baldwin City Eudora Kanwaka Lecompton Palmyra and several townships with Clinton and Grant noting declines.
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Lawrence
Baldwin City
Eudora City
Lecompton City
Clinton
Grant
Kanwaka
Lecompton
Wakarusa
Eudora
Marion
Palmyra
Willow Springs
City officials critique Constant Construction over minority subcontractor use
Local contractors fault Constant Construction Co for not engaging minority firms to meet affirmative action rules. Milan, now HUD director in Kansas City, was cited as example of diversity in public programs. Coleman, a landscaping contractor, criticized the lack of effort and demanded a share of federal funds.
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Constant
Milan
Kansas City, MO
Constant Construction Co
Shepard
Constant Co
Charles Coleman
J. L
Tommy) Constant
Coleman
Good Experience in Kansas City Baby Delivery
Kansas City patrolman Michael Fairbanks called it a good experience after helping deliver a baby boy on the east side. The mother and newborn are reported in good condition.
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Kansas City
Michael Fairbanks
Oil Promoter Claims Partnership With God in Oklahoma City
An Oklahoma City oil promoter, Alan Hammer, says he partners with God and vows to drill million-barrel wells despite two Oklahoma Corporation Commission warnings. He claims divine authority, seeks $500 contributions, and states only "good white men and good Indian men" may join his venture.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Alan Hammer
Hammer
Hammmer
Angel of the Lord
God and Hammer
Laird Announces Military Bonuses to Spur Enlistments
Secretary Melvin Laird authorized a 1500 bonus for Army and Marine recruits joining combat arms for four years. The 90 day test through August 31 aims to boost manpower in infantry artillery and armor with a potential permanent program if successful.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Marine Corps
Nixon
Laird
Congress
Pentagon
Fire damages home on Harvard Road. cigarette blamed
A blaze at 1:15 p.m. today at 2020 Harvard Road, the residence of Helen J. LeBar, scorched exterior paint and caused about 15 dollars in damage. Lawrence firefighters attributed the fire to a cigarette.
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Helen J. LeBar
Harvard Rd
Lawrence
Nitric Acid Fume Filters Installed At CFCA Plant
Cooperatives Farm Chemical Association fertilizer plant near Lawrence completes installation of six nitric acid fume filters. Plant manager Allen Hoffman says all units now have pollution control devices to reduce yellowish emissions, with brief weekly pauses for catalyst replenishment. Some older equipment may still emit. Cost estimated at $100,000. September plans include adding experimental equipment to two ammonium nitrate units to cut gray emissions.
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Cooperative Farm Chemical Assn.fertilizer
Lawrence
Allen Hoffman
Hoffman
CFCA
Lebanon and Israel Raise Alerts After Tel Aviv Attack
Guards patrol Israel's international airport after a massacre in Tel Aviv carried out by Japanese operatives allied with Palestinian guerrillas. Lebanon warning to the UN Security Council of possible reprisals. 26 dead, including a Puerto Rican woman, and calls for tighter airport security. Premier Meir hints at retaliation as airlines tighten checks.
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Israel
Lebanon
U.N. Security Council
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Ornia Luba
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Japan
Golda Meir
Security Council
Rome
Shimon Peres
Air France
Paris
Local Man Loses $7500 in Pig eon Drop Confidence Scheme
A 66 year old Lawrence resident reported losing 7500 to two confidence men in a Pig eon Drop style scam. He met the men while renting a room, joined them for cards, and withdrew the cash from his savings. They claimed to need a safe opening and later vanished, leaving only a red handkerchief. The suspects were described as a tall black man over 6 feet and a white man 35 to 40, tall and fat.
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Lawrence
Registration for Red Cross swimming lessons at pool
Registration for the first of four Red Cross swim lesson sessions at Lawrence Municipal Pool runs 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The program, from June 5 to 15, offers multiple classes with preregistration at the pool. Lifesaving and make up lessons are included with size limits.
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Red Cross
Lawrence Municipal
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Rainfall Totals Report For Worden Area
The Worden weather observer reports 4.84 inches of rain in May, 15 below normal. For the year Worden has 12.04 inches, 1.07 below average.
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Worden
Lawrence
Lottery Winner Seeks Lump Sum Payout Change
Carl S. Lufkin of Worcester won $100000 in the Massachusetts Lottery and seeks to convert to a lump sum. The 62 year old retired soldier plans to meet Dr. William T. Perrault to push a rule change from 10000 a year for 10 years to a single payment. He estimates about 42000 after taxes versus 7500 per year, aiming to help friends immediately.
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Worcester, Mass
Carl S. Lufkin
Massachusetts
William T. Perrault
Lufkin
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