Women Play Integral Role in Kansas Girls' State hence
Gov. Robert Docking urged Sunflower Girls' State delegates that women can participate fully in government. He noted Equal Rights Amendment progress and women appointed to state boards. Delegates expressed readiness to advance democracy, while the inauguration marked the start of their official terms.
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Docking
Robert Docking
Templin Hall
Kansas University
Kansas
Michelle Maddox
Kansas City
Topeka
Senate
House
Capitol
Clinton Dam Wage Scales Question Bids Near June Opening
Labor officials report wage scales for Clinton Reservoir dam project to be the minimum pay rates contractors must follow under Davis Bacon rules. Three scales have been proposed and protested, with a final decision expected next Monday afternoon.
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Clinton Reservoir
Labor Department
Journal-World Today
Clinton
Corps of ‘Engineers
Doyle Loveridge
Kansas City
Employ‘ment Standards
Depart‘ment
Office of Employment “Standards
Loveridge
Department of Labor
Gerald Hill
Melvern
Osage County
Hill
Linn County
Appeals Board
Museum Project Slated Saturday at KU Museums
Children registered for the joint Kansas University museums program will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Natural History Museum. They will study real or preserved animals with biologist George Pisani and compare how artists depicted the animals in paintings drawings sculpture and pottery before creating their own animal interpretations at the Natural History Museum.
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Kansas University Museums
Natural History Museum
George Pisani
Warning Flashes on Bill Move Through Congress
The article details House and Senate actions on a education bill including direct federal aid to institutions and a $1 billion aid pool. It notes uncertainty over actual allocations and potential White House objections, plus provisions for student loans, grants, and a new National Institute of Education. All Kansas House members supported the bill.
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White House
Nichols
House
Senate
National Institute of Education
Kansas House
45 Youth Jobs Receive Funding
The Neighborhood Youth Corps funded by the Department of Labor will place 45 youths in Lawrence for nine weeks at 26 hours weekly earning 1.60 per hour. Applications at the Job Opportunity Center 839 Ky. Eligible youths 14 or older in high school with income limits may apply. nonprofits may contact Mattie Tubbs or Richard Jackson to hire enrollees at no cost. The corps already employs 20 youths at Kansas University and several Lawrence sites.
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Ecean, Inc
Department of Labor
Lawrence
Job Opportunity Center
Mattie Tubbs
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Kansas University
Penn House
Lawrence High School
Douglas County Extension Service
Lawrence Parks and Recreation
Hope Plaza
Someday School
Community School
Bleeding Kills Man Who Broke Window
Kansas City police report 38 year old Lee Foster died after bleeding from a severed arm wound following an argument with his wife. Foster rammed a glass door and injured his arm before attempting to reenter his home.
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Kansas City
Pollice
Lee Foster
Foster
Krause Named Kansas Member of Missouri River Basin Commission
Gov. Docking announces Keith S. Krause executive director of the Kansas Water Resources Board as the Kansas member of the Missouri River Basin Commission joining eight other states. Henry Rojas of Kansas City Kansas receives a four year term on the Kansas Civil Service Board. Robert J. Robel of Kansas State University joins the Nuclear Energy Council along with reappointed Walter Meyer and Perry Miller for three year terms.
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Kan
Robert Docking
Keith S. Krause
Kansas Water Resources Board
Kansas
Missouri River Basin Commission
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
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Kansas City
Kansas Civil Service Board
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American G. I. Forum
Kansas City Board of Education
Robert J. Robel
Kansas State University
Nuclear Energy Council
Walter Meyer
Manhattan
Perry Miller
US strikes Hanoi Haiphong area with heavy bombing
United States fighter bombers attacked the Hanoi Haiphong military complex and surrounding targets in northern Vietnam, delivering the fiercest blows since bombing resumed. B52s hit the southern panhandle while depots and war material facilities near the DMZ and beyond were hit. officials noted the impact on North Vietnamese supply lines remains uncertain.
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Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Cai Bi
Panhandle
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Tonganoxie Water Use Cuts Urged
Tonganoxie and Rural Water District No 6 face depletion after a pump breakdown. City councilman Wayne Finch urges conservation including avoiding garden and lawn watering. A repair may take 7 to 10 days. a second pump also runs under capacity. Low supply could affect firefighting. major users told to cut water usage.
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Tonganoxie
Wayne Finch
Finch
Trustee of WSU Faces Charge Arson case in Kansas
WSU trustee Arthur S. Stevens and Glenn H. Hoog named in arson warrants for a August 5 1970 fire that destroyed A S Stevens Candy and Tobacco Co warehouses. Stevens brother of Wichita mayoral candidate John Stevens. Both men freed on 10000 bond after arrest at hospital and hotel respectively.
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Great Bend
Kan
Wichita State University
a_ hotel
A.S. Stevens Candy and Tobacco Co
WSU
Arthur S. Stevens
Wichita City
John Stevens
Glenn H. Hoog
Wichita
Stevens
Hoag
Wichita Hotel
Local business voices on street renovation impact
Howard Plenert of McCall's Shoes notes half of customers use the rear entrance and expects a larger downtown crowd once construction ends. Town Shop owner Ken Whitenight says disruption so far has helped with no complaints. Campbell's Men's Wear partner Win Campbell calls early effects hard to judge but expects business to recover.
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Howard Plenert
McCall’s Shoes
Ken Whitenight
Win Campbell
Campbell’s Men’s Wear
Birds cry for water and needs of poll workers urged
A Lawrence resident urged attention to birds with a plea for water. Douglas County Clerk Delbert Mathia announced a primary election on August 1 demands nine poll workers per polling place across 40 precincts. A large dandelion was found by J R Walker atop a compost pile at 1244 Pa.
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Douglas County
Delbert Mathia
Mathia
J. R. Walker
Coast Guard launches $3 million boating safety program
Washington AP reports the Coast Guard will fund a $3 million program to boost state boating safety efforts focusing on public education and enforcement. Adm. C. R. Bender announced the plan with allocations including $43,000 for Kansas.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Adm. C. R. Bender
Kansas
Cyclist Injured Avoiding Collision on Rockledge Road
Kenneth A. Swisher 18 skidded his motorcycle 229 feet at 4 59 p m near Sixth and Rockledge Road to avoid a car. He suffered bruises and a possible concussion and is in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The bike had $85 damage. the other driver left the scene. Police logged six other crashes with no serious injuries.
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Lawrence
Kenneth A. Swisher
Fireside
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Swisher
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