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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1973
Page
1
In a shadowy moonlight gasoline market, independents pay premium prices to distributors for supplies as major oil firms curb allocations. The practice, described by some as back door deals, is widespread regionally but small in volume, not illegal, and driven by a seller’s market as shortages force alternative sourcing.
Kansas University Chancellor Raymond Nichols plans to name four subcommittees to study tenure for faculty. Each panel will have five members and address a specific topic as the University Senate Executive Committee recommended. Nichols noted concern about a trend toward universal tenure within five to six years and discussed a sex discrimination suit against KU, settled with a $1,005.34 payment to the plaintiff. He urged adherence to civil rights and affirmative action standards and spoke on minority affairs efforts and the KU Computation Center study.
City workers push for pay parity between firemen and police officers as offers to raise starting salaries are reviewed. The union claims longer hours and tougher training justify equal pay, while officials note distinct job conditions and staffing needs.
Kansas banks report a 14.7 percent rise in total deposits for 1972, with deposits reaching a record 6 436 million and total assets hitting 7 445 million. SBA loan use grows, town vitality tied to lending, and bankers discuss private Small Business Investment Corp plans at the Kansas Bank Management Clinic.
Alfred Heck a noted farmer died at Cherry Manor Rest Home at age 86 after a stroke. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church Friday with burial in Memorial Park. survivors include wife Emma son Arthur and others. Walter Heck, another son, died in 1969. born July 18 1886 in Baden Baden Germany. He helped make the Heck name a Midwest farming staple before retiring.
Lawrence officials remained tight lipped about a late Tuesday encounter involving Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller near the East Interchange. County fireworks permits remain scarce with only two issued, while fireworks sales are allowed in the county on July 2 to 4 and in Lawrence during those days from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Band music caps the day at South Park with a Local 512 American Federation of Musicians concert featuring a French horn soloist.
Mary Oehlert of Lawrence named to the dean's honor roll at Central College McPherson for the 1973 Spring Semester.
The U S Court of Appeals granted ten states six more months to carry out desegregation plans ordered by the Department of Health Education and Welfare. The ruling upholds a February 16 district court order requiring desegregation steps in ten state college systems, 200 schools in Pennsylvania, and 16 Southern and border states or risk losing federal funds.
Kansas official Lance Burr told Girls' Staters at Kansas University that attitudes toward women's leadership are changing and women should participate in all government levels. Delegates including Anne Burke and Margaritte Kitchen, future gubernatorial candidates, stressed equal rights and qualifications over sex. Voting and inauguration plans followed, with Gov. Robert Docking to give the inaugural address.
Registration runs Saturday from 9 to noon for the second of five Red Cross sessions at the Lawrence Municipal Pool. The June 20 to July 3 program offers eight 45 minute lessons with a $3 fee and up to 15 students per class. Courses include diving swimmers and junior lifesaving with multiple daily times.
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