Wakarusa Manor nursing home shows early improvements
After state threats and a firing of the administrator on April 19, Wakarusa Manor in Lawrence has begun a comeback under Pat Burkland. Two months into leadership changes, staff report better attitudes and increased sanitation and activities, though confidence in a future state inspection remains guarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakarusa Manor
Journal-World
Lawrence Nursing Home
Pat Burkland
Burkland
Wakefield
Kan
Villages fund drive exceeds goal for homeless children home
The Villages Inc. fund drive in Lawrence surpassed its $51,000 target, collecting $55,000 for a permanent foster home for boys and girls. Two cottages will be built on a 41-acre tract near Pleasant Valley, with ground broken earlier this month and Dr Karl Menninger participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villages Inc
Lawrence
Jones Williams
Pleasant Valley
Tessie Oldfather
Union officials pay hike and power gains at Teamsters convention
At the Teamsters national convention in Las Vegas 2300 delegates unopposed approved a 25 percent pay raise for top officers and new executive powers over locals. Frank Fitzsimmons salary rises to 156250. dues rise over five years to two hours pay. John H. Cleveland added as 16th vice president potentially first black on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
John H. Cleveland
Joint Council 55
Washington
Fitzsimmons
PROD
Peter Camarata
Detroit
Ing
Schoessling
Bridge work advances on Kansas River project and more
The Kansas River bridge project advances as Anderson Construction drives sheet piling for five pilings to support the west span. The 3.7 million effort will replace one bridge with two new spans on Massachusetts and Vermont Streets after the first bridge is completed. The Army Corps of Engineers requires the levee be restored after rock removal and equipment movement. In Desoto, a 92 million nitroguanidine production complex at Sunflower Army Ammunitions Plant is 17 percent complete with utilities and tracks finished. The project, begun last September, aims for 1980 completion and will be the nation’s only domestic nitroguanidine source. In Omaha, four former college baseball coaches Owen Carroll, Paul Gregory, Dave Fuller, and William McCabe are elected to the AACBC Hall of Fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas River
Anderson Construction Co. Holton
Massachusetts Street
Vermont Street
Anderson
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dean Sanderson
Corps
Sanderson
Desoto
Sunflower Army Ammunitions
William Moorhead
Moorhead
Omaha
Neb
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
AACBC
Owen Carroll
Seton Hall
Paul Gregory
University of Mississippi
Dave Fuller
University of Florida
William McCabe
Eastern Illinois University
Lawrence Band Plans Summer Concert at South Park
Lawrence city band performs at 8 tonight in South Park for a Parks and Recreation Musicians Local 512 summer series. Directed by William L. Kelly with a trumpet solo by Robert Foster from Kansas University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence City
South Park
Parks and Recreation Department
Musicians Local 512
Bandstand
William L. Kelly
Robert Foster
Kansas University
Letter bomb plot probes and extortion in corporate targets
FBI probes who extorted millions from about 200 firms and attached bombs to 13 companies or executives. One detonation at Merrill Lynch in New York injuring four. Beatrice Foods received a similar threat and a separate letter bomb. FBI Director Kelley says the crime involves multiple months and may be by a single person or an organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Merrill Lynch Inc
New York
Beatrice Foods Inc
Chicago
Mexico
Beatrice
Clarence Kelley
Kelley
United States
Bunge Corp
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
DuPont Co
Wilmington
Del
Exxon
McDonald's Systems Inc
Oak Brook
Marathon Oil Co
Findlay
Ohio
Exxon Pipeline Co
Houston
Proctor & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Combined Insurance Co. of America
Worthington
Beatrice Foods and
Merrill Lynch
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wakarusa
Care Home
David Chartrand
Health Department
Ron Smith
Bobby Lohmuller
Norene Pundt
Patricia Burkland
Raul Rodriquez
Francis Marion
South Carolina
Karl Menninger
Topeka
Menninger Foundation
Custom
Mass
8Th
Amencard
4Th
Maine
Kentucky
WCHL
Winnipeg
Brandon
Board of Governors
Western Canada Hockey League
Spokane
Wash
Ed Chynoweth
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
U.S. Amateur Hockey Association
Tom Hodges
Spokane Flyers
Western International League
Lansing
Leavenworth
Dad
Massachusetts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!