Fourth of July fireworks face tighter federal rules
New federal limits restrict firecrackers to 50 milligrams of powder and require safer labeling and fuse timing. Local firework laws vary. Lawrence and Eudora restrict sales, De Soto weighs stricter rules, and many towns follow state law June 27 to July 5 or permit public displays with permits.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Lawrence
Baldwin
DeSoto
Eudora
Tonganoxie
Lecompton
Linwood
Wellsville
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Kellum
KU professor writes six year history of math department
G Baley Price completed a 788 page history of the University of Kansas Mathematics Department covering 1866 to 1970. The work cites university history, lists faculty and degree recipients, and includes a WWII appendix drawn from Price's own experiences. Price spent six years researching and writing under editor guidance.
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G. Baley Price
Kansas University Department of Mathematics
Paul Mostert
Price
Mathematics Department
E. B. Stouffer
KU Endownment Association
Clifford Griffin
University of Kansas
Department of Mathematics
Griffin
Eighth Air Force
England
The
Endowment Association
Bill Brinson
Kansas University Mathematics Department
Strong Hall
Senate deletes funds for nine water projects in wake of veto threat
A Senate subcommittee cut funding for nine of 17 water projects Carter opposed, after the House backed continuing all 17. Notable deletions include Grove Lake near Topeka. Hillsdale Lake near Paola was approved. Kansas delegation split on the issue with Keys voting for striking the projects.
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Washington
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Senate Public Works Appropriations
House
Carter
Grove Lake
Topeka
Hillsdale Lake
Paola
Kansas
Martha Keys
Hillsdale
Joe Shubitz
Isbell Promoted to FMC Transportation Director
James E. Isbell Jr. is promoted to FMC Corporation director of transportation. He will guide the transportation needs of FMC divisions worldwide, after previously serving in a similar role for the company's Chemical Group, which reorganized on June 1 into nine operating groups.
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Chicago, Ill
James E. Isbell Jr
FMC Corporation
Isbell
FMC
Chemical Group
Pentecostal rally set at Lawrence church speaker Rev Marvin Arnold
The Rev. Marvin Arnold, pastor of Leavenworth United Pentecostal Church, will speak at a Pentecostal Fellowship Rally at 7 30 p.m. Friday. The event will be held at the Lawrence United Pentecostal Church at 12th and Connecticut. Arnold authored a book titled The Origin and Spread of Man.
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Marvin Arnold
Leavenworth United
Harvest Rains Fuel Wide Wheat Elevator Fill in Kansas
Millions of bushels of winter wheat flow into southern Kansas elevators as harvest progresses amid near ideal weather. Barbo County reports up to 85 percent harvested with high yields. Sumner and Harper counties also chart strong progress. Some farmers store wheat under federal loan due to cash prices about $1.83 a bushel, below production costs.
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Wichita
Kansas
Sumner
Harper
Barber
Barber County
Sumner County
Harper County
Pratt
Kingman
Clark
Seward
Jim Jay
Great Bend
Caldwell Co-op
District 497 approves pay raises for 38 administrators
Lawrence District 497 administrators receive a 4.93 percent across the board pay increase for 1977-78, lifting many salaries above 20 000. Supt Carl Knox remains at 34 900 with several assistants set at 25 900. A merit pool of 4 335 will be distributed among the group, plus 10 monthly toward fringe benefits funded by 43 350 new money. End of plan details include various principals and directors with salaries ranging from about 11 752 to 34 900 and related supervisory staff.
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Lawrence
Carl Knox
Bob Taylor
Ken Fisher
Lawrence High School
Brad Tate
Max Rife
John Forbes
Charles Parks
Orvel Criqui
South Junior High
Dan Jaimes
Central Junior High
West Junior High
Paul Hull
Herb Rowland
South
Laurin Wilhelm
Central
Brilla Scott
West
Hillcrest
Bob Lowther
Broken Arrow
George Loyd
Centennial
Helen Norwood
Schwegler
Calvin Rice
Sunset Hill
Harold Siegrist
Grant and
Woodlawn
Gary Stauffer
New York
John Stewart
Riverside
Wes Williams
India
Kaw Valley
Federal Funds
Ernest Coleman
Knox’s
Don Herbel
Gary Haworth
Bill Wilson
Gary Kroeger
John Kapfer
John Ames
Patty Coester
Jeanette Armstrong
Ralph Pohl
Kapfer
Ed Mumford
Dick Johnson
Steve Kalmes
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Wakarusa Valley
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Kennedy
Mike Cormack
East Heights
Paul Dickens
Cordley
Gary Freeman
Pinckney
Verlin Gilbert
Deerfield
Doris Johnson
Supreme Court
Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
Larry Hardison
TWA
Hardison
Phil Harrison
Tennessee
Agency
Dad
Kaw River Bridge
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