Lawrence district funds bid for Indian education denied
Lawrence School District 497 had its request for 28112 to support tutoring and outreach for about 240 Indian students denied by the U S Office of Indian Education. The district has now faced three funding rejections in as many years due to perceived lack of Indian input. A separate 16503 renewal for self image and cultural enrichment remains under consideration.
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Lawrence
Ernest Coleman
Coleman
United States Office of Indian Education
Khox
Condra
Lawrence Association For Innovative Education
Sheriff and Chief Resign From Douglas County Drug Council
Sheriff Rex Johnson and Police Chief Richard Stanwix quit their posts on the Douglas County Drug Abuse Council in protest of the Dial Drug telephone line. They cited the line’s reference to federal narcotics agents as hindering law enforcement and said they supported law and order. Nancy Hartman noted the resignations and urged council reorganization to address disputes over membership and control.
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Rex Johnson
Richard Stanwix
Douglas County Drug Abuse Council
Law and Order
Bing Hart
Drug Abuse Council
Hart
Douglas County Commission
Nancy Hartman
Council
Federal judge strikes down two Florida election laws
US District Judge Norman C. Roettger Jr. ruled that a 1973 campaign financing law provision and a 64 year old ban on distributing political criticism on election day violate the First Amendment. The decision was in a suit by Gore Newspapers Co. publishers of the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel, with intervenors including the Orlando Sentinel Star and Miami Herald.
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Fort Lauderdale
Roettger
Sentinel Star .Co
Orlando Sentinel Star
Miami Herald Publishing Co
Florida
Robert Shevin
Broward County
Philip Shailer
Shevin
Crime figure Giancana slain caretaker found dead in Chicago suburb
Joseph DiPersio 82 was found on the kitchen floor of Giancana's western Chicago suburb home. Police say DiPersio and his wife heard no gunshots while watching TV upstairs. FBI joined local investigators. Giancana, once a noted mob figure linked to 1960s intrigue, had a large gambling empire and CIA ties. no conviction given for many years.
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Joseph DiPersio
Giancana
Chicago
Reichert
DiPersio
FBI
Phyllis McGuire
Las Vegas
al Capone
Oaks Park
John Roselli
CIA
Castro
Richard Bissell
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Fulgencio Baptista
U.S. Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Justice Department
Washington
William J. Campbell
U.s.district Court
Court grants widowers equal Social Security aid as widows
A three judge federal panel ruled widowers have the right to the same Social Security benefits as widows. The decision could make up to 400 000 surviving widowers eligible for benefits for the first time and may raise federal costs in the first year.
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New York
U.S. Atty
Pamela McGuire
U.S. Supreme Court
Leon Goldfarb
Queens
U.S. Signal Corps
Goldfarb
Hannah
Washington
New Jersey
Ohio
Florida
Maryland
Arrests for juvenile delinquency and family dispute surface
A 19 year old, J Bryant of 1300 Conn., was arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allegedly harboring a runaway from Girls Achievement Place. The runaway was found and detained. arraignments will occur in Douglas County Court with Juvenile Court hearings.
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J. Bryant
Conn
Robert Davis
Ford crime legislation announced mandatory prison terms
President Ford sent a crime package to Congress proposing mandatory prison terms for violent federal offenders and a 7.6 million program to compensate crime victims. The plan, drafted by the Justice Department, includes skyjacking and kidnapping penalties and up to 50 thousand dollars to victims, plus gun control tweaks and extended LEAA funding through 1981.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Ron Nessen
Bennett appoints Lohmuller to Kansas Banking Board
Robert F. Bennett names Burton L. Lohmuller of Centralia to replace Eugene Hegar on the Kansas Banking Board. Lohmuller, a former Centralia mayor, longtime banker, ex Kansas Bankers Association president, and former state senator, begins immediately. Gov. Bennett and aides also inspect flood damage in Colby by air and ground. Beech Aircraft Corp. lands a 1.7 million dollar Air Force contract for three remotely piloted vehicles to rival Northrop in a future production award.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Enhanc
Burton L. Lohmuller
Centralia
State Banking Board
Lohmuller
Eugene C. Hegarty
Effingham
Centralia Bank
Kansas’ Bankers Association
State Senate
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
Colby
Kansas
John Conard
Royden Konopaska
Lee Lundquist
Kansas National Guard
Wichita, Kan
Beech Aircraft Corp
Air Force
Northrop Corp
Beech
Northrop
No new charges for drug case follow up
Douglas County Attorney confirms no further warrants issued after a Monday drug raid. Kendal R. Hobson 19 faces July 2 preliminary on illegal cocaine sale. Floyd L. Mathews 29 and Leonard E. Jarrett 30 have July 3 hearings for illegal sale of THC and additional charges in Jarrett’s case.
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Douglas County
David Berkowitz
Kendal R. Hobson
Baldwin
Floyd L. Mathews
Ash
Leonard E. Jarrett
Elm
Alternative school plan draws mixed reaction in Lawrence
A proposed district wide alternative school sparked careful debate among educators and residents. Proponents urged careful, flexible implementation with parental demand, while opponents warned of cost and uncertain public support, echoing calls for vouchers and balanced district standards.
National Court of Appeals Proposed to Stabilize Law
The Commission on Revision of the Federal Appellate Court System told President Ford that a National Court of Appeals would bring greater clarity and stability to national law without infringing on the Supreme Court. The seven member court would hear about 150 cases yearly with decisions reviewable by the Supreme Court.
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National Court of Appeals
Washington
Ford
Supreme Court
Commission On
Federal
White House
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Warren E. Burger
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Hruska Commission
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