Wichita Man on Vietnam List Funeral Plans
Family of Wichita colonel Joseph W. Brand plans a funeral after confirming his name on a Vietnam era MIAs list provided to the United States. Brand was shot down August 16, 1966 over North Vietnam and listed as missing in action. Bodies are not expected to reach identification facilities in Hawaii until August or September. Officials caution about releasing names before lab confirmation and note past errors in earlier lists.
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Wichita
Kan
North Vietnam
United States
Brand
U.S
Kansas lawmaker to hold seminar on competency testing
Sen. Joseph C. Harder plans a summer seminar with Kansas legislators education experts and parents to discuss whether students should be tested before graduation to assess reading writing and math. The event aims to gauge potential remedial options and parental response as a precursor to possible next session legislation.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Joseph C. Harder
Moundridge
Harder
City actions: park site, sewers, plans and bonds proceed
Commissioners accepted a $61,352 sewer bid from Quality Excavating for Prairie Meadows. They revised A 1 Rental site plans adding two mini warehouses and passed ordinances on utilities and temporary financing for sewer, streets, sidewalks, and storm sewers. They set bids for Sixth Kasold widening, deferred resurfacing review, and approved bond-related legal services with a $8500 fee. A $500,000 joint custody receipt was acknowledged.
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Topeka
Prairie Meadows
Iowa
Kansas University
Orchards No
Pioneer Ridge
Westridge North
Westridge No
25Th Street
Parkmar No
Bonanza Street
Cimarron Hills
Eighth Street
Ohio
Sixth
Kasold Drive
Quail Ridge
Alvamar
Edgewood
St. Andrews Drive
Kansas City
Douglas County State Bank
KU Art Camp Draws 146 Students From 17 States
Seventy-six junior high students from Kansas and 16 other states participate in the 1977 Midwestern Music and Art Camp at the University of Kansas. Under director William C. Bullock the camp offers painting drawing jewelry weaving ceramics sculpture glassblowing printmaking and graphic design with a 3 p.m. Strong Hall Auditorium closing program and parent display on the third floor corridors.
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Kansas
Kansas University
William C. Bullock
Strong Hall
Capitol Federal reaches one billion dollars in assets
Capitol Federal Savings becomes Kansas first financial institution to top one billion in assets. Henry A. Bubb calls it an achievement of Kansans and thrift, with 16 Kansas locations including Topeka Lawrence Manhattan Emporia and Salina.
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Capitol Federal Savings
Kansas
Henry A. Bubb
Capitol Federal
Topeka
Lawrence
Manhattan
Emporia
Salina
Ilth
Vermont
Iowa
Harvard
Amin says honeymooning with fifth wife in Uganda
Audrey Taylor of WWRL reports Amin told her by phone he was honeymooning with his fifth wife two years after their marriage. Kenyan agency mentions an assassination attempt and mass Ugandan flee to Kenya, but independent confirmation was not available.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Kena
Audrey June Taylor
New York
WWRL
Kampala
Providence
Taylor
Nairobi Daily Nation
Libya
Four Lawrence students attend urban journalism workshop
Four minority students from Lawrence High School join peers from Kansas City and St Louis in the third annual Urban Journalism Workshop at Kansas University. The program aims to broaden minority access to journalism careers while minorities remain under two percent of U.S. journalists. Named from Lawrence are Vicki Barbee Pam Green Wanda Reed and Lori Winn.
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Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Lawrence
Vicki Barbee
Pam Green
Wanda Reed
Lori Winn
Kansas City
St. Louis
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South Park Recreation Center
East Lawrence
Oread
Gibson’s Discount Center
Iowa Street
Lawrence, Kansas
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Sarah
Mrs. In
Amin Beore
Washington
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Otasco
Crene
Briggs & Stratton
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Natta Ea
Wooden
Dillon's Plaza
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