Governor seeks federal disaster aid for Kansas crop losses
Governor Bennett announced a request to designate Cedar Vale and surrounding areas in Chautauqua County as a major federal disaster site. He cited about 105000 acres of wheat destroyed and 293000 damaged, with hail and storms affecting western Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Cedar Vale
Chautauqua County
Kansas
Bennett
Hutchinson
Kansas State Industrial Reformatory
Goodland
Colby
Col
Royden Konopaska
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Ford
Chautauqua
Thomas
Federal
Small Business Administration
Way Department
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Wallace County
Sheridan
Kiowa
State Department of Agriculture
Lawrence District okays pay raises and tracks bid
The Lawrence School District 497 board approved 1975 76 contracts including superintendent at 33000 and assistants at 24000, a new elementary director, and bids for an all weather high school track. It also sought Title I funds for remedial reading and a pilot remedial math program in 10 schools to boost reading growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
District Federal Funds
Ernest Coleman
New York
School board invests in track and hires new elementary director
The board voted to buy an all weather high school track for 37 840 from Athletic Supply Co Lenexa after considering cinder track costs of 20 347 at two junior highs. They also elected Don Crowell of Derby Elementary as director of elementary education replacing Robert Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Supply Co
Lenexa
Nuclear power costs rise as uranium enrichment charges grow
The Energy Research and Development Administration announced higher charges for enriching uranium used in nuclear plants, raising separative work unit costs from 42.10 to 53.35 dollars. A 1000 MW generator uses about 100 000 units annually, boosting annual electricity costs by about 12 dollars per consumer.
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Washington
Energy Research and Development Administration
Federal Register
Ford
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Austin
Tex
American Public Power Association
Cambodian refugees report mass executions in Khmer Rouge rule
Refugees in Thailand describe mass killings in northwestern Siem Reap and surrounding areas since the Khmer Rouge victory. They report about 40 officers and enlisted men beaten to death, graves found near Phan Rong, and other mass death scenes while fleeing Phnom Penh. Leo Cherne urged UN and International Red Cross investigations into the refugees' plight.
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Surin
Thailand
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Siem Reap
Phnom Prong
Phan Rong
Oddor
Chey
Phnom Penh
New York
Freedom House
Leo Cherne
United Nations
International Red Cross
Publisher Eugene Pulliam dies at 86 in Arizona
Eugene Collins Pulliam, longtime newspaper magnate and former AP vice president, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 86 in Phoenix. He chaired the Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette and owned Indiana papers including the Indianapolis Star, Muncie Star and Muncie Press, and Vincennes Sun Commercial. He received the William Allen White Foundation citation in 1970 and established a $1000 Eugene Pulliam Scholarship at KU. President Ford mourned his death.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Eugene Collins Pulliam
Pulliam
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ford
Eugene Pulliam
Arizona Republic
Phoenix Gazette
Indianapolis Star and News
Muncie Star
Muncie Press
Vincennes Sun-Commercial
Indiana
Associated Press
The
William Allen White Foundation
Kansas University
William Allen White
EU Journalism School
Panel to seek Clinton Parkway funds before Senate panel
Local leaders including Mayor Barkley Clark and City Manager Buford Watson appear before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation to press for a federal grant for Clinton Parkway construction. Talks may cover right of way and acquisition funding beyond anticipated construction costs. A separate Clinton Lake appropriation was under House consideration.
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Congressional
Lawrence
Barkley Clark
Buford Watson
Donald Binns
Douglas County Commission
Arthur Heck
Pete Whitenight
Chuck Fisher
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
Ford
Federal Highway Administration
Bob Downen
Bob Dole
Clinton Lake
House of Representatives
KU consolidates continuing education at Linwood site
Kansas University will run most of its Kansas City continuing education programs from the former Linwood Elementary School at 99th and Mission Overland Park. The Shawnee Mission Board of Education sold the building for 228750 to the KU Endowment Association which will lease it back. KU takes possession July 1 and plans August fall start with necessary furniture and equipment.
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Kansas University
Kansas City
Linwood
99Th
Mission, Overland Park
del Shankel
Shawnee Mission Board of Education
Ment Association
Shankel
Derby educator named Lawrence district elementary chief
Don Crowell, current Derby elementary principal, was named director of elementary education for Lawrence School District 497. He will start July 1 at a $20 000 annual salary, replacing Robert Taylor who becomes permanent assistant superintendent. Crowell holds degrees from Emporia State College and has educator experience across Westphalia Douglass and Derby districts.
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Don. Crowell
Derby
Lawrence
Crowell
Emporia State College
Robert Taylor
Westphalia
Douglass
Wichita State University
Knife Wound In Dormitory Fight At Haskell College
A Haskell Indian Junior College student, Larry Lookinglass, 20, was listed in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a knife wound in the abdomen during a dormitory argument. Suspects Clarence Chiago, 21, and Marlin Blackwater, 19, of 2304 Barker, held in Douglas County Jail on 5 000 bond.
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Haskell
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Larry Lookinglass
Douglas County
Clarence M. Chiago
Marlin I. Blackwater
Barker
Refugees in U S Seek Return to Homeland
More than 2,000 Indochinese refugees in the United States want to return to Cambodia and Vietnam. Julia Taft says repatriation will be under the UN refugee agency. Another 233 are under INS review for possible exclusion, with charges ranging from black market trafficking to prostitution and Communist activity.
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Washington
Cambodia
Vietnam
Julia Vadala Taft
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
James
Green
Move In Before Settlement Advice From Gill Agency
Real estate counsel warns against letting a buyer move in before closing. It risks endless repairs and price tweaks and can derail the sale. Better to keep the home vacant to ensure a quicker, smoother transaction. Contact Gill Agency at 901 Tenn for help.
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Gill Agency
901
Tenn
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Richard Holzmeister
John Spearman Sr
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Martha Masinton
Charles Oldfather
Don Crowell
John Cross
Ricky Payne
N.Y
South Lawrence
East Lawrence
Linwood School
State
Bob Kent
Todd Seymour
Endowment Association
John Wratil
Board of Education
Hillcrest Shopping Center
R. H. Raney
R. M. Raney
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BUD Jennings Carpays & Draperies, Inc
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