Supreme Court rules Mississippi colleges desegregated by race
The court held Mississippi state colleges are unlawfully segregated despite students of any race attending by choice. It ordered restudy on remedies and potential funding changes, while suggesting program duplication elimination as an option. The decision also allows airports to bar solicitations but permit literature distribution, affecting the Krishna Consciousness case.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mississippi
International Society of Krishna Consciousness Inc
College leaders get pay hike in Kansas universities
Kansas Board of Regents approved salary boosts for six state universities chief executives. Gene Budig at Kansas University rose 5.2 percent to 142000 dollars, while Jon Wefald at Kansas State increased 4.8 percent to 130000. Faculty raises total 3.5 percent plus a 1 percent midyear bump.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
Gene Budig
Budig
Joan Finney
Shirley Palmer
Jack Sampson
Sampson
Jon Wefald
Kansas State University
Sunflower plant lays off 250 workers at DeSoto facility
Lt Col Richard Jackson said 250 Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant employees received notices this week that their jobs will end between August 31 and October 31. Production ceases Aug 31 due to reduced demand for nitroguanidine, a propellant used in tank and artillery ammo.
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Desoto
Sunflower Army Ammunition
Richard Jackson
Army
Hercules Inc
Lawrence
Hercules
Jackson
County unemployment edges up to 3 percent in May
Douglas County's unemployment rose to 3 percent in May from 2.6 percent, lagging behind the 3.8 percent statewide rate. Manufacturing and wholesale trade led gains with 200 and 300 jobs respectively, while government payrolls fell by 400 from May last year.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Department of Human Resources
KU Tuition Cut Aims To Lure Talent From Out-of-State
State university leaders press a Regents endorsed plan to grant 90 nonresident athletes and 190 nonresident students at in-state rates. In four years, KU would oversee 75 waivers including 50 for artists and 25 for athletes, with 72 waivers initially costing $288,000.
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Topeka
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
Jack Sampson
Hutchinson
Kansas
Bob Frederick
Gene Budig
Incomes Rise Fourth Straight Month Amid Spending Gain
Washington reports personal incomes rose 0.3 percent in May marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase. Consumer spending climbed 0.5 percent, supported by a revised 0.4 percent April rise while March was revised to a 0.1 percent decline. Analysts warn continued income growth is needed to sustain the spending pace.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Laurence H. Meyer
St. Louis
Gogel Finds Value Beyond Scores At U.S. Open
Kansas University golfer Matt Gogel expresses satisfaction with his overall U S Open experience despite disappointment in his scores. The article notes weather forecasts for tonight and Saturday, with mild low 57 and partly sunny high 83, and mentions a Page 2A Yeltsin remark investigation.
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Kansas University
Matt Gogel
Yeltsin misspoke on POWs held in Soviet Union claim
A U S official says President Yeltsin at last week's Washington summit appeared to misstate that American POWs from Vietnam were kept in the Soviet Union. The report notes the investigation continues.
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Boris Yeltsin
Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Regent joins governor's office staff
TOPEKA AP Jo Ann C McDowell former president of Independence Community College and Kansas Board of Regents member will become executive assistant to Gov Joan Finney on Monday. Finney praised her political and administrative experience for scheduling correspondence and public relations. McDowell, a native of Independence living in Cherryvale, was fired by the Independence trustees on March 10 after 34 years as president and has filed a civil suit against the college.
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Topeka
Jo Ann C. McDowell
Independence Community College
Kansas Board of Regents
Joan Finney
Mary Holladay
Finney
McDowell
Independence
Cherryvale
Board of
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Yeltsin
Congress
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
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