KU Seeks 52.9 Million for FY 1975 Operations
Kansas University asks the Kansas Board of Regents to request 52.9 million dollars for Educational and General operating funds for FY 1975 starting July 1 1974. The request includes 17.7 new unclassified faculty positions and a 10 percent faculty salary increase.
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University
Regents
Lawrence
Medical Center
Board of Regents
Topeka
Geological Survey
KU JS
KU Medical Center
NDP Phase II Receives 374 720 HUD Grant for Phase III
Lawrence's Neighborhood Development Program Phase III earned a 374 720 dollar HUD grant. Don Schaake notes continued NDP support likely and outlines Phase III aims including Kansas River bridge deck improvements and a South Lawrence entry plaza. East Lawrence receives 22 500 for demolition and East Lawrence Improvement Assn. activities. Phase III work must finish by June 30, 1974.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Schaake
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East Lawrence
HUD
Kansas traffic deaths update for Topeka area 1973
Kansas highway death log shows 287 fatalities in the 1973 year to 9 am Thursday for the Topeka region. The comparable 1972 period recorded 308 deaths, reflecting a drop year over year.
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Topeka
Kan
China conducts hydrogen bomb test amid nuclear tensions
China confirms a hydrogen bomb test in its western Lop Nor region, stating aims to defend and break the superpowers' nuclear monopoly. U.S. and Soviet leaders react as fallout and atmospheric changes are reported in Japan. France pursues a separate test voyage.
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France
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Sinkiang
County Establishes Levy for Ambulance Service
The Douglas County Commission set a maximum one mill levy to fund the county ambulance service, with a 0.25 mill provisional need for 1974. The county owns all equipment of the Gold Cross Ambulance Service, Lawrence provides the building, and monthly subsidies total 1350 dollars.
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Douglas County
Dan Young
Lawrence
Gold Cross Ambulance Service
Temperature Trends Hold Steady Around 80s This Weekend
The region warms into the mid 80s today but fails to reach 90 for the first time in five days. A high of 88 is followed by a 64 degree low. Weekend outlook includes scattered evening storms and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s with partly cloudy skies. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms is forecast tonight and Friday.
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Mercury
Partly Cloudy and Warm Weather Update
Partly cloudy and warm conditions across the region with mild to warm afternoon temperatures. Skies may brighten midday with gentle west winds and little to no rainfall expected.
Ervin Questions Nixon Duty in Watergate Probe
Senator Ervin challenged Nixon’s duty to faithfully execute laws amid Watergate and pressed for Nixon to testify. Dean testified he kept few meeting notes, recalled incriminating discussions, and described wild schemes while noting clemency talks and payoffs were discussed.
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
Nixon
North Carolina
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John W. Dean III
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Dean
Samuel Cash
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E. Howard Hunt
John D. Ehrlichman
Schlesinger Confirmed as Defense Secretary In Nixon Era
The Senate confirmed James R. Schlesinger as defense secretary after Sen. William Proxmire dropped objections. Proxmire remained unsettled by Schlesinger's conditional stance on resuming bombing of North Vietnam.
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Senate
Nixon
James R. Schlesinger
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William Proxmire
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Schlesinger
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North Vietnam
Faith in Nixon on the Decline
The Harris survey shows confidence in President Nixon waning over the past month. Only 24 percent express personal confidence in Nixon, 65 percent negative, and 11 percent unsure. Voter belief Nixon knew nothing of Watergate rose to 63 percent in June from 54 percent in May.
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New York
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White House
Wichita bar leader urges Wichita law school site study
Patrick F. Kelly of the Wichita Bar Assn urged the Kansas Board of Regents to pause KU Law School expansion and study the feasibility of a Wichita law school. Regents emphasized any new program must go through a feasibility review, with possible Wichita site consideration. Dean Martin Dickinson said the new building could house 600 students, up from 460 this fall, and cut Kansas applicant denial rates from about 48 to 60 percent.
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Patrick F. Kelly
Wichita Bar Assn
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University Law School
Wichita
Kelly
Kansas
Regents
Jess Stewart
Wamego
Board of Regents
Wichita Bar Group
Stewart
Keith Lawton
KU Law School
Kanesas
Law
Sunnyside
Sunflower Streets
Martin Dickinson
Law School
KU School
Dollar Pummeled As Europe Sends Currencies Spinning
The dollar slumped to record lows in Frankfurt Zurich and Paris while the British pound rose to its strongest level against the dollar in a year as traders cite inflation Watergate and trade issues. Gold eased from recent highs as the dollar weakened. The dollar’s slide follows European moves to jointly float currencies within a 2.25 percent band among six Common Market nations.
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