KU and UCR reaffirm world peace through university exchange
Kansas University and the University of Costa Rica renewed an exchange agreement at UCR with KU officials led by EU Chancellor Gene Budig and UCR Rector Fernando Duran. Kansas State University joins as a full partner expanding exchanges beyond grain science to all departments. Costa Rican and KU alumni attended as U.S. Ambassador Hinton hosted a reception.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Kansas University
University of Costa Rica
Gene Budig
UCR
Fernando Duran
Kansas State University
KSU
Vote seeks 14.9 percent raise for teachers over two years
School administrators back calculations for a salary referendum proposing a 14.9 percent average increase over two years for teachers and staff. If approved on April 19, property taxes would rise by about 8 mills annually, adding roughly 832,786 the first year and 1,464,142 the second, with a homeowner of 80,000 facing about 50 dollars more per year.
Disciplinary actions against doctors rise in 1986
Washington AP reports a 17 percent increase in doctor disciplinary actions in 1986. Public Citizen Health Research Group criticizes weak state discipline and notes Georgia leads with 6.94 actions per 1,000 doctors, while Wyoming ranks last with none.
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Washington
Public Citizen’s Health Research Group
Federation of State Medical Boards
District of Columbia
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
West Virginia
Utah
Oregon
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kentucky
Colorado
Wyoming
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maryland
Michigan
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Economic figures ease recession fears in revised data
Washington reports the chief economic forecasting index fell 0.6 percent in January but December was revised up to 0.3 percent. The revision dampens recession fears, as economists note the index’s long track record of signaling downturns after three declines. They expect slower growth in 1988 but not a full recession.
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Higgins
White House
Reagan
Lebanon
South
Washington
Commerce Department
National Association of Business Economists
State official cautions on tax figure after February surplus
AP reports February tax collections rose 11.96 million above estimates as the state nears 1.22 billion for eight months. Revenue Secretary Harley Duncan notes February’s short month and says March figures are needed to judge FY outcomes, despite gains in individual income and sales taxes. Corporate income and financial institutions taxes lag.
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Topeka
Harley Duncan
Duncan
Iraq fires 14 missiles into Tehran in 24 hour blitz
Iraq claimed it launched fourteen surface to surface missiles of its own design and production at Iran’s capital Tehran in a rapid 24 hour bombardment. The report appears in a classified section with other features listed such as Comics and Cro ss word puzzles and hospital markets and sports.
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Iraq
Leap Year Baby Born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Beth and John Hoffman welcomed their eighth child on Leap Year Day at LMH with a 12 28 p m birth. They chose Feb 29 to mark a unique birthday while noting convenience and vanity as factors. The delivery occurred Monday as three other LMH births also fell on Leap Day.
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Beth
John Hoffman
Hoffman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Hoffman
Hoffmans
LMH
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United Nations
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Tyre
U.N
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Lawrence
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