Voters urged to choose best for city and school board
A Lawrence column argues voters must elect the most qualified and honest candidates to the City Commission and the District 497 Board of Education. It notes 14 seeking three City Commission seats and seven seeking three school board seats, with primary narrowing to six each. It stresses accountability and the harm of “second best” leadership in local government.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Board of Education
Lawrence City
Spersons
Importance of qualified candidates in Lawrence elections
The writer urges voters to evaluate city commission and school board candidates carefully. Incumbents face scrutiny, while new ideas and time commitments are emphasized. Voters should study qualifications and cast informed ballots to uphold effective local government.
Lawrence High School club backs Baldwin play tonight
Heard in Lawrence the Black Americans Club of Lawrence High School will present Baldwin's play tonight at 7 30 to raise proceeds for bus transportation to southern black colleges in April.
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The
Black Americans Club of
Iwrence High School
le Baldwin
Helub
Nixon Budget Cuts KU Funding by 2 Million
Kansas University faces a projected 2 million reduction in federal support under the Nixon budget for fiscal 1974. Major losses hit the Public Health Service and Office of Education, threatening basic research, graduate aid, and training grants while cancer research funding rises slightly.
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Kansas University
Raymond Nichols
Nixon
Nichols
Research Administration
Office of Education
The
Public Health Service
Snyder
University
National Science Foundation
U. S. Office of Education
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jerry Rogers
KU Office
Legislature Activity Spotlighted at CC Session
Lawrence lawmakers describe a very busy Kansas session with 64 more Senate bills than a year earlier. Freshmen Rep. Lloyd Buzzi and Rep. Mike Glover defend libertarian positions on marijuana and drinking age. Sen. Arden Booth criticizes fiscal policy while praising constituent input and reiterates views on tax and education bills.
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Kansas
Arden Booth
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Booth
Senate
Rep
Lloyd Buzzi
Buzzi
John Vogel
Sen
Insurance Committee
State and Federal Affairs Committee
Mike Glover
Kidnapping and Rape Charges Lodged Against Teen Suspect
John D. Peddy, 18, of Eudora and San Antonio, faces kidnapping and rape charges after a 13 year old Kansas City girl was abducted while hitchhiking near Ray's Truck Stop. The girl later walked home about 14 hours after the incident as a high‑intensity search involving deputies, the sheriff, and investigators ended with Peddy's arrest in Eudora.
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John D. Peddy
Eudora
San Antonio
Tex
Leavenworth County
Kansas City
Ray
Lawrence
Dan Hawes
Peddy
Douglas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Tonganoxie
Hawes
Ft. Riley
Johnson
Five Die As New Building Collapses in Virginia
A 26 story Skyline Center high rise under construction collapsed in Bailey’s Crossroads near Washington. Five dead, 10 missing feared dead, 34 injured. State and federal probes begin as rescue ends and demolition begins. One victim was Clemens R. Holcomb, 27, of Arlington, who planned to marry today.
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Bailey's Crossroads
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Clemens R. Holcomb
Arlington
Nixon
Peter J. Brennan
White House
Brennan
Washington, D.C
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Kenneth Fisher
Usd 497
Journal-World
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Carl Knox
Nancy Hambleton
Vogel
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Tola M. Ross
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Kroehler
Skyline Center
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Larry Rivers
Rumsey Funeral Home
Fred Rumsey
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Umsey
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