Reading deficits hit junior highs in Unified School District 497
Susan Schwartzkopf and Margie Dykes report 25 percent of junior high students need remedial reading, over double the national 6 to 12 percent average. The Kansas University consultant praised the committee, urging hiring of one full time reading teacher per junior high.
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Unified School District
Susan P. Schwartzkopf
Board of Education
Margie Dykes
Kansas University School of Education
Nita Wyatt
Suk
Sabotage Rejected In Venezuela Crash
In Maracaibo a VIASA DC9 crashed after lifting off from Grano de Oro Airport killing at least 155 people on board and on the ground. Investigators ruled out sabotage though the cause remained undeclared. 84 aboard included 46 U.S. citizens.
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Venezuela
Maracaibo
Lorenzo Fernandez
Rafael Caldera
U.S
Tors
Emiliano Maldonado
Jose Rodriguez Silva
VIASA
Maiquetia
Caracas
Grano de Oro
District Court Deliberates In Esquibel Burglary Case
A Douglas County jury began deliberations at about 10 15 a m in the case of John F Esquibel 49 Topeka charged with second degree burglary and larceny for feloniously taking construction materials valued over 350 from a Huxtable Construction Co shed on Sept 21 1968 The incident ended with a wreck near 15th and Barker Streets Esquibel free on 1500 bond Also noted were filings in two county court cases involving Barney Paul Collins and Herbert Eugene Scott each 18 Kansas City Kan on charges including malicious destruction of property and assault and battery A 17 year old Kansas City Mo juvenile was questioned in the 7 11 Store incident at 828 Ohio St with losses pegged at 57 12 merchandise and 25 fixtures Three men were assaulted during the event No one required medical treatment
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John F. Esquibel
Topeka
Douglas County
Frank Gray
Esquibel
McAllaster School
15Th
Barker Sts
Barney Paul Collins
Herbert Eugene Scott
Kansas City
Kan
Leon
Choate
Arthur Larrie
Rt. 1
Wellsville
Rex Johnson
Larrie
News Quiz Editor's Note Answers Challenge Your Memory
Readers test recall of major events with ten multiple choice questions about figures such as James Earl Ray and Richard Nixon, along with space, crime, and world affairs. Answers are provided on page 3.
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News of the World
Lawrence construction totals top state outside KC area
Lawrence private sector spending in 1968 reached 19.78 million dollars, surpassing Leavenworth Hutchinson and Salina totals when including local school and public projects. City twins born to Mr and Mrs Roy Easum at Barker Court with two older sons. Lawrence High previews Romeo and Juliet spoof tonight. A 23 pound channel catfish caught near Topeka eyed by fishermen as spring arrives. Lawrence Memorial Hospital board to discuss shell building on extended care facility and admin screening results, plus remodeling and parking plans and Blue Cross payments.
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Kansas University
Kansas City
Wichita
Topeka
Leavenworth
Hutchinson
Salina
Roy Easum
Barker Ct
Easum
Inez Bowman
Bowman
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board
Three Car Crash At 23rd And K Ten Causes High Damage
A three car crash at W 23rd and K 10 left no injuries but about 1250 dollars in damage. Brenda Cole could not stop and swerved to miss a stopped car hitting Raymond Niemeir then colliding with Carol Leek, with damages 600 350 and 300 respectively.
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W. 23Rd
K-10
Brenda Cole
Ala. St
23Rd St
Raymond L. Niemeir
Tenn
Carol Leek
Campus Dr
Miss Cole
Niemeir
Miss Leek
Two Airliners Hijacked to Cuba in Same Day
Two planes were hijacked to Havana Cuba on the same Tuesday, a Delta flight from Atlanta to Augusta and a Faucett Airlines Peru flight from Lima to Arequipa. A short man claimed a bomb and demanded Cuba as passengers and crew, totaling 64 aboard. The two incidents marked the 19th and 20th aerial hijackings to Cuba that year, with authorities reporting no fatalities.
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Miami
Cuba
Delta Airlines
Atlanta
Augusta
Havana
Jose Marti Airport
Fidel Castro
Lima
Arequipa
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Assaults at KU after basketball game spark security clash
Lawrence police investigated after two KU officers and several security personnel were assaulted as youths from Wyandotte and Wichita Southeast clashed with students at Allen Fieldhouse following the Friday game. A large crowd threatened officers with knives while one youth shoved a guard. Damage reported at Capitol Federal Savings and Hammig Sheet Metal. Additional vandalism and a burglary were noted in Lawrence.
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Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence
Capitol Federal Savings
Richard Holzmeister
Disturbance Delays Movie at KU Union Ballroom
A brief disturbance during a showing of Blow-Up at the Kansas Union Ballroom led to a pause with objects like wood coat hangers reportedly thrown from the balcony. No injuries occurred and police arrived after the film had stopped.
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Kansas Union
E. P. Moomau
Kansas University Traffic and Security Office
Moomau
Mooman
City moves to seek HUD funds for Lawrence redevelopment plan
Lawrence City Commission reviewed preliminary plans for a federally funded downtown redevelopment program. The first phase targets 900 and 1000 Massachusetts Street with a $1.093 million request, funded entirely by federal money, avoiding local property taxes. The plan could expand to include surrounding east and north Lawrence areas.
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City Commission
Lawrence
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
NDP
Massachusetts Street
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