Cars Costly to Operate
The Federal Highway Administration reports the 1972 standard size car costs about $13,553 to own and operate over 10 years, about 13.55 cents per mile, with compacts at $10,808 and subcompacts at $9,444. Depreciation, maintenance, fuel, insurance, garaging, and taxes compose the major costs. The study notes high features in standard cars and lower power steering in subcompacts.
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Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Junkyard
Lawrence High senior earns LEA scholarship on birthday
The Lawrence Education Assn awarded Kathy Brown a $250 scholarship to Kansas University at the LEA Recognition Dinner. Brown, 18, plans to study elementary education this fall at KU. She is active in Honor Pep Club Spanish Club and church youth groups and works at the Lawrence Public Library. Also honored were six retiring teachers and LEA officers for 1972 73.
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Lawrence Education Assn
Lawrence High
Kathy Brown
Kansas University
Elzie Brown
1618 E. Glenn Jr
AMC Reports $12.96 Million First Half Profit
American Motors Corp. posted a federal tax free profit of 12.96 million for the first half of its fiscal year, the automaker’s best six month showing in seven years. Six month sales reached 665.2 million, up from 614 million a year ago, officials said.
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Detroit
American Motors Co
Leban Appointed Department Head at KU
Carl Leban, assistant professor of East Asian studies at Kansas University, named acting chair of the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures effective immediately. He succeeds Richard Spear as Spear shifts to full-time teaching and research. Leban holds degrees from Syracuse, CCNY, and Columbia, studies Asia in Europe and the Americas, and speaks five languages. He works on Chinese history, literature, language training, and has invented the SINCoder Asian language typewriter. He will take spring and summer 1973 leave to work on a Wei Dynasty history. Grant Goodman serves as acting chair during the leave.
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Carl Leban
Kansas University
Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures
Richard Spear
Leban
New York City
Syracuse University
City College of New York
Columbia University
Europe
Taiwan
Japan
National Endowment ‘For the Humanities
China
Léban
Grant Goodman
Injuries Kill Child in Marion County Crash
A 9 year old Clathe boy named Terry Chris Padgett died in a Wichita hospital from injuries suffered in a two car collision 11 miles east of Marion Kansas on Highway 150. He was the son of Karen Padgett, driver of one of the involved vehicles.
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Wichita
Kan
Clathe
Marion
Highway Patrol
Terry Chris Padgett
Karen Padgett
Art in Park Music Fits All Tastes
The 11th annual Art in the Park runs Sunday noon to 5 p.m. at South Park with diverse music from Local 512 Brass to the Lawrence Sweet Adelines and others. About 140 Douglas County artists exhibit varied media, with high school entries allowed for the first time.
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South Park
Local 512
William Kelly
Bob Gibler
Local
Larry Williams
Dewey Richardson
Lawrence
Sweet Adelines
Larry Draper
Douglas County
Valuation Jump Noted by Rogers
County Assessor Darwin Rogers released unofficial real estate valuation figures for 1972 showing a total county increase of 4.3 million dollars from land value and improvements. City by city and district breakdowns listed Lawrence leading with a 3.58 million rise, and several towns and school districts posting smaller gains. Rogers cautioned that state totals for corporations and utilities will arrive in June and values may change before tax-use finalization, with tax exempt properties not yet calculated.
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Douglas County
Darwin Rogers
Rogers
FHA Loan to Reduce Topeka Building Project
The Federal Housing Administration commits 1 698 300 dollars for an interest reduction loan to rehabilitate Topeka Kansas old National Reserve Life Insurance building. Sens. Pearson and Dole announced the project on Wednesday. The structure will become 82 efficiency and one bedroom elderly apartments with rents from 110 to 124 dollars monthly. Construction will start soon and finish within a year.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
National Reserve Life Insurance
Topeka
Kan
Dole
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