Tighter controls urged in government computer crimes
The GAO reports 69 known government computer crime cases with about $2 million stolen, largely from lax controls. An employee forged payment vouchers, sending checks to fictitious firms and drawing funds. Average loss per case was $44,000, far below private industry.
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Congressional
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congressional Audit Agency
Stanford Research Institute
UF to Follow Hard Line on Outside Fund Drives
The Lawrence United Fund Inc. board set a 1976 goal of 237,480 to fund member agencies at a level avoiding outside fundraising. The decision limits drives to national efforts and a retroactive Red Cross request will be reviewed after talks.
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Red Cross
Max Lucas
Lucas
United Fund
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Andy Garyardt
Homestead
Dennis Barritt
Jasu
Wayne Osness
University
Lawrence District 497 weighs busing and transfer student policy
Lawrence District 497 board nears decisions on busing durations and transfer student eligibility. They plan to place both topics on Monday's agenda for possible action while debating cost cuts and funding sources to keep rides under 60 minutes for secondary and 50 minutes for elementary students.
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Lawrence
Charles Oldfather
Kenneth Fisher
Fisher
State Board of Tax Appeals
Mother's Day long distance calls rise with 2.8 million predicted
Southwestern Bell projects 2.8 million long distance calls across five states on Mother's Day May 9. In Kansas about 299,700 calls are expected up 9 percent from 1975 with discounts of 60 percent for interstate calls before 5 pm. Early calls around breakfast or afternoon increase chances of successful connections.
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Anna Jarvis
West Virginia
Bill Collinson
Southwestern Bell
Kansas
Collinson
Mom
Journal-World corrects Dennis Smiths address in meeting report
The Wednesday Journal-World story on Tuesday city commission meeting misstated Dennis Smiths address. Smith resides at 765 N Fifth as his correct location.
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Dennis Smith
Journal-World Story
City Commission
Smith
Fifth
Lawrence Music Club Plans National Music Week Programs
The Lawrence Music Club marks National Music Week with several city programs. Activities include Schwegler School sixth grade choir at Valleyview Care Home, Lawrence High string quartet at Samaritan Lodge, and Central Junior High vocalists with stage band at Lawrence Manor Nursing Home and Cherry Manor Convalescent Center. The high school stage band performs outdoors at Wakarusa Manor. The club, founded in 1892 and part of the National Federation since 1910, funds local school music projects and awards the Carl A. Preyer Scholarship to KU music students.
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Lawrence Music Club
Schwegler School
Valleyview
Lawrence High
Samaritan Lodge
Central Junior High Madrigal
Lawrence Manor Nursing Home
Cherry Manor Convalescent Center
Wakarusa Manor
National Federation
Washington
Kansas University
Carl A. Preyer
Preyer
Rita Hawley
Independence
David Wehr
Richmond
Lawrence
Chile junta may release 60 prisoners before Simon visit
U S government sources say up to 60 political prisoners could be freed by Chile's Pinochet regime as Treasury Secretary Simon prepares to visit. Three top political prisoners were freed recently and releases are tied to Simon's trip, seen as signaling U S support.
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Treasury
William E. Simon
U.S
Augusto Pinochet
Simon
Chile
Santiago
Salvadore Allende
Latin America
Ecuador
Brazil
Mexico
Pinochet
Five millionaires avoid taxes in 1974 IRS report
The IRS says more than 3,000 Americans earning 50 000 or more paid no federal income tax in 1974 including five millionaires. In 1973 seven millionaires owed no tax. The report notes 244 people with over 200 000 AGI paid no taxes in 1974.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
KU faculty benefits urged to rise in retirement and sick leave
A University Senate committee urges Kansas University to raise fringe benefits for faculty in retirement sick leave and long term disability. It calls for higher state retirement contributions six months sick leave before disability and inflation matched disability payments plus more sabbaticals and travel funds for conventions.
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University Senate
Senate Executive Committee
SenEx
Bernard Gainer
Particu
Gainer
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