Small town helping habit challenged by study
Oklahoma researchers report small towns show greater altruism toward neutral recipients but are less tolerant of deviance. In an experiment in Tulsa and 51 nearby towns they mailed 216 letters and found higher returns from small towns overall, though letters to a leftist or communist target drew minimal responses. The FBI was alerted by letters sent to a fictitious friend of communism.
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Friends of the Communist Party
Tulsa
FBI
Hansson
Amison wins local education award for breaking gender stereotypes
Pinckney School teacher Willie Amison received the Vicki Larson Landman Memorial Award at the Lawrence Education Assn. dinner for his efforts to reduce sex role stereotyping in the classroom. The surprise $100 prize honors Ms. Landman, a Baldwin teacher who studied stereotype issues before her 1973 death. Amison, with KU degrees, says he aims to help students discuss concerns and pursue their own interests.
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Willie Amison
Pinckney
Amison
Vicki Larson Landman
Lawrence Education Assn
Ms. Landman
Baldwin
Lawrence
Ing
Pinckney School
Kansas University Endowment Assn
LEA
Charlotte
Vaughn
918
Ark
Reuter Organ Co Plans Open House in Lawrence
Reuter Organ Co announces a public open house from 2 to 5 p.m. on May 23 at 612 N.H. in Lawrence with factory tours and continuous organ performances. Visitors can view the Organ Pipe Department and a console for a Bethany College instrument. The event marks the firm’s 60th year, showcasing a new product and a restored 100-year-old organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuter Organ Co
N.H
Lawrence
Second and Lyons
North Lawrence
Bethany College
Lindsborg
State of
Kansas
Congress sets high 1977 budget with job programs
Congress advances a 1977 budget of 413.3 billion avoiding major payroll tax rise. The plan boosts defense to 100.8 billion and targets 158.9 billion for unemployment, Social Security and welfare programs. It promises about one million more jobs in 1977 and lowers unemployment to 6 percent by year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate House
Arnold Parker
Senate Budget Committee
Defense
Salvation Army fund drive selects leadership for Lawrence expansion
Division chairs named for the 250000 capital gifts drive to expand Salvation Army facilities in Lawrence. M E Easton is general chairman with Ken Whitenight as co chair. A kickoff breakfast is planned May 19 at 7 30 a m in the Kansas Union Kansas Room with about 125 invited. Dutton Brookfield Kansas City Mo will speak. The American Legion is noted as organized March 15 1919.
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Salvation Army
Lawrence
Arden Booth
George M. Clem
Alan Hack
J.F. Schubert
Bill Salome
Robert E. Shmalberg
M.E
Bill” Easton
Ken Whitenight
Olin K. Petefish
Dolph Simons Sr
Roger A. Hill
Travis Glass
Corlett J. Cotton
Lynn Anderson
Arkie Vaughn
Glenn L. Kappelman
Keith Lawton
Richard L. Zinn
Nancy Hambleton
Scmalberg
Booth
Schubert
Whitenight
Easton
Kansas Union
Kansas Room
Dutton Brookfield
Kansas City
Durable United Fund directors recall 1956 meeting
A citizen revisits the original United Fund board elected July 27 1956 noting ten Lawrence residents among the twelve directors still living. Names include Russ Mosser George Noland James Schubert and others while M C Slough Chester Jones moved away. Also report of Steven Gaedtke 20 Gardner injured in a single car crash near the Eudora blacktop. He is in fair condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with back injuries and arm cuts. Sheriff notes crash occurred about 11 15 p m near U S 56 with few details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Lawrence
Russ Mosser
George Noland
James Schubert
L.J. Heeb
Dale Sillix
Jack Miller
Harold Keltz
William Willee
Dick Wintermore
Ken Whitenight
M.C. Slough
Chester Jones
Eudora Blacktop
Steven K. Gaedtke
Gardner
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
U.S. 56
Mishap and scuffle lead to multiple arrests in Lawrence
Lawrence police arrested Henry Parra 20 Kansas City Kan on charges of driving while intoxicated leaving the scene reckless driving and illegal possession of marijuana after a two car crash near Second and Lincoln in North Lawrence. A bag of green vegetation reportedly was found in his car. He is free on 1350 bond. Gayle Housworth 37 Leavenworth was jailed on a concealed weapon charge after being searched at a private club at the Virginia Inn. Yvonne Lee Albee Leavenworth was named winner of the youth fitness award at the 1976 American Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Henry Parra
Kansas City
Kan
Parra
Second
Lincoln
North
Lloyd M. Kent
Walnut
TeePee Junction
Kent
D. Housworth
R.I
Focal
Virginia Inn
W. Sixth
Houseworth
Mobile
Ala
Yvonne Lee Albee
Leavenworth
Miss Albee
David L. Albee
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Chicago
Oklahoma
Midwestern Psychological Association
Robert O. Hansson
M.J. Davis
Dandee Davis
Pink Panther Lounge
Dandee
Adam Ambrose
Kansas University
Reuter
Illinois
United States
Kent Reeves
Rego
K Malls Ee Ae
House
Senate
Ford Administration
Fund Drive
The
American Legion
Organization of War Veterans
Kaw River Bridge
Cross
9Th
Indiana
Gayle
Financial Corporation
ISC Diversified Investments, Inc
Financial House
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