Education grads face scarce jobs as economy stalls
A report shows an 18 percent drop in jobs for new graduates from 85,499 to 69,733 as colleges nationwide see fewer opportunities. Liberal arts and engineering are hardest hit, while government and education hiring rise slightly. KU officials stress limited placement data but expect continued pressure, with law and journalism fields faring relatively better.
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Council
Kansas University
College of Liberal Arts
Don Metlzer
Bridge area traffic pattern approved by Lawrence commission
The Lawrence City Commission approved a traffic pattern for the area affected by the new Kansas River bridges and adopted a related revenue sharing amendment. It also directed mid block crossing lights, referred East Lawrence rezoning, deferred one razing decision, sought an attorney opinion on another matter, and approved a letter of intent to issue revenue bonds.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
Lawrence-Douglas County
Planning Commission
East Lawrence
A.S
Richard Ray
Ray Audio
City Commission
Ray
Lawrence weighs private garbage service as cost rise bites
City staff study possible exit from garbage business amid lawn trimming demand and a 250 percent equipment cost jump since 1968. Overtime costs climbed from 58,300 to an estimated 75,000, with wage talks expected from a new sanitation workers union. The commission directs bid specs for private contractors while keeping city facilities for other departments.
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Lawrence Sanitation Workers Union
Lawrence
Buford Watson
City Commission
Watson
Douglas County Solid Waste Advisory Board
The
Journal-World
Marnie Argersinger
Sanitation Workers Union
Multiple News Briefs Covering Agriculture Prices Politics and City Plans
The AP reports revised price breakdowns for whole milk with 1973 back corrections showing lower farmer returns in spring and higher in fall. Portugal's Communist Party stages a pro AFM march for a democratic Portugal. The Fund for Animals threatens legal action against the Interior Department over endangered species listing. Local city plans discuss traffic two-waying, budget amendments, and rezoning reversals affecting East Lawrence properties and a demolition decision.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Economic Research Service
Interior Department
Fund For Animals
Congress
United States
KU receives four vendor inquiries on computer project
Four vendors Honeywell Univac IBM and Control Data Corp responded to Kansas University's preliminary computer specifications for a next year purchase. They raised questions about administrative specs and provided suggestions. final edits and bidding timelines extend into August and September with benchmarking planned mid September.
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Kansas University
Paul Wolfe
Honeywell
Univac
IBM
Control Data Corp
Wolfe
KU Purchasing Office
State Division of Purchasing
Clinton Circumference Phase II road delays push start to fall
Construction delays for Phase II of the Clinton Circumference road shift the start to fall or winter 1977 with completion possibly by spring 1978. Officials cite funding and relocation work as the main constraints while Phase II links Phase I to the Stull Road loop and avoids inundating County Road 1029.
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Clinton
U.S. Army Corps
Don Fritts
Fritts
Bill Morris
Corps Engineers
Stull Road
Jim Bernard
N.R. Hamm Construc
Sherwood Construction Co
Wichita
Dan McNatt
Douglas County
Deer Creek
Yount Construction Co
Olathe
Sherwood
Memorial fund aids new Eudora library construction
In Eudora, a memorial fund honoring 5 year old Kevin Byrne supports the new public library. Raised funds exceed 1070 dollars to furnish the children's area with construction due to finish around September or October. Community efforts include art fairs and walkathons plus a local bond issue approved for eighties thousand dollars.
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Raleigh
N.C
Washington
Eudora
Eudora Public Library
Kevin Byrne
Stanley Byrne
Byrne
Library Board
Kevin
Kaw Valley State Bank
Eudora 4H
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Finney and
Turnipseed
Topeka
Lisbon
Portugal
Communist Party
Armed Forces Movement
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Shire
Vermont
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New Hampshire
Judicial Law Enforcement
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Shelton
Bob Radcliffe
General Jeans
10Th and
East Lawrence Zoning
Bill Chestnut
W. 20Th
E. 13Th
Chestnut
Minimum Housing Code Board of Appeals
Otis Clemmons
Leroy Spence
John Clark
Emery
Lake Road
Knievel
London
Evel Knievel
Tion, Perry
Lone Star Road
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McPherson Contractors Inc
C.A. Fleming
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