Anatomy department holds record cadavers at KU Medical Center
Kansas University Medical Center faces a storage crunch with 197 cadavers on hand by mid May. Dr. Howard Matzke notes rising wills and increased donations while outlining criteria for usable remains and changes from earlier reliance on unclaimed bodies.
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Kansas City
Kansas University Medical Center
KUMC
Howard Matzke
Department of Anatomy
Matzke
Marshall Fine
Kumc Anatomy Department
South Africa awards 1 billion nuclear plant contract
South Africa awarded a 1 billion contract to Framatome Alshtrom and Spie Batignolles for its first nuclear power station. The French consortium beat a U S led group backed by General Electric amid controversy over nonproliferation policies and race-related objections. Three American firms filed petitions.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Framatome, Alshtrom
Spie Batignolles
Fers
General Electric
Electricity Supply Commission
United States
Holland
Nation Honors 700 000 Dead In Bi Centennial Remembrance
The nation paused to remember the 700 000 Americans who died from Lexington to Saigon as Gerald Ford laid a wreath at Arlington. He urged vigilance for liberty while ceremonies across the country honored the fallen.
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Nation
America
Lexington
Concord
Saigon
Arlington National Cemetery
Gerald Ford
Ford
Passengers Have World Airways DC8 Impounded in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi a World Airways DC8 chartered flight from London was impounded after 248 passengers, angered by delays linked to a four day strike, sought damages of 1000 each. They obtained a Rankin County writ to secure potential damages with World Airways able to retrieve the jet by submitting to chancery court jurisdiction.
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Jackson, Miss
London
World Airways
Jackson
Rankin County Chancery Court
Chancery Court
Oakland
Calif
Mississippi
England
Bangor
Maine
W.F. Minor
Minor
Fourth of July fireworks and music show at KU Memorial Stadium
Tickets for the July 4 1976 fireworks and music spectacle at Kansas University's Memorial Stadium go on sale early June. The Lawrence Jaycees and KU Alumni Association plan an 8 to 1030 pm event with bands orchestras and a historical script set to music and slides. Advance tickets are 1 and 125 at the gate.
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Memorial Stadium
Lawrence Jaycees
Kansas University Alumni Association
Vince Billotta
Kansas
Doyle Merz
Jaycees
Merz
Three-Car Collision Injures Driver at 23rd and Alabama
A three car crash Saturday at 23rd Street and Alabama left Miguel A. Ramos 44 with minor head injuries. Ramos collided with Donna M. Wade 33 and Lucenl F. Hamlin 38. damages totaled 1775. Wade and Hamlin were unhurt.
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23Rd
Alabama
Miguel A. Ramos
Powers
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Donna M
Wade
Rt. 2
Lucenl
Ramos
Hamlin
Boston violence follows DOJ busing decision sparks arson
Antibusing activists warned of further violence after Attorney General Levi said the DOJ would not pursue a Supreme Court appeal on Boston's busing plan. Hours later a fire next to a replica of the Beaver caused 75000 in damage to a gift shop and ticket office. authorities call it suspicious. Louise Day Hicks cautioned the move could inflame tensions in Boston.
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Boston
Justice Department
Atty
Howard H. Levi
James Kelly
South Boston Information Center
Supreme Court
South
Louise Day Hicks
Levi
Levi shuns busing step but may seek aid later
Attorney General Edward H. Levi will stay out of the Boston school busing case for now but may seek Supreme Court review to limit court ordered desegregation remedies. The Justice Department said it will file a brief if the court agrees to hear the case, arguing remedies should be tailored to the violation. President Ford pressed Levi to pursue legislative fixes to minimize forced busing while upholding education goals. Civil rights leaders praised the decision. Mayor Kevin White questioned it and prepared his own suit.
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Washington
Edward H. Levi
Boston
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Levi
Robert H. Bork
High Court
Bork
Department
Ford
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kevin White
Kissinger bank plan rejected at UNCTAD meeting
At the UN Conference on Trade and Development in Nairobi the United States saw its international resources bank proposal voted down 33 to 31 with many abstentions and absences. Delegates moved toward a $6 billion common fund to stabilize prices for 10 raw materials and urged action on debt, inflation, and trade reforms for developing nations.
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Nairobi
Kenya
United Nations Conference On Trade and Development
Unctad
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
International Resources Bank
Kissinger
Common Fund
City weighs joint county phone system with Bell proposal
Lawrence city and county commissioners consider a combined city county telephone switchboard to cut costs. Bell says the $43 000 system could save about 1300 monthly and over 10 years surpass 100 000 in savings. Proposals await action before the November opening of the new city county law building.
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Southwestern Bell
Bell
Vicki Peterson
Eighth and
New Hampshire
23Rd Street
W. 23Rd
Naismith Streets
Connecticut Street
Brook Street
Durenburger
Peters, Williams
Kubota
Country Club West Subdivision
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Mount Carroll, Ill
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