Kansas leaders urged to plan bright future at Lawrence conference
Dr. Charles Kimball, MRI chair, told Kansas chamber executives in Lawrence that the state must mobilize to attract jobs and growth. He warned Kansas risked being left behind if residents do not commit to statewide planning and promotion efforts, citing central location and future population shifts.
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Missouri
MRI
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Theta sorority wins intramural football thriller at KU
Kappa Alpha Theta edged Pi Beta Phi 8-0 on the Watkins Hospital fields as Martha Gump and Reenie McGannon led a late drive. McGannon scored with 1:20 left, then McGannon connected with Cathy Green for the extra points as Theta advances to the Hill Championship game against Oliver Hall.
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Hart
Jeff Nelson
Delta Chi House
Martha Gump
Oskaloosa
Reenie MecGannon
Overland Park
Gump
McGannon
Cathy Green
Salina
Kansas City
Oliver Hall
Memorial Stadium
Saccharin ban delay moves to President Carter desk
Congress clears an 18 month halt on the saccharin ban with labeling requirements for products. A new Office of Technology Assessment study questions reliable human cancer risk and calls saccharin a weak carcinogen in rats.
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Office of Technology Assessment
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Passenger injured in automobile collision near Eighth Street
Chris Wallace of 2237 Mass was treated at Lawr ence Memorial Hospital and released after his car hit a parked vehicle on Missouri near Eighth at 1 30 this morning. Driver Gert Berthold of 501 Dakota faced charges for left of center and DUI.
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Missouri
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Dakota
Berthold
Lindsey Peterson
Peterson
City mulls trash service changes this month
City commissioners weigh higher monthly fees or reduced pickup frequency to fund sanitation upgrades. Commissioner Jack Rose urges public input as staff compile cost figures. option of targeted rates for elderly and debates over tax vs user financing surface amid plans to expand fleet and bins and set payoff method.
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Jack Rose
Rose
Don McLaughlin
KU students start 123 hour Project Santa card marathon
Acacia and Delta Gamma at the University of Kansas begin a 123 hour spades marathon at noon Monday to raise funds for Project Santa. Proceeds go to the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn Center KU Medical Center and the Heart Fund.
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University of Kansas
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KU Medical Center
Heart Fund
Lawrence
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Delta Gamma
Sallie Hogan
Prairie Village
Krissy Jones
Topeka
John Walter
Kansas City
Kan
Jim Obermeyer
Chesterfield
Gas cutoff hearings set for Cities Service sale curbs
The Federal Power Commission will hold hearings December 6 and April 4 to decide if Cities Service Gas Co. Oklahoma City should be limited in gas sales. A no-growth order could force Gas Service Co. to stop accepting new customers, affecting construction in Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Nebraska with cities like Joplin and St. Joseph on its client list. Louis Wamsley district VP says the action could have wide impact on the regions gas supply and growth.
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Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Gas Co
Oklahoma City
Cities Service
Gas Service Co
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraksa
Louis Wamsley
Bartlesville
KU Faculty Recital Opens Season With Kostek
Clarinetist Patricia Kostek assistant professor of music performance presents her first KU recital at 8 p m Tuesday in Swarthout Recital Hall Murphy Hall The open program includes Finzi Weber and Brahms with Sylvia Reynolds and Edward Laut accompanying on piano and cello for the public free of charge.
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Patricia Kostek
Kansas University
Kostek
Swarthout
Murphy Hall
Finzi
Weber
Brahms
Sylvia Reynolds
Lawrence
Edward Laut
Ottawa University to fire eight tenured faculty members
Ottawa University announced the dismissal of eight tenured faculty and three other staff for financial reasons. President Dr. Milton Froyd said the decision brings shared pain, with eight teachers to be paid for one year plus benefits while they seek new jobs.
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