Ohio Falls Behind as Three Districts Close Schools
Nearly 10 000 Ohio children lose classroom access as three districts run out of funds and six districts face closures after voters rejected higher property levies. To ledo and others may reopen or stay closed until state aid resumes in the new year. Several legislators weigh emergency borrowing and the broader impact on 7 000 students.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Toledo
Oregon
John Hall
State Education Association
Pardon board May Grant Death Request for Gilmore
Utah Board of Pardons likely to approve killer Gary Gilmore's request to die by firing squad. Governor Rampton suspended execution after Gilmore appealed to end delays and urged a public hearing to review the capital sentence. The timing raises questions about clemency powers and the upcoming firing squad.
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Salt Lake City
Utah Board of Pardons
Gary Mark Gilmore
George Latimer
Calvin L. Rampton
Latimer
Rampton
Utah
Gilmore
Provo
Bennie Bushnell
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Utah Supreme Court
United States
Samuel Smith
Utah State Prison
Ernest D. Wright
Smith
City health adds swine flu clinic for high risk groups
The city county health department adds a 2:30 to 6 p m swine flu clinic for elderly and high risk individuals at Babcock Place. It will use the New Hampshire street entrance and offer only the bivalent vaccine for those 45 and over and with chronic illness.
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Babcock Place
New Hampshire Street
Baldwin American Legion
Eudora City Hall
Lecompton United Methodist Church
Lawrence Community Building
Walking Hospital
HRC to Host Meeting on Minority Business Aid and Contracts
Lawrence HRC will meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the City Commission Room. Lloyd Shepard of the Kansas Office of Minority Business Enterprise and Willone Eubanks of the Topeka Minority Contractors Assn will speak on minority business aid and construction contracts. Jayhawk Audubon Society gathering follows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at South Park Recreation Center with KU ecologist Robert Hoffman presenting on The Yellowstone Grizzly Bear. Arizona leads in national monuments with four in the state.
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Lawrence
Jayhawk Audubon Society
South Park Recreation Center
Ill Mass
Robert Hoffman
Kansas University
Dean Crowl
Springfield
Robinson Gymnasium
Sunnyside Avenue
Illinois Street
Kan sas Dean Del Brinkman Appears on Tonight Show
Del Brinkman dean of Kan sas University's School of Journalism made a cameo on NBC-TV Tonight Show in Los Angeles during a national journalism society conference. He sat with Stewart Brann and Lynda Smith both seniors from Great Bend and Hoisington respectively. None of the trio were asked to name a tune for the band.
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del Brinkman
Kansas University
School of Journalism
Nbc-Tv
Shelling returns to Beirut as truce collapses again
Heavy shelling flared in Beirut between Christian and Muslim factions despite Syrian troops surrounding the city to uphold a three week old cease-fire. A market in the Muslim sector suffered direct hits killing civilians, while Arab deserter forces threatened to strike back unless bombardment stopped.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U S moves to curb potential oil price surge
U S diplomats warn that a price rise by OPEC could lift world inflation and slow growth. A Dec meeting in Qatar may decide on hikes up to 20 percent, with possible impacts on U S inflation from 6 to 7 percent and growth from 4 to 3.4 percent. The story also notes Iran price ideas, OECD recession forecasts, and U S diplomacy debates. Separately two Baldwin youths face community service and insurance bill for a high school prep room arson last month.
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Washington
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Qatar
Persian Gulf
Financial Times of London
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Japan
State Department
Robert Funseth
Fanseth
High Administration
Iran
Henry A. Kissinger
Baldwin
Baldwin High
Mike Elwell
Special Loop meeting planned for East Lawrence area
The Far East Lawrence Improvement Assn plans a special Dec 2 meeting to discuss comments on the Haskell Loop environmental impact statement. Members debated polling all members if the loop is voted on, with a board meeting to resolve FELIA by law conflicts before Dec 2.
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Far East Lawrence
Sharon Sturdy
Association
FELIA
Walt Hull
Judy Lemon
Howard Hargrove
Don Lee
Haskell
Kyle Andregg
Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Andregg
East Lawrence
Kansans Celebrate 100th Anniversary and 200th Bicentennial
Homer Socolofsky addressed about 150 people at the Douglas County Historical Society meeting in Eldridge House. He linked 1876 newspaper excerpts to national celebrations, noting Kansas pride and hopes for descendants. The program included Pop Strings from Lawrence High School and the society elected 1977 officers and directors.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Homer Socolofsky
Manhattan
Kansas Bicentennial Commission
Eldridge House
Douglas County Historical Society
Lawrence
Pop Strings
Charles Fisher
Ethan Smith
Vic Harrod
Alf Oleson
Dora Sanders
Glenn Rappleman
Charles Stough
Sam Campbell
Beth Glass
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George Tablack
Youngstown
James Bauman
D-Columbus
Pardon Board
HRC
Arizona
Kent Reeves
Laughover Malls
Ray Stoneback
Settle
Bank Americard
City Hall
State Department of Transportation
Topeka
Haskell Avenue
23Rd
11Th Street
Gary Wamsley
Wamsley
Buford Watson
Watson
Kansas River
Carl Mibeck
Don Binns
Mstaff
Richard Gwin
Walt
Olus
S.W
Kaw River Bridge
Douglas County
Socolofsky
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