KU Honors Mrs. Spencer with Fred Blisworth Medallion
Mrs. Spencer of Kansas City received the Fred Blisworth Medallion at a Thursday dinner hosted by the Kansas Board of Regents and Chancellor Archie Dykes. A KU Class of 1926 alumna, she chairs the Kenneth A. and Helen F. Spencer Foundation which funds the Spencer Library Kansas Collection and other KU facilities. She also funds the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art under construction to house the university art collection.
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Helen Foresman
Spencer
Kansas University
Fred Ellsworth
Robert Bennett
Archie Dykes
Fred Blisworth
Kansas City
Kansas ‘Board of Regents
KU Endowment Association
Kenneth A
Helen F. Spencer
Kenneth A. Spencer
University
Kansas
KU Medical Center
Helen Foresman Spencer
Sunflower project ahead of schedule at Sunflower Army plant
DeSoto contractor reports progress on the 92 million nitroguanidine production complex at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant near Lawrence. First guardhouse finished, perimeter fence 95 percent complete, roads and railroads near completion. By 1980 the plant should be operational as the only domestic nitroguanidine source.
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U.S. Army
Sunflower
Lawrence
Stutz
Bank to Cut Prime Rate to 6 Percent Monday
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co says it will reduce its prime lending rate from 6% to 5.5% on Monday, following Citi Bank which will not lower its base rate. The prime rate affects loans to top creditworthy corporate customers and signals broader rate trends.
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New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Citibank
Reformers claim victories on nursing home rule changes
Kansans for Improvement of Nursing Homes reports last minute wins as an interim rules committee tightens administrator duties and defines a nighttime charge person for intermediate care facilities. Jessie Branson notes remaining work and urges tighter standards before the 1977 session.
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Broadview
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KINH
House
Senate
Public Health and Welfare
Sandy Duncan
Wichita
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Branson
Bran
Son
Baldwin Man Dies in Head-On 1 35 Crash Near Olathe
A Baldwin resident, Johnie Bruce Sauders, 60, died after his northbound 1 35 vehicle was struck head on by James N. Prell of Overland Park who crossed the median. Sauders, en route to pick up a GM paycheck, died at KU Medical Center. Surviving family includes wife Frances Ott Sauders and children Sharon Hird and Joel. Funeral services set for Annunciation Catholic Church with a rosary at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home.
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Kansas University Medical Center
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Prell
Souders
General Motors Assembly
Fairfax Industrial District
Kansas City
Kan
Mr. Souders
Lawrence
Sharon Hird
Clathe
Joel
Harvey Chance
Mission
Lennis Johnson
Ralph Hess
Annunciation Catholic Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Lamb-Roberts
Kansas students win pharmacy scholarships for 1976 77
Three Kansas University students receive pharmacy scholarships for the 1976 77 academic year. Recipients are Alma senior Alan Mueller Douglas Hedge Studley senior Robert Haneke Ellis senior.
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Kansas University
Alan Mueller
Alma
Douglas Hedge
Studley
Robert Haneke
Ellis
Carter Demos discuss tax cut during Carter meeting
Representative George H. Mahon said the three hour session in Lovejoy Georgia covered economic stimulation and unemployment with no clear consensus on a tax cut. Mahon noted Carter urged strong appointments to stabilize business confidence and spoke of a balanced long term budget.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Carter
George H. Mahon
Dtex
Lovejoy
Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Sive
Secretary of the Treasury
Management and Budget
Commerce
Kansas Power and Light Declares Quarterly Dividend
The board of Kansas Power and Light Co met in Manhattan and declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on common stock payable January 31 1977 to holders of record December 3 1976. Regular dividends on all preferred stock were also declared. Directors present included Charles Arthur Thomas Clevenger Arthur Collins Cloud Cray Carl Didde Balfour Jeffrey R McClure Albert Schwartz William Wall and John Williamson.
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Kansas Power and Light Co
Manhattan
Charles 5
Arthur
Thomas R. Clevenger
Topeka
Arthur J. Collins
Hutchinson
Cloud L. Cray Jr
Atchison
Carl Didde
Emporia
Balfour S. Jeffrey
R. W. McClure
Lawrence
Albert J. Schwartz
Salina
William EB. Wall
John G. Williamson
Mercury Hits Record High In Lawrence Then Cools
Lawrence temperatures topped 77 degrees, surpassing the 1942 record of 76 for the day. A Canadian high-pressure system pushed evening skies partly cloudy with low 50s, and the forecast calls for more cool weather through Sunday. Kansas highs ranged from 79 in Topeka to 68 in Goodland while lows spanned 26 at Hill City to 42 at Pittsburg.
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Canada
Great Plains
National Weather Service
Kansas
Topeka
Goodland
Hill City
Pittsburg
Gilmore may be allowed to talk to girl friend
Gary Gilmore in near isolation at Utah State Prison awaits a decision by the Board of Pardons on his death sentence for a motel clerk killing. His girlfriend Nicole Barrett recovered from a coma after a suicide pact attempt. The bar commission will review ethics complaints against Gilmore's attorney Dennis Boaz amid inquiries into his involvement.
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Gary Gilmore
Utah
Nicole Barrett
Provo
Gilmore
Samuel Smith
Utah State Bar Commission
Dennis Boaz
Mittee
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