Dykes Plans Outreach Task Force At KU
Kansas University Chancellor Archie Dykes will appoint a task force to review KU outreach programs and services. The panel will assess summer school offerings, off campus programs, easy access, materials on request, and technical assistance for government, business, and education. It will survey Kansas population centers to identify needs and study peer universities for lessons, with recommendations to involve faculty, optimize staff, and allocate resources for broader, measurable outreach efforts.
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Kansas University
Archie Dykes
Wescoe Hall furniture orders await bids from state office
Kansas University has ordered all remaining Wescoe Hall classroom and seminar room furniture through the State Purchasing Office. Bids have not yet been taken, and officials expect information on bids soon. Chairs and tables are needed for seminar rooms and classrooms as current folding chairs and old tables are used.
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Kansas University
Wescoe Hall
State Purchasing Office
Allen
Wiechert
Docking Seeks Higher Pay for Kansas Penal Director
Gov. Robert Docking said he will push to raise the $15 000 annual salary for the penal director to attract qualified applicants. The prior director Robert N. Woodson and Lansing Penitentiary official Raymond J. Gaffney resigned amid a Kansas City grand jury probe into prostitution.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Robert N. Woodson
Lansing
Raymond J. Gaffney
Kansas City
Grand Jury
Gaffney
Kansas City, Kan
Lawrence Man Indicted In False Tax Refund Scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Daniel Ray Hedman, 25, Lawrence, Kansas, on two counts of filing false income tax returns to obtain about 56 000 in refunds. Prosecutors say Hedman reported 80 000 in income he did not earn and claimed exemptions and deductions to qualify for refunds. He remained in custody after failing to post a 15 000 bond.
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Kansas City
Kan
Daniel Ray Hedman
Lawrence
Hedman
Kansas graduate student from Stockholn Maine
A graduate student at Kansas University hails from Stockholm Maine and resides at 743 R I.
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Kansas University
Stockholm
Maine
R. I
Lawrence High queen field narrowed to 25 nominees
Lawrence High School reduced homecoming queen candidates from 101 to 25 after a Wednesday primary. A second primary Friday will trim the field to six with a semi final Tuesday and final balloting October 11 after an evening rally beside the chesty lion statue near the cafeteria. The homecoming is October 12 with a football game against Shawnee Mission North and a dance October 18.
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Lawrence High School
LHS
Shawnee Mission North
Sheri Blank
Cathy Bodin
Beth Boozer
Dinah Foster
Wendy Francis
Kitty Giffin
Elaine Grob
Sandra Holloway
Tina Johnson
Dodie Jordan
Ruth Anne King
Cyrese Lee
Gwen Lewellen
Lynn Lewellen
Julie Lienhard
Janet McKenzie
Valerie Mayer
Joanna Miranda
Debra Noller
Cinda Osness
Kim Pestinger
Nancy Weidensaul
Kimberly Williams
Cindy Wilson
Nancy Womack
Preliminary hearing set for Henry Davis on bicycle theft charges
Henry Leroy Davis 24 of 1036 N Third faces grand theft charges after police arrested him weekend. He remains jailed on a $2,500 bond. Prosecutors say he took a bicycle from Nancy Sehlker on Sept 8 and another from Sara J McBride on Sept 16. Each bike valued over $50.
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Henry Leroy Davis
Third
Lawrence
Davis
Nancy Sehlker
Sara J. McBride
Fatal collision in Wakeeney at major junction
Godfred Deines aged 46 of Wakeeney died in an early morning crash in Wakeeney when a pickup collided with a semi truck near the U S 283 and Interstate 70 junction.
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Wakeeney
Kan
Godfred Deines
Deines
U.S. 283
Wakarusa Valley Students Camp at Lone Star Lake
Six grade students from Wakarusa Valley School spend today and Friday at Lone Star Lake for a four year old class campout directed by June Smith. They observe life at the lake with Topeka Environmental Education staff and Kansas University Museum experts.
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Wakarusa Valley School
Lone Star Lake
June Smith
Topeka
Lawrence Auto Show Set for Weekend Display in Parking Lot
Lawrence dealers plan an auto show at Montgomery Ward parking lot 23rd and Ousdahl this Saturday and Sunday from noon to five. Over 100 vehicles will be shown with hourly prize drawings. If rain delays, a rescheduled event will occur when KU football goes on the road.
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Lawrence
Montgomery Ward and Co
Kansas Universiy
Wiley
Prison Escapee Caught After High Speed Chase
Police arrested Freddie Eugene Ball after a high speed chase on Interstate 70 in Columbia Missouri. Ball, a Kansas Penitentiary escapee, was being held for Kansas authorities in connection with his burglary sentence at Lansing prison.
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Columbia, Mo
Kansas Penitentiary
Kansas
Freddie Eugene Ball
Lansing
Interstate 70
Ball
Topeka Manager Named General Sales Head at Dale Willey
Louis Constantino of Topeka begins as general sales manager of the Dale Willey Cadillac Pontiac dealership in town while remaining in Topeka. He is a Pittsburgh native, married with two children and formerly with Dale Sharp Inc. in Topeka. Mrs Bobbie Evans becomes Holiday Inn chef, replacing Lawrence Chicks after eight years.
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Louis Constantino
Topeka
Dale Willey
Constantino
Dale Sharp Inc
Topekka
Willey
Pittsburgh
Bobbie Evans
Lawrence
Holiday Inn
Ramada Inn
Eivans
Lawrence Chicks
Avery to Post In Washington as Interior Liaison
Former Kansas governor William H. Avery will join the U S Interior Department as congressional liaison to the assistant secretary for energy and minerals. He served as governor in 1965-66 and as U S representative, with recent work for Garvey Enterprises in Wichita and Clinton Oil Co. The position carries a salary around 29000 dollars annually and begins next week.
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Washington
William H. Avery
Congressional
U.S. Department of Interior
Avery
Department
Energy and Minerals
Kansas
U.S
Garvey Enterprises
Wichita
Clinton Oil Co
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