KU Faces Loss of Top Faculty Over Pay and Climate
The Journal-World reports KU biology professor James Koevenig will leave for Florida Technological University, highlighting a trend of elite faculty departing. Interviews with former KU members cite salary limits, administration attitude, and campus culture as factors, urging bold action to retain teachers and strengthen pay and working conditions.
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Kansas University
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American Association of University Professors
Chalmers
Kansas
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Lawrence
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Big Ten
Pacific Coast Conference
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lecompton Youth Faces Arraignment In Drug Case
Robert R. Coykendall 18 of Lecompton is ordered to appear in Douglas County District Court for arraignment on heroin selling charges. He was arrested Oct. 2 and remains in jail on a $100000 bond following a July drug raid. Mike L. Fredrickson 17 of Sunflower Village also faces a Nov. 2 arraignment for hashish sale and is free on a $1500 bond.
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Robert R. Coykendall
Rt. 1
Lecompton
Douglas County District Court
Coykendall
Lawrence
Vern Miller
Mike L. Fredrickson
Sunflower Village
Fredrickson
Crocodiles Leave Wild for Life in Everglades Rescue
Everglades biologists Richard Klukas and John Ogden released Charlie and eight other crocodiles into the Florida swamps after hatching and raising eggs in captivity to counter poaching and shoreline development. They estimate 150 to 300 crocodiles still roam Florida waters.
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Charlie
Everglades
Everglades National Park, Fla
Richard Klukas
Klukas
John Ogden
Florida
Ogden
United States
Regent's Dad Harold Stewart 73 Dies in Kansas
Harold E. Stewart, 73, a Wamego merchant and funeral director and member of the Kansas Board of Regents, died Wednesday in a Wamego hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday. He is survived by his widow and a son, Jess Stewart.
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Wamego
Kan
Harold E. Stewart
Stewart
Jess Stewart
Kansas Board of Regents
Richard Rogers
Manhattan
Port Officials Move To Reopen West Coast Docks
West Coast port authorities moved to reopen docks as longshoremen returned to work after a 100-day strike that cost an estimated 1.7 billion. Cleanup crews activated idle facilities while a federal court order set a 10 day return to work with a future hearing on extending the cooling off period.
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San Francisco
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Association
Pacific Maritime Association
ILWA
Harry Bridges
Nixon
Eudora Crowned Homecoming Queen at Blue Valley Game
Eudora High School crowned Karen Shepard homecoming queen at halftime as the Cardinals defeated Blue Valley 36 to 6. Escort Dennis Smith helped crown her. Karen is a senior and cheerleader, with princesses Diane Born Sonja Mueller Jay Ann Mannen and Brenda Burkhardt.
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Karen Shepard
Creed Shepard
Eudora High School
Blue Valley
Dennis Smith
James Smith
Cardinals
Diane Born
Mrs. Paul Born
Sonja Mueller
M. L. Mueller
Jay Ann Mannen
A. J. Mannen
Brenda Burkhardt
Max Burkhardt
Two Men Arrested On Pot Charge
Lawrence police arrested Warren Lee Agidius 20 of San Diego California and Victor V Carpenter 19 of Fort Riley for illegal possession of marijuana near Sixth and Town. Agidius bonds set at 2500 dollars while Carpennter is held for military authorities.
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Douglas County
Warren Lee Agidius
San Deigo
Calif
Victor v. Carpennter
Ft. Riley
Sixth
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