UAW Tentatively Accepts Ford Contract Amid Walkout Threat
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers reached a tentative three year contract with Ford Motor Co averting a 10 am walkout by 185 000 workers. Local talks continue and strike authorizations may follow as needed says UAW President Leonard Woodcock. The package reportedly includes 25 years retirement with full benefits for 9 000 foundry workers in Local 1250 Cleveland. Ford calls the deal tidier than Chrysler pattern. Woodcock cites ongoing industry contracts including GM and Canada issues.
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Former Senator and wife injured in highway crash
Former U S Senator Frank Carlson and his wife were reported in good condition after a collision on U S 24 near Concordia Kansas. Carlson suffered a broken tibia requiring surgery while Mrs Carlson had pelvis hip wrist injuries and surgery. Hospital authorities called the injuries unserious and said both are in good spirits after the crash that occurred returning from a trip to Wichita Melvene and Junction City. The Carlsons married 54 years and had recently attended a testimonial dinner for Rep Garner Shriver.
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Halloween Paint-In Draws 106 Young Artists
Lawrence Parks and Recreation selects 106 pupils in grades five through nine for the Fourth Annual Halloween Paint-In co sponsored by the Breakfast Optimist Club. Projects start at 9 a.m. Saturday with judging to follow noon at Gibson's Discount Center and downtown Lawrence. Awards are announced Monday during school. Fifty percent of sketches entered reached finalist status.
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Two Men Face Preliminary Burglary Hearings in Local Quarters
Sherman Eugene Tolbert, 19, of 427 Mich., and Reggie Curtis Shields, 18, of 255 N. Mich., are scheduled for preliminary hearings Thursday and November 2 respectively on charges of burglary at The Stables and The Sanctuary located at 1401 W Seventh. Tolbert bonds at $5,000, Shields at $2,500. Both remained in the county jail after Wednesday arrests by Lawrence police and Thursday arraignments.
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Auto Damage Accident Near 23rd and Iowa
Robert L. Elliott 38 of Leawood drove off the road at 1 15 a m 2 5 miles west of 23rd and Iowa in Douglas County. His car struck rocks in the ditch causing about 1500 dollars in damage. Elliott said the wheels dropped off the shoulder and he lost control.
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Douglas County
Government Reports Large Trade Surplus
The United States posted an $873 million September trade surplus, the largest in over eight years, with exports at 6.448 billion and imports at 5.575 billion. The nine month total turned to a surplus of 153 million, amid gains in civilian aircraft machinery chemicals and textiles and declines in consumer goods crude petroleum steel and nonferrous metals.
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Parking Fund Shift Urged by AURH Group
Kansas University's Association of University Residence Halls urged moving dorm parking and traffic fund control from the Security and Parking division to the housing office. The resolution, based on a task force report, also seeks revisions to dorm parking rules and administration.
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Market roundup forces and commodity prices across markets
In Kansas City cattle and hog markets margins tighten as prices show limited tests across weights. Wheat and corn trade mixed while soybeans and oats steady. New York stocks rise on easing tensions and favorable economic data, with Dow up 9.18 to 983.67 and NYSE advance leader metrics.
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Wholesale eggs unchanged pricing note
Price list shows large eggs at 80 percent A 52 to 62 and medium eggs at 80 percent A 48 to 59 with no change in rates.
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Three Indian Schools Unite to Strengthen BIA Bargaining Power
Haskell Indian Junior College leads three post secondary boards in forming the Association of Indian Boards of Regents to gain direct BIA authority. Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute and Institute of American Indian Arts join in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
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Equipment theft at Douglas County auction site
Homer Fickel of Lecompton reported to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department that several items left at an auction site near Big Springs were stolen. Valued at $2,000, the missing items include three 500 gallon propane tanks 20 truck tires a set of automatic hydraulic levers for a tractor and miscellaneous equipment.
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UF Drive Near 100000 Mark Boosts United Fund Total
Contributions to the United Fund are expected to top 100000 today as advance canvass and residential division gifts come in. The drive stands at 98754.15 toward a 179850 total with business and professional divisions contributing 95501.86 toward 117000. Drive chairman Dr. David Hiebert and secretary Betty Pearson express optimism as KU divisions and residential gifts join this week, with the campaign running Oct 12 through Nov 6.
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Bank to Drop Prime Rate With Second Cut in Weeks
New York AP First National City Bank the nations second largest commercial bank cut its prime rate by 1 point to 9 percent signaling easing in the tight money market. Analysts expect other banks to follow as CitiBank spearheads reductions. The rate applies to large corporate borrowers and mirrors general rate trends.
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Recital Scheduled by Fort Hays Faculty Member at KU
Burnell Figler piano faculty member at Fort Hays State College will give a guest recital at Kansas University on November 1 at 8 p m in Swarthout Recital Hall. His program includes Chopin Barcarolle Op 60 Turners Arrows 1973 Mesiaen Ile de feu I and Beethoven 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli Op 120. The recital is open to the public at no charge.
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Reed sentenced for break-in at The Hodge Podge
Jeffery A. Reed aged 49 from 1131 N.Y. was sentenced to one to ten years in the Kansas State Reformatory at Hutchinson. Reed pled guilty in Douglas County District Court to breaking into The Hodge Podge at 15 W. Ninth on July 19.
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Asthma and School Sports Aim for Balanced Participation
The American Academy of Pediatrics says most children with asthma can join school sports if the condition is controlled. They urge tailored medical management, warn against fatigue and stress triggering attacks, and recommend noncontact limits, with tennis, gymnastics, archery and swimming encouraged within individual bounds.
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