Kansas educators brace for nationwide school financing overhaul
Kansas education leaders say a recent California Supreme Court ruling striking down property tax funded schools could force a broad shift to state based funding. They expect possible U.S. Supreme Court appeals and new tax structures to replace local property taxes with state or broader based revenue sources.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
California Supreme Court
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Marion McGhehey
Kansas Association of School Boards
C. Taylor Whittier
Commissioner of Education
United States
Melvin Neely
Kansas National Education Association
McGhehey and Whitfier
McGhehey
KASB
Neely
KNEA
Whittier
74 Year Old Woman Dies After 160 Atlantic Flights
AMSTERDAM AP A Cleveland Ohio grandmother Sarah Krasnoff 74 died in her hotel room after a heart attack while on frequent air trips with her 14 year old grandson. Her son in law Leonard Gelfand reported the death and said the trips began in July with KLM flights between Amsterdam and New York. The two had spent about 140000 on first class tickets and were said to have crossed the Atlantic many times.
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Amsterdam
Sarah Krasnoff
Cleveland
Ohio
Atlantic
Leonard Gelfand
Gelfand
KLM
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Chattman
Husband and Wife Named in Theft Case
Brice Francis Allen, 94, and his wife Patricia Ann, 21, were arrested by the Douglas County Sheriff's Department on theft charges. Allen is jailed with a $2,000 bond on three felonious theft counts with a preliminary hearing set for September 15. Patricia Ann faces a $500 bond on a misdemeanor theft charge for allegedly selling items lent by Allen's mother. Allen also faces breaking into three cabins at Lone Star Lake between July 31 and August 4 and taking items from cabins owned by John Fritzel, Elliott Barnes, and Manford Sherman.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Brice Francis Allen
Prairie
Patricia Ann
Mr. Allen
Henry W. Nitsch
Lawrence
Allen
Lone Star ‘Lake
John Fritzel
Rt. 2
Overbrook
Elliott Barnes
Ottawa
Manford Sherman
Topeka
Fire reported at Austin Ledwith home. no blaze found
At 6 48 p m Tuesday a furnace motor started at 1644 North House led to a smoke odor removal at the home of Austin Ledwith. Lawrence Fire Department responded but no fire occurred. No injuries or further damage reported.
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Austin Ledwith
N.H
Lawrence
Milburn Faces KU Transfer Hurdles and Sanitation Holiday Notice
Lawrence reports Gary Milburn, a Kansas University transfer from Hutchinson, says enrollment issues were no worse than others but cites unique magnitude. Sanitation workers receive a Labor Day holiday with revised pickup schedules. Friday afternoon Saturday pickups. Thursday Monday routes. land fill open Saturday and Monday.
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Gary Milburn
Kansas University
Hutchinson
Journal-World
George Williams
Public Works
Kansas traffic deaths report for 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday
Kansas highway death log shows 0 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday. For August 67 deaths, for 1971 total 446, compared with 427 in the comparable 1970 period.
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Topeka
Kan
KU Town Mixer Set for Sept 14 in Broken Arrow Park
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce announces the fifth Kansas University Town Mixer at 5 30 p m on Tuesday Sept 14 at Broken Arrow Park This event aims to connect downtown and campus residents with a focus on faculty members new to town Reservations are advised Speakers include Chamber President John Crown KU Chancellor Laurence Chalmers Mayor Bob Pulliam Haskell Superintendent Wallace Galluzzi School Superintendent Carl Knox and City Manager Buford Watson.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Broken Arrow Park
Chamber
Bill Gayt
John Crown
Laurence Chalmers
Bob Pulliam
Haskell
Wallace Galluzzi
Carl Knox
Buford Watson
City approves zoning and plans in long Lawrence meeting
Lawrence city commissioners approve commercial zoning for two shopping centers at 15th Kasold and a 24acre PUD near 23rd Crestline. They also back a site plan for Lawrence National Bank expansion and approve residential plats while delaying some density increases and rejecting a street rename.
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Kasold
P.U.D
28Rd and
Crestline
Lawrence National Bank
Seventh
Massachusetts
Redbud Lane
27Th Street
Ridge Court
Stoneland Court
Heatherwood Addition
23D Street
Kasold Drive
Holiday Hills No. 8
Harvard Road
Randall Road
Residents block East Lawrence truck route plan at council meeting
The Lawrence City Commission killed the East Heights truck leg proposed from Sixth and New Hampshire to 23rd Street after residents led by East Heights School principal Ira Williams protested and a 330-signature petition opposed the routing. The panel kept other inter city routes and set bids for 15th Street widening.
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East Lawrence
Lawrence
East Heights
City Commission
Sixth
New Hampshire
Seventh
New Jersey
15Th
Haskell and
Sout
Haskell
23Rd Street
East Heights School
Ira Williams
North
Santa Fe
Kroger Family Center
23Rd
Naismith
Muskie to Speak at Docking Birthday Fundraiser in Topeka
U.S. Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine will headline a Kansas Democratic birthday fundraiser for Gov. Robert Docking on Oct. 16 at the Municipal Auditorium. The event, a political kickoff for Muskie as a 1972 presidential candidate, will honor Docking whose actual birthday is Oct. 19. Ticket prices were not announced.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Democratic Party
U.S
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Robert Docking
Norbert Dreising
Muskie
Docking
Teachers Seek Retroactive Wage Hike For Lawrence District
Board may not need action to apply a wage increase retroactive to the contract year. If required, the Tuesday meeting could authorize it for the next payroll. Some classified staff hired after August 15 under contracts may remain under the freeze, including cooks and 10 month secretaries. Maintenance and custodial workers and pre August 15 12 month secretaries likely unaffected.
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Bradley
Lawrence
Knox
Officer Wins In Dispute On Mustache
Lawrence Patrolman Robert Davis, suspended for refusing to shave his mustache, is reinstated with back pay after appeal through the department grievance process. City Manager Buford Watson and Police Chief Richard Stanwix approve updating the rule allowing facial hair. Davis, 19 months on the force, works in the traffic division.
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Lawrence
Robert Davis
Davis
Buford Watson
Jack Evans
Merle McClure
Watson
Richard Stanwix
Washington
Stanwix
FBI Police Academy
Two Major Thefts Reported To Lawrence Police
Lawrence police received reports of two thefts. Ray Price of the B F Goodrich Store at 1000 Vt said several televisions sets tires stereo players and tapes were stolen with damage to a window and door lock. loss exceeds 1000. Mrs Bruce Yeakel of 2921 Harvard reported 750 in cash and a cigarette case missing from a night stand.
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Lawrence
Ray Price
B.F. Goodrich
1000
Bruce Yeakel
Harvard
Industry Equals Denmark Pornography Up To 200 Million
A presidential commission researcher says U S pornography remains a sizable trade with estimates near 200 million per year New figures from John S Sampson show annual receipts of 60 to 70 million for sexploitation films 70 to 90 million for adult magazines and 25 to 30 million for adult paperback books with 13 to 16 million in mail order and 5 to 10 million in hardcore material Sold under the counter the hardcore material is described as no more explicit than erotica sold openly
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Washington
Denmark
Presidential Pornography Commission
John S. Sampson
Commission
U.S
Sampson
Commission On
Douglas County Orders 2 Dictaphones for Sheriff Dept
The Douglas County Commission approved a $1,470 purchase from International Business Machines Corp for two dictaphones a desk microphone and headset with a foot control. Sheriff Rex Johnson said the system will cut report preparation time from one hour to 15 minutes. Deputies currently hand write reports.
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Douglas County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
International Business Machines Corp
Rex Johnson
Commission
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