Local Merit semifinalists named for LHS
A list of Lawrence High School students named as Merit semifinalists includes Baker Conard Davidson Hird Hoover Jordan Lady Mitscher Springer Unruh Wilhelm and Willer with backgrounds in debate forensics music athletics and campus clubs. Many are active in student government and community programs while holding leadership roles and scholastic awards.
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Lawrence High School
Phillip Wilhelm
Kurt Mitscher
Byron Springer
Thom Davidson
Greg Hird
Spencer Conard
Julianne Hoover
Amy Unruh
Janet Willer
Gretchen Lady
Ken Jordan
Peter Baker
U.S
LHS
Baker
Claude H. Baker Jr
E. 24Th
Lawrence
Manassas
Jackson Senior High School
Conard
John Conard
Hird
Wayne Hird
Trail Rd
American Legion Boys’ State
Miss Hoover
Orchestra
Pop Strings
Leonard R. Hoover
W. 27Th
Jordan
Paul R. Jordan
Miss Lady
Everett Lady
N.H
Writer's Club
Mitscher
Lester Mitscher
Rasold. Springer
Byron Springer Sr
Providence Rd
Tive
Unruh
Wesley Unruh
Ark
Wilhelm
Laurin Wilhelm
Lawrence Ave
Defective panels to be replaced at KU law school
State architect Louis Krueger said ten exterior panels at Kansas University's new law school must be replaced after repairs failed. Casson Construction will perform replacements before final acceptance, with work scheduled during a vacation to avoid disruption to classes.
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Kansas University
Law School
Louis Krueger
West 15Th Street
Casson Construction Co
Topeka
Casson
Old Green Hall
Krueger
Lucas
Bomb blasts hit three Mexican cities in one morning
A series of bombs exploded in Mexico City Guadalajara and Oaxaca causing extensive damage and injuries. Officials said the worst incident in decades with bombs targeting government offices stores and company buildings while a terror group pledged responsibility in a pamphlet found in Oaxaca.
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Guadalajara
Oaxaca
Union of the People
Federal Justice Tribunal
General Motors
Confederation of Chambers of Commerce
Guadalarra
Government Palace
Federal Electric Commission
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Jaworski cancels public talk on South Korea probe
Public talk by Leon Jaworski on the influence buying investigation is canceled amid Seoul's conditional offer to let him visit. Jaworski, new special counsel for the House Ethics Committee, cites changes in recent days and hours as the reason.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
Seoul
Jaworski
House Ethics Committee
South Korea
Tongsin Park
Park Tong-jin
United States
Park
Historic house examined during diplomatic delay
The foreign minister described an impasse over extradition as two governments clash over Korea’s charges. He defended that U S and domestic law bar forcing a citizen to stand trial abroad while heading to New York for talks with Cyrus Vance and UN on the issue. Assistant Attorney General Civiletti said dropping the Park indictment could occur if Jaworski accepts Seoul’s offer. The Seoul foreign minister said Seoul will review the charges alleging Park sought to bribe lawmakers for the regime.
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New York
Cyrus R. Vance
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Justice Department
Park
Jaworski
Seoul
Carter administration hints at spending to boost economy
Washington reports the Carter team signals willingness to spend more or cut taxes to spur growth as unemployment rises. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall notes the need to create jobs for Black youths under the CETA program, while Chief Economic Adviser Schultze says balanced budgets remain possible but not guaranteed.
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Washington
Carter
Labor
Ray Marshall
Charles L. Schultze
Schultze
American ‘Newspaper Publishers Association
Fugitive Weather Underground figure Mark Rudd surrenders
Mark Rudd surrendered today at the Manhattan district attorney office after eluding a 1970s FBI manhunt. The former Columbia student leader faces misdemeanor charges from 1960s antiwar demonstrations and will be flown to Chicago to face Illinois charges.
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NEW York
Mark Rudd
Radical Weather Underground
Manhattan
Columbia
Columbia University
Rudd
FBI
Lefcourt
Chicago
Illinois
Baker University Fall Enrollment Falls Short of Projection
Baker University reports total fall enrollment of 949 students, below the predicted 1,000 set by President Jerald Walker. Undergraduate numbers dropped by seven from 864, while the Master of Liberal Arts program at Barstow School shows a 30-student rise. admissions remained selective with higher-than-usual declines.
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Baldwin
Baker University
Baker
Jerald Walker
Barstow School
Kansas City
Ram
Walker
OSHA citations issued against Wausau Homes in fatal electric shock case
OSHA cited Wausau Homes Inc of Wausau Wisconsin for two safety violations after a Missouri man died from an electric shock at a Lawrence County Missouri construction site. Investigators found an ungrounded extension cord connected to a power tool caused the shock. The firm faces a $350 fine and 15 working days to appeal.
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Wausau Homes Inc
Wausau
Wis
Lawrence
Missouri
Dennis Bennett
Ironton
Bennett
Jeff Spahn
Wichita
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Spahn
Wisconsin
Kansas
Search for body in Kansas River near Lawrence sighting
Lawrence police and fire units spent about a half hour Tuesday afternoon searching the Kansas River for a body reportedly seen downstream from the Massachusetts Street Bridge near downtown. Authorities were alerted shortly before 4 p.m. after a nearby worker saw something resembling a body carried downstream below the Bowersock Dam.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
Massachusetts Street
Bowersock Dam
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