Lawrence as Viewed by Locals A Tour of Pride and Needed Fixes
The Saturday column outlines how residents highlight Lawrence to visitors, praising KU and Hallmark, Meadr owbrook housing, Haskell Institute, and the County Fairgrounds. It notes improving projects like K 10, Clinton Reservoir, Clinton Parkway, and a new judicial building, while urging continued leadership for better city facilities.
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Kansas City
Lawrence
Clinton Reservoir
Haskell
Kansas River
Judge to explain traffic offense trial policy
Lawrence Police and Municipal Court Judge George Catt will meet Monday to discuss a memo changing traffic offense trials. Catt proposes dismissing all but the most serious offenses in multi ticket incidents and requires radar test proof or pace car tests within 24 hours. Officers oppose, fearing reduced ticketing and higher accidents. the meeting aims to clear doubts and restore enforcement.
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Lawrence Police
Municipal Court
George Catt
Police
Catt
Stanwix
Sadat to discuss arms aid during October visit
U S officials and Egyptian sources say Washington will discuss military aid with President Anwar Sadat when he visits in October. The White House and State Department stress there are no promises to supply arms.
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Washington
U.S
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
White House
State Department
Ford
Mitment
Robert Anderson
Sadat
Ben Nessen
Cairo
Israel
United States
U.N. General Assembly
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Suez
Sinai
Congress
Ome
KU to Buy Computer Systems for University Use
Four computer makers submitted bids to Kansas University for three system types: administrative, instructional research, and an integrated package. Low bids include Sperry-Univac 1 314 856 for admin and CDC 2 495 085 for instruction and research, with Honeywell offering 4 218 368 for the integrated system. A central evaluation task force will review proposals and six evaluators will test systems at vendor sites starting Oct. 28 over several days.
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Topeka
Kansas University
Sperry-Univac
Control Data Corporation
Honeywell Information System
Control Data Corp
Honeywell Information Systems, Inc
International Business Machines
IBM
CDC
Honeywell
University
del Shankel
Robert Adams
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ralph Christofferson
Gilbert Dyck
Admissions and Records
Jerry Magnuson
Dala Stroup
American Council On Education
Jim Terry
Paul J. Wolfe
City Employees Plan Statement By Lawrence Union Coalition
The United Public Employees Associations of Lawrence will hold a 7 15 p m press conference at the Community Building to present a petition to the City Commission seeking recognition as the bargaining agent for four city employee groups: Sanitation Workers, Street Department Workers, Firemen, and Patrol Officers. Under state law a city must recognize a bargaining agent before negotiating.
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United Public Employes Associations of
Lawrence
Lawrence Sanitation Workers Union
Lawrence Street Department Workers Union
Lawrence Firemen’s Union
Lawrence Patrol Officers Assn
Lawrence City Commission
Drowning Death Investigated in Cowley County
Cowley County sheriff's office probes the drowning of 62 year old Mrs. Georgia Peck of Winfield. Her husband Henry Peck told authorities she jumped from a moving car Friday while being moved between nursing homes in Wellington and fell into a farm pond.
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Oxford
Kan
Cowley County
Acker Installed as Kansas State's 11th President
Duane Acker was installed as Kansas State University’s 11th president in a ceremony at Ahearn Field House attended by about 4,000 including Gov. Robert Bennett. He pledged shared leadership and outlined goals to maintain basic research, strengthen education, and engage students alumni and faculty in guiding the university’s future.
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Manhattan
Duane Acker
Kansas State University
Acker
Prudence Hutton
Newton
Kansas Board of Regents
Ahearn
Hutton
Robert Bennett
James McCain
KSU
Bennett
McCain
Kansas State
Kansas
United States
Robert Johnson
Bernard Franklin
Thomas Potter
Johnson
Sity
California
Franklin
Journalism post funded by grant at KU
A $50,000 grant from the Frank E. Gannett Newspaper Foundation Inc. funds a professional journalist-in-residence at the University of Kansas School of Journalism. Vincent S. Jones said the one year appointment begins Jan 1 with candidate selection by early November.
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Frank E. Gannett Newspaper Foundation Inc
Kansas University
William Allen White
Vincent S. Jones
Iu Cy
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Journal-World
Kansas Turnpike
West Lawrence
North Second Street
Kansas River Bridge
Spencer Research Library
Allen Fieldhouse
Dyche Museum
Spencer Art Museum
Murphy Hall
Endowment
Alvamar Hills
Meadowbrook
Haskell Institute
Babcock Place
Handsome Watkins
Richard Stanwix
Catt and
State Motor Vehicle Department
New Heights
Ohio
The
National Automobile Club
Seine
Te Tele
West
Tat Elyely
Cer ER
Sun
K-State
Marshall Fine J
Potter
Alumni Assn
Lawrence Ave
Jasu Dr
Lazybrook
21St Terrace
Topeka Lane
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