Sacred Circles Indian art exhibit opens in Kansas City
The Nelson Art Gallery hosts Sacred Circles, a major Indian art exhibition with 850 artifacts from 90 museums in six countries. Highlights include Powhatan’s mantle from Oxford’s Ashmolean and Maxilian era pieces, dating back to 1500 B.C. and 100 A.C., drawn from five regions and ending in a London debut.
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Kansas City
Pocahontas
John Smith
Smith
Powhatan
Sacred Circles
Nelson Art Gallery
Oxford
Ashmolean Museum
Stuttgart Museum
West Germany
Prince Maximilian
Missouri River
B.C
Ohio
Mississippi
United States
Datsolalee
New Mexico
Great Plains
Desert
Northwest Coast
London
Nelson Gallery
Ralph T. Coe
Canada
Europe
Missouri Senate Assesses $80 Million Legislation Price Tag
A Senate report shows that all bills which have passed one house through March carry an $80 million price tag, funded mainly by general revenue for the early next budget year. The figure equals 5.7 percent of the current fiscal 1978 general revenue budget, with 25 House bills needing $78 million and 15 Senate bills in the other chamber costing about $2 million.
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Jefferson City
Missouri General Assembly
Senate
George Murray
R-Creve Oear
Th Legislture
Murray
House
Not Dressed For The Fire
In Morehead City North Carolina volunteers respond to a fire alarm during a fundraiser, then stage a spoof wedding with all male participants wearing dresses wigs and makeup. The scene drew stares but no teasing stopped one burly firefighter from receiving offers during the event.
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Morehead City
N.C
Carteret County
Big City
Firemen's Association
Stokowski to Turn 95 Next Week
London AP reports Leopold Stokowski, famed conductor, will be 95 next week. Born in London April 18, 1882, he became a U.S. citizen in 1915 and led the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912 to 1936. He has conducted thousands of concerts and produced numerous records well into his centennial era.
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London
Leopold Stokowski
Stokowski
U.S
Philadelphia Orchestra
Three Tax Filing Options as Deadline Nears
Washington AP outlines three paths for 20 million filers before Friday’s 1976 tax deadline. Complete forms and mail, let IRS compute for those under 20,000 dollars income, or request a 60 day extension. Details cover error rates, extensions to June 14, and penalties for underpayment or underestimation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Heirloom Discovery Day Seeks Ledgerland Appraisals
Five Sotheby Parke Bennet experts will appraise items for 5 dollars to aid the St. Louis Art Museum acquisition fund. Ledgerland residents may bring objects to Plaza Frontenac on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Verbal appraisals cover origin, artist, age, and auction value across paintings, prints, silver, porcelain, Orientalia, furniture and decorative objects.
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Meissen
Sotheby Parke Bennet
St. Louis Art Museum
Art Museum
Ledgerland
Plaza Frontenac
Lindbergh
Clayton Roads
Friends of the
United States
Chicago
Yonkers
New York
William English
Robert Wooley
Teachers Union Sues Kansas City School District
The Kansas City Federation of Teachers has filed a 5.5 million civil rights suit in U.S. District Court against the Kansas City Board of Education. The union accuses the district of First and 14th Amendment violations during a 25 day strike, alleging efforts to undermine union membership, unfair negotiations, and rejection of federal mediation. Also notes reopenings of multiple schools and ongoing strike actions.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Teachers Union
Kansas City Board of Education
U.S
Kansas City Federation of Teachers
Robert R. Wheeler
Jackson County
Lewis Clymer
James D. Robinson
National Union
Clymer
James Lyddon
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