KC School District Takes New Hard Line
Kansas City officials warned teachers to return by March 28 or face firing as the district presses a hard line amid a four day teachers strike. The board vows breach of contract if absent. union leader Norman Hudson accuses stalling and seeks a legal view on multi year contracts and salary offers. The district, serving 51,000 students in 92 schools, has closed since Monday.
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Kansas City
Board of Education
Basil North Jr
Norman B. Hudson
Kansas City Federation of Teachers
Hudson
North
Jackson County
Wrong Man Gets Strike Protests Wrong Man Gets
Kansas City AP reports a mistaken identity case in which Norman B. Hudson 57, retired FAA employee, receives angry calls about a city teachers strike. He has no ties to the teachers union president and lacks the correct phone number, though he offers to help.
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Kansas City
Norman B. Hudson
Federal Aviation Administration
Hudson
State House Condemns Strike in Missouri Assembly
The Missouri House approved a resolution condemning the Kansas City teachers strike by a 101 to 18 vote. Sponsored by Rep. Harold Esser and Rep. Alan Wheat, it urges rapid termination and argues the walkout harms children and disrespects state laws and education funding.
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Kansas City
Harold Esser
Alan Wheat
K.C
Missouri students join Ledger staff on journalism field trip
Kathy McComb and Roger Toppins from the University of Missouri Columbia arrive in Mexico to spend a week with The Ledger. The pair join 11 Missouri newspapers on field trips sponsored by the Missouri Press Association to practice reporting, editing, photography, advertising, and layout. McComb is a 20 year old Glasgow Kentucky major and author of community journalism interest while Toppins is a 21 year old Hazelwood Missouri publishing major who will graduate in May and enter law school in the fall.
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University of Missouri- Columbia
Mexico
the Ledger
Kathy McComb
Roger Toppins
School of Journalism
Missouri
Newspapers
Missouri Press Association
Miss McComb
Glasgow
Toppins
Hazelwood
University
School of Law
House trims MU budget by 4.1 million, university awaits debate
The House Appropriations Committee, voting 16-14, backed a subcommittee plan to allocate 131.8 million in general revenue to the University of Missouri for the coming year. The panel cut 4.3 million from higher education recommendations, with MU set to receive 4.1 million more than this year, a 3.2 percent rise, while probes into junior colleges are urged for audit accuracy.
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Jefferson City
House Appropriations Committee
University of Missouri
Steve Vossmeyer
D-St. Louis
State Coordinating Board For Higher Education
Joseph Teasdale
University
Vossmeyer
Central Missouri State University
Northeast Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University
St Joe L and P reports record 1976 earnings rise
St Joseph Light and Power Co. said earnings for 1976 rose to a record 3.7 million dollars, up 24.7 percent from the prior year. Operating expenses increased about 1 percent to 35.5 million dollars as the utility announced the results Wednesday.
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St. Joe L&p
ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph Light & Power Co
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