Mandatory College Prepains State Support
A Kansas bill would require a regents designed high school curriculum for admission to state universities beginning July 1, 1989, with a foreign language rule phased in by 1991. Supporters cite cost savings from fewer remedial courses, while opponents warn of financial and moral strains on open access. The bill stalled in committee, with no floor action.
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Kan
Denise Apt. A-iola
House
Ways and Means Committee
House Education Committee
Salina
Regents
Apt
House Assessment and Taxation Committee
Vic Miller
Senate Judiciary Committee
Phil Martin
Pittsburg
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Hunger in America epidemic despite economic recovery
A group of doctors and public health experts report hunger remains widespread across the United States. Up to 20 million people may be hungry monthly, tied to recession effects and Reagan era cutbacks. The study calls on Congress to boost welfare, food stamps, school meals, WIC, and elderly meals. Public comment from the White House remained unavailable.
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Physician Task Force
America
J. Larry Brown
Harvard School of Public Health
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Washington
White House
Anson Franklin
Kwashiorkor
Marasmus
U.S
Ottawa library board weighs bills and volunteer tutoring drive
Becker urged tutors to commit until a student reaches a goal with two months typical aid. A National Library Week workshop set for April 14 19 invites volunteers. Bills discussed would fund library grants information databases and services for the blind, raise township tax levy authority, and boost state aid. Ottawa Library Forum programs include folk dancing telescope viewing bird watching Ukrainian eggs croissants cooking and a Kansas City thrift run.
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Becker
Ottawa
Wyandotte
Topeka
Franklin County
Kansas
Library Forum
Kansas City
Sentences in Ottawa court include jail terms and diversions
The Daily Report lists defendants and penalties in Ottawa. Pamela Reyes and Carl Lepley received suspended jail terms and restitution payments after guilty pleas for insufficient funds. Cheryl Adams and others faced short jail terms or fines. A diversion for Roland Robertson targets an alcohol safety program. Civil actions include bank and social services suits, plus various arrests, burglaries, and accidents with damages and citations. Quotations show commodity prices at Ottawa Coop.
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Pamela K. Reyes
Lawrence
Cheryl R. Adams
Ash
Carl J. Lepley
S. Elm
Roland L. Robertson
N. Hickory
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