Desegregation Rejected KC Plan Shift Toward Voluntary Transfers
Kansas City officials scramble after U S District Judge Clark rejects a 100 million plan to consolidate the Kansas City School District with 11 suburban districts. He orders a plan limited to within-district changes and gives 15 days to assess time needs. An alternative magnet and voluntary transfer scheme remains under discussion amid mixed board views and suburban opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
U.S
Russell G. Clark
Clark
Shirley Ward Keeler
George Feldmiller
Feldmiller
Sue Rees
Miatriet
State of
Ottawa Recreation Committee Faces City School Tension
ORC funding relies on a .47 mill tax for $15 835 in employee benefits while most revenue comes from user fees. A joint session with city and school board leaders sought direction as rural participation and inclusion of non district residents and the elderly were discussed. A blue ribbon panel will study priorities with a likely two year timeline.
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ORC
U.S.C
Ottawa University
Jack Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Charlene Lister
Schachter
City faces land re zoning dispute over Patterson tract
Cedar Street traffic access and a buffer between single family and commercial zones are at stake as the Cedar Street area owner Patterson challenges proposed re zoning. Commissioners voice cautious support, noting potential gains for city plans despite legal risk.
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Jerry Thompson
Patterson
Cedar Street
Profiteers Hand Market A Setback
Stock prices retreated as investors took profits from the broad three week advance. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.09 to 1,273.74 after a prior boost to 1,277.63. Volume leaders included American Telephone & Telegraph with a loss, while General Mills traded on news of potential divestitures affecting a quarter of its business.
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New York
OPEC
American Telephone & Telegraph
Bell System
General Mills
Legislative Highlights and Bills In Kansas House
Associated Press summary of Kansas legislative activity. House opposition to multibank holding companies remains, Senate considers 21 sponsor bill. farm policy panel to study ag policy with hearings in several sites. Joint subcommittee to draft pay plan alternative to Gov Carlin’s matrix plan for state workers. Water plan hearings conclude focusing on pollution control and water protection. A bill would bar dependent children from suing parents for negligence, asserting impact on family unity.
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Associated Press
Mike Hayden
House
Senate
Hayden
Kansas
Topeka
Robert W. Talkington
Ways and
John Carlin
Arthur Douville
Overland Park
Douville
FAO warns 21 African nations face famine and decline in food aid
The FAO reports 21 African countries experienced a 13 percent drop in food production last year with cereal output down 19 percent from the prior year and calls for urgent action to speed up aid deliveries. Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, and Sudan face acute shortages as refugees in Sudan rise to around 210,000 with potential to reach half a million before rains.
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Natrobi
Kenya
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Chad
Ethiopia
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambique
Niger
Sudan
West Africa
East Africa
Africa
Botswana
Angola
Burkina Faso
Upper Volta
Cape Verde
Lesotho
Senegal
Somalia
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
UNHCR
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Inner City
Missouri
Recreation Commission
Ottawa
Jim McCrea
Page
Labor Department
Geneva
Switzerland
Subroto
the Family Circus
By Bil Keane
Jimmy
Peany
Seti
Rae
Pase
Hagar the Horrible
Will
Kitty
Waile
Rover
Joint Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Water Office
Joseph Harkins
Paul Hartling
Amsterdam
Kassala
Leon Davico
Hartling
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