Budig Named KU Chancellor After unanimous regent vote
Gene A Budig 41, president of West Virginia University for four years, was unanimously elected 14th chancellor of the University of Kansas by the state Board of Regents. He will take the post Aug 1 with a salary around 120000 including fringes and a professorship in education. Budig pledged to advance academic excellence and plans monthly campus visits to build ties with faculty staff students and Kansas leaders.
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University of West Virginia
University of Kansas
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Kansas State University
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Smith
del Shankel
Nebraska
State of Kansas
Wildcats Looking Better In NCAA Basketball Chase
Wildcats continue rising in the NCAA chase as they showcase improving play and momentum. Team growth and upcoming matchups signal potential for a strong stretch run.
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Dairy farmers face cuts as milk price fight looms in DC
Harlan Page, of Mid-America Dairymen, warns that if the 1981 farm bill passes with Stockman and Reagan influence, dairy supports may be slashed and many dairymen forced out. He cites costs, inventory sales, and policy loopholes while noting herd reductions and a shrinking national dairyman population.
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Harlan Page
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Reagan
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Page
Mid-America Dairymen
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Washington
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House Agriculture
House
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Department
Franklin County
Mid-America
Mid-Am
Bob Bozworth
Reagan Sees Help Wanted Ads Reflect Unemployment
President Reagan cites Sunday help wanted pages to argue unemployment numbers. Economists differ, saying ads reveal choosey claim and job market gaps. Greenspan adds benefits hamper taking jobs. Also notes coming rate hike for mail and postcards to 18 and 12 cents.
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Reagan
Washington Post
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New York
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New York Times
First Day of Spring Brightens Kansas Weather
Partly to mostly cloudy skies and mild temperatures opened spring in Kansas with guidance of the National Weather Service. A weekend outlook predicts continued mild air with a 30 to 40 percent chance of rain, and Ottawa station logged a Thursday low of 36 and a high of 53 with no precipitation.
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Kansas
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All-Clear Sounded Before Fatal Mishap
At Kennedy Space Center a premature all-clear announcement preceded a nitrogen leak incident in the space shuttle Columbia dress rehearsal. Five Rockwell workers and a security guard entered a recharged compartment. five passed out and one died, John Bjornstad, 50, of Titusville, was the victim. Two others were hospitalized in critical condition.
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Space Center
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Titusville
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