Editorial Saturday Notebook on minimal competency testing
Ottawan Jack Bushman, Ottawa school board member, spoke at KU on competency based education and questions whether CBT could narrow curricula and harm creativity. He warned about negative effects, potential segregation, and the risk of prioritizing tested basics over arts, languages, and vocational education. The piece also notes editorials on Anheuser Busch Chelsea drink and inflation, plus Rep Martha Keys campaign remarks.
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Jack Bushman
Ottawa
Bushman
Kansas
Tam
Glickman Favored In Fourth District Kansas Race
Kansas voters head to the polls with Congressman Dan Glickman favored for re election in the 4th District as Jim Litsey struggles to gain ground. Martha Keys faces Jim Jeffries in the 2nd District with Jeffries sparring over joint appearances and debate visibility.
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Cindy Schwartz
Kansas
Topeka
HNS
Keith Sebelius
R-Norton
Larry Winn
Dan Glickman
Wichita
Glickman
Jim Litsey
Litsey
Rock
Kan
Air Force
Garner Shriver
Martha Keys
Atchison
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Keys
Manhattan
Mrs. Keys
Martha
Indiana
Andrew Jacobs
Grainmen Watch Meat Figures By RODERICK TURNBULL
Kansas City board of trade notes rising global meat consumption boosts grain demand. Director Roderick Turnbull cites improving diets and growing demand abroad as key drivers for U.S. grain markets.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
U.S
D-Day Near For Lenders
Home lenders face a December 1 decision on whether to continue competing for costly funds or drop out. If S and L associations cannot attract deposits, lending to homebuyers could slow, reshaping a housing market that has thrived despite high costs and earlier rate spikes.
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John Cunniff
Dallas
Savings and Loan Associations
Washington
S&ls
Meat consumption rising worldwide signals and hog trends
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports from 50 countries show per capita meat intake increasing in 1977, with 18 major pork producers noting hog numbers up in 1977 except the United Kingdom. Large gains include Poland 23 percent, the Soviet Union 12 percent, the Netherlands 14 percent, Yugoslavia 15 percent, and Japan 8 percent, while U.S. hog growth was 3 percent.
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United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA
United Kingdom
European Economic Community
Poland
Soviet Union
Netherlands
Yugoslavia
Japan
Prayer and world meat outlook from 1977 78 patterns
Prayerful reflection opens with a verse about Christ’s constant presence. The text shifts to 1979 prospects in food production and 1977 78 growth, noting expected slower gains in 1978, a 7 percent 1977 hog production rise with about 5 percent in 1978, and varied meat consumption by country led by Australia. It cites per capita meat figures and discusses Soviet and U S trends in meat consumption and grain feeding impacts on exports.
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Foreign Agricultural Service
Australia
U. S
Argentina
New Zealand
Canada
Japan
West Germany
Peoples Republic of China
Foreign Agriculture Service
Soviet Union
USDA
United States
U.S
Ottawa Herald WarS Cedar Editorial Notice
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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