Common Market fuels cross state college plan
Minnesota and Wisconsin operate a common market for higher education allowing students to attend public colleges in either state at in state tuition. About 3,000 students have joined. 1,800 Minnesota and 900 Wisconsin residents studied in the other state. The plan waives nonresident tuition and includes a tax reciprocity element. Officials expect expansion to nearby states and broader Midwest adoption.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wendell Anderson
Wisconsonites
University of Wisconsin
University of Minnesota
Anderson
Patrick J. Lucey
Local Enrollment Woes At OU Drops 64 From Last Year
OttawaUniversity 650 students this year versus 714 last year and 759 the year before. Vice president Jack Patty cites baby boom tailoff and students choosing trades. cuts last year avoided teachers and targeted admin jobs. Kansas rivals Emporia State Pittsburg State Fort Hays also report drops, with Emporia facing 500 to 600 fewer students and possible 75 teaching cuts.
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Don Lambert
Ottawa
Jack Patty
Kansas
Fort Hays
Pittsburg
Emporia State
Patty
John E. Visser
E-State
Pittsburg State
Docking criticizes federal policy on housing and rates
Kansas Governor Docking called the US economy serious and blamed Washington policies for rising costs and high interest rates. He said real estate is hurt as rates hover around nine percent or more for new homes and housing costs have climbed with other prices since national controls began.
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Kansas City
Kan
Robert Docking
United States
Washington
Docking
Sheriff Released From Garnishment
A court order from Miami County District Court ends garnishment on Franklin County Sheriff Lewis Ashcraft wages for over 3000 in back child support to Nancy Ashcraft Watts. A stipulation reduces ongoing support to 100 monthly with 400 lump sum payment via the Miami County court. first 100 payment due by Oct 5. Ashcraft declined further comment.
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Franklin County
Lewis Ashcraft
Miami County District Court
Ashcraft
Nancy
Nancy Ashcraft Watts
Miami County
Chilean junta extends control as normal life returns
In Santiago and major cities life returns to normal after the coup. The junta says commerce and ports are back to 100 percent and resistance is ended. Exiles claim Prats leads counterrevolution from the south, but reports from Punta Arenas and Santiago show normal conditions with reopened stores and schools despite a snowstorm. The Christian Democrats and National party express cautious support while leftists flee or hide. Curfew is eased and street movement allowed during daytime hours.
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Santiago, Chile
Chile
Concepcion
Salvador Allende
Buenos Aires
Carlos Prats
Prats
Santiago
Punta Arenas
Broad Alameda Avenue
Allende
Christian Democratic Party
National Party
Christian Democrats
Patricio
Sergio Onofre Jarpa
Popular Unity Coalition
Surcharge Idea Rocks Congress
An inflation fighting plan proposing a temporary 10 percent income tax surcharge to be refunded later drew sharp resistance in Congress. President Nixon aides framed it as not a tax increase, but critics warned it resembled one. Lawmakers across parties dismissed the idea, seeing it as a trial balloon. County forecast follows with mixed weather.
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Washington
Nixon
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Congress
Federal Reserve
Arthur F. Burns
America
Eye Magic Number In Prime Rate Rise Moves Up
New York banks push toward a 10 percent prime lending rate as First National City Bank raises its rate and Wells Fargo followed. Citibank plans a hike next Monday amid House hearings and government rate guidance. Analysts expect the move to spread but pace remains unsettled with industry watching closely.
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New York
First National City Bank
Wells Fargo Bank of
San Francisco
Wells Fargo
Citibank
House Banking Committee
Nixon Administration
Vella Fargo
Skylab 2 Astronauts Endure Spaceflight Health Check
Space Center Houston AP doctors say Skylab 2 crew Alan Bean Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott are in good shape after 49 days in space, matching Skylab 1 outcomes after 28 days. They are cleared to finish a 59 day mission with a Pacific splashdown Sept 25. Medical tests show slightly elevated heart rates but no abnormities, with deconditioning not serious. Exercise on a bicycle remains key to their vigor.
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Space Agency
Alan Li. Bean
Jack R. Lousma
Owen K. Garriott
Pacific Ocean
Spacemen
Space
Royce Hawkins
Orbiting Space Station
Hawkins
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