Freed Cubans Complete Exodus To U S
More than 100 Cubans including relatives of former leaders arrived in Miami on a charter flight, marking a rare large group release after two years of negotiations among Cuba the White House and the Catholic Church. Among the evacuees was Ramon Grau Alsina nephew of former Cuban president Ramon Grau San Martin. Most plan to settle in the Miami area as officials noted at least 71 were former or current prisoners with some held for decades.
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Fidel Castro
Freedom
United States
Miami International
Rene Gonzalez Herrera
Havana
George Waldroup
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Waldroup
Nery Tejera
Samuel Tejera Milian
Tejera Milian
Cuba
White House
Reagan
Castro
U.S
Ramon Pedro Grau Alsina
Ramon Grau San Martin
Grau San Martin
Higuchi Profile Shows KU Ties To High Tech Growth
Lawrence chemist Takeru Higuchi, KU's first Regents Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, built a world class program and helped launch Alza INTERx and Oread Laboratories. His work links research to economic development, backed by the KU Endowment Association, with $1 million in contributions and plans for a new CEO on Oread by July 1. He holds 50 patents and emphasizes translating science into therapeutic delivery advances.
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Fred Johnson
Harris
Lawrence
Kansas
University of Kansas
Takeru Higuchi
Regents
Higuchi
EU Endowment Association
California
University
West
KU Endowment Association
Alza Corporation
Alza
Endowment Association
Interx
Endowment Associa
Tion
Oread Laboratories
Dread Laboratories
Kansas Business News Magazine
Los Altos
Calif
University of California-Berkeley
University of Wisconsin
Office of Rubber Reserve
School of Pharmacy
Big Ten University
Wisconsin
Haguchi
County considers computer system to link departments
Sheriff Rex Bowling questions keeping data on a personal computer while Slater assures security codes prevent access. Commissioners discuss whether to use affordable PCs or a central terminal, noting payroll duties at risk for clerks. Slater cites Greenwood County real estate tax data entry in 2 1/2 months with three workers. Budget estimates range from 57,000 to 75,000 dollars before potential state reimbursements. The group plans vendor talks and a meeting with an IBM rep within two weeks.
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Merle Haas
Slater
Greenwood County
Franklin County
Family Circus and Fram Pogo lead in western Kansas race
The Family Circus and Fram Pogo hold a solid lead in western Kansas with a good lead in the Fourth Congressional district covering Wichita and Hutchinson. They are seven points ahead in the Second District including Topeka and Lawrence, while slightly behind in the Fifth District in southeast Kansas and farther behind in the eastern metropolitan area.
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Fram Pogo
Wichita
Hutchinson
Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas
Candidates And HNG Financing Plan Debate
Docking and Hayden discuss financing options including federal aid state indebtedness toll roads and loans to local governments. They back broader distribution of property taxes from utilities like gas electric plants railroads pipelines and refineries. Hayden supports wider revenue sharing across utility service areas while Docking proposes Topeka distributing via the school finance formula.
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Docking
Hayden
Topeka
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