Kansas teacher union seeks 18 percent pay rise despite farm downturn
The Kansas National Education Association, with a $1 million office complex near the State Capitol, pushes for higher teacher salaries through collective bargaining while aiming for an 18 percent statewide raise. Its budget allocates major funds to Uniserv districts, legal work, political action, and program support as dues and fees fund activity across 16 regional offices.
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K-Nea
State Capitol
Bruice Gooden
KNEA
Uniserv
Association of School Boards
Carolyn Schmitt
Kansas City
Turner High School
Kansas
Turner
Central Administration
County Clerk Denies Misconduct Complaint Against Commissioner
Laura Sutton says she does not recall any misconduct complaint against a county commissioner in 17 years at the Courthouse. Bruce Spears, former county clerk, also not aware of such a complaint. Sutton added she did not recall commissioners discussing the levee in her presence and notes that road discussions are often not recorded until a decision is made.
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Laura Sutton
Bruce Spears
Sutton
Philippines faces deadly anniversary clashes in Negros and Cebu
Philippine security forces clashed with demonstrators marking Marcos martial law’s anniversary. In Manasante, Negros Island, 14 protesters died and 4 were seriously hurt as troops fired after dispersal orders. 172 were arrested in Cebu City amid protests calling for Marcos ouster. Police and witnesses described mobs, tear gas, hoses, and gunfire. In Manila, students protested campus suppression with a march on the presidential palace and a campus shootout incident at Adamson University.
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Bacolod
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Cebu City
Isidro de Guzman
Manasante
Bacoloss
Negros Island
Marcos
Benigno Aquino
Manila
de Guzman
Escalante
Accett
Cebu
Adamson University
UMKC Eyes Big Time Basketball Move to Division I
UMKC plans to elevate its basketball program to major college status by 1986 87, needing about 750000 extra dollars annually from Kansas City business backers. Chancellor George Russell supports the plan if private funding covers most of the rise to nearly 1 million dollars, with a two year NCAA transition and 1988 89 conference eligibility limits.
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Kansas City
UMKC
George Russell
Russell
Foreign exchange students adjust to Ottawa life
Skaanes and Froehlich share impressions of living in Ottawa while attending Ottawa High. Froehlich stays with Dr. Bud Gollier’s family and Skaanes with Rev. Paul Winkler’s family. They discuss language, football vs soccer, local culture, driving in Germany, music tastes, alcohol rules, and advice on exchange programs.
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Froehlich
Bud Gollier
Ottawa
Paul Winkler
RFD
Norway
West Germany
OHS
Soviet Union
Ottawa High
Cyclones
United States
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