OU Faces Financial Crunch At Ottawa University
Ottawa University faces a money crunch driven by inflation and enrollment decline. The school cut five administrative and four clerical positions, imposed salary and athletic budget slashes, and trims the 1970-71 deficit toward about 95 thousand dollars. OU plans to cover future deficits with gifts while expanding independent study and fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel
Scott
Ottawa University
Peter H. Armacost
Armacost
University
Money To Cities Already Divided Across Kansas
Kansas counties townships and cities receive 35.2 million in a revenue sharing bill while the state treasury gains 17.6 million for any program. Grants list includes Wichita 2,139,061 and Kansas City Kan 1,646,379, with numerous towns and cities awarded varied sums for public safety and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Iola
Garnett
Atchison
Medicine Lodge
Great Bend
Hoisington
Fort Scott
Hiawatha
Augusta
el Dorado
Baxter Springs
Columbus
Galena
Clay Center
Concordia
Arkansas City
Winfield
Girard
Pittsburg
Abilene
Herington
Baldwin City
Lawrence
Hays
Garden City
Dodge City
Ottawa
Junction City
Ulysses
Eureka
Ysville
Osawatomie
Paola
Russell
Salina
Scott City
Derby
Haysville
Mulvane
Valley Center
Wichita
Liberal
Topeka
Goodland
Hugoton
Wellington
Colby
Fredonia
Neodesha
Bonner Springs
Kansas City
Kan
Nixon Signs Arms Agreement in White House Treaty Room
President Nixon signed a congressional resolution approving the interim U S Soviet arms pact aimed at limiting offensive arsenals and reducing war risk. The ceremony in the White House Treaty Room featured Senate figures Fulbright and Jackson, House and Senate committee leaders Mansfield and Scott, and Secretary of State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
Senate
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Dark
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Abraham Lincoln
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Jackson
United States
House
POWs Return From North Vietnam Examined for Health
Three repatriated American pilots undergoing medical exams and debriefings show good condition and will receive leaves after a clean bill of health. Navy Lt. j.g. Norris Charles reports feeling great after 80 months as a prisoner. Navy Lt. Mark Gartley, captured four years ago, is hospitalized in New York. The program is part of Defense Department’s Operation Egress Recap for POW rehabilitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pentagon
Roger E. Shields
Shields
Defense Department
Navy
J.g. Norris Charles
Miramar Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
New York
North Vietnam
Charles
Mark Gartley
St. Albans Naval Hospital
New York City
ECEAN
Arnold
Williamsburg
Princeton
Wellsville
Franklin County
Osage County
Lavx
Burlingame
Fmha
Northern Ireland violence ahead of Stormont rally
Five people died and at least 25 were wounded in gunfighting and rioting over 24 hours as Northern Ireland braces for a protest by Vanguard Movement at Stormont castle outside Belfast. About 60,000 Protestants expected amid fears of IRA retaliation after recent bombings. Two Protestant leaders decline attendance, warning the rally could push toward unilateral independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Stormont
Britain
London
Irish Republican Army
Brian Faulkner
Democratic Unionist Party
Welfare Reform Hope Hinges On Temporary Plans
The Senate may adopt all three welfare reform proposals as a temporary compromise to test guaranteed annual income options while seeking passage of the broader Social Security revision bill. Senator Russell Long suggested the measure could still become law this year, with Congress aiming to adjourn by Oct. 14 and one week left for House-Senate compromises if cleared next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Congress
House
Board of Directors
Kenneth Jones
Lyndon
Doubts Rise Over ECKAN Housing Effort In Kansas
Five months into the ECKAN Housing Development effort under director Carol Laux the project faces widespread criticism. Board resignations and bylaw issues plague a regionwide push for low income housing, with Osage and Franklin counties forming separate groups while the central regional board appears defunct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Istas
Eckan Housing Development Corporation
Carol Laux
ECKAN
Laux
Terri King
ECEAN
Ecean Housing Corporation Board
Housing Corporation
Wellsville
Paul Archer
Fmha
Franklin County
Missouri
Kansas
Alvin Arnold Williamsburg
Osage
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Ottawa Library
Orff
Carl Orff
Anthony
Newton
Holton
Fairway
Leawood
Lenexa
Merriam
Mission
Mission Hills
Olathe
Prairie Village
Roeland Park
Shawnee
Overland Park
Kingman
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
N. Ireland
Ian Paisley
Vanguard
Bronson
Lorenzo Delgado
Emporia
Delgado
Osage City
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