In 1976
Nine of the nation's 13 Republican governors called on former California Gov. Ronald Reagan to quit the GOP presidential nomination race and work for the election of President Gerald Ford. Reagan promptly rejected the appeal and indicated he planned to make a strong bid for the nomination at the GOP National Convention in Kansas City the coming summer. The Kemper Arena session was shaping up as a red-hot battle arena.
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee approved a subcommittee report that cut Gov. Robert Bennett's recommendations for KU's Fiscal Year 1977 requests by more than $700,000. KU was seeking about $87.9 million for the fiscal year.
The local property assessment plan was undergoing re-evaluation and it was expected that changes would be made to make the system more equitable.
In 1961
A unique "lifetime contract" was approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for Kansas football coach Jack Micthell. Full terms of the pact were not released, however. It was thought to be an agreement which gave Mitchell at least two years' notice of any plans to terminate his services, otherwise, an additional 10-year period would be added to his tenure each year. Salary terms were not formally announced but it was believed the coach would get at least $16,000 a year. (As it turned out, Mitchell was terminiated by KU in 1966 with KU agreeing to pay him $56,000 over a four-year period for the settlement.)
President John Kennedy announced he would appoint Julius Holmes, career diplomat from Lawrence and current minister-consul in Hong Kong, as ambassador to Iran. Holmes was widely known in Washington and international circles and was considered an ideal choice for a difficult assignment by members of Congress.
In 1901
On March 19, 1901, given the long skirts worn by some women, the Lawrence World editorialized: "Women have a right to complain of the filth that is left on the sidewalk, but as a matter of fact they are not deserving of as much sympathy as they get. No woman has any business trying to sweep the streets. That is the work of porters. The women ought to wear sensible clothes on the streets and not try to cheat poor porters out of jobs."
Courtesy Watkins Community Museum
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