Thursday, March 14, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Greeks face tax decision
The test case to determine whether KU fraternity and sorority houses must continue to pay personal property taxes probably will be decided late this month.
After deciding on a zoning question, District Court Judge Frank R. Gray will rule on the case.
The issue apparently hinges on the living fees charged by the houses. The Greeks contend the houses are not "producers of income" and should be excluded from personal property taxes.
Darwin Rogers, Douglas County assessor, believes the Greek houses, like apartments, are income producing.
About 15 KU fraternities and sororites have filed suit in district court. They ask that the court declare such taxation of them illegal, and that they be refunded some $12,500 in taxes paid to Douglas County under protest since 1965.
Former KU singer makes hit in opera
For a few days in 1965, Patricia Wise, a former KU student from Oklahoma City, was Miss Lawrence.
But she surrendered the right to compete for Miss Kansas and Miss America titles in order to keep her summer commitment to sing chorus and standby roles with the Santa Fe (N.M.) Opera Co.
Miss Wise also is under contract through 1970 to the New York City Opera as a leading singer.
She doesn't regret the choice. The soprano, who is remembered here for her performance as Liza in "My Fair Lady," has just signed for the third year with the Santa Fe Opera—but it will be in principal roles this summer.
She has just completed a two weeks' singing engagement at the Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Local and area fans of Miss Wise—who in 1966 heard her sing the soprano lead in a touring production by Kansas City's Lyric Opera—will be able to hear her again March 23.
Brazilian art lecture to be given
Jose Gomez-Sirec, chief of the division of visual arts of the Pan American Union, will speak on "Contemporary Brazilian Art and Its Forerunners" at 8 p.m. today in the Museum of Art lecture hall.
Gomez-Sicre earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Havana. He served in the Ministry of Interior of Cuba from 1935 to 1945 and has held his present position since 1946.
20th CENTURY-FOX Presents
A MARK ROBSON DAVID WEESBART PRODUCTION BARBARA PARKINS PATTY DUKE-PAUL BURKE
SHARON TAINE-TONY SCOTT-LIE GRANT JOEY BISHOP GEORGE JESSEL
SUSAN HAYWARD at Naleen Larson
Produced by DAVID WEESBART Directed by MARK ROBSON Screenplay by HELEN DEUTSCH and DOROTHY KINGLESY Songs by DORY AND ANGRE PREVIL
Based on a Book by JACQUELINE SUSAINN DIONNE WARNICK
PANINVISION "COLOR by DeLUXE"
ORIGINAL Sound TRACK ALBUM ON 20th CENTURY-FOX RECORDS
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A key relationship between persons, parties, and the landlord is that they must grazed in this film in purity and not seduced.
THE WALTER READE, JR/JOSEPH STRICK PRODUCTION
Peter Sellers-Ursula Andress "CASINO ROYALE" Plus-Neal Connery "OPERATION KID BROTHER"
ST. PAT'S DAY PARTY
That afternoon she will appear on an intermission program during the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast singing arias from Auber's "Manon."
Her next important engagement is April 1 as a principal in the San Antonio Symphony's production of Verdí's opera "Don Carlos."
Miss Wise spent four years at KU earning the bachelor of music education degree.
Saturday, March 16th at the WAGON WHEEL CAFE Serving Draft Beer for the first time
TIE ONE ON at our Tie Tradin' Rack
Simply bring in one or two of your old ties with a dry-cleaning order of $1.00 or more and exchange it for one of the smart looking new ties on our tie tradin' rack. All you pay for the new tie is the cleaning cost of your old tie-40c.
Stop in today! (and bring a tie)
Cleaners - Launderers 1517 West 6th & 1526 West 23rd
- In By 9—Out By 5—Same Day Service
- Shirts on hangers or folded—5 for $1.39