Mobile Park Permit Granted In North Lawrence Contested Vote
The City Commission approved a special use permit for a 44 unit mobile home park by Worthy Rogers at North Street and Elm Street after discussion of staff recommendations and a split vote. Three commissioners supported the permit with conditions on screening density and street sizes. one opposed. The meeting also expanded the Lawrence Douglas County Health Board to ten members and created a joint planning commission.
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North Lawrence
City Commission
Worthy Rogers
Elm St
Clark Morton
Richard Raney
Jim Black
County Commission
Health Board
Richard Blair
Harvard Rd
Lawrence Dorsett
Perry St
Doreen Esilenstine
Baldwin
Maynard Beemer
Eudora
A. G. Tollefson Construction Co
Auburn
Lawrence-Douglas County
Stevenson Olds
Lawrence schools reopen after Eisenhower burial in Abilene
Classes resume Thursday in Lawrence after today’s closing to honor former President Eisenhower’s burial in Abilene. Easter break follows Friday through Monday, then regular classes resume Tuesday morning. Douglas County 4-H leaders urge a 7:30 p.m. meeting Thursday at the 4-H Fairgrounds to discuss new rules and show horses. Veterinary Science members will attend. A Journal-World caller criticizes doctors and medical professionals running for office, arguing against them due to accessibility and house calls.
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Lawrence
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Douglas County
4-H
Ralph Utermoehlen
Journal-World
Eisenhower Book by Morin to be Published with AP Photos
The Journal-World in cooperation with the Associated Press will offer "Eisenhower: A Gauge of Greatness," a 264 page biographical work on Dwight D. Eisenhower. Relman Morin, AP veteran and two time Pulitzer winner, authored the text, with Max Desfor selecting new photos. Copies cost $3 and can be ordered by mail from the Journal-World in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Journal-World
Associated Press
Relman Morin
Max Desfor
Tonga Race Turnout Boosts Local Election Results
In Tonganoxie a general election saw Lee K. Marks defeat Alvin M. Shilling 383 to 250 to become mayor. Current council members Norman Walker George W. White Jr Benjamin Bateson Paul Doege and Andrew Johnson won seats. Board of Education results: Richard Chapman 545 Gary Shilling 413 for No 4 Harold Denholm 444 over Charles Hitzeman 417 for No 5 Kenneth Mahoney defeated Mrs. Charles Miller 516 442.
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Tonganoxie
Lee K. Marks
Alvin M. Shilling
Marks
Norman Walker
George W. White Jr
Benjamin F. Bateson
Paul Doege
Andrew Johnson
Darrell Pearce
Johnson
Board of Education
Richard Chapman
Gary Shilling
Harold ‘. Denholm
Charles Hitzeman
Kenneth E. Mahoney
Charles Miller
Wilson Home No Agreement on Ojukwu Meet in Africa
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson returned from Africa without meeting Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu or securing Nigerian commitments to halt bombing. Nigeria claimed a new offensive neared Umuahia, Ojukwu’s HQ, as Gówón rejected Wilson’s pleas to end hostilities.
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London
Harold Wilson
Africa
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Umuahia
Ojukwu
Ethiopia
Wilson
Tsehafe Habte Wold
Addis Ababa
Ike Makes Final Abilene Visit for Eisenhower Funeral
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower lay in rest in Abilene with Mamie to be buried beside him. The service included a three musket volley and a 21 gun salute as dignitaries from Kansas attended. About 100000 were expected but congestion kept crowds smaller. 400 reporters and 200 photographers covered the event.
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Kansas
James Pearson
Bob Dole
Ike
Abilene
Mamie
Doud Dwight
Denver
City Uses Prepaid Plans for New NDP Request
City officials choose to reuse prepared plans for the first National Development Program request to save costs. Earl Nehring questions a 490,074 planning budget, while consultant Bob Des Marteau explains a 100,000 contingency and other costs are built to HUD requirements.
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Earl Nehring
Avalon Rd
Bob Des Marteau
Oblinger and Smith
Wichita
Kansas City
HUD
NDP
Eisenhower Funeral Arrives in Abilene After State Services
Thousands gathered in Abilene as Eisenhower's funeral train arrived for final rites. President Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and family members attended while security remained tight and the town observed a quiet, somber procession through the streets. Mame Eisenhower briefly addressed mourners from the rear platform.
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Eisenhower
Army
West Point
John
Nixon
Julie
David Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Abilene
Eisenhower Center
Santa Fe
Washington
Texas
Great Plains
Ike Eisenhower
Washington, D.C
U.S
Secret Service
Midwest
Mamie Doud Eisenhower
St. Louis
David
Mamie Eisenhower
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