Real estate boom drives Douglas County mortgage surge in 1991 first quarter
In Lawrence the housing frenzy pushes filings at the Douglas County Courthouse to 4241 documents in Q1, led by 1038 mortgage filings. CapFed reports 73 mortgages in Q1, aiming for a record year. officers work long hours to close 100+ remaining applications.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Sue Neustifter
Douglas County Register of Deeds
Neustifter
Mike Heffner
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan
Heffner
Cap Fed
Mike Yoder
Douglas
House action stalls Kansas Lottery survival vote
TOPEKA AP The Kansas House failed to advance a bill to let the Kansas Lottery stay in operation beyond July 1 1987 law required a five year review. With a 48 74 vote the measure was not moved to final action though it remains on the debate calendar. Lawrence lawmakers backed continuation.
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Topeka
House
Lawrence
Marvin Barkis
D-Louisburg
Economic Development Initiative Fund
Kansas University
Daylight Saving Time Starts This Weekend
It's that time of year again to spring forward at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks move ahead one hour to observe daylight saving time, which remains in effect until the last Sunday in October when clocks fall back.
Unemployment Holds At Six-Year High In March
Washington reports the unemployment rate at 7.3 percent for March, unchanged from February, with 9.2 million unemployed. Nonfarm payrolls rose weakly by 19,000 after February’s revision, while retail trade led losses by 24,000 despite February gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Mass street safety options near 17th and Mass
A traffic engineer proposes several pedestrian safety upgrades for Massachusetts Street around the 17th Street intersection after an elderly woman was killed there in January. Suggestions include 8 to 10 foot medians, widening the street five feet each side, center left turn lane proposals, and pedestrian refuges with center island islands and bike lanes.
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Massachusetts Street
17Th Street
Tom Swenson
Johnson, Brickell, Mulcahy and Associates
Kansas City
Kansas Department
Massachusetts
Carl Thor
The
Traffic Safety Commission
11Th
23Rd Streets
Thor
Senate approves redistricting plan in Kansas
The Kansas Senate passed a bipartisan congressional boundary bill 30 to 8 after amending the measure. The plan would redraw districts to place U S Reps Pat Roberts and Dick Nichols together while keeping Riley and Geary counties with northeast Kansas counties and moving Douglas County with Johnson Wyandotte and Miami counties.
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Senate
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dodge City
Dick Nichols
McPherson
Riley
Geary
Kansas
Douglas County
Johnson, Wyandotte
Miami
Roy Williams becomes first Big Eight coach of the year
Kansas coach Roy Williams is named national coach of the year by the Associated Press, the first in the Big Eight to earn the honor. Senate approves lifting federal spending ban on fetal tissue transplant research despite veto threat. Area listings include Index Access Guide, Classifieds, Comics, Deaths, Editorials, Hospitals, Markets, Movies, and more.
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Roy Williams
Associated Press
White House
Senate
Education's future map for the 1990s reviewed by Budig
Kansas University Chancellor Gene Budig gathered 13 experts to shape a new book, A Higher Education Map for the 1990s. The 107 page volume, edited by Budig with a final chapter, gathers diverse views from state and private universities, associations, and foundations on balancing teaching and research, access, and public rapport.
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Kansas University
Gene Budig
Budig
America
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