Planning Commission backs Kmart rezoning in 31st and Town area
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission recommended commercial rezoning for 20 acres at the southeast corner of 31st and Town streets for Kmart Discount Stores. A 48 acre tract to the south was deferred amid concerns over curb cuts onto U S 59 and downtown impact. About 50 people attended the 34 hour meeting at South Junior High School.
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31St
Town Streets
Kmart
Lawrence-Douglas County
Planning Commission
U. S. 59
31St Street
34Th Street
Iowa Street
Charles Kahn
Stratford
Dick Ruppert
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council
Ruppert
Maupin and Mecaskey Awarded City Keys in Lawrence
Maupin and Mecaskey received the keys to the city from Mayor John Emick at the Maupin tour Associates office. Emick noted their world wide recognition of Lawrence through MaupinTour since 1951 and their sponsorship of youth programs and athletic teams.
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Maupin Tour Associates
First National Bank
Tour Agency
Tom Maupin
Neil Mecaskey
John Emick
Emick
Maupin Tour
City Commission
Maupin
Mecaskey
Lawrence
Tour
Spring Cleanup Campaign Slated by Lawrence Chamber
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce sponsors a spring beautification drive April 30 to May 5 with the women’s division and the environmental planning committee. Gloria Morton chairs the effort with broad community participation and cooperation from Lawrence School District 497 and the Parks and Recreation Department. Elementary students will plant trees at their schools.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Women’s
Chamber
Gloria Morton
Lawrence School District 497
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Police Arrest Trio After Reported Swindle Attempt
Three Houston men aged 36 31 and 41 were arrested in Lawrence on an attempted confidence game. Each is held in 15 000 bond as police continue the investigation and review prior victim reports.
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Houston, Tex
Lawrence
Douglas County
Richard Stanwix
Searcy Ray Smith
Louis Charles
James Jimerson
23Rd
Iowa
Alabama
Stanwix
Local cattle market steady despite nationwide beef action
Delbert Reusch of the Lawrence Livestock Sale Barn says Lawrence cattle prices are holding steady with only slight slowdowns as stockers and feeders are traded. He notes no immediate local impact from the National Farmers Organization drive and housewife meat boycott.
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National Farmers Organization
Lawrence
Delbert Reusch
Reusch
Rotary District 571 Convention Heads to Lawrence
Rotary District 571 Convention will be hosted by Lawrence Baldwin and DeSoto clubs in Lawrence Kansas at Kansas Union and Woodruff Auditorium. Activities include sessions noon banquet with Gen Harold K Johnson and AP editor Wes Cook, interfaith breakfast and youth exchange program discussions.
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Rotary District
Lawrence
Baldwin and
DeSoto
Kansas Union At
Kansas University
Woodruff Auditorium
John Emick
Raymond Nichols
Austin Stedham
Jim Ralston
Lawrence Rotary
Rotary
Ben Hormel
Rotary International
Don ¢. Baldwin
Kansas City
Kan
Hormel
Harold K. Johnson
Freedom Foundation of
Valley Forge
David Hiebert
Lawrence Rotary Club
Lawrence High School
Kansas Room
The
Union
Baldwin Rotary Club
DeSoto Rotary Club
Wes Cook
Associated Press
Gasoline Dealers Not Pinched Here
Local gasoline dealers in Lawrence report no confirmed rationing though some say action may loom. Several managers describe normal conditions while noting possible future allocations and disruptions. In Topeka, multiple stations report rationing effects such as shorter hours and limited purchases to 1972 levels.
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Lawrence
Warren
Ivan Percival
Nineteenth Street
Mass
Leon Sawyer
Sawyer
Texaco Inc
Barker
Topeka
Red Cross Seeks More Blood Donors in Douglas County
Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross aims for 450 units with donor drive led by director Mrs. Jo Byers. Only 77 pints collected on Wednesday. plan calls for at least 150 units daily during the quarterly drive. Bloodmobile at Lawrence Memorial Hospital open until 6 tonight and 9 am to 2 pm Friday.
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Douglas County
The
American Red Cross
Jo Byers
Red Cross
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Three Murders Probe Expands Across Jefferson County
Jefferson County officials begin interviews with friends and highway travelers as investigators press the three murder case near Ottawa. Victims: Hazel Avery and her son Steven of Iola, and Gary Longfellow of Michigan. Roadblocks assist questioning near Ottawa with expansion toward Kansas City and Parsons.
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Ottawa
Jefferson County
Robert Pinet
Franklin County
Hazel Avery
Ala
Steven
Iola
Gary Longfellow
Avery
Preliminary hearing set for two robbery suspects
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. April 18 for Richard Leon Coffelt, 38, Eu dora, charged with robbing Frey Williams Liquor Store on March 27. Lloyd W. Estes, 35, of 224 N Fourth, also charged, posted 1500 bond while Coffelt remains jailed. Estes was arrested Monday, Coffelt Wednesday.
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Richard Leon Coffelt
Eudora
Frey & Williams
Lloyd W. Estes
Coffelt
City Applies for Federal Comprehensive Plan Funds
Lawrence seeks 70 000 in federal funds to revise the 1964 Comprehensive Plan. Planning Director Dick McClanathan says the plan, overdue for restudy, needs overhaul to address students and the city as a regional trade center. The grant would split 20 000 for the city plan and 50 000 for the county plan, with a consulting firm likely hired.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Dick McClanathan
McClanathan
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
Skylab Launch Set for May 14 with 28 Day First Crew
Cape Kennedy officials confirm May 14 as the Skylab launch date. The initial three man crew will begin a 28 day orbital stay aboard the house sized laboratory. Skylab 2 and Skylab 3 crews plan 56 day missions in August and November.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
America
House panel urges rollback to Jan 10 price controls
The House Banking Committee backs restoring prices rents and interest rates to Jan 10 levels before Phase 2 ends, signaling a House floor battle likely around April 17. In California Nixon meets with Interior Secretary Morton to discuss Alaska oil pipeline construction hurdle legislation.
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Washington
Nixon
House Banking Committee
House
San Clemente
Calif
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Alaska
McCord to face questions after grand jury in Watergate
James W. McCord said he will answer questions from newsmen after he finishes testifying before a grand jury and provides depositions in three civil suits. He arrived to testify and called the story one that should be told. Thieu warns of Indochina instability if Cambodia falls under Communist pressure amid postwar talks with Nixon in Washington.
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Washington
James W. McCord
McCord
Nguyen van Thieu
Cambodia
Nixon
California
White House
Thieu
Indochina
Kansas House Kills Bill Aligning Abortion Law
In Topeka the Kansas House voted to kill a bill intended to bring the state's abortion law into line with a recent Supreme Court decision. The move blocks potential changes and preserves existing legal posture.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas House
Memorial Day Reminder at Honolulu Event
Fragmentary text notes a memorial or remembrance happening in Honolulu today with mentions of donors and a timeline “today 8 pon” and SH 20. It is unclear but suggests a local memorial gathering and assistance needs.
Tonganoxie GOP Leader In Protest
A Kansas Republican Women’s Caucus coordinator accused Gov. Docking of discrimination against women by delaying qualified female appointments. She cited lists in the university women’s department, Sen Meyers’ objection to few women picked, and a prior study on commissions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Republican Women’s Caucus
Robert Docking
University
Gordon Hurlbut
Tonganoxie
Hurlbut
Jan Meyers
Overland Park
Senate
Docking
Pat Burnau
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