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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1973
Page
10
Gusty northerly winds of 15 to 30 mph persist through tonight with a 20 percent rain chance this afternoon and rising to 40 percent tonight and Sunday. Temperatures range from the low 40s today to mid 40s Sunday, record highs and lows noted for the date.
The first three months of 1973 saw $2 950 000 in building permit valuations, down from $4 534 790 in 1972 and $4 027 840 in 1971. March totals reached 1 256 902, below February’s 1 144 480. Largest permit was 136 027 for Harris Construction Co. for the Golf Course Superintendents Assn. building at 1617 St. Andrews Dr. Readouts show 25 single family homes, one duplex and two four plexes issued.
The Poculi Ludique Societas, an acclaimed medieval drama troupe, performs Monday at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom sponsored by the International Theatre Studies Center. The group traces roots to a 1965-66 Toronto seminar and revives Towneley cycle plays with 21 members.
The Kansas University Security and Parking Division investigates the theft of an $1,800 oscilloscope from Malott Hall. Professor Jack W. Culvahouse says a white male named George Martin asked to borrow it on March 23 for research and has not been seen since. He is described as in his early 20s, six feet tall, 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes and a moustache.
Kevin Nowlan, author and University College Dublin history professor, arrived at Kansas University for a week of lectures and student discussions. He plans a 3:30 p.m. talk Monday in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union on "The Irish Question" and will meet history and Irish culture students during his stay.
County Engineer Dean Sanderson says dry weather could close the Clinton blacktop within six weeks as dam work near Banning Corner progresses. The Army Corps of Engineers will close the road from the corner to about one mile east of Clinton, while a northern road is prepared to provide access to U S 40.
Marion Township voters will go to the polls on May 1 for a special election to decide a proposed five mill levy to finance road maintenance. The levy matches the current appropriation and is expected to raise about $13,800, with the two year term funding road rock and potential equipment repairs, township clerk Raymond Hoover said.
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