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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
2
Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission voices unanimous dismay that the proposed South end of the Kansas River bridge project does not include purchase and demolition of the vacant Bowersock mill. They question funding details and demand fuller exploration of acquiring the mill site.
Commissioners criticize lack of cost breakdown and question conformity with the city comprehensive plan for a downtown improvement program. Planners later say the first year was rushed and agree to maintain contact on future projects.
Lawrence attorney James W. Paddock announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the newly created Division Two seat on the Kansas Seventh District Court in Douglas County. The race will face a primary Aug 1 with Judge Rankin also seeking the post.
A crowd of about 800 is expected for Friday's annual Lawrence Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Union. George Bush, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will speak about 15 minutes and take questions with a local panel. Gov. Docking and Rep. Winn attend. Sens. Pearson and Dole could not attend. Bush, 48, former Texas congressman, recently abroad and involved in the U.N. China showdown. He will also visit KU Law School students and depart Saturday morning for Des Moines. The event closes the 1971-72 Chamber year and opens the 1972-73 period.
Lawrence police report a Tuesday night break-in at the Alvamar Hills Golf Club on 3600 W. 23rd. An exterior door was pried open and a hole knocked in the interior wall to the pro shop. Losses totaled 2,800 dollars as six sets of golf clubs clothing and other items were stolen. Brad L. Ryne, a club pro shop employee, estimated the value.
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission has completed county wide subdivision regulations after two years of consideration. A public hearing is set for May 16 with a news conference April 26. The draft includes platting rules and septic tank use limits.
Tax preparers in Lawrence report growing pressure as April 15 deadline nears. Albert Park and David Troup describe longer hours and steady to rising demand while noting few last minute crowds so far. Managers in local offices say activity mirrors past years with no sudden surge yet.
Judging has begun for 124 exhibits in the 21st Douglas County Science Fair with displays open to the public Friday through Sunday at the Lawrence Community Building. Exhibits cover first grade through high school, and the senior division prize includes a trip to the International Science Fair in New Orleans and a $100 scholarship.
At Six Corners four miles southwest of Reno in Leavenworth County two drivers and a passenger were injured mildly. Mrs T E Reetz 43 of Tonganoxie suffered leg lacerations while Mrs Evelyn F Midgett 60 of Johnson County and her passenger Lawrence Townsend Rt 1 Linwood reported possible injuries. Midgett's 1965 car was demolished and Reetz's 1971 car damaged front end transmission and engine.
A panel of scholars will discuss Editing Eighteenth Century Manuscript Letters at 1 30 p m Friday in Spencer Library Auditorium Kansas University. The panel is chaired by Robert Halsband professor of English UC Riverside with Henry Snyder KU history and Joel Gold KU English as participants.
West Virginia Senator Byrd says he will oppose Kleindienst's nomination unless Peter Flanigan testifies about his role in the ITT antitrust settlements. Senator Ervin also seeks Flanigan's subpoenas as the White House blocks his appearance before the Judiciary Committee.
Mary Watkins 46 of Easton and Marlene Jackson 38 of Easton were hospitalized after a Tuesday afternoon crash about three miles west of Perry on U S 24. Watkins in good condition at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Winchester. Jackson to Topeka hospital for an eye injury.
Vandalism struck Oakwood Cemetery and Caveness Field at Baker University on Tuesday night. Twenty tombstones were knocked over at Oakwood, several broken. at Caveness Field sixteen glass panes and lights were damaged in the press box with an estimated loss of sixty dollars.
Stereo equipment records and a radio valued at 575 dollars were taken Wednesday from the basement of the home of Mrs. Jerry Cunningham at 2221 Pa reported to Lawrence police.
Lawrence was named one of two Kansas sites for a portable electronic tornado detector to be deployed in ten nearby states. The project, led by NOAA, seeks to improve forecasting through electromagnetic activity research. Douglas County officials report no information on Lawrence’s selection.
Final engineering plans for the Seventh Street downtown improvement project will be shown at city hall Friday at 10 30 am. About 100 downtown businessmen and city officials are invited to view the designs by Robertson Peters and Williams and discuss minor changes before the bid date.
Arthur Heck announced he would run for a second term on the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. He is described as the sole surviving member of the original family farming partnership. His father Alfred Heck, 85, remains alive but not active in the 1935 operating group. His brother Walter Heck died of a heart attack in 1969.
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