Downtown Lawrence Girded for July Street Reconstruction
Downtown Lawrence will see Massachusetts Street torn up from Seventh to Eleventh with phased work expected to run through October. Merchants are urged to use the lull in traffic to remodel fronts and seek free preliminary architectural advice from banks, chambers, or architects to boost storefront appeal.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Seventh
Eleventh
Chamber of Commerce
Bank
Fraud in USO Investigated by Pentagon
The Pentagon orders a worldwide probe into USO operations after claims of fraud currency manipulation and black market activity by USO personnel in Vietnam. Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird announced the investigation expansion, following an October start, with a special team sent to Vietnam.
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Washington
USO
Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Laird
United Service Organization
Deadline notes for studded tires and tax returns
Lawrence deadline updates warn studded snow tires must be legal by midnight today and tax returns postmarked by Monday due to weekend timing. The Journal-World team covered Ambassador George Bush in Lawrence with extensive photo and note work, delivering a detailed one day portrait.
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Kansas
George Bush
Lawrence Friday
Journal-World
Bob Womack
Ken Seals
Bush
Seals
Womack
History teacher Krieger wins Stanford Coe Fellowship
Lawrence High School history instructor Edgar Krieger is among 16 U.S. teachers chosen for an eight week Coe Fellowship at Stanford University California. The program provides refresher coursework for teachers. Krieger has taught about three years at LHS.
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Edgar Krieger
Lawrence
U.S
Coe
Stanford University
California
Krieger
Hilltop Dr
LHS
Tax Withholding Tables For '73 Called Overkill
Taxpayers face big refunds as new 1973 withholding tables, effective January 15, spark a round of over– or under-withholding. The government weighs sending notices to 75 million filers about possible excess withholding, with potential refunds totaling up to eight billion dollars.
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Topeka
Kansas
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Industrial Production Rises Amid Debate Over Controls
U.S. industrial output rose 0.6 percent in March, with the index at 109.6 percent of 1967, as production gains spread to business equipment and steel. Congress prepares April hearings to assess productivity and profits, with officials like Peter Peterson and Ralph Nader among expected witnesses.
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Federal Reserve Board
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
Ralph Nader
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
General Electric and
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Miss Womack Captures Top Science Fair Prize
Christine Womack a Lawrence High senior won the 21st Douglas County Science Fair major prize for her senior life sciences exhibit The Influence of X Ray on the Fertility of Cotum ix Quail Her work supported that higher radiation lowers fertility Her prize includes a $100 scholarship and a chance to exhibit at the International Science Fair in New Orleans April 30 May 5 Other winners are named including Richard Gillerman as second place senior life sciences and Hazel Michael for a class photography project
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Robert L. Smith
Douglas County
Christine Womack
Natasha Kuzmanovich
Lawrence High School
Miss Womack
New Orleans
Kuzmanovich
Physical Science
Journal-World Photo
Bill Womack
Dakota
Richard Gillerman
Hazel Michael
Cordley School
Drizzle Won't Halt Big Weekend Plans in Douglas County
Despite rain showers, residents push ahead with events across Douglas County. Girl Scout crafts in Broken Arrow Park run 1 to 4 p.m. with about 100 scouts. KU residence hall races proceed in Manhattan at 9 a.m. A Lawrence gem and mineral show runs at the county fairgrounds 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Dan Palmquist
Lawrence
Broken Arrow Park
Palmquist
Hidden Valley
Mike Sundermeyer
Kansas University Association of University Residence Halls
Ku-Kansas State University
Manhattan
Sondermeyer
Lawrence Gem and Mineral Club
County Fairgrounds
Colorado Driver Hurt in Accident on Kansas Turnpike
Charles E. Smail 22 of Ft. Carson Colorado, is in fairly good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after crashing on the Kansas Turnpike around 2:30 this morning. Police say he apparently fell asleep, his 1972 car overturning in the median at milepost 34.4 east of the west Lawrence interchange. He suffered lacerations and possible chest injuries. Vehicle damage listed at $2,000.
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Charles E. Smail
Ft. Carson
Colo
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas Turnpike
Turnpike Patrol
Smail
West Lawrence
Fire Runs Prompted by Defective Equipment Across City
A defective furnace motor smoking at 7 15 a m at 1133 Emery Rd prompted a Lawrence Fire Department response with no damage. An electrical oven shorted at 4 47 p m at 3005 Harvard Rd causing oven damage. Trash and tires burning behind 624 N Second led to a fire run with a late return of smoldering tires. A grass fire at 1314 W Sixth near Calhouns Dept Store was extinguished with no damage.
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Don Metzler
Emery Rd
Lawrence Fire Department
Duncan McDougall
Harvard Rd
Raffle Miller
N. Second
Calhoun’s Department Store
W. Sixth
Tailor Pleads Guilty In Kansas Tax Violation
Hansa T. Sadarangani a 27 year old tailor arrested by Kansas AG agents and city police paid a 100 fine in Douglas County Court. He gave officers alias names and addresses in Kansas City Missouri and Hong Kong. He pleaded guilty to selling items in Kansas without a state sales tax certificate and registration.
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Kansas
$18 Million Suit Filed Against Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank of Kansas City named in an $18 million suit in U S District Court by three area residents on behalf of all BankAmericard holders. Plaintiffs Marie Wilcox Richard Glass and Brandon Heyde allege violations of the 1968 truth in lending law over disclosure of interest rates and finance charge conditions. Bank vice president Warren Weaver said the allegations are groundless and the bank has filed a complete answer. Oral arguments and briefs have been submitted and liability will be decided by the court.
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Kansas City
Kan
Commerce Bank of Kansas
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