Reading series switch for elementary schools approved
Lawrence District 497 votes 5-2 to adopt Houghton Mifflin reading series for grades 1-4 in 1977-78 with two Scott Foresman options for those needing help. The plan uses 43,000 for kindergarten to support new program and 20,000 for music instruments. land sale proceeds aid Holcom site building.
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Lawrence
Reading Study Committee
Houghton Mifflin
Jayne Polcyn
Albert Burgstahler
Gary Condra
Martha Masinton
Lippincott
Bill Bradley
Houghton Mufflin
Bradley
Condra
Scott Foresman
Encyclopedia Britannica
Bay Real Estate
Second
Minnesota
Holcom
Sunset Hill
Reading
Lawrence district board excludes press from executive sessions
The Lawrence District 497 school board voted 5-2 to close executive sessions to all news reporters, following a legal opinion that keeping some press out is discriminatory. The move, opposed by four board members, sparked apologies and debate over press access and a new state law taking effect July 1.
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Lawrence District 497
Kansas
Olin Petefish
Robert Bennett
Julie Hack
Petefish
Exclu
LEA
Downtown Lawrence readies tower vote amid planned developments
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission will review a controversial 180-foot civil defense tower near the Law Enforcement Center. They will also consider an elderly apartment complex on Eighth Street, rural road restrictions, and a new limited commercial zoning class. The meeting covers conformance with the comprehensive plan, a use permitted upon review permit, and airport zoning considerations.
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Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
Acent
Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Llth
New Hampshire
Law Center
UPR
Lawrence City Commission
Airport Zoning Commission
Planning Commission
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Travis Brann
Eighth Street
Kentucky
Tennessee
John Emick
Sixth
Maine
City Commission
Pinckney
City County
Douglas County
Clinton Lake
Mortons Subdivision
Lynn Street
Bullene
Haskell
Brewsters Subdivision
Almira Avenue
East 19Th Street
Orchards No. 3
West 15Th Street
Kasold Drive
Harvard Road
Iowa Street
Princeton Boulevard
Bonds awarded for Clinton Reservoir Water Plant
The Continental Bank of Chicago bid the lowest $8.4 million in general obligation bonds for the Clinton Reservoir Water Treatment Plant at an average rate of 4.97 percent. The rate lowers projected water hikes, though officials are unsure by how much, and the city faces about $5.43 million in interest over 20 years. City Manager Buford Watson called the rate excellent and hoped for under 5 percent.
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The
Continental Bank
Chicago, Ill
Clinton Reservoir
Buford Watson
Baldwin approves hires and pool lease in city meeting
Baldwin increases police force to three with Clifford Valentine joining as officer. The council leases the city pool to Fred DeLano for summer operation and accepts the resignation of council member Dan Rogers. National Volunteer Week is set for April 25 to 29. Officials discuss water contract with Wellsville and bond issuance for a large general obligation issue approved at the March primary.
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Baldwin
Baldwin City Council
Clifford Valentine
Gordon
Neb
Fred DeLano
Otto Selzer
DeLano
Dan Rogers
A Re
Rogers
Selzer
Wellsville
Henry Panzer
Real Estate Installment Sale Guidance From Gill Agency
Real estate sellers may use the installment method to report gains as cash is collected. The method delays tax payments and requires receiving no more than 30 percent of the sale price in the year of sale. Gill Agency at 901 Tenn offers help.
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Gill Agency
Tenn
Bennett approves open meetings law and aging department
Gov. Bennett signed the open meetings act clarifying when a governmental body may meet behind closed doors and defining meeting as any prearranged gathering of a majority or quorum. He also signed a separate measure creating the cabinet level Department of Aging to oversee elderly programs with a new secretary and advisory council. The governor plans quick appointments and emphasized service to older Kansans and reduced bureaucracy.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert F. Bennett
Department of Aging
Bennett
Kansas
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University of Kansas
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