08 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1977
Page
1
Journal-World notes in Dolph Simons Jr column that the 3.7 million Kaw River bridge job is behind schedule with possible delays into 1978. Weather, late steel orders, and river levels slow progress while officials consider toll gates and traffic plans for KU football weekends.
Archbishop Makarios the Cypriot leader was buried in a mountaintop tomb after a large funeral procession through Nicosia. Tens of thousands watched as his coffin, carried on a jeep drawn gun carriage, was transported to Kykko monastery in the Troodos mountains. Crowds and dignitaries, including a U S delegation led by Warren Burger, attended the service and viewed the coffin along the route.
Kansas University hosts the national Herpetologists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles with 350 members. Topics include Andean frog discoveries, mineral uptake in Australian frogs, and using bone mineral content to locate deposits. An art exhibit runs in the Kansas Union gallery.
Gov Robert Bennett's special nursing home study committee will hold a public hearing in Lawrence on August 22 to hear local concerns. The session is one of three in August with Pittsburg on August 16 and Great Bend on August 24, as the panel plans monthly Topeka meetings through December to draft reforms. Three Lawrence residents sit on the panel and the hearing will run 10:30 to noon and 1:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. The committee aims to set penalties for substandard facilities, a receivership option, and rules for full financial disclosures by owners.
Prime Minister Menahem Begin confirmed Israel has fired on Palestinian units in southern Lebanon to defend Christian villages. He said Israel trains armored fire on the source of hostile fire to deter cross border attacks, aiding Christian militias to establish a buffer zone along the border.
In Garden City Kansas a 14 year old boy Rick Neese collapsed while jogging near a grocery store. Police and Finney County emergency crew reported he had a history of heart disease and died of apparently natural causes.
A Journal-World correction amends a Saturday story to show Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services SRS cut 39000 dollars from Douglas County day care funds instead of 389000. Total county SRS cuts are about 86000.
Douglas County civil defense chief said a 180 foot antenna tower for emergency communications will be built in the parking lot of the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in downtown Lawrence. The project, part of a 63000 dollar emergency operations center package, faces delays from wet weather and foundation work but initial excavation starts next week with full operation aimed by early November.
The Ohaebosim Medical Clinic in Wichita was dedicated as a major medical milestone. Rep Dan Glickman joined a bandage cutting ceremony with Dr Linus Chaebosim, who plans to add an obstetrician and a pharmacist soon to serve the inner city minority elderly population.
Readers are urged to call 843-1663 to report late paper delivery or missed issues before 7 30 p m on weekdays and Saturdays to ensure timely corrections.
Lawrence city commissioners face a Tuesday session at 7 p.m. on the First National Bank Tower agenda includes a public hearing on the 1978 budget and revenue sharing as well as a 1.45 mill increase to total 36.42 mills. They will review budget allocations, traffic plans, a Southwest Plaza access plan, Westridge phasing, and the Closeout Carpet Building conversion.
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