City votes on final 1976 budget and hearings
The Lawrence City Commission will finalize the 1976 city budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday in city hall with a 2.666 mill levy increase and will hold hearings on five properties to determine if they should be repaired or demolished.
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Lawrence
Don Binns
Mike Wildgen
W. 14Th
Lyons
N.H
N. Fifth
City Commission
Minimum Housing Code Board of Appeals
Carl Mibeck
Wildgen
Ed Covington
Commission
Deerfield Park
Deerfield Park No. 2
Trail Park
West 14Th
Glenn and Bullene
Lawrence-Douglas County
Wakarusa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
City Hall
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence Public Library
Area youth fails to place in rodeo
Dale Brecheisen 17, a Baldwin High School senior and Kansas All Around Cowboy, returned from the National High School Rodeo in Gallup, New Mexico, saying he did not place well. He cited lacking his own horse for two steer events and noted teammate Bobby Massey of Eudora will head home today.
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Wellsville
Dale Brecheisen
Gallup
N.M
Dale
Baldwin High School
Kansas
Topeka
Bobby Massey
Eudora
Lawrence realty firm opens with ribbon cutting
Members of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will attend a 3 p.m. ribbon cutting today at Heck and Hardtaker Realty Inc. marking its grand opening on Sixth and Mo. The six person firm, linked with Lawrence and National Realtors and the Lawrence MLS, began in May. Principals are Howard Heck and Eugene Hardtaker with other licensed Realtors Sheryl L. Boder Yvonne Kaminski and John Wooden.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Heck and Hardtaker Realty Inc
Sixth
Lawrence
National Realtors
Howard Heck
Trail
Eugene Hardtaker
Holiday Dr
Sheryl L. Boder
Harvard
Yvonne Kaminski
Holiday
John Wooden
Tenn
Hoffa case lead fails as police find no solid clue
US Attorney Ralph Guy said FBI tests found no human blood on stains in a car linked to Hoffa's foster son after Hoffa vanished twelve days ago. Hoffa’s son James Hoffa expressed cautious optimism as investigators pursue multiple leads and continue to explore a possible kidnapping or murder tied to a Mafia-era power struggle.
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Detroit
Ralph Guy
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Guy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoffa
Associated Press
James P. Hoffa
FBI
Giacalone
Joey
Charles
Chuckie
O’brien
Robert Holmes
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Union
Fitzsimmons
County fair opens with horse show and weekend events
The Douglas County Fair begins Tuesday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds with morning and evening horse shows. Highlights include tractor pulling demolition derby dog show and music by oldtime fiddlers. Patron turnout depends on weather with more livestock judging and contests scheduled through Saturday.
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Douglas County Fair
Douglasounty Fairgrounds
Anderson Enterprises Inc
Topeka
Flory
Earl van Meter
Fairgrounds
Future Farmers of America
Rodeo
Douglas County Fair Board
Six Kansans die in weekend highway crashes
Six people died on Kansas highways over the weekend including Ft. Riley soldier whose identity was withheld, Robert Lecore 52 Oakley and William Phipps 34 Overland Park. A car from Ft. Riley flipped into Wildcat Creek near Manhattan injuring Regina Fiaschetti 22. Phipps died in a head on collision on Kansas 7 in Shawnee. Lecore died when a fuel tanker overturned on I 70 near Colby. David Headberg 20 Anthony decapitated when his 48 year old car left the road near Harper. Kendall Pulliam 19 Freeport was a passenger unharmed. Two motorcyclists died earlier Kevin Mai 14 Hays and Michael Tinoco 22 Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas
Ft. Riley
Robert W. Lecore
Oakley
Kan
William R. Phipps
Overland Park
Riley County Police Department
Kansas 18
Manhattan
Wildcat Creek
Regina Fiaschetti
Kansas 7
Shawnee
Phipps
Lecore
Colby
Headberg
Kendall Pullianm
Freeport
Kevin Mai
Hays
Michael J. Tinoco
Kansas City
Nixon signs no holds barred TV interview contract
Former President Richard Nixon has signed a contract for a four 90 minute interview series with David Frost. The broadcasts would be distributed worldwide with no subject barred including Watergate. NBC and CBS ABC showed little interest in U.S. air rights and PBS may rely on syndication.
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Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
David Frost
Frost
Nixon
U.S
CBS
ABC
NBC
Public Broadcasting System
San Clemente
San Diego
Kissinger urges sea law treaty to curb rivalry
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the American Bar Association convention in Montreal that failure to secure a new law of the sea treaty will trigger unchecked military and commercial rivalry amid mounting political turmoil. He endorsed a 12 mile territorial limit with transit-right guarantees for straits and warned against a 200 mile zone. He also called for new space, satellite, and terrorism laws and outlined future travels to Birmingham Alabama.
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Montreal
Henry A. Kissinger
American Bar Association
U.S
Kissinger
Viking Project readies launch for Mars life search
The Viking Project to seek life on Mars is set for liftoff at 3 59 p m CDT with a 200 million mile voyage. Two missions planned with Mars flyby and lander operations, through five gates including sterilization launch cruise to Mars environment and soft landing.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Viking
Mars
Earth
Space Agency
Walter Lowrie
Martin-Marietta Co
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Alabama
Anthony Giacalone
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