Demolition Derby thrills 4000 plus at county fair
The Thursday derby drew more than 4,000 fans as zebra and Budweiser labeled cars slammed bumper to bumper. Lowell Henderson, last year’s winner, claimed the championship heat as cheers rose for the rattle of engines and mud splatter.
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Brent
Gins
Lowell Henderson
Henderson
Eudora
Fairgrounds
Allen Craig
Mike Case
Tom Bryant
Duane Miller
Gary Coffman
Ed Hille
Douglas County Free Fair
KU Med Center Seeks 79 Budget for Move to New Facility
KU asks for a 102.8 million total budget for FY79 to fund the move to a 52.8 million clinical facility and staffings. State funds would cover about 44.7 million with 29.3 million from hospital revenues and restricted funds.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Medical Center
Kansas Board of ‘Regents
Wichita
KU School of Medicine
Kansas City
Kan
Carter cancels KSU lecture in London series
President Carter will not speak at Kansas State University in the London Lecture Series next month due to a tight schedule. The Sept. 9 date would have marked former Gov. Alfred Landon’s 90th birthday, and the university was informed of the change today. The report notes the Earth’s equatorial diameter as about 7,927 miles.
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Kan
Carter
London
Kansas State University
Alfred M. Landon
Police and Fire Talks Stall Over City Impasse
Lawrence police and firefighters plan actions starting August 24 if talks stay deadlocked. Atty. Arnold Berman says a joint meeting will endorse the deadline amid discussions of speedups and slowdowns past actions, with possible public information efforts and an independent fact finder sought.
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Lawrence
Arnold Berman
Berman
Association
Utility execs oppose Carter tax proposals
Utility executives tell the Senate Finance Committee the energy plan taxes on oil and natural gas would raise household electricity bills and hinder plant conversions to coal and nuclear. They warn rebating funds would leave utilities unable to recover conversion costs.
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Carter
T.L. Austin
Texas Utilities Co
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Russell Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Austin
W. Reid Thompson
Edison Electric Institute
Thompson
County seeks sewer district okay west of Lawrence
Douglas County aims to create a 1 750 acre sewer benefit district west of Lawrence to lower costs for developers like Alvamar Inc. tied to John McGrew while Attorney General Curt Schneider questions a deferred payment plan under state law. Western Hills residents oppose joining if costs aren t shared.
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Curt Schneider
Douglas County
Lawrence
Schneider
Charles Stough
Stough
McGrew
Alvamar, Inc., Development Corporation
Alvamar
Western Hills
Peter Whitenight
County Commission
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