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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
9
Editor notes the September 28 bond election in Lawrence for a 5.975 million city county center. Voters will decide if taxes will repay the county loan through general obligation bonds, with repayment funded from taxes and interest bids guiding bond sale.
Schedule notes show visiting windows on multiple floors and times. Names listed include John Darr ll of Eudora, Mrs. Betty Hughey of DeSoto, Mrs. Deborah Burchett of 2219 Tenn, Gregg Proctor of 1616 N H, and others.
Kansas University will internally handle the case of a man accused of making a threat in the student financial aid office during a loan dispute. William Balfour notes no public court action. The incident occurred Friday. numerous local residents are listed among those named in the article.
A Kansas AG spokesman said no decision had been made on appealing Shawnee County District Court’s ruling upholding the 1971 inventory tax deduction law. The suit, filed at Gov. Davis Miller’s request to test constitutionality, targets a 40 percent deduction for obsolescence and overhead. Ron Dwyer named a defendant expressed hope for Supreme Court guidance.
The Lawrence City Governing Body considers a new eight inch sanitary sewer to serve Prairie Meadows No. 4 and related additions. Sections describe line locations, nine proposed lines, stub lines, and areas benefiting from the sewer project. The ordinance also sets stop sign installations on several streets and enforcement penalties. Public notices address related legal publishing and a Secretarial Service office closure proposal.
Nathan Leopold who helped kidnap and murder Bobby Franks in 1924 died in San Juan Puerto Rico. He spent years in Illinois prison and later lived quietly in Castaner with his Puerto Rican wife, visiting the village monthly while pursuing social work and university studies. Local community members recalled his transformation and acceptance contrasted with his infamous past.
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