Gaslight Tavern Case Returns to Kansas Supreme Court
The appeal by Atty. Gen. Vern Miller and Douglas County Atty. Mike Elwell seeks to shut the Gaslight Tavern in Lawrence as a public nuisance. District Judge Floyd H. Coffman denied the injunction on June 27, 1972, citing alleged drug activity at the Oread Avenue location near the KU campus. The appeal record was filed with the Kansas Supreme Court after notice was served July 27, 1972.
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Topeka
Kan
Douglas County District Court
Kansas Supreme Court
Atty
Vern Miller
Lawrence
Floyd H. Coffman
Ottawa
Miller
Douglas County Atty
Mike Elwell
Oread Avenue
University of Kansas
Elwell
Supreme Court
Kansas Higher Education Faces Budget Strain and Decline
Stewart warns Kansas per capita higher education funding has fallen from 4th to 27th since 1965-66 as state assistance shrinks. Regents approve 5 percent faculty salaries, retirement upgrades, and limited computer and program improvements amid calls to reverse trend and boost youth education.
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Stewart
Kansas
Iowa
Midwest
Regents
City Hall to start sign in register for visitors
Lawrence city officials will require visitors to sign a register and note visit length beginning January 21 to measure staff time. The survey aims to reveal time spent on public information versus task oriented work and could lead to staffing changes.
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Buford Watson
Dennis Kallsen
Kallsen
John Emick
City Hall
Lawrence
Public Works Department
Planning Department
Parks and Recreation and Human Resources Departments
Watson
KU Budget Hearings Seek Supplemental Funding and Restorations
Nichols of KU asks for 856 999 in supplemental funding to offset enrollment shortfalls and Budgets to 215 000 for special repairs while hospital chief Dr. Rieke seeks 1.6 million for staff and equipment at KU Medical Center. Governor to rule after today’s appeal hearing.
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Nichols
Bibb
William 0. Rieke
KU Medical Center
Rieke
Docking Praises Peyton on Highway Career
Gov Robert Docking praised retiring Kansas assistant highway director R L Dick Peyton at a dinner Wednesday night. Peyton retires this month after 37 years with the department, with Docking noting he rose from the bottom to the top and left his mark on highways across the state.
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Topeka
Robert Docking
R. L
Peyton
Kansas
Highway Department
Docking
Fire damages The Aztec Inn at 807 Lt. Capt. Donald Knight says
Firemen report a morning blaze at the Aztec Inn starting in a restaurant booth with possible causes including a customer cigarette or a table candle. The fire damaged ceilings and contents with estimates ranging from 5 000 to 10 000 dollars based on building and owner figures.
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Aztec Inn
Donald Knight
Lawrence Fire Department
Capt. Knight
Knight
Edward Roste
Lawrence Ave
Jan Carpenter Murder Trial Enters Second Day
Jan C. Carpenter 29 faces trial in Shawnee County for the slaying of Willis Upshaw 27 a guard for the Carpenters security firm. Prosecutor Gene Olander outlines a conspiracy involving Eben Bill Carpenter Miss Kar en Larson and Donald Brenner to obtain 120000 from life policies and silence Upshaw.
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Clathe
Kan
Jan. C. Carpenter
Willis Upshaw
Carpenter
Johnson County District Court
Harold R. Riggs
Shawnee County
Gene Olander
Upshaw
Lake Sherwood
Topeka
Carpenters
C. and
Olander
Jan Carpenter
Eben W
Bill” Carpenter
Karen Larson
Donald Brenner
Bill Carpenter
Miss Larson
Brenner
Shawnee County Grand Jury
Cernan Leaves Moon Footprints in Apollo 17 Farewell
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, first to depart the lunar surface on Apollo 17, climbed back to Challenger after a 22 hour 5 minute lunar stay. They collected 334 pounds of samples, including orange dust, and left an atomic powered science station sending data to Earth. Ronald Evans orbited aboard America.
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America
Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Challenger
Ronald E. Evans
Moon
Schmitt
John ¥. Kennedy
Earth
Lawrence Civic Groups Join Douglas County History Society
All 35 members of the Lawrence Breakfast Cosmopolitan Club join the Douglas County Historical Society. President Charles D. Stough cites Dr. Ted Kennedy challenging the club to achieve 100 percent society membership. About 400 members overall. dues $2 to $50. Eben Smith, secretary, handles joining. Also, NDP director Don Schaake warns against using salt on new downtown sidewalks and endorses shoveling and sand for icy areas.
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Lawrence Breakfast Cosmopolitan Club
The
Douglas County Historical Society
Charles D. Stough
Historical Society
Ted Kennedy
Civic Club
Stough
Eben Smith
Don Schaake
NDP
Lawrence Growth Through Two Decades Shown In New Data
A compiled set of economic indicators tracks Lawrence growth over twenty years. Population nearly doubles. bank assets, postal receipts, housing units, and auto registrations rise substantially. median per capita income, retail sales, KU enrollment, and assessed value all trend higher.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Pryor Joins Journal World News Staff
Tim Pryor, 24, becomes county government reporter for the Journal-World. A Scammon, Kansas native and Edinboro State College graduate, he comes from the Corry Evening Journal with two years’ experience. He and wife Juanita and their son Aaron will reside at 2334 Vermont. Pryor succeeds Bruce Erickson, who resigned for graduate study at KU.
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Tim Pryor
Journal-World
Pryor
Journal- World
Corry
Evening Journal
Scammon
Kan
Kansas University
Edinboro
State College
Juanita
Aaron
Bruce Erickson
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Elizabeth M. Watkins
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Douglas County Clerk’s Office
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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