City Commission Returns Two Items to Planners After Split Vote
Lawrence City Commission sends Coun try Club West housing plan and a North Lawrence spot zoning request back to the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission. The zoning matter, opposed by residents and environmental groups, prompted concerns about conformance with the 1964 plan and potential delays for the developer.
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City Commission
Planners
Country Club West
Lawrence-Douglas County
North
Lawrence
Chuck Fisher
John Emick
Nancy Hambleton
Bob Pulliam
Barkley Clark
Planning Commission
Clark
Uniteds
Pulliam
Planning Board
Richard Zinn
Milton Gordon
Peter Curran
City Commission Advances Penn House Action and Approvals
The commission endorsed referring protest letters to landowners and kept a protest petition valid while delaying Penn House approval due to lack of a representative. Planning accepted the Penn House view as neat and approved several site plans and plats including medical office, apartment phase, Four Seasons No 4, Countryview Estates, and an American Legion addition. A mobile home park special use permit was granted. a rezoning request was denied. storm shelters requirements were dropped.
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Rose
Penn House
Gertrude Shanafelt
Kansas University
Clark
Planning Commission
Fourth
Maine
Sixth
Country Club Ter
Brush Creek Drive
Crossgate Drive
East 19Th
Harper
City Commission
Countryview Estates
25Th
Ridge Court
East 23Rd and
Learnard
U S Jets Strike Deep Into North Vietnam
U S fighter bombers penetrated deep into North Vietnam this year firing missiles at an antiaircraft site 210 miles north of the DMZ 145 miles south of Hanoi. The raid was the 96th inside North Vietnam this year and the planes returned safely to the carrier Constellation.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Hanoi
Constellation
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Vinh
Quang Lang
South Vietnam
Cambodia
America
Nguyen van Minh i
Ten Collisions Reported To Lawrence Police
Ten accidents were investigated by the Lawrence Police Department on Tuesday. Three people were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. none were admitted. Carolanne O Sullivan, 24, injured in a Ninth and Vermont crash, was involved with Tom Van Rijn who was jailed on drunken driving and license charges.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Tom W. van Rijn
van Rijn
Cynthia K. Hill
Stouffer Pl
LMH
Leslie A. Kammeyer
Ninth Ct
Town
West 15Th
Kammeyer
Hill
KU Accepts Gift to Build Kansas Burn Center
The University of Kansas announces a new 11 bed burn center funded by gifts led by the Burnett family and the Kathy Kihm Memorial Fund. Dr. Robinson, KU faculty since 1942, leads the project with support from Gov. Docking and the Endowment Association.
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Robinson
Burnett
Kansas
Albert Legler
Kathy Kilm
Lawrence
Kihm
Legler
Kathy Kihm
Docking
Dr. Robinson
Mrs. Legler
Seymour
Simons
Irvin Youngberg
Jack English
Endowment Association
Pennsylvania University
Medical Center
American Surgical Assn
Society of University Surgeons
Weekend Meet Vital for KU Jayhawks Classic Tournament
KU coach Ted Owens told about 65 at Allen Field House that the weekend Jayhawk Classic is vital for his 2-3 team. He urged beating a top foe like Brigham Young to show progress and avoid complacency as KU faces BYU, rated No 4 and No 6 nationally, in a sequence of games.
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Ted Owens
Allen Fieldhouse
Owens
Brigham Young
Lawrence Jayhawk
BYU
Southern Cal
Cincinnati
Fire Damages Naismith Hall Room 816 At KU Campus
Fire at 10 50 p m Tuesday in Naismith Hall room 816 caused about 2500 in damage. Destruction confined to Christine Hoefer s desk while William Wright KU sophomore extinguished the blaze. No other major damage reported and two campus incidents followed later in the evening nearby.
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Naismith Hall
Naismith Dr
Lawrence
Naismith
Wright
Christine Hoefer
Shawnee Mission
Jayhawker Towers
W. 15Th
Snow Hall
Division of Biological Sciences
Earthquake Off Alaska Registers 7.8 Off Kamchatka Coast
Palmer Observatory reported a 7.8 magnitude earthquake offshore Kamchatka Penins ula on Tuesday night. A seismic wave watch for Alaska's Aleutian chain was issued and later canceled. The quake’s epicenter was about 1,700 miles west of Anchorage and not felt in Alaska. Japan issued and then lifted a wave warning after determining tides would be normal. Washington seismographs placed the epicenter near Kamchatka with a separate 7.3 tremor on Nov 24.
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Palmer
Alaska
Siberia
Kamchatka Peninsula
Palmer Observatory
Observatory
Aleutian
Kamchatka
Anchorage
Japan
Meteorlogical Agency
Washington
Meteorological Agency
Komandorskie Islands
Girl Blinded by Assailant Shows 'Fantastic' Attitude
In St Louis 18 year old Wilma Chestnut was blinded in an attack tied to a theft. Eyewitness reports say her outlook remains positive and hopeful. Donations fund education and rehabilitation as doctors discuss possible future eye transplant options. Suspect Johnnie Lee Brooks, 30, is held without bail. A 15 year old was also arrested. Wilma continues to pursue work with children and art while awaiting trial.
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Wilma Chestnut
Missouri School For the Blind
Wilma
ST. Louis
Colin Chestnut
Barbour
Dr. Barbour
Johnnie Lee Brooks
Mrs. Chestnut
Fickel Denied Zoning Change By Commission
Douglas County Commissioners unanimously denied Homer Fickel of Big Springs a rezoning request from agriculture to general business for a 10 acre plot near Big Springs after a lengthy hearing. The planing commission recommended denial due to area landowner dissatisfaction. Fickel may resubmit as part of a larger 40 acre package contiguous to existing general business land. The board also opened bids for seven Sheriff’s patrol cars, with Jim Clark Motors the low bidder at 11994 for seven 1972 Dodge Polaras.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Homer Fickel
Planning Commission
Planning Board
Commission
Art Heck
Lawrence
Hans Peterson
Fickel
Peeterson
Sheriff's Department
Jim Clark Motors
Scrooges Reported Stealing Christmas Lights in Lawrence
Lawrence police received multiple theft reports during the weekend including three or four incidents of lights stolen from decorated trees and Tuesday night strings taken from two houses with five sets at one location and four at the other.
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Lawrence
Parking facility ads at Rumsey Funeral Home
Paved and lighted parking facilities advertised for Rumsey Funeral Home location with contact number 843-5111.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
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