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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1975
Page
1
A 1960s university library system struggles with aging stacks and insufficient staff. New plans seek 20 hires and a three year revitalization to improve cataloging, shelving, and public access while faculty create independent “anti libraries” to cope with chaos.
City inspectors and Kansas Power and Light officials clash over whether a 7,200 volt line sits within a ten foot easement or a five foot strip on a duplex at 2437-2439 Ousdahl. Surveys conflict on if the house encroaches the easement while the line was placed in 1964 and the house built in 1966. The line may be moved at owner cost or property moved if the easement is correct.
Ford leads GOP in polls though Reagan gains with 40 percent among party members. Humphrey tops Democratic noncandidates with 30 percent of registered Democrats. Gallup and US News polls show shifting support as Ford and Reagan clash and Humphrey leads among noncandidates.
The Lawrence Douglass County Planning Commission will meet at 7 p m in city hall to discuss final chapters of the Lawrence Comprehensive Plan. The agenda covers a replat in Indian Hills a lot split in Pioneer Ridge and a use upon review for a nursery school at 3016 W Ninth. The commission aims to set the first public hearing in January following the review. The meeting is moved up a week due to the Christmas holiday.
The Lawrence City Commission will vote on final wage increases for sanitation drivers and crew leaders with proposed raises of 15 to 20 percent while workers seek 96 cents more per hour. A approved offer would end the incentive pay next week and shift to new five eight hour routes. The meeting also reviews day care funding, ordinances on codification and disorderly conduct, zoning changes, sign variances, and several 1976 city matters.
Defense Minister Shimon Peres says Israel will not participate in the United Nations Security Council debate on the Middle East scheduled for January 12. He cited no benefit from attendance and reiterated that the Palestine Liberation Organization’s invitation does not change Israel’s stance.
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