Planners Deny Rezoning Request for Sunset Drive-in Site
Lawrence-Douglas County planners denied a commercial rezoning request for the Sunset Drive-in Theater land on West Sixth Street by a 5 3 vote. The decision followed a 90 day deferral urged by commissioner Bill Womack and contrasted with staff recommendation for approval. The matter will go to the city commission on January 9 at 7 30 p m. for consideration in night sessions.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
West Sixth Street
Commission
Bill Womack
Lawrence City
Douglas County
City Commission
City Hall
Johanna Kollmorgen
Dick McClanathan
Douglas County public works plans approved for Jan 1 start
Douglas County Commission approved organizational plans for the county Public Works Department effective January 1. The department will split into Highway Operations Engineering and General Services with no staff increases anticipated beyond possible hires for general services. Dean Sanderson will be director of public works while retaining the county engineer title.
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Douglas County Public Works Department
Douglas County Commission
Dean Sanderson
Division of
Division of ‘General Services
Sanderson
General Services Division
Public Works Department
Public Selects Bridge's Colors
Illinois and Iowa officials let voters choose the color for the Interstate 280 bridge linking Rock Island Illinois and Davenport Iowa. About 8300 ballots favored Interstate blue and yellow with blue topping the poll. The blue and yellow span is due to open next fall.
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Illinois
Iowa
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Ill
Davenport
Illinois Department of Public Transportation
Illinois Department
Iowa Highway Commission
Emporia State Offers Course on Student Activities
Emporia State Teachers College will offer a three hour graduate course on student activities in the secondary school next semester in Lawrence. Inter school activities, sponsor and coach roles, and administration will be studied. Registration is Jan 15 to 17 in room 1020 at Kansas University. Classes meet Wednesdays at 7:35 pm beginning Jan 17.
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Emporia State Teachers College
Lawrence
Kansas University
Arabs Seize Israeli Embassy in Bangkok Hostage Crisis
Five Arab militants seized six hostages at the Israeli embassy in Bangkok. After nine hours negotiations, authorities said the hostages would be released in exchange for safe conduct out of Thailand. Thai police surrounded the building as talks continued.
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Thailand
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Cambodia
Pan American World Airways
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Sunchai Pienkana
Sunchai
Derailment Causes Fire in Melvern Area Trains Blazing
Twenty nine of fifty Santa Fe freight cars derailed near Melvern Kansas early today. Flames rose high as cars carrying propane naptha fuel coke and asphalt burned for two hours. No injuries were reported and cause remained undetermined. Fire units from Topeka Pomona and Melvern fought the blaze three miles east of town.
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R. E. Thorp
D. R. Mader
Emporia
Kansas City
Bes Air Force Base
Topeka
Pomona
Osage County
Wiring Fixes Planned for Lawrence Public Library
Head librarian Wayne Mayo says the new Lawrence library at Seventh and Vermont may be covered by the warranty for lighting repairs. Replacing ballasts is needed, the supplier has been reached, and work to start will wait until after January 1.
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Seventh
Vermont
Wayne Mayo
Dearborn Offers Free Rides on New Year's Eve
Dearborn police and firemen will provide free rides home for revelers who are too intoxicated to drive. Mayor Orville L. Hubbard notes the program is limited to Dearborn and hopes other communities join in to cut holiday accident rates. this is the second year of the service.
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Dearborn, Mich
Dearborn
Orville L. Hubbard
Medical teams say Managua safe from typhoid and typhus
Foreign doctors report adequate personnel and supplies to prevent an epidemic in quake damaged Managua. U S relief officials praise the grain flour and powdered milk arrival and Nicaraguan officials push for more trucks to distribute aid at 19 points.
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Nicaragua
Juan Jose Chiari
Panama
U.S
Anastasio Somoza
Lawrence school district earns two first place KASB wins
Lawrence High School student handbook and the K 12 Development Career Education booklet won first place in their categories in the 1972 Kansas Association of School Boards competition. The 1971 72 Superintendent's Annual Report received honorable mention. A certificate will be presented at the 1973 KASB convention banquet on January 5.
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Lawrence
Kansas Association of School Boards
Lawrence High School
Kasb
Crime Alert in Lawrence Seeks Tips from Public
Police urge residents to provide information on recent crimes in Lawrence. Authorities stress anonymity and call for any observations, suspicious activity, or detail that could aid investigations and prevent further incidents.
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Lawrence
Language Barriers In India Among Neighboring Villages
In India, even men from neighboring villages struggle to understand each other as dialects and languages vary widely. Estimates indicate over 800 languages and dialects exist across the country, reflecting deep linguistic diversity.
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India
Box-Holders in Overbrook Assay Losses
Overbrook residents with safety deposit boxes at the Kansas State Bank began filing inventories of pilfered contents after a burglary late Tuesday or Wednesday. FBI policy bars release of loss figures as agents continue fingerprint checks and search for clues, while bank officials note three to four men operated and two intrusions failed to open a large currency safe.
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Overbrook
Kansas State Bank
Max Friesen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Friesen
FBI
Topeka
Masonic Lodge
Ralph Huston
State Jaycees to Honor Outstanding Woman
Hutchinson Kansas junior Jaycees announce an Outstanding Young Woman award at the annual Outstanding Young Man banquet. Jaycees president Mrs Charles Sheppard says the honor is to recognize women contributing to community projects and is not about women's liberation. the idea came from a man.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Hutchinson Jaycees
Jaycee Jones
Charles Sheppard
Jaynes
Jaycees
Sheppard
Serious Crime in Nation Rises Modestly in 1972
The Justice Department reported a one percent rise in serious crime during the first nine months of 1972, the smallest since 1960. Violent crime up three percent. property crime flat. 83 large cities topped by decreases, suburban areas up, rural areas rising six percent. All Raney Drug Stores ad.
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Washington
FBI
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Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
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