City commission to study second special report today
Lawrence city officials prepare for a seven PM discussion of a second special report on mismanagement charges. The meeting will include memos from department heads and comments from Muriel Paul Dennis Smith and Alvin Samuels on union concerns.
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Lawrence
Muriel Paul
Dennis Smith
Alvin Samuels
Homer Henderson
Marnie Argersinger
Don Binns
Norman Forer
Forer
Tom Dugan
UNITA declares Huambo falls to MPLA in Angola
UNITA claims Huambo the capital of south central Angola has fallen to the Soviet backed MPLA. Jorge Sangumba says the city is lost at a news conference in Lusaka. Western officials say UNITA lacks weapons to match Soviet rockets and tanks.
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National Union
UNITA
Huambo
Angola
Popular Movement
MPLA
Lusaka
Zambia
Jorge Sangumba
State Department
Washington
Jane Bergero
London Financial Times
Luanda
National Front
FNLA
Silva Porto
Plan Urges Fire Stations Parks And Utilities For City Growth
Lawrence planners urge cooperative efforts with the school board to acquire parks and playgrounds in North Lawrence East Lawrence Edgewood Sunset Hills Wakarusa and Pinckney. The plan leans on Black Veatch studies for water sewer and waste handling and calls for tighter coordination between the City Commission and Planning Commission to meet future demand within feasible costs.
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Lawrence
North Lawrence
East Lawrence
Edgewood
Sunset Hills
Wakarusa
Pinckney
Kansas City
Black & Veatch
Clinton Reservoir
Plan
Douglas County
Kansas University
Obituaries Recall Local Residents’ Services This Week
Multiple funeral services are planned in Kansas and nearby for Mrs. Mabel D Drummet Mrs Dorotha Marie King William H Moherman Bernard F Schmitz and others Services will be held in Lincoln Wellsville and Leavenworth with visitations announced and memorials directed to Tabitha Home Lincoln Nebrumsey Funeral Home Wellsville Wilson and Son Funeral Home and Larkin Funeral Home noted Survivors include spouses children and extended families across several cities with dates this week and locations in Lincoln Leavenworth Wellsville and surrounding areas
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Lincoln
Neb
Mabel D. Drummet
Lawrence Ave
Wakarusa Manor
Drummet
Nebraska
Tabitha
Rumsey Funeral Home
Lawrence
Robert McBride
Dorotha Marie King
Rt. 4
Funeral
Wellsville
William H. Moherman
Moherman
Corpus Christi
Tex
Wellsville Bank
Mr. Schmitz
Creston
Iowa
National Pipeline Company
Midwest
Topeka-Lawrence
Lillian
Mary Schmitz
Cathryn Downing
Overland Park
Kan
Eugene
Chicago
Paul J
Topeka
Joseph J
San Jose
Calif
Holy Ghost Catholic Chapel
Veterans Administration Center
Leavenworth
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Larkin Funeral Home
Students build Bakeng-Duce home built plane at school
About 15 students work on a Bakeng-Duce home built aircraft at the school. The seven foot tall machine will be 21 feet long with a 30 foot wingspan and reach 140 mph in flight. The project aims for summer airworthiness and hands on learning.
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Keven Taylor
Allender
Kansas City
Lawrence budget eyed for 1976 housing funds and projects
The Lawrence City Commission will review the final 1976 Housing and Community Development Act budget at 7 p.m. Tuesday in city hall. The plan allocates 265000 for Haskell Loop right of way and relocations, 100000 for housing rehab, 50000 for Haskell Loop engineering, and a total city budget of 529000 plus 80000 admin 15000 planning and 13000 for neighborhood associations.
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Lawrence City Commission
Housing and Community Development Act
City Hall
Haskell Loop
Fire damages apartment. four thousand dollar loss
A fire at 1238 RI damaged an apartment building Saturday night, causing 4 000 dollars in damage. Three residents Thomas King Jay Hurst and Keith Kopf escaped unharmed. A .38 revolver found by firefighters was turned over to police. Fire officials noted the fire likely started in King s first floor bedroom and spread to the second floor and attic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas King
Jay Hurst
Keith Kopf
Hurst
Larry Stemmerman
King
Kopf
Still resigns from Lawrence city department
Robert Still administrative assistant in Lawrence Community Development quits citing irreconcilable differences. He alleges supervisor Kyle Andregg pushed to replace him with housing specialist Tom Cooley, with City Manager Buford Watson involved. Still served three years.
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Forer
Buford Watson
Mike Cheek
Jim Engnehl
Sanitation
Earl Cheek
Watson
Don Purdy
Robert Still
Lawrence
Still
Kyle Andregg
Tom Cooley
Cooley
The
Journal- World
Andregg
Bob
Kyle
Department
Lawrence song contest offers 150 and 50 prizes
The Lawrence Friends of Music and the Lawrence Bicentennial Commission, with Capitol Federal Savings and Loan, sponsor a songwriting contest for Lawrence or Lawrence history pieces. Entries due May 1 with $150 and $50 prizes awarded in June. Forms at the Lawrence Arts Center. Winners may be performed publicly. Prizes split Capitol Federal and Commission.
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Lawrence Friends of Music
Lawrence Bicentennial Commission
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center
Ninth
Vermont
Capitol Federal
Bicentennial Commission
The
Friends of Music
Lawrence Youth Symphony
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Tim Pryor
Purdy
Association
George Williams
Associated Press
Launda
Lawrence Area
City Commission
Planning Commission
Mabel B, Drummet
Dorotha
William Moherman
Bernard Schmitz
Bernard F. Schmitz
Lansing
Leavenworth Veterans Administration Hospital
Kevin McGlashan
Oshkosh
Wis
Joel Reynolds
Glenn Ross
Deerfield Park No. 2
Alvamar Estates
East 23Rd
Harper
West 24Th Street
Ousdah Road
Hallmark Inn
Ninth Street
Iowa Street
Midwest Motor Inns, Inc
Park Department
Penn
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
Illinois
4Th Street
Murrow Court
9Th Street
Yale Road
Holcom Park
Clinton Parkway
New Hampshire
David Berkowitz
Elks Club
Berkowitz
City
Pioneer
FTD Florist
U.S
Canada
American Express
Flonats
Transworld Delivary
9Th
Indiana
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