Lecompton mayor balks at zoning law actions
Lecompton votes on a new zoning ordinance went into effect after publication but mayor Oscar Gowing may block enforcement by delaying appointments. He leaves office in May and says the council must compel him to act. Planning director Dick McClanathan notes a zoning board and building inspector are still needed. Council member Marge Fisher, a mayoral candidate, says the council supported the ordinance. Assistant city attorney Phil Wolfe says enforcement is required but a legal fix is unlikely.
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Journal-World
Oscar Gowing
Board of Zoning Appeals
Gowing
Dick McClanathan
Lawrence
McClanathan
Marge Fisher
Dewine
Phil Wolfe
Topeka
Wolfe
Gunman in Indianapolis hostage crisis demands mortgage firm action
Anthony Kiritsis 44 holed up in his third floor apartment with a hostage, real estate executive Richard Hall. Police and Army bomb squad on standby as Kiritsis negotiates by phone, demanding an apology and compensation for a $130,000 mortgage and impact on a proposed shopping center. The firm issued a public apology and offered damages, while authorities awaited resolution.
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Indianapolis
Anthony G. Kiritsis
Kiritsis
Meridian Mortgage Co
Hall
Meridian
Kirilsis
Indiana Statehouse
Crestwood
Cliff Chapman
Dick Hall
Anthony Kiritsis
Richard Hall
Gray elected new president of the Lawrence Symphony
Paul Gray is elected president of the Lawrence Symphony Inc succeeding the Rev. Homer Henderson who becomes an ex officio member of the executive committee. Other officers named are Dole Brooking vice president George Worth secretary Lynn Anderson treasurer and members at large Charles Oldfather Fred Six and Roger Stoner. Henderson notes artistic success and plans for a third concert while the orchestra runs a deficit despite increased contributions.
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Homer Henderson
Dole Brooking
George Worth
Lynn Anderson
Charles Oldfather
Fred Six
Roger Stoner
Henderson
Charles Hoag
Voter Registration Window for March Primary Ends Tuesday
Citizens may register today at 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Douglas County clerk's office in the courthouse. Registration closes at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence residents may register at City Hall during regular hours through Tuesday.
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Lawrence
City Hall
Earth Air Water and Fire exhibit at Spencer Library
More than 80 items in the main gallery at Spencer Research Library Kansas University trace the history of the sciences. The display includes Charles Darwin's last settler and a leaf from Gutenberg's 1455 Bible among scientific instruments books letters and engravings. Library hours are 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday 9 am to noon Saturdays closed Sundays and holidays.
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Charles Darwin
Spencer Research
Kansas University
Spencer Library
Ham
Telephone hum outage linked to power switch over
Officials said a power hum on Lone Star area telephones happened Monday night and Tuesday due to alternating current interference with direct current lines. Grounding to new lines is needed. service was temporarily restored to old lines while grounding is installed. A separate 7 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday power failure was caused by a blown fuse.
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Lone Star
Bill Collinson
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Keith Troutman
Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative Co., Inc
Death bill backer calls measure a facade in Kansas Senate
Death penalty advocates warned the Kansas Senate as a bill requiring life sentence inmates to serve at least 30 years before parole won final passage. The measure, approved 25 14, moves to the House. Also in play were bills on license deposits for traffic violators and utilities advertising costs in rate cases. House committees advanced a bingo regulation bill and kept a constitutional discipline measure for later.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
Senate
Edward F. Reilly Jr
Leavenworth
Reilly
Kansas Corporation Commission
SRS Leader Battles Aging Department Proposal at KU Conference
Kansas official Robert C. Harder defended keeping aging services within SRS as a division while Gov. Bennett orders a new department on aging. Beatrice Bacon pressed for a separate department citing research gaps and advocacy benefits, with voters urging action.
Aging unit order may be criticized
The Kansas Citizens Council on Aging debated a resolution criticizing Gov. Robert Bennett's move to elevate the aging services within the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to a division. Board member Mildred Harkness said the action surprised her and felt like a rejection of a cabinet level aging department. Bennett informed legislators that SRS would elevate its aging services to division status. Harkness learned of the action and said it upset her.
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Robert C. Harder
Srs
Kansas
Kansas University
Harder
Robert Bennett
Beatrice Bacon
Mid America Regional Council
Johnson County Council On Aging
Kansas Citizens Council On Aging
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Mildred Harkness
Bennett
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